Australian Jamboree in Queensland

The Australian Jamboree, the country’s largest gathering of Scouts, is back for the first time since the COVID pandemic, to Maryborough in Queensland.  With a tent city of more than 150 “villages”, the Jamboree attracts almost 10,000 young people and volunteers, visits from Australian music royalty and could easily be mistaken for a music festival — if it wasn’t for the sea of uniforms.

“We’ve bought in marquees, tentage, toilets, showers. We’re using the horse stables for a logistics shed,” said chief commissioner of Scouts Queensland, Geoff Doo, who also wore the “camp chief” hat for this year’s Jamboree.

Read more: ABC News