State Commissioner's Report

Welcome to 2021 and a new Guiding year. It is time to draw a line under the very different year that was 2020. We have all now come to terms with the new “COVID normal” and continue to be vigilant to ensure a better 2021. A new year and a new mindset, but not forgetting the lessons learnt during a year which we all know will be written about in the history books. We started 2021 with our postponed 2020 Awards Ceremony which was a fantastic way to commence our Guiding year. It was inspiring to meet and see all the adult and youth members who had challenged themselves and achieved their awards. BRAVO! We will again undertake our State Service project supporting the work Radio Lollipop does for children in hospital. As in the past we will be providing activity bags that can be given to children in the hope of brightening their day. Our target is 1,000 bags, which can only be achieved with the help of our amazing Guiding community. As a State, we are working on events for 2021. Please keep an eye out for Water Days, Archery Days, Leaders’ Days and more. In 2021, Girl Guides WA is going to BE BOLD and we are inviting everyone along for the journey. We are going to challenge ourselves to do something new, conquer a fear, try (and perhaps master) a new skill, and to think outside the box. We encourage everyone to BE BOLD.

“You’ll never get bored when you try something new. There’s really no limit to what you can do.” - Dr Seuss

Katrina Lane State Commissioner Girl Guides WA Paula Dunn Laura Ives- Hicks Claire Veen Assistant State Commissioners