International Travel Update
The Girl Guides Australia Board has further reviewed international travel for Australian Guiding members. GGA acknowledges the importance of international opportunities in Guiding whilst focused on balancing the value of those opportunities with risk management considerations.
Effective from 1 July 2022,
(A) Adult members of Girl Guiding in Australia may volunteer at WAGGGS World Centres
WAGGGS has introduced additional procedure for volunteering at a World Centre – all applicants must complete the WAGGGS Volunteer Resource Pool Form.
The completed form must be endorsed by Girl Guides Australia. Applicants must fully complete pages 2 and 3 of the form and send it to Joy Ord (National Coordinator – International) at international@girlguides.org.au
Travel requirements (including for World Centre volunteers) remain as follows:
- Travellers must obtain their own travel insurance. Travellers take full responsibility for meeting all expenses not covered by their travel insurance, including any costs relating to requirements for quarantine.
- Travellers must meet all requirements for the country they are visiting and for returning to Australia.
- Travellers should travel by the most direct route and only transit through other countries where direct flights are not available.
- Travellers are to register their travel plans ( via the GGA International Traveller Website or by email to the National Coordinator – International ( international@girlguides.org.au) in advance, including the provision of a copy of their international vaccination certificate.
(B) Adult members of Girl Guiding in Australia may travel independently to international WAGGGS Member Organisation events and gatherings
Travel requirements remain as follows:
- Travellers must obtain their own travel insurance. Travellers take full responsibility for meeting all expenses not covered by their travel insurance, including any costs relating to requirements for quarantine.
- Travellers must meet all requirements for the country they are visiting and for returning to Australia.
- Travellers should travel by the most direct route and only transit through other countries where direct flights are not available.
- Travellers are to register their travel plans ( via the GGA International Traveller Website or by email to the National Coordinator – International (international@girlguides.org.au) in advance, including the provision of a copy of their international vaccination certificate.
Changes may be made to this guidance at short notice if there are changes in government regulations or advice.
Other Guiding travel (international contingents, group travel and youth travel) remains under review and is currently not permitted. The GGA Board will regularly review circumstances and issue fresh guidance as appropriate.
Groups who may be looking to travel in 2023 are encouraged to reach out to the National Coordinator – International (Joy Ord – at international@girlguides.org.au) to ensure that they are kept up to date on changes to GGA guidance.