Scouts set to embark on trip of a lifetime

Staff ReporterWanneroo Times

Wanneroo scouts Tiffany Jones (16) and Riley Godding (12) along with Pelican Point Sea scout Michael Marko (13) will head to Lombok this December to spend a week collecting turtle eggs, feeding baby turtles and visiting local primary schools.

The scouts will also get to swim with turtles, take part in beach and reef clean-ups, and go on night turtle nesting patrols.

Seasoned travellers, Tiffany and Michael have been around Australia and overseas for previous scouts events.

‘This trip was something really different,’Tiffany said

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‘It was offered and it’s an opportunity you just can’t turn down.’

The scouts’ trip will be a first for Riley, who said he was eager to learn more about the turtles.