The council grant means Guide leader, or Arunga, as she is known to her Guide troop, will no longer need to stretch her vocal cords to the extreme in order to gain the attention of the girls.
Margaret Sullivan, secretary of the croquet club during the grant process, was a key player in the success of the submission.
She, in conjunction with the Guides, identified the PA system as a number one priority.
And, last week, the brand new loud speaker arrived on the doorstep of the clubs.
Kyabram Croquet Club has gained momentum, membership wise, in recent months and now boasts a 16-strong membership.
Kyabram Croquet Club president Val Mulholland said the club played three times a week — Tuesday, Friday and Saturday — all-year-round and fielded two teams in pennant competition with the Goulburn Valley Croquet Association.
The 2022 pennant season will start in August.
Involving youth in club activity has been a focus of the croquet club, a $1000 sponsorship from Farrier Vet delivered to the club on the premise it was used to encourage children to play the sport.
Kyabram Guide Hall is located directly behind the croquet club and the organisations anticipate further joint projects in the future.
Arunga, Thelma O’Keefe, is a regular croquet player, which is a major help to the enthusiasm of her members for the sport.
She has been in the Guide leadership role for 25 years.
The croquet afternoon was one activity of a two day camp — with a difference — where 14 girls were involved in a series of activities.
“They went home to sleep, but we have done camel riding, croquet and they are doing most of the cooking themselves.
“We prepared Cooinda Blackbirds (bread in a pancake mix cooked over an open fire and topped with blackberry jam) as well,” she said.
The Guides meet once a week and Arunga said the two-day camp had been a highlight of the school holidays for her troop.
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