Dandenong Police Paddocks and Churchill NP - Pictorial Heritage 1837 to 2017

1964-65 Jamboree Roadways - Baden Powell Drive

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1964-65 Jamboree Movie Show!
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Leaving for home - Public Telephones at left - Baden Powell Drive - (Great Great Game movie)

BADEN POWELL DRIVE
This is a very long road, which starts at Dandenong Rd. It was extended for a further 3 km from Power Rd to Churchill Park Drive for the Jamboree  After the conclusion of the Jamboree, lockable barrier gates were installed at both ends of the extension to prevent unauthorized vehicle access.

At the southern end were the Public Bus Pickup Turntable, the Jamboree Bus Pickup area and the Jamboree southern car park.

The Display Area. Senior Commando Area, Challenge Valley, Skillorama Area, a Chapel, and Fire and Safety Offices, HQ sub-camps nos 7 and 8 were located along the southern end.

Camps lined both sides of the road in the northern section. A Chapel was located on the western side, and a Creek crossed under the road.

Most of the original asphalt surfacing has crumbled, but patches remain.

Note: a short section of the Drive north of Power Rd is now public access, allowing entry to the Frank Holohan Soccer Complex (Dandenong City Soccer Club), opened on 1980.

A Walking Track known as the Wonga Track leads off to the east,  through bushland, reaching the Wetland area. This Track was constructed in the 1970s -  the name derives from th locality of "Wonga Park", the site of an earlier jamboree, also known as Clifford Park.

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Baden Powell Drive - looking south (August 2017, author)

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Legacy from the Jamboree, Baden Powell Drive, (author, Aug 2017)

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