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annual RepoRt to the nation 2014 ScoutS AuStrAliA

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contentsWhat is Scouting?

Scout Promise, Scout Law 1

Scouting Sections 1

Mission, Aim and Methods 2

Chief Commissioner’s Message 3

National Chairman’s Report 4

Scouting Today (Highlights) 5

Empowering Our Youth 7

Youth Program Review 9

Adults in Scouting 11

Training our Leaders 13

International Scouting 15

Scouts Australia Management 17

Scouting Awards 19

Lord Baden-Powell Society 21

Thank you 22

ScoutS AuStrAliA annual RepoRt to the nation 2014 1

Scout Promise

On my honour

I promise that

I will do my best

To do my duty to my God

And to the Queen of Australia

To help other people and

To live by the Scout Law.

On my honour

I promise that

I will do my best

To do my duty to my God

And to Australia

To help other people and

To live by the Scout Law.

There are two versions of the Scout Promise. Individuals

taking the Promise may choose to use either of them.

or

A Scout is trustworthy

A Scout is loyal

A Scout is helpful

A Scout is friendly

A Scout is cheerful

A Scout is considerate

A Scout is thrifty

A Scout is courageous

A Scout is respectful

A Scout cares for the environment

Scout Law

What is Scouting ?…

*The commencement for advancement in Sections may vary up to six months.

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Scouting Sections

DEVELOP SENSE OF SHARING • PERSONAL IDENTITY NATURE APPRECIATION • FUN

LEADERSHIP • SELF-GOVERNMENT • MATURITY • FUN

SERVICE • COMMUNITY • CHALLENGE • ADVENTURE

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AGES

ADVENTURE • ACHIEVEMENT • CHARACTER • FUN

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT • ACHIEVEMENT • FUN

Scouts

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Venturer

15-17AGES

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This report covers the period

1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014

AimTo encourage the physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual development of young

people so they take a constructive place in society as a member of their local, national

and international community.

MethodsWe achieve our aims through a progressive self-education system, called the Scout

Method, the key elements of which are:

• Voluntary membership of a uniformed Group which, guided by adults, is increasingly

self-governing in its successive age groups.

• Commitment to a code of living as expressed in the Promise and Law, the meaning of

which is expanded as the member grows towards maturity.

• The provision of a wide range of attractive, constructive and challenging activities,

including opportunities for adventure and exploration, both indoors and outdoors.

• The provision of opportunities for leadership and responsibility.

• Learning by doing.

• Encouragement of activities in small Groups.

• An Award Scheme that encourages participation in the full range of activities and

provides recognition of individual achievements.

the Mission of ScoutsTo contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Promise and Law, to help

build a better world, where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.

We achieve this by:

• Involving young people through their formative years in a non-formal education process.

• Using a specific method that makes each individual the principal agent in his or her development as a self-reliant,

supportive and committed person.

• Assisting them to establish a value system based upon spiritual, social and personal principles

as expressed in the Promise and Law.

2ScoutS AuStrAliA annual RepoRt to the nation 2014

Scouting is an Educational Movement

Much of the current success of Scouting can be attributed to a strong focus on Leader support, program development and increased community awareness of the value of the Scout Program in developing young people.

As part of the largest youth development Organisation in the world, Scouts Australia is well placed to deliver on its Mission, which, put simply, is to help young people become the principal agents of their own development as committed, responsible, self-reliant and supportive individuals.

In August 2013, with the support of well-known child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg and a team of dedicated volunteers, Scouts Australia developed its new three year Strategic Plan. The new plan has caused us to re-examine our key messages to the community and seek a better understanding of the value of the Scout Program to young Australians.

At a global level, our World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) has adopted the theme ‘Scouting - Education for Life’, publicly stating Scouts is the largest leadership Training Organisation in the world. The challenge for Scouting in Australia is to now claim its ‘space’ within the informal youth education sector.

Youth Program highlights for the year include the National Rover Moot, Mawson Leadership Course and unprecedented youth involvement in the ‘All Section’ Youth Program Review. The Rover Moot (WAM), conducted by the Western Australian Branch, was planned, organised and executed entirely by young adults.

It was very successful, achieving all its objectives. The Mawson Scholarship in Leadership Course for Venturers was another event which significantly enhanced the skills of 50 enthusiastic and talented young people, many of whom have since stepped into leadership roles. Finally, the enthusiastic involvement of a significant number of our Scout, Venturer and Rover level youth members in the comprehensive end to end review of the Youth Program is very exciting. Their valuable input will ensure our Program meets both the current and future needs of young people around Australia.

To better support and skill our Leaders, we successfully completed a comprehensive library of e-Learning material this year. The library has been developed to support most facets of Leader and supporter training, as well as to standardise both the theoretical and practical elements of Basic Section training across the nation. New best practice e-Learning modules are also being developed to support quality training of Adults in Scouting in the latest Child Protection responsibilities, as well as in Work, Health and Safety policies.

Leveraging technology to add value to the lives of all our Scouting members has been another key imperative for 2013, with much work being done to improve Scout Central, the web based Leader resource. The release of its latest version, Scout Central 2.0, scheduled for later this year, will see both Leaders and youth gaining access to the multitude of new resources through a single system log-in.

Internationally, assisting the Timor-Leste Scout Association (UNE-TL) to become self-sufficient and eligible to gain status as a Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) continues to be our major focus. I am proud to report that to date we have conducted a number of training courses in Dili and developed the capacity of UNE –TL to conduct its own leader training. To date through the ‘Dollars for Dili’ and ‘World Scout Dollar Day’ campaigns we have raised almost almost $176 000, allowing us to construct a much needed national campsite and training centre at Metinaro, near Dili. This year, in conjunction with the Warren, Dubbo South and Armidale Rotary Clubs we also refurbished critical sanitary and kitchen facilities at Fatu Hada Primary School in Dili. This project will significantly improve the quality of life for the 1700 children studying there.

Another international highlight was the special invitation by the Asia-Pacific Region (APR) Scout Committee for Scouts Australia to join the APR delegation on an official visit to visit Myanmar (Burma) during June 2013 to support the renewal of Scouting there.

Although it’s been another busy year, it has been made easier by the ’can do’ attitude of the National team and the dedicated and close support of our professional staff. We were sad to see National Chief Executive, Richard Miller, retire in August, but excited to see Marty Thomas step into the role, bringing his tremendous Scouting experience, both as a volunteer and a professional, to support Scouting in Australia.

Thank you to all who have contributed to the well-being of Scouting during the past 12 months. Without your efforts, Scouting would not be in the position it is today.

It gives me great pleasure

to report that Scouting

continues to flourish and

grow, with membership

increasing to 66 396. In

particular, it is pleasing to

report a 9% growth in our

18 to 25 year old Rover

Scout section.

Message from the chief commissioner


Reg Williams RFD

We are proud to report that over the last year we have invested over $1.9 million into developing Scouting in Australia. Key areas of focus have been training, the Youth Program Review, digital resources, national and international projects and activities as well as capacity building in the National Office.

Operationally, we have been able to turn a forecast deficit of $67 684 into a surplus of $78 021, with an overall turnaround of $145 705. This excellent result was due to savings achieved across a number of expense accounts and the excellent return from our investment program. Through the proactive management of our investments, we have successfully restored the balance of our special accounts back to that of three to four years ago.

This year we also received substantial income from the finalisation of the accounts for the 23rd Australian Jamboree, AJ2013. This extremely successful event, hosted by the Queensland Branch, has enabled Scouts Australia to establish a major events fund, which will be used to provide ‘seed’ funding for future events.

The year also saw the development of an Event Management System (EMS), commissioned in late 2013, to provide budgeting, purchase order and inventory management control for major events, such as Jamborees and Ventures. The EMS is currently being evaluated by the Australian Jamboree 2016 team and is close to completion.

Overall, the financial situation of Scouts Australia is in a very good position and I must thank Luke O’Brien, our Honorary Treasurer,

who is retiring in June this year, and Ross Waldron, our Accountant, for their excellent work during the past year.

Lord Baden–Powell Society

The Society continues to grow, this year recording a surplus of $178 037, mainly due to some Bequests and Honour Gifts received, which totalled $105 918, along with a slight increase in income.

The Bequests and Honours Program is a new part of the Society and is intended to set up a corpus amount for the future, through such contributions from members.

National President

During the year Major General Michael Jeffery AC AO (Mil) CVO MC (Ret’d) retired as our National President, after three and a half years in the role. Through his role at Scouts Australia, he assisted the National Association in many ways and was always a great supporter of Scouting. On behalf of Scouts Australia, I would like to thank him for his service to our Movement.

It also gives me great pleasure to report that we have been extremely fortunate to have Major General John Pearn AO RFD (Ret’d) takeover as National President. John is currently the Director of Paediatric and Child Health at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane and brings with him a wealth of knowledge on both Scouting and child related matters. We thank John for agreeing to take on the role.

In closing I would like to thank the Chief Commissioner and his team, our Office Staff, who work together very well and all those from the various States and Territories who are members of the National Executive Committee.

Let us all strive to make our Association a truly National body for the betterment of the youth across Australia.

David W. Jones AM FCA

As Chairman of the

National Executive

Committee it gives me

great pleasure to report

on the finance and

governance successes

of Scouts Australia.

National chairman,s Report


Investment of over

$1.9M

to develop Scouting in Australia

Scouting todayLives we have touched…

In Australia


1466Scout Groups

TOTALMEMBERS

INCREASE OF66 396 515

Helpers & Supporters 4000AND

OVERLEADERS

14 120YOuTh MEMbERS52 276

Scout Organisations

162 National

Scout Organisations(of which Australia is one)

24 National

Around the World

ASI

A-P

AC

IFIC

WO

RLD

WID

E

Scout Groups

1 MillionOVER

Countries & Territories

200IN

OVER

Venturer Scouts4863

Scouts18 796

Joey Scouts5664

Rover Scouts2815

Cub Scouts20 138

Members

40 MillionOVER

Members29 MillionOVER

Adult Volunteers

7 MillionOVER

14-18 years attended the World Scout Jamboree

40 000 YouthOVER


Timor-Leste

Fiji

Indonesia

Singapore

Myanmar (Burma)

Japanhong Kong

Taiwan

Philippines

New Zealand

Switzerland

Denmark

united Kingdom

united States of America

Canada

united Arab Emirates

Mexico

Costa Rica Sri Lanka

Kiribati

International Events & Activities our Members participated in

The Queen’s Scout Award, designed for Venturer Scouts

and the Baden Powell Scout Award (BPSA), created for

Rover Scouts, are the highest youth awards achievable in

the Scouting Movement. These awards focus on developing

leadership, personal development and self growth through

adventure and community service.

our Youth Members Achieving top Leadership Awards

Queen’s Scout Award

147

baden-Powell Scout Award

20

Members - ANZAC Day

30 000

Scouts - Scouts in Action Week

23 423

Leadership and community events

our people participated in

Members - National Volunteering Day

3000

Rover Scouts - West Australia Rover Moot

500Leaders & Youth Members - National

Adventurous Activities School

128

Venturer Scouts - Mawson Scholarship in Leadership Course

50

Leaders completed basic & Advanced Training

1945

ALMOST Members – International Scouting Events & Activities1000

our Scouts make their mark…In Australia

Lithuania

Around the World

Macau

Cambodia

Cuba


Empowering our Youth The Scout Mission is to help young people become the principal agents of their own development as committed, responsible,

self-reliant and supportive persons. To achieve its Mission, Scouts empowers young people to take up challenges, leadership roles

and participate in activities and events that build teamwork skills and develop resilience.

Youth LeadershipTo ensure young people are the principal agents of their own development, Scouting empowers them to engage in the

management and development of the Organisation. Two examples of this engagement are:

National Youth council (NYc)The National Youth Council (NYC) consists of 25 young people aged between 13 and 25 years from around Australia who represent Scouts Australia’s youth members. The NYC advises the National Team on a range of issues affecting young people and makes direct recommendations on how to improve Scouting for youth in Australia.

During the year, the NYC successfully engaged Joeys and Cubs, Scouting’s youngest youth members, in the development of better programs for themselves. One way this was achieved was through producing worksheets for Leaders to run with their youth Sections. The NYC also assisted with running age-appropriate youth forums to better inform Scouting about the needs of its youngest members.

National Rover Scout council (NRc) The National Rover Scout Council (NRC) is the governing body of the Rover Scout Section across Australia. The NRC is led by an Executive team, which consists of a Chair, Vice Chair and Training and Development Officer aged between 18 and 25 years. The NRC is peer elected and represents the interests of each of the branch Rover Councils. It makes recommendations to the National Team and aims to develop and grow the Section, while adhering to its motto of ‘Service’.

The NRC focus is on creating opportunities for Rover Scouts by encouraging them to become leaders both within Scouting and their community. The Rover Scout’s National Strategic Plan has identified five main areas for development: Governance, Marketing, the Award Scheme, Rover Scout Training and the Rover Program.

In 2013, the Rover Scouts completed a Review of their Section which led to the launch of the significantly enhanced Rover Scout Award Scheme at the Australian Rover Moot in January 2014. The Rover Scout Section also led a successful trial of the Rover Pathways Program in NSW and a review of Rover governance at a National level. The Rover Scout Section believes that by empowering its members and strengthening their career pathways, they will

successfully emerge as leaders within their community.

Mawson Scholarship in Leadership course Scouting’s premier youth leadership biannual course, where 50 Venturers around Australia participated in a week long course inspiring them to develop their personal

capacity and leadership skills.

19th Australian Rover MootAround 500 Rover Scouts from across Australia and around the world flocked to Western Australia for 12 days of challenges, adventure, fun and friendships. This event was organised and managed entirely by Rover Scouts.

the Great Scouts Australia Geocaching competitionTechnology, orienteering skill and Scouting knowledge were used to develop the mental resilience and teamwork abilities of youth members.

The competition proved highly successful with over 76 246 geocaches found.

Scouts in Action Week 2013Over 23 423 Scouts helped their local communities by getting involved in sustainable development and environment projects,

community service visits, volunteer work at shelters and much more.

Key Youth Events


My Scouting journey in Australia started even before I joined as a member of the Australian Scouting Movement.

As a young student Doctor, I had the opportunity to attend the 23rd Australian Jamboree, AJ2013, as part of

the Medical team. I had a lot of fun at AJ2013, particularly celebrating New Year’s Eve with the Rover Scouts,

which was a night to remember. After returning home to Townsville from this Jamboree, I joined

Kirwan Scout Group as a young Leader in the Scout Section. I’m also about to start the

first Rover Crew in my Scout Group.

Before I migrated to Australia, I was involved in Scouting at my school in Sri Lanka

during Grade 6 and 7, as part of the school’s extra-curricular activities.

Becoming a member of the National Youth Council (NYC) has been a great

experience so far. I had the best weekend in Melbourne during March this year

at my very first NYC Conference. I was able to make friends with many other

like-minded youth members from all over Australia who are passionate about the

value system and Method of Scouting. My friends and I at NYC are keen to help

steer the way Scouting is done at a National level.

Scouting is a youth based movement and as such the Organisation’s

survival is dependent on youth input.

NYC is a great opportunity for me to develop my leadership,

communication and teamwork skills. As a budding rural GP

and Medical Administrator, no doubt these skills will help

me immensely. I also hope to move up the ranks within the

NYC and National or Branch teams in the future, to make

a broader impact to this Organisation that we love!

Nipuna Wickremaratne, 23 years, is a Rover Scout, Assistant

Scout Leader at Kirwan Scout Group, QLD and member of the

NYC. He is also studying to become a Doctor and was part of

the Medical team at AJ2013.


Reviewing the Youth Program

The Youth Program sits at the core of Scouting and is the mechanism

that allows us to achieve our Mission. The quality, relevance and

delivery of our Youth Program is critically important in engaging

and retaining young people. To ensure this Program is relevant and

continues to meet the needs of our youth members and the wider

community, the National Youth Program team, led by National

Commissioner, John Clarke, has begun the most comprehensive

Review of the Program ever undertaken in Australia. In fact, the last

significant Review of this kind was done over 40 years ago.

To give this Review the focus and support it needs, a Youth Program

Review team (YPR) has been formed, consisting of a diverse group

of youth and adult members. The goal of this Review is to develop

a Program which allows the seamless transition between youth

Sections, while engaging young people in adventurous, exciting,

challenging and fun activities, supported by enthusiastic and

suitably trained Leaders.

The Review will examine the alignment of programs across youth

Sections, learning outcomes, the Award Scheme and Leader training

requirements. It will also review age ranges, program delivery method

and analyse Scouting’s fundamentals, namely the Promise and Law.

Much of the first stage of the Review is about the collection of data

and information. The YPR team has established a number of smaller

teams to assist in data collection as well as utilise social media

networks to achieve the broadest possible input from young people,

both within and outside Scouting.

Key YPR priorities include: 1. Ensuring the Mission, Aim and Principles of Scouting

meet expectations of both Australian society and the

World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).

2. Ensuring the Scouting Program meets the current

and future needs of young Australians and the society

they live in.

3. Ensuring youth members play a major role in the

Review process, working in collaboration with Leaders

and the wider community.

4. Increasing youth member retention through a high

quality, relevant Youth Program.

5. Reviewing of all aspects of the Areas of Personal Growth

as it relates to the development of young people.

For more information on the YPR visit

www.ypr.scouts.com.au


Scout technology for the 21st century and BeyondOver the last three years Scouts Australia has invested heavily in

technology, with the goal of better positioning the Organisation

for the future as well as to ensure consistencies in the Youth

Program and Leader training across Australia. Online products

such as Scout Central, e-Learning, and

the Event Management System have

been especially designed to assist

Scout Leaders by increasing their

efficiency, while helping them to

deliver quality programs at a grass

roots level.

Products on Scout Central such

as the Program Builder tool

will now enable Leaders to

assemble high quality youth

programs in a matter of

minutes. In addition, the

new online Formation

Homepage, will allow

Leaders to mark off

attendance of their

Scouts as well as access

and update each member’s achievement record. Scout Central will

also allow each Scout Formation to store its newsletters, programs,

photographs and much more in their own personal online library

on Scout Cloud. There will also be an online notice board called

Join in Adventures which will allow Leaders and youth to advertise

and participate in interstate events. To develop a true Scouting

community feel, these interstate events, Formation and camp

photographs, National and Branch

news, and much more, will also be

shared through a new social feed

available on Scout Central.

It is important to note

that many of these features

have had National Youth

Council involvement, with

members having made a

significant contribution

by way of suggestions,

ideas and feedback to

the design of many of

the new products on

Scout Central.

Bullying, it,s not part

of Scouting

Breaking the cycle

According to a recent report

published by the Australian Government, around 1 in 4 children (27%) are

bullied at school, with it being most common for Year 5 (32%) and Year 8 (29%) students.

As Australia’s largest youth development Organisation, Scouts has taken a proactive approach to this problem by developing

a strategy to provide Leaders and youth members with the skills and resources they need to deal with this.

In 2013, Scouts Australia secured funding from the World Organization of the Scout Movement’s Messengers of Peace program

to develop the Breaking the Cycle (BTC) - Bullying, it’s not part of Scouting project. This program will raise awareness, develop resources and initiate

action around the issues of bullying and harassment.

Scouts Australia has now formed a strategic partnership with the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, Australia’s pre-eminent

anti-bullying agency, to develop e-Learning modules and other online and social media resources to support the project. The

Scouts Australia BTC team is working hard to ensure the development of long term strategies and programs

which will help break the cycle of bullying and harassment.

Developing Quality LeadersScouts Australia is delighted to report the success of our first ever, National School of Adventurous Activities, aimed at giving

participants valuable industry recognised qualifications in Outdoor Recreation. The two week summer school was conducted in

NSW and attracted 128 participants from all over Australia, of which 85 were youth members.

Activities covered by the course included bush walking, abseiling, canyoning, canoeing, kayaking and sailing. Upon the successful

completion of the course, participants were awarded Statements of Attainment for the completion of units of competency in their

chosen fields. All competencies met the national Outdoor Recreation training package requirements.

Phil Harrison, Deputy Principal of Adventurous Activities at the Scouts Australia Institute of Training (SAIT) said the school provided huge

opportunities for members.

“Today, within the broader outdoor industry, there is a growing need for qualified staff and many employers are struggling to find people

who have the qualifications and the experience to fulfil these roles. Scouts Australia provides a unique opportunity for our members to

gain a nationally recognised Qualification, which, if they so choose, could lead to direct employment within the outdoor industry.”

David Walsh, who ran School on behalf of SAIT, said the response had been overwhelming.

“Demand for places has far exceeded capacity. We can’t keep up with the demand of people who would like us to run these courses.

With the sheer affordability of this course along with the fact that other Registered Training Organisations are scaling back on many of

their Outdoor Recreation courses, a niche market is developing for Scouting in this space. In particular, our program will help members

gain skills that will assist with their employability in the future.”

Scouts Australia is planning to run many more national schools in the future to upskill its members and create significant opportunities

for them to advance their skills and gain industry recognised qualifications.

Adults in Scouting


Chantele Cowley, 15 year old

Venturer Scout at Humpty Doo

Scout Group in Northern Territory

and member of the National

Youth Council, found the National

Adventurous Activities school

inspiring. This course has brought

her closer to her goal of becoming

a Scouts Activity Leader and

establishing a career in Ecotourism

and Outdoor Education.

‘‘ Outdoors is my passion. I’ve

been in Scouts for five years

now and I just want to expand

my skill set and eventually

create a career in the outdoors

industry. The great thing about

this course is it is getting me

started. It has not only given

me skills but has also been an

excellent opportunity for me to

network, as there are so many

amazing members of Scouts

who are industry experts.’’Chantele Cowley



training our LeadersThe Scouts Australia Institute of Training (SAIT) is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that has the overall responsibility

to train Scouting’s huge volunteer Leader team of over 12 000 adults. To achieve its mission, SAIT is managed by the National

Training Team, led by the National Commissioner Adult Training and Development, Elston hynd.

To assist in the national consistency and quality of training and to help improve students learning experience, SAIT has

engaged the support of MindVision Interactive Pty to develop e-Learning modules to support the adult Leader Training

program. Over the last four years, over 60 e-Learning modules have been developed and added to the Scouts training library.

The e-Learning program has been so successful that over 70 international Scout Organisations have expressed an interest in

using the Scouts Australia e-Learning library.

In delivering externally recognised training, we need highly skilled Trainers, Assessors and Instructors. Continuously lifting the

bar on the minimum standards for these people has continued through both the units of competency SAIT delivers and those

we do in partnership with St John Ambulance. All our Leader Trainers today hold a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

During 2013, Innovation and business Skills Association (IbSA) decided to release a new version of the business Qualifications,

fundamental to the SAIT scope as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). The change to the business qualification has

created both an additional expense and work for Scouts in meeting the new requirements.

SAIT has also decided that in conjunction with the work required to meet the new business Qualification, it would also look

to bring into scope the new Certificate IV and Diploma in Leadership and Management. Although the existing Leadership

qualifications have served Scouting well, the new qualification will provide our Leaders with updated skills and the capacity

to deliver an even better quality Youth Program. It is expected that the new qualifications will be released during the second

half of 2014.


Training statistics for the 2013-14 year are indicated

below. Leaders attaining their Wood badge

qualifications, remains one of SAIT’s highest training

priorities. Although there has been an excellent take

up on Certificate II, III and IV training, further work is

required to encourage Leaders to undertake the Diploma

of Management and/or Leadership beyond their Wood

badge qualifications.

Wood Badge training

statistics

training programFollowing on from the National Training Teams theme ‘one team, one training program’ extensive work has been completed

to nationalise the important face to face component of the training program.

This material builds on the common core and Sectional learning elements offered by the e-Learning platform and

standardises the content of Trainer led sessions for new Leaders or those transferring between Sections.

The focus of these sessions is to provide practical hands on learning experience, where participants can demonstrate the

skills that have been learnt and learn by doing. In Scouts, Venturer Scouts and Rover Scouts, this will extend to gaining skills

in bushwalking and, if so desired, the opportunity to receive accreditation in the relevant units of competency.

Annual statistics 2013/ 2014 ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA TOTAL

Certificates of Adult Leadership 17 352 14 280 148 57 397 92 1357(completion of basic Training)

Wood badge 3 77 5 133 67 40 130 8 463(completion of Advanced Training)

Post Wood badge Advanced Training 1 2 – – – – 116 5 121(completion of subsequent Advanced Training for existing Wood badge holders)

Adventurous Activities Instructor 0 0 – – – – 3 1 4(completion of Instructor requirements (as per the Adventurous Activities Matrix)

First figure is Frontline Management and the figure in brackets is Leadership – Leadership Qualifications ceased as at 4th March 2014.

Branch Certificate II Certificate III Certificate IV Diploma Certificate II Certificate III Certificate IV in Outdoor in Outdoor in Outdoor Recreation Recreation Recreation

ACT 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (2) 0 (0) 0 0 0

NSW 15 (1) 44 (37) 97 (76) 2 (2) 37 7 0

NT 0 (0) 2 (4) 4 (4) 0 (0) 3 0 0

QLD 16 (4) 99 (42) 97 (53) 25 (25) 9 2 1

SA 0 (0) 41 (37) 55 (50) 16 (16) 7 3 0

TAS 0 (0) 2 (1) 25 (21) 0 (0) 0 0 0

VIC 8 (3) 30 (28) 110 (88) 0 (0) 3 0 0

WA 2 (1) 81 (54) 10 (8) 2 (2) 0 3 0

Total 41 (9) 299 (203) 400 (302) 45 (45) 59 15 1


As our International Scouting program continues to grow, our

efforts have been aligned with our vision that ‘every youth

member of Scouts Australia has the opportunity to have

an International Scouting experience’ regardless of its

shape or form.

Over the past year, Scouts in Australia have raised money,

shared resources and volunteered, significantly contributing

to the development of Scouting in a number of countries

including Timor-Leste, Fiji, Indonesia, Myanmar (former Burma)

and Japan. Through participating in International Scouting

events across countries as diverse as Sri Lanka, Japan, Canada,

USA, New Zealand, and UAE, among others, our youth

members have developed their world awareness, tolerance and

cemented friendships worldwide. Details of our international

activities are highlighted on the following page.

In addition to engaging our youth in Scouting development

opportunities and international events overseas, we also

organised International Programs within Australia.

Pen-Pal ProgramWith 277 links made between Australian Scouts and those

around the world during the year, our Pen-Pal program

continues to grow. We have now developed an online

registration form and national Pen-Pal queue structure,

to improve efficiencies within our Pen-Pal program and

encourage more of our young people to engage with Scouts

around the world. Scouts Australia also held a very successful

online Conference of Global Pen-Pal Coordinators to allow

International Pen-Pal Coordinators from several countries the

opportunity to share their experiences.

Scout International Student Exchange Program (SISEP)• A group of 21 Danish Scouts who were hosted for two

months by Australian Scouting families, experienced the

excitement of outdoor adventurous activities as well as city

and country life in several states.

• One Japanese Scout, directly affected by the Japanese

tsunami, was invited to Australia on a five week scholarship

through SISEP, courtesy of Scouts Australia.

• Eight Australian youth were welcomed to the UK in late

November 2013 as a result of a UK Review of SISEP. In

addition, five Australian youth went to Denmark and one

visited Japan.

International ScoutingJamboree of the Air and Jamboree of the Internet (JotA-JotI )With a strong focus on social media and professionally edited

videos to promote JOTA/JOTI, this annual event proved to be a

huge success when it was held on the weekend of 19-20 October

2013. JOTA/JOTI at the WOSM level is in the process of major

changes which hopefully will have a positive effect on its

global promotion.

Our International Scouting programs are aimed at encouraging inter-cultural, inter-generational, and inter-religious dialogue, in order to promote an atmosphere of equality and tolerance. Scouting is about learning to live together: about developing an adherence to the values of democracy, justice and peace; an appreciation of interdependence and team work; and an understanding of other people.


our International Scouting Activities

Timor-Leste Scouting: Assisting the Timor-Leste Scout Association

(União Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor-Leste – UNE-TL) to enhance its capacity

and seek future membership of the World Organization of the Scout Movement

(WOSM), remains our highest International priority.

• To date we have raised almost $176 000, through the ‘Dollars for Dili’ and

‘World Scout Dollar Day’ campaigns, to build a national Activities Centre for

Timor-Leste. Construction is about to commence on a one hectare block of

land at Metinaro, near Dili.

• We assisted Timor-Leste Scouting to deliver two Basic Level Training

Programs to UNE-TL Leaders, through Messenger of Peace funding.

We are now working with UNE-TL to organise their next Advanced

Wood Badge course.

• The refurbishment of Fatu Hada Primary School and its new sanitary facility

was undertaken by our Rover project team, led by Nicole Strachan and our

Rotary partners.

Fiji Scouting: Former Rover, Libby Davison spent 10 months

working with the Fiji Scouts Association to help develop Scouting within its

community, under the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD)

program. Scouts Australia’s South Australian Branch successfully partnered

with the Fiji Scouts Association to develop an ‘Introduction to Rovers’ course,

which was attended by 30 members in its first introductory weekend.

Indonesian Scouting: We signed an Agreement of Co-operation

and Understanding with Gerakan Pramuka (Indonesian Scout Association) in

October 2013. Gerakan Pramuka is the largest National Scout Organisation

in the world and Indonesia is the largest Muslim country worldwide; thereby

providing our youth with rich inter-cultural engagement opportunities. One

of our first steps following this Agreement has been to broaden our Scouts

International Student Exchange Program (SISEP) to include Indonesia.

Myanmar Scouting: We are assisting with the revitalisation of

Scouting in Myanmar (former Burma) through governance arrangements and

Leader Training. Reg Williams RFD (Chief Commissioner) and Neville Tomkins

OAM JP (International Commissioner) joined a World Scouting Delegation to

Myanmar in May 2013; while David Cossart, Assistant Chief Commissioner

(Adult Training & Development) ACT Scouts and a member of the National

Training Team, joined an APR Team in October 2013 to assist with training

their Leaders. Once Myanmar rejoins the World Scout Movement, there will

only be five countries in the world (People’s Republic of China, North Korea,

Cuba, Laos and Andorra) where Scouting is not practised.

Australia-Japan Foundation Grant: With a $28 271

grant from the Australia-Japan Foundation, we brought four Scouts and a

Leader from the earthquake and tsunami devastated region of north east

Japan, to our 23rd Australian Jamboree, AJ2013. We also sponsored Japanese

Scout, Megumi Chida for five weeks at our Scouts International Student

Exchange Program. These funds have helped us to improve the quality of

life of Scouts in especially difficult circumstances, thereby contributing to the

fourth World Strategic Priority, of ‘Reaching Out’.

Major International Events20th NZ Jamboree, Fielding,

New Zealand, Jan’14:

• Attended: 224 Members;

• Theme: Outdoor and indoor adventure

activities, sightseeing and tolerance.

14th World Rover Moot,

Canada, Aug’13:

• Attended: 128 Rovers and Leaders;

• Theme: Outdoor and indoor adventurous

activities, sight seeing and tolerance followed

by volunteer work in Cuba.

30th APR Jamboree, Japan, Aug’13:

• Attended: 43 Scouts and Venturers;

• Theme: Outdoor and indoor adventure

activities at the Global Development village along

with 20 000 other Scouts from over 60 countries.

1st World Scout Education Congress,

Hong Kong, Nov’13:

• Attended: 23 Members;

• Theme: ‘Scouting – Education for Life’.

BSA Jamboree, USA, July’13:

• Attended: 14 youth and four adults;

• Theme: Outdoor adventure activities

and tolerance.

71st NZ Rover Moot,

New Zealand, Mar’13:

• Attended: A small contingent;

• Theme: Celebration of all things Rovering.

Kandersteg International Scout

Centre, Switzerland, ‘13/’14:

• Attended: 6 Members – David Langron (NSW),

Lisa Picking (VIC), Dylan Hunt (SA),

Zoe Watkins (VIC), Katelyn Hardy (QLD) &

Sian Brown (NSW);

• Theme: Volunteers at the Centre.

9th Commonwealth Youth

Forum, Sri Lanka, Nov’13:

• Attended: 2 Members - Rob Slater

(NSW) and Luke van Ryn (VIC);

• Theme: Advocated for public policy and youth

issues under theme of ‘Inclusive Development –

Stronger Together’.

6th International Scout

Gathering, UAE, Feb’14:

• Attended: 1 Member – Matthias Fresacher;

• Theme: Strengthen friendship among Scouts.

Scouts Australia ManagementScouts Australia is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). It is managed by the National Executive Committee, a body of volunteers consisting of the Chief Commissioners and Chair persons from each State branch around Australia, headed up by the Chief Commissioner of Australia and supported by the National Chairman and hon. Treasurer along with dedicated staff members at the National Office.

National Council

Chief Scout of Australia

Her Excellency The Honourable Dame Quentin

Bryce AD CVO Governor-General of the

Commonwealth of Australia

National President

Major General John Pearn AO RFD (Ret’d)

Vice President

Dr Bruce Munro AM

Chief Scouts of branches

New South Wales

Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Dame

Marie Bashir AD CVO

Northern Territory

Her Honour The Honourable Sally Thomas AC

Queensland

Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AC

South Australia

His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce

AC CSC RANR

Tasmania

His Excellency The Honourable Peter

Underwood AC

Victoria

His Excellency The Honourable Alex Chernov

AC QC

Western Australia

His Excellency Mr Malcolm McCusker

AC CVO QC

Life MembersMrs K Brown OAM

Mr HK (Chick) Carey AM

Mr C Farmer OAM

Mr W Geale OAM

Dr B Munro AM

Mr J Ravenhall AM

Mr AL Tannahill AM

Dr W Wells AM

Mr N Westaway AM

MembersMr D Abell

Mr H Baird

Mr C Bates

Mr R Beeby

Ms A Black

Mr P Blatch OAM

Mr H Bloomfield

Mrs Kirsty Brown OAM

Mr A Buckle

MR M Burfield

Mr O Butler OAM

Mr JC Clarke

Mr J Clifford

Mr N Clutterbuck

Mr G Coates

Mr J Cornish

Mr D Cossart

Mrs J Creed OAM

Mr J de Wijn QC

The Hon. Sir W Deane AC KBE

Mr P Dickson

Mr L Farrelly

Mr T Fearnley AM

Mrs L Forde AC

Mr G Fordham AM

Mr A Forrest

Mr M Freeman

Ms C Geary

Mr W Goodall

Mr P Harris OAM

Mr T Hartley

Mr E Hynd

Mr B Hoffman

Mr P Hull

Mr DW Jones AM FCA

Mr J Karlovsky

Mr G Kolsky OAM

Mr I Langford-Brown


Mr JD Leece OAM

Mr A Lock OAM

Mr L Lucas

Mr S Marks

Mr D Martin OAM

Mr S McCorkell JP

Mr G McDougall

Justice J McKecknie QC

Mrs J McKenna

Mr D Menzies

Ms D Mitchell

Mrs S Mitchell

Mr J Morey

Mr K Morey

Mr GK Morgan

Ms E Morris

Mr K Moss

Ms C Neilsen

Mr L O’Brien

Mr M Orchard

Mr M Patten

Mr K Pestell

Ms H Playford

Mr J Ralph AC

Mr C Ray

Mr S Rowley

Mr G Stickland

Ms N Strachan

Mr P Styles

Mr N Swaffer

Mr B Taylor AM

Ms M Taylor

Mr T Thompson

Mr N Tomkins OAM JP

Mr R Unger

Mr S Wallace

Mr P Walton CF

Mr B Watson OAM

Mr K Wells MLA

Mr B Whittenbury

Mr C Wilkinson

Mr C Williams

The Hon. G Williams AO

Mr R Williams RFD

Major General N Wilson AM RFD

Mr C Wise

National Executive CommitteeChairman

Mr DW Jones AM FCA

Chief Commissioner

of Australia

Mr RW Williams RFD

honorary Treasurer

Mr L O’Brien

branch Chief Commissioners

Australian Capital Territory

Mr P Harris OAM

New South Wales

Mr D Menzies

Northern Territory

Mr S McCorkell JP

Queensland

Mrs K Brown OAM

South Australia

Mr C Bates

Tasmania

Mr M Patten

Victoria

Mr B Watson OAM

Western Australia

Mr L Lucas


branch Chairmen/Presidents

Australian Capital Territory

Mr L Farrelly

New South Wales

Ms H Playford

Northern Territory

Ms A Black – to 21 Sept 2013

Ms E Morris – from 14 Oct 2013

Queensland

Mr C Ray

South Australia

Mr G Coates

Tasmania

Mr J Cornish

Victoria

Mr J de Wijn QC

Western Australia

Mr P Walton CF

National Commissioners

National Commissioner for

Adult Training and Development

Mr E Hynd

International Commissioner

Mr N Tomkins OAM JP

National Commissioner

for Youth Program

Mr JC Clarke

National Adviser Environment

Mr G Lloyd

National Project Commissioner Special Needs

Mr P Blatch OAM

National Project Commissioner Partnerships

Mr G Fordham AM – to 30 June 2013

Chair, National Rover Council

Ms N Strachan – to 12 Jan 2014

Mr R Beeby – from 13 Jan 2014

Chair, National Youth Council

Ms C Neilsen – to 22 March 2014

Mr J Morey – from 23 March 2014

National OfficeNational Chief Executive

Mr Martin Thomas

Office Manager

Ms Norma Cooper

National Accountant

Mr Ross Waldron

National Manager, Communications and

Publishing Services

Ms Christina Gretton

National Manager, Marketing

Communications

Ms Natasha Omar

Administration Support

Ms Alison Hamill

Executive Assistant to International

Commissioner

Ms Wendy Freeman

National Training Administration Officer

Ms Robyn Teufel

Lord baden-Powell Society Manager

Ms Margaret Burke

Lord baden-Powell Society Secretary

Ms Annie Muggleton

The following Scouts Australia members were included in the Queen’s birthday 2013 and Australia Day 2014 honours.

MEDAL (OAM) OF ThE ORDER OF AuSTRALIA IN ThE GENERAL DIVISION

Mr Philip Cooper, NSW Mr Lester Leaman, WA Mr Ian Waters, QLDMr Ronald Critcher, NSW Pastor Grahame Pricter, NSW Mr William Whitestyles, QLDMs Christine Cumpsty, QLD Mr Alan Sherlock OBE, QLD

MEMbER (AM) IN ThE GENERAL DIVISION OF ThE ORDER OF AuSTRALIA

Mr John Leece OAM, NSW Mr Robert Taylor, ACT

The following Scouts Australia members received the Silver Kangaroo and National President’s Awards for eminent achievement and meritorious service to the Association in the 1 August 2013 Adult Recognition Award Presentations.

2013-2014 Awards


2013 National President’s AwardsNAME APPOINTMENT FORMATION bRANCh

John Leece AM Board Member World Scout Foundation NSWGeoffrey McGrath Regional Chairman Greater Western Sydney Region NSWRaymond Beebe District Treasurer - Australian Scout Fellowship Australian Scout Fellowship - Strzelecki VICJohn de Wijn QC Chairman - Branch Executive Committee Victorian Branch VICRodney Grummitt Honorary Commissioner Victorian Branch VICJohn Ralph AC Victorian Branch President Victorian Branch VICFrancis Waterton Honorary Commissioner Victorian Branch VICCompany Of Master Mariners Western Australia Sea Scout Council WA

2013 Silver Kangaroo AwardsNAME APPOINTMENT FORMATION bRANCh

Peter Barrett Scout Fellowship ACT Branch ACTDavid Cossart Assistant Chief Commissioner - Training & Development ACT Branch ACTMichael Hickey Cub Scout Leader Mount Rogers Scout Group ACTNeville Cowgill District Cub Scout Leader Far South District NSWJeff Hook Cub Scout Leader 1st Westmead Cub Pack NSWPatricia Keene Scout Leader 4th Kingsgrove Scout Troop NSWBenjamin Politzer District Commissioner Fairfax District NSWAllan Songberg Regional Adviser South Metropolitan Region NSWRussell Davie Branch Commissioner (Adventurous Activities) Queensland Branch QLDCarole Lyall Activity Leader (Air Activities) Queensland Branch Air Activities Team QLDPaul Marnane Venturer Scout Leader Oakleigh Scout Group QLDJohn Parr Group Leader Gumdale Scout Group QLDHenricus Roestenburg Rover Scout Adviser Mackay City Central Scout Group QLDPaul Dickson Vice President SA Branch SAReginald Williams RFD Chief Commissioner Of Australia National Team SADaphne Mitchell District Cub Scout Leader Launceston & Tamar District TASRoss Smith Assistant Scout Leader Trevallyn Sea Scout Group TASLois Buchanan OAM Assistant Region Commissioner - Cub Scouts Lerderderg Region VICKingsley Davis Assistant Branch Commissioner - Publications Victorian Branch VICClifford Dent Branch Commissioner - Venturer Scouts Victorian Branch VICSimon Marks Assistant Chief Commissioner - Regions Victorian Branch VICGary Steinhardt Branch Leader - Venturer Events Victorian Branch VICJonathan Willis Branch Commissioner - Performing Arts Victorian Branch VICJune Wright Group Leader 1st Koo Wee Rup VICReverend Allan Shallcross Wanneroo District Chaplain Wanneroo District WA

‘‘ I think the youth leadership

opportunities, encouraged by the

Mawson Leadership Course, offer

a great chance for youth to be

challenged and it is through this

that young leaders grow. This

course strengthened my confidence

and leadership skills, which has

helped me take up leadership roles

in Scouting and within my local

community and daily life.’’Aaron Tomlins

At just 17 years Aaron Tomlins has been assisting his Scout

Group in a leadership position and as soon as he turns 18, plans

to become a Scout Leader at 1st Oyster Bay, NSW. After the

Mawson Leadership Course, Aaron gained the confidence to

take on more leadership responsibilities both within and outside

Scouting. He is currently part of the National Youth Council and

the Youth Volunteer Representative under 26 years at Scouts

Australia’s National Finance Committee. Aaron is also on his

school leadership team as a House Captain and is studying for

his HSC this year, after which he plans to undertake Engineering

at the University of New South Wales.


Aaron was presented with his Australian Scout Medallion Certificate at

Government House, NSW in 2013 after completing this challenging Award.

Aaron completed his Queen’s Scout Award in

2014 and was presented his Certificate in a

prestigious award ceremony by Her Excellency

Professor The Hon. Marie Bashir AC CVO,

Governor General of New South Wales.


HONOURS CIRCLE

$15 000 - $24 999

HONOURS CIRCLE

$15 000 - $24 999

The Honour Board is located at the National Office of The Scout Association of Australia in Sydney. Updates can be viewed on the Scout Association of Australia website.

The Lord Baden-Powell Society Committee wishes to thank all its members and the Movement for their continued support.

Gone Home

This year marks 30 years of operation for the Society. Founded in 1984 by the late A. Geoffrey Lee, the Society has since been a constant source of funding for the Scouting Movement. In 2013/14 the Society contributed a total of $131 657 to the Scout branches, which provided much needed funding to help young Australian Scouts attend Scouting activities in Australia and overseas.

The Society’s Honours program continues to grow with two members reaching the Honours Circle for the first time; four advancing to the Benefactor’s Circle level; and three reaching the Chairman’s Circle level. Please refer to the Honours Recognition listing below.

During the year, the Society also launched its Bequest Program, enabling members to continue to support the Scout Movement in Australia after they have ‘Gone Home’. Already several members have expressed their interest in this program.

The Society takes this opportunity to express its appreciation for the continuing support provided by its loyal supporter base.

Honour Board

BADEN-POWELL CIRCLE

$100 000+

Mr Dick Smith AO & Mrs Pip Smith

Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Ltd

Mr Paul P Andersen

Mr Anthony R Berg AM

Mr Marc Besen AO

Dr John H Bollig PhD OAM AAA

Mr Robert Bryan

Mr Kenneth J Butterworth

Mr John T Cameron

Mr Keith Carmody

Mr Robert B Coles

Dr Peter J Davis

Mr David W De La Coeur

Mr Peter J Evans

Mr Robin H Fildes OAM

Mr Peter N Fleming MBE

Mr William A Gillespie OAM

Mrs Shirley W Greathead

Mr Frederick L Hall AM

Mr William Hayward

Mr Eric C Howie

Mr Gordon W Ingate

Mr Brian L Jones OAM

Mr A Geoff Lee AM

Mr Owen Longfield

Mrs Skye McGregor

Mr N Frank Mitchell

Mr Richard Montgomery

Mr Baillieu Myer AC

Mr Richard J D Oliver AM

Mr Rodney O’Neil

Mr Max A Otto BE JP

Mr J Bruce Parncutt

Mr Ian A Parsons

Miss Florence V M Pidgeon AM

Mr Allan G Preece

Mr John B Prescott AC

Mr Robert Rich

Mr Alan E Richmond

Mrs Gina H Rinehart

Mr George W Roberts OBE

Cmdre Dacre H D Smyth

AO RAN Rtd

Mr John G Spalvins

Mrs Edith C Stewart

Mr J W M Tidex DFC

Sir Bruce D Watson AC Kt

Mr Robert J White AO

Mr AGD White OAM

Mr Laurence E Wilkins

The Hon Sir John Young

AC KCMG

Mr Alan T Douglas

Mr John B Fairfax AO

Colonel John Hill MBE OAM ED Rtd

Mr John D Leece OAM

Mr Peter F Perini

Mrs Barbara W Shearer

Mr Allan H Waterworth

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE

$50 000 - $99 999

Mr Robert O Albert AO RFD RD

Mr Miles D Barclay QS

Mr R G N Fabris OAM

Mr Frank D Goudge

Mr Norman Lees

Mr Brian T Loton AC

Mr John R McIllwain

Mrs Vicki Parsons

Mr Allan J Rogers AM

Mr Neil M Westaway AM

BENEFACTORS CIRCLE

$25 000 - $49 999

The National Executive Committee of

Scouts Australia would like to thank

you for your continued support and

encouragement of our work of the past

year. Your dedication and spirit motivates

and inspires us to strive for more in the

upcoming year, and has helped shape

Scouting into what it is today.

thank you to all our Volunteers and Supporters

AUSTRAINING INTERNATIONAL

DICK AND PIP SMITH

Armidale Central

Dubbo South

Warren

Our SponsorsThe support and financial contributions of our sponsors has been

very much appreciated at every level within the Association:


Scouts Australia would like to express sincere thanks to everyone who submitted photos through the year. Submissions by Ryan Beeby, Bridget Clark, Gabriel Dubler, Jason Juretic, Peter Mason,

Alan Murray, Johnathan Morey, Paul Muldoon, Natasha Omar, Michael Rice, Greg Rollo, Dion Selton, Nicole Strachan, Mike Stoba, Aaron Tomlins, Colin Walker, Aaron Wardle, Nipuna Wickremaratne,

1st Caringbah Scout Group, Belrose Cubs, Shailer Park Scout Group, AJ2013 photographers, Adventurous Activities School photographers, Coastal Plains District Spy Camp photographers, International

Scouting photographers, New Zealand Venture and Jamboree photographers, New South Wales Branch and Queensland Branch, among others were used in the production of this publication.

Scouts Australia Institute of Training

17/332 Handford Road

Taigum QLD 4018

Tel: 07 3216 2314

Fax: 07 3216 2315

Email: [email protected]

National Youth Program Office

1/34 Brinkworth Street

South Plympton SA 5038

Mobile: 0410 402 123


International Office c/o 89 Kitchener Street

Garran ACT 2605

Mobile: 0418 365 664


Website: www.international.scouts.com.au

Australian Capital Territory branch

89 Kitchener Street

Garran ACT 2605

Tel: 02 6282 5211


New South Wales branch

Level 1, Quad 3

102 Bennelong Parkway

Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127

Tel: 02 9735 9000


Northern Territory branch

22 Bauhinia Street

Nightcliff NT 0810

Tel: 08 8948 0994


Queensland branch

32 Dixon Street

Auchenflower QLD 4066

Tel: 07 3870 7000


South Australian branch

211 Glen Osmond Road

Frewville SA 5063

Tel: 08 8130 6000


Tasmanian branch

The Lea Scout Centre

330 Proctors Road

Kingston TAS 7050

Tel: 03 6229 9385


Victorian branch

152 Forster Road

Mt Waverley VIC 3149

Tel: 03 8543 9800


Western Australian branch

Baden-Powell House

581 Murray Street

West Perth WA 6005

Tel: 08 9480 4200


Lord baden-Powell Society

Scouts Australia House

Level 1, 8 Help Street

Chatswood NSW 2067

Tel: 02 8440 5908


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site for ‘The Scout Experience: Ready for Life’, project run by Scouts Mexico, aimed at delivering an intensive Scouting Program to develop around 200 youth in the most at-risk Mexican communities.

National OfficeScouts Australia House

Level 1, 8 Help Street

Chatswood NSW 2067

Tel: 02 9413 1133

Fax: 02 9413 1177


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