Scouting and Guiding in Western Australia

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Scouting in Western Australia is predominantly represented by a branch of Scouts Australia and Girl Guides Western Australia, a member organisation of Girl Guides Australia.

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Scouting began in Western Australia in 1908 when eighteen-year-old Frank Roche from Spearwood established the first Scout Patrol. By the end of 1909 there were 416 members in 16 groups. In 1912, the Founder, Robert Baden-Powell visited Perth.

Girl Guides started in Western Australia in 1915 in a very formal way when the Women's Service Guild staged a public meeting, under Vice Regal patronage, in the Perth Town Hall on 28 June 1915. The Governor moved, "That a Girl Guide Association be formed in this State and that we apply to the Girl Guide Association of Great Britain for a warrant". [1]

Scouts Australia

Western Australia
Western Australia (Scouts Australia).png
Owner Scouts Australia
Headquarters133 Scarborough Beach Rd, Mt Hawthorn WA 6016
CountryAustralia
Membership7,200
Chief Scout (WA)His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson APM
Chief CommissionerAyden Mackenzie
Website
scoutswa.com.au
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The Branch is organised around districts:

Perth Metropolitan Districts

Regional Districts

Activities

A Scout Gang Show started in Perth in 1962 (and currently in recess). Two Australian Scout Jamborees have been held in Western Australia in 1979/80 and 1994/95.

Sea Scouts in Western Australia are active. The premier Sea Scout Competition in WA is the Master Mariners competition. The Junior Shield is currently[ when? ] held by Canning Sea Scouts, the Senior Shield by Canning Venturer Sea Scouts and the Rover Oar by Pelican Point Rover Crew. There are currently[ when? ] 10 sea scout groups in WA.

There is a Scout Water Activity Centre located in Como that land-based groups can use. An annual regatta is held there.

Air Scouts is currently represented by the Bullsbrook Air Scout Group.

Facilities

Scouts WA Adventure Centres

Other facilities

Major branch events

The following are the major competitions that are held in Western Australia.

Scouts

Venturer Scouts

Rovers

Water Activities/Sea Scouts (involving more than one section)

History

In 2015, Western Australia's biggest scout group's meeting place and hall (1st Mandurah Scouts) was bulldozed, after the City of Mandurah sold the property to supermarket giant Aldi. [7]

Girl Guiding Western Australia

Girl Guides Western Australia
HeadquartersBelmont, Western Australia
Country Australia
Founded28 June 1914
Membership2,600
State CommissionerLinda Elezovich
Affiliation Girl Guides Australia
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Website
www.girlguideswa.org.au
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Girl Guides Western Australia is one of the seven member organisations of Girl Guides Australia [8] Girl Guides WA has around 2,600 members. [9]

Girl Guide units operate throughout the state and are organised into regions:

Centenary

From 28 June 2014 to 28 June 2015, Girl Guides WA celebrated 100 years of Guiding in Western Australia. A number of events and special projects were organised for the occasion, including a Centenary Dinner for adult members, past members and supporters, "Jamboree with a Difference" and collection of information for the state archives. [10]

Our Barn

Girl Guides WA operates "Our Barn" in York [11] The original building on the property is from the Victorian Era and was originally the stables of Haversham House. It has a rich history, and was used by the Red Cross in World War II as a convalescent home for the armed services. Our Barn was converted into a dormitory by Girl Guides WA in the 1970s and officially opened as a Guide Property in 1977. [12]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ History of Guiding in Western Australia Archived 15 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Home - Scouts WA". 29 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "OneCamp 2023 – Eclipse". Scouts Western Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Perth Concert Hall". perthconcerthall.com.au. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ↑ http://www.mi.warovers.com.au/ [ bare URL ]
  6. ↑ Waylen Bay Sea Scouts
  7. ↑ https://www.mandurah.wa.gov.au/~/media/Files/CoM/City-and-Council/Council/Council-and-Committee-Meetings/Agendas-and-Minutes/2015/Governance-and-Infrastructure/GI-Meeting-Agenda-Feb-17.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  8. ↑ Girl Guides Australia. "Where is Guiding Available".
  9. ↑ About Guides WA Archived 1 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Girl Guides WA (April 2013). WagTale.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Guide Camp sites Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Girl Guides Western Australia. "Our Barn, York- Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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