Scouting and Guiding in the Australian Capital Territory

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Scouting and Guiding in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) of Australia is predominantly represented by the branch of Scouts Australia, and Girl Guides NSW and ACT, a member of Girl Guides Australia.

Australian Capital Territory Federal territory of Australia, containing the capital city, Canberra

The Australian Capital Territory is a federal territory of Australia, located in the south-east of the country and enclaved within the state of New South Wales. It contains Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

Scouts Australia

Scouts Australia, officially The Scout Association of Australia, is the largest Scouting organisation in Australia and is a registered member organisation of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. It operates personal development programs for children and young adults from 6 to 25 years of age in Australia and Australian territories. Scouts Australia was formed in 1958 and was incorporated in 1967. Scouts Australia's programs were opened to girls after 1971.

Girl Guides Australia

Girl Guides Australia (GGA) is the national Guiding organisation in Australia. Its mission is to empower girls and young women to grow into confident, self-respecting members of the community. Membership is open to all girls and young women from all cultures, faiths and traditions. Guiding groups formed in Australia as early as 1909, and by 1920 Girl Guide Associations had been formed in six states. In 1926 the State Associations federated and formed a national organisation which became a founding member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. It has 30,000 members including 18,000 youth members, aged 5 to 17. Over a million Australian women are or have been Guides. The Girl Guide emblem incorporates the Commonwealth Star.

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In 2015, the structure of the Regions changed from 5 Regions to 2, the Northern and Southern Region, each managed by a Region Commissioner and their team.

Prior to 2015, the Branch was divided into five Scout regions, each headed by a Regional Commissioner:-

Tuggeranong Cadastral in Australian Capital Territory

The District of Tuggeranong is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The district comprises nineteen suburbs and occupies 117 square kilometres (45 sq mi) to the east of the Murrumbidgee River.

Belconnen Australian Capital Territory

The District of Belconnen is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), used in land administration. The district is subdivided into 25 divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. The district of Belconnen lies entirely within the bounds of the city of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

Gungahlin Australian Capital Territory

The District of Gungahlin is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. Gungahlin is an Aboriginal word meaning either "white man's house" or "little rocky hill".

There are 28 Scout Groups including three Sea Scout Groups, an Air Scout Group, a Police Scout Group and a Mountain Scout Group.

Sea Scout

Sea Scouts are members of the international Scouting movement, with a particular emphasis on boating and water-based activities. These activities can be on the sea, rivers or lakes. Sea Scouts can provide a chance to sail, cruise on boats, learn navigation, learn how to work on engines and compete in regattas. Sea Scouts often have distinctive uniforms. In some countries or Scout organizations, Sea Scouting is a program just for older Scouts.

The Air Scout Group traces its roots back to 1925, as the 2nd Canberra (formed 1925) and the 1st Yarralumla Groups merged in 1961 to create the LaTrobe Park Group, which later became the Air Scouts Group. The Police Scout Group was formed more recently in 1999 as an experiment to attract young people new to Scouting. As well as the normal program, it has an interest in crime prevention and police awareness.

Girl Guides Australia

Girl Guides Australia are represented in the ACT by Girl Guides NSW & ACT. [1]

Scouting started in New South Wales, a State of Australia, in 1908. In the early years, local Boy Scout patrols and troops formed independently and several separate associations began operating including the Chums Scout Patrols, League of Boy Scouts, Girl Peace Scouts, Boys Brigade Scouts and Church Lads Brigade Scouts. These were later joined by The Boy Scouts Association, The Girl Guides Association and Life-Saving Scouts and Life Saving Guards of the Salvation Army. Some local Scout groups moved between associations.

History

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Boy Scouts being reviewed in Canberra in 1927

The Branch started in 1981, but Scouting started much earlier with the formation of the 1st Canberra Scout Group in Canberra in 1917. [2] “The First Canberra Federal Scout Troop” was originally registered on 27 January 1917. [3] This Group appears to have closed for a while, as it was reregistered in 1925, the year when the 2nd and 3rd Canberra Scout Groups were formed. Prior to official registration, 1st Ainslie met as an unregistered Group in 1915/16. [3]

Canberra capital city of Australia

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of 410,301, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), 280 km (170 mi) south-west of Sydney, and 660 km (410 mi) north-east of Melbourne. A resident of Canberra is known as a Canberran. Although Canberra is the capital and seat of government, many federal government ministries have secondary seats in state capital cities, as do the Governor-General and the Prime Minister.

In 1927, Canberra Scouts together with members from other States provided support for the opening of Parliament House. The Scouts camped behind the Prime Minister's Lodge in Deakin. The scouts helped with car parking, carrying messages, and stoking the wood-fired boilers at the restaurant marquees. [4]

The following lists events that happened during 1927 in Australia.

Old Parliament House, Canberra former house of the Parliament of Australia

Old Parliament House, known formerly as the Provisional Parliament House, was the seat of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. The building began operation on 9 May 1927 after Parliament's relocation from Melbourne to the new capital, Canberra. In 1988, the Commonwealth Parliament transferred to the new Parliament House on Capital Hill. It also serves as a venue for temporary exhibitions, lectures and concerts.

The Lodge (Australia) official residence of the Prime Minister of Australia

The Lodge is the primary official residence of the Prime Minister of Australia, situated in the national capital Canberra. It is located at 5 Adelaide Avenue in the suburb of Deakin, a short distance away from Parliament House. The Lodge is one of two official prime ministerial residences, the secondary official residence being Kirribilli House in Sydney. The building was completed in 1927 in the Australian Georgian revival style, and has been renovated several times since then. It was not initially intended to be used as a permanent official residence, and several prime ministers have chosen to live elsewhere during their terms in office.

In 1934, Canberra Scouts attended the first Australian Scout Jamboree in Frankston, near Melbourne.

Lady Baden-Powell visited Canberra in 1948 and attended a reception in the grounds of Acton House. She visited again in 1967 when a rally was held at the Manuka Oval.

In 1957 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary, a camp was held in front of the Australian War Memorial.

Before 1981, Scouts in Canberra were part of the New South Wales branch Being part of the Queanbeyan and ACT District.

On 1 April 2006, Scouts in the Australian Capital Territory celebrated their branch's 25th anniversary with a party in Glebe Park, Canberra, where they were presented with the Key to the City of Canberra in recognition of service to the community. The scouts have decided to use the privilege to camp overnight in otherwise forbidden places in the city, for example on top of Mount Majura which is part of the Canberra Nature Park, under the Giant Mushroom in Belconnen Markets, in the middle of Page Oval and on an island in Lake Tuggeranong. [5]

In 2006 there are approximately 1800 scouts in Canberra and 430 adult scout leaders. [5]

Gang Shows

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References

  1. ↑ Girl Guides NSW & ACT Archived 2 August 2012 at Archive.is
  2. ↑ "photograph of members of the Fourteenth Canberra Troop of Boy scouts erecting a tent at an unidentified location near the Murrumbidgee River, in Australian Capital Territory". Learning content partnership. National Archives of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-02-14. ... although scouting began in Australia in 1908, the First Canberra Scout Troop was not formed until 1917; in 2005 the ACT had 37 troops and 8 Rover 'crews'.
  3. 1 2 "Development Diary". Woggle News. ACT Scouts. August 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  4. ↑ "Scouting ACT". ACT Scouts. Scouts Australia. Retrieved 2006-11-23.
  5. 1 2 Violante, Victor (2 April 2006). "Scouts win right for one night in forbidden places". The Canberra Times. p. 15.
  6. ↑ Canberra Gang Show
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