16th – 31st August 2019, GinGin and Bundaberg

Que managed to hitch a lift on a RACQ vehicle from Gladstone to Bundaberg.  Whilst at Bundaberg, Que was given a tour of several scout halls, following this she headed to GinGin where she assisted with sausage sizzle and doughnut fund raising activities, and met local...

26th August 2019, Manly

There was an opportunity to visit a Sea Scout Hall, and Matilda followed an RDSO to a OAS Benchmarking meeting at Bayside Sea Scout Group at Manly.  There were lots of cubs, scouts, venturer, rovers and leaders who attended the presentation and asked lots of...

26th August 2019, Auchenflower

Scouting in Queensland is supported by the efforts of staff at the Scout Headquarters at Auchenflower.  The staff carry out a range of duties the include coordinating many areas of scouting such as finances, campsite booking, property, enrolments, training courses,...

18th August 2019, Woodridge

Setting up a new scout group is never easy.  A lot of work goes into training the leaders, and making sure they are confident enough to run the scout program on their own.  So, when the opportunity came to visit some new leaders of the Muslim Crescent Group at...

18th August 2019, Morningside

Matilda had heard a lot about the Outdoor Activities Scheme (OAS) and benchmarking and wanted to find out more.  She heard that a, OAS session was being held at Morningside Scout Hall by an old friend and went over to hear the presentation.  When she got there, she...

9th – 16th August 2019, Gladstone

After leaving the company of the Mackay leaders attending the 4 wheel drive course, Que headed to Port Curtis District, Gladstone.  Port Curtis district is a very old district which was first formed in 1957.  Following its formation, the district has been closed and...