Scouting in Queensland
Encyclopedia
Scouting and Guiding in Queensland is predominantly represented by Scouts Queensland, a branch of Scouts Australia
in the State of Queensland
, Australia
and Girl Guides Queensland, a member of Girl Guides Australia. There is a small representation of the Australian Baden-Powell Scouts' Association.
On 15 August 1974, The Scout Association of Australia, Queensland Branch, was incorporated by Letters Patent issued by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in pursuance of the Religious Education Charitable Institutions Act 1861–1967. All Members of Groups, Districts, Areas, Regions, and Branch Committees, Leaders and Youth Members belong to this body corporate.
In the 1930s, a number of Groups resisted centralisation by the Boy Scouts Association. The Mount Morgan Scouts were independent from 1939 until 1957, and this was part of the reason for the resignation of the Governor of Queensland as Chief Scout of the Queensland Branch.
Before 1939, the Boy Scouts’ Association
in the United Kingdom
sponsored juvenile immigration to Queensland.
The Scout Association of Australia, Queensland Branch Act 1975 was an Act by the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. This Act made provisions for the vesting of property and related purposes in the Corporation styled “The Scout Association of Australia, Queensland Branch”.
The first Guide administrative meeting place was the YWCA rooms in Adelaide Street, Brisbane in 1920, but the name “Girl Guide Headquarters” was not used until the third established office in Victory Chambers, Queen Street in 1923.
Scouting in Queensland is divided into regions:
The Baden-Powell Heritage Centre located at Samford
and the Heritage Archival Reference Centre at Auchenflower hold heritage material on Scouting in Queensland and help Scouts with the Heritage Badge.
The Baden-Powell Guild
also operates in Queensland and has many Sub-Branches and Members.
There is a Scout Air Activities Centre at Archerfield
, Brisbane
.
Web Access Made Easy has been recently founded by Scouts Queensland to be an internet service provider in Queensland and to support the Branch.
The Scout Supply Centre is a Scout Shop in Auchenflower, Brisbane
, for the provision of Scout uniforms, badges, books etc.
There has been a Brisbane Gang Show
since 1953. At 53 years old, it is currently one of the five oldest Gang shows in the World.
VenMX is a scouting competition hike open to all Scouts and Guides between the ages of 14 and 18. It is held on the Queensland Labourday long week end in May each year. Its location is kept a secret and participants are dropped off to the location and handed their maps.
The Brisbane
Gang Show
is an amateur
theatrical performance. It is the second longest continuously running Gang Show in the world starting in 1952 and being performed each year since. The show is held in July each year at the Schonell Theatre
, University of Queensland
.
.
Girl Guides Queensland is divided into 24 regions, including two that cover the whole State for disabled girls (Nowra Region) and Lone Guides (Lones region).:
A Queensland Guide Museum was opened in Brisbane in 2008.
Scouts Australia
Scouts Australia is an organisation for children and young adults from 6 to 26 years of age. Scouts Australia is part of the global Scouting movement and has been a national member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement since 1953...
in the State of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Girl Guides Queensland, a member of Girl Guides Australia. There is a small representation of the Australian Baden-Powell Scouts' Association.
History
Whilst Scouting commenced in Queensland as early as 1908, it was initially part of the Boy Scout Association incorporated by King George V in his Royal Charter dated 4 January 1912. A number of changes have occurred since then and on 23 August 1967, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II incorporated The Australian Boy Scouts Association to what is known as “The Scout Association of Australia”. The Queensland Branch was declared the first Branch of that Association.On 15 August 1974, The Scout Association of Australia, Queensland Branch, was incorporated by Letters Patent issued by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in pursuance of the Religious Education Charitable Institutions Act 1861–1967. All Members of Groups, Districts, Areas, Regions, and Branch Committees, Leaders and Youth Members belong to this body corporate.
In the 1930s, a number of Groups resisted centralisation by the Boy Scouts Association. The Mount Morgan Scouts were independent from 1939 until 1957, and this was part of the reason for the resignation of the Governor of Queensland as Chief Scout of the Queensland Branch.
Before 1939, the Boy Scouts’ Association
The Scout Association
The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association in the United Kingdom. Scouting began in 1907 through the efforts of Robert Baden-Powell. The Scout Association was formed under its previous name, The Boy Scout Association, in 1910 by the grant...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
sponsored juvenile immigration to Queensland.
The Scout Association of Australia, Queensland Branch Act 1975 was an Act by the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. This Act made provisions for the vesting of property and related purposes in the Corporation styled “The Scout Association of Australia, Queensland Branch”.
The first Guide administrative meeting place was the YWCA rooms in Adelaide Street, Brisbane in 1920, but the name “Girl Guide Headquarters” was not used until the third established office in Victory Chambers, Queen Street in 1923.
Scouts Australia in Queensland
The current Chief Commissioner for Scouts Queensland is Maurice Law, AM.Scouting in Queensland is divided into regions:
- Brisbane North Region
- Brisbane South Region
- Central & Coastal Region
- Central Western Region
- Darling Downs Region
- Far North Region
- Gold Coast Region
- Kennedy Region
- Logan and Bay Region
- Moreton Region
- Near North Coast & Country Region
- North Western Region
- Capricorn Region
- Suncoast Region
- Western Region
- Wide Bay-Burnett Region
The Baden-Powell Heritage Centre located at Samford
Samford, Queensland
Samford is a valley community located in South East Queensland, Australia. It is roughly 21 km north west of Brisbane. The hilly area was first settled in the mid 1850s. The community is well catered for, with a number of sporting facilities, parks and museums.-Location:Samford is one of the...
and the Heritage Archival Reference Centre at Auchenflower hold heritage material on Scouting in Queensland and help Scouts with the Heritage Badge.
The Baden-Powell Guild
Baden-Powell Guild (Australia)
The Baden-Powell Guild of Australia is an Organisation of adults, who have previously been Youth Members or Leaders in the Scout or Guide Movements, and believe they never want to abandon the ideals and principles, that they grew up learning and perfecting. Every State of Australia has a "Branch"...
also operates in Queensland and has many Sub-Branches and Members.
There is a Scout Air Activities Centre at Archerfield
Archerfield, Queensland
Archerfield is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. Archerfield is a sparsely populated suburb, with most of the land being occupied by Archerfield Airport.-Airport:...
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
.
Web Access Made Easy has been recently founded by Scouts Queensland to be an internet service provider in Queensland and to support the Branch.
The Scout Supply Centre is a Scout Shop in Auchenflower, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, for the provision of Scout uniforms, badges, books etc.
There has been a Brisbane Gang Show
Gang Show
A Gang Show is a theatrical performance with a cast of youth members of Scouts and sometimes Guides too, by invitation. Adult leaders and parents help out behind the scenes. The aim of the shows is to give young people in Scouting and Guiding the opportunity to develop performance skills and...
since 1953. At 53 years old, it is currently one of the five oldest Gang shows in the World.
VenMX is a scouting competition hike open to all Scouts and Guides between the ages of 14 and 18. It is held on the Queensland Labourday long week end in May each year. Its location is kept a secret and participants are dropped off to the location and handed their maps.
The Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
Gang Show
Gang Show
A Gang Show is a theatrical performance with a cast of youth members of Scouts and sometimes Guides too, by invitation. Adult leaders and parents help out behind the scenes. The aim of the shows is to give young people in Scouting and Guiding the opportunity to develop performance skills and...
is an amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
theatrical performance. It is the second longest continuously running Gang Show in the world starting in 1952 and being performed each year since. The show is held in July each year at the Schonell Theatre
Schonell Theatre
The Schonell Theatre is a Theatre and Cinema complex at the University of Queensland. It consists of Theatre One: a 420 seat , single auditorium theatre capable of hosting projected cinematic films, musical performances, plays and lectures; Theatre 2, a 175 seat cinema and the Cement Box Theatre. ...
, University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
.
Girl Guides Queensland
Guide House, the State Office, is at HerstonHerston, Queensland
Herston is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 3 km north of the Brisbane CBD.- Geography :Herston is dominated by the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital...
.
Girl Guides Queensland is divided into 24 regions, including two that cover the whole State for disabled girls (Nowra Region) and Lone Guides (Lones region).:
- Andrew Petrie Region
- Archerfield Region
- Brisbane North Region
- Capricorn Region
- Central Queensland/Matilda Region
- Coral Coast Region
- Curtis Region
- Dalrymple Region
- Darling Downs Region
- Far West Region
- Flinders Region
- Gold Coast Region
- Jepara Region
- John Oxley Region
- Lones Region
- Major Mitchell Region
- Moogerah Region
- Moreton Region
- Nowra Region
- South Burnett Region
- Southern Border Region
- Sunshine Coast Region
- Tropical Tableland (formerly Cape York Region)
- Wide Bay Region
A Queensland Guide Museum was opened in Brisbane in 2008.
External links
- Queensland Scout Branch web page
- List of Groups
- Map of Groups
- Scout Supply Centre
- Baden-Powell Heritage Centre & Museum, Baden-Powell Park, Cash Avenue, SamfordSamford, QueenslandSamford is a valley community located in South East Queensland, Australia. It is roughly 21 km north west of Brisbane. The hilly area was first settled in the mid 1850s. The community is well catered for, with a number of sporting facilities, parks and museums.-Location:Samford is one of the...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... - Baden-Powell Guild - Queensland Inc.