Wakalatoe Cub Pack

7½ to 11 years

A Cub Scout Pack comprises up to 24 boys and girls aged 7 ½ to 11 years who take off together on an exciting trail to adventure! The well trained volunteer Leaders are known by names taken from the famous story, The Jungle Book. Cub Scouts follow on from Joey Scouts and lead into Scouts.

Cub Scouts get to canoe and sail, visit Rural Fire services and volunteer rescue units, airports, museums and the zoo. They go on camps and bushwalks, and can earn a number of different badges that they can display on their Cub Scout uniform or camp blanket. These Achievment Badges include sport, boating, cycling, entertaining, gardening, pet care, naturecraft, construction, science, codes and signals, with Specialist Badges for achievements in waterwise, world conservation, local history, faith awarness and 'their service - our heritage' also available.

Cub Scout Meetings

Cub Scouts meet on Wednesday nights (during school terms) from 6.30 to 8.00PM. Feel free to stop by and visit to see first hand what our Cub Scouts do each week. Your child can visit and attend a couple of meetings at no cost, and no obligation, to see if they like Cub's before you decide if you would like to join them up. Sometimes Cubs may change their meeting night to attend something special, such as a joint meeting with other Sections or Groups, so if you wish to check first please contact our Group Leader on 0427 468 027 (Martin) to confirm the next meeting.

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Cub Scout Award Scheme

Cub Scouts can earn a number of different badges that can be displayed on their uniform or camp blanket/shirt. There are 3 parts to the Cub Scout Award Scheme:

  • the Boomerang Scheme;
  • the Achievement Scheme;
  • the Grey Wolf Award.

Boomerang Award

The Boomerang Scheme is the major part of Cub Scout training and is the method that helps to achieve self-responsibility, outdoor Scouting, aims and principles, awareness, values, creativity and world awareness.

There are three Boomerang levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each Boomerang level has 14 parts. For each Boomerang, parts one to seven must be completed and of parts eight to 14, three must be completed. You can do the tasks in any order, except for number seven - Promise and Law - which must be completed last and signed off by your Cub Scout Leader.

Achievment Badges

Achievement badges give you the opportunity to concentrate on your areas of interest. There are 34 badges to choose from. Each badge has two levels and the Cub chooses which level they would like to achieve. There are four groups of Achievement badges consisting of the following badges for each:

Arts and Literature

  • Art and Design;
  • Entertainer;
  • Handcraft;
  • Handyworker;
  • Literature;
  • Masks and Sculpture;
  • Musician;
  • Photography.

Nature, Science and Technology

  • Animals and Birds;
  • Bushcraft;
  • Codes and Signals;
  • Engineer;
  • Flight;
  • Gardener;
  • Information Technology;
  • Naturalist;
  • Scientist;
  • Space;
  • Weather.

Sports and Recreation

  • Athlete;
  • Canoeing;
  • Collector;
  • Cooking;
  • Cyclist;
  • Fishing;
  • Pets;
  • Sailing;
  • Sports;
  • Swimmer.

Our World

  • Citizenship;
  • First Aider;
  • International Culture;
  • Traveller;
  • World Friendship.

Special Interest Badges

As well as the Achievement Badges, you can earn a number of special interest badges. You will need one of these for your Grey Wolf Award. These badges are:

  • Landcare Badge;
  • Local History Badge;
  • Waterwise Badge;
  • Our Heritage Badge;
  • Language Emblem;
  • Faith Awareness Badge;
  • World Conservation Badge;
  • Cub Scout Leadership Course Badge.

Grey Wolf Award

This is the pinnacle of the Cub Scout Section. The requirements for earning the Grey Wolf Award are:

  1. Gold Boomerang Badge.
  2. Have participated in a minimum of four outdoor activities in the past 12 months.
    1. One of which must be an overnight camp.
    2. One should be an interpack activity.
    3. Using a map, plan and lead a bushwalk of at least two hours duration with your leader and a group of Cub Scouts (3-6 youth members).
  3. In the past 12 months have attended two Pack Councils.
  4. Have completed four Level Two Achievement Badges (one from each category) and have completed one Special Interest Badge.
  5. Develop and present a resource for your Six or Pack based on your understanding of the Jungle Books. Suggestions: A game (active, board or card); skit/play, puppets or a booklet; a shoebox diorama.

The Grey Wolf Award is the height of any Cub's scouting life and is usually presented at a major ceremony or event, or a significant Group ceremony. Recipients receive the Grey Wolf badge which, together with the 3 Boomerang badges, completes the large diamond shape on the Cub Scout uniform left sleeve, plus a Grey Wolf certificate and their name will be placed on the Grey Wolf honour role in our Scout Hall. When the Cub moves into the Scout Section they are permitted to wear the Grey Wolf badge on the left sleeve of their Scout shirt for a period of 12 months or until they earn the Red level Pioneer badge.

Cub Unform

The Cub Scout uniform consists of a dark blue shirt with the Section colour, which is yellow, across the sleeve, yoke and collar. A blue or moss-green belt, Group scarf, and a woggle, also form part of the uniform.

Badge Placement

When a Cub first joins and is invested into the Pack they will receive a number of badges that need to be sewn onto the uniform. Afterwards during their time in Cubs they will earn various achievment badges and/or special interest badges. All of these have a designated location on the uniform they need to be placed.

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