Cessnock City Scout Group
10½ to 15 years
Scouts is one of the best kept secrets for young people aged 11 to 15, and no wonder! It is the biggest and most successful youth organisations in Australia - not to mention the world - with thousands of boys and girls enjoying an almost unlimited range of activities.
As a Scout you’ll receive expert instruction in a wide variety of outdoor skills, together with the all-important basic theory to make sure you don't get lost and can deal with life’s emergencies. You’ll go on camps with a few friends, the whole troop, or join thousands of boys and girls for fun and adventure at a national Jamboree.
Scouts aren’t told what to do by adults. Your Scout Leaders are there to help you and give you direction but you are involved in planning your activities and making decisions with the other members of your Scout Troop.
Scout Meetings
Scouts meet on Tuesday nights (during school terms) from 6.30 to 8.30PM. Feel free to stop by and visit to see first hand what our 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 Scouts before you decide if you would like to join them up. Sometimes Scouts 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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Scout Award Scheme
The Scout Section Award Scheme is divided into the following components:
- Scoutcraft Badge
- Target Badges.
- Proficiency Badges.
- Patrol Activity Badges.
- Cords
- The Scout Leadership Course.
- The Leadership Activity
- The Australian Scout Medallion.
The Award Scheme provides the main focus for the Patrol and Troop activity and gives suitable recognition to Scouts for achievement. Following a Scout’s Investiture, they complete the Scoutcraft Badge and then may earn Targets to become a Pioneer, Explorer and Adventurer Scout. Target requirements provide for going places and doing the adventurous, appealing things that Scouts enjoy, including camping, hiking, exploring, swimming, boating, track and field, fitness activities, and environment projects and practices, usually in the company of the Patrol or other Scouts.
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Australian Scout Medallion
The Australian Scout Medallion is the pinnacle of the Scout Section and is a milestone in a youth member’s journey through the Movement. To earn the Australian Scout Medallion the Scout must complete the Adventurer Level Cord, including organising one of the following events that will run for 2 nights: 30km hike, 45km canoe expedition (50 percent increase) or a 120km bike ride (400 percent increase). The scout must also complete at least 10 hours of community service, be of good character, have attended a Scout leadership course and undertake a leadership project, and complete a report on this. The Scout will then be presented with the Australian Scout Medallion, a badge to put on the scouts uniform for Venturer and Rover Scouts, and a certificate, presented by the Governor of their state.
Scout Unform
The Scout uniform consists of a dark blue shirt with the Section colour, which is green, 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 Scout first joins and is invested into the Troop they will receive a number of badges that need to be sewn onto the uniform. Afterwards during their time in Scouts 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.