News - Scouts NSW

Dedication to Joey Scouts rewarded with Silver Kangaroo

Parents who volunteer with Scouts get more out of it than they could ever imagine. That's the belief of one of our Silver Kangaroo recipients in this year's Scouts Australia Adult Recognition Awards.

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Wed 21 Aug 2024

The adventure of a lifetime at State Rally

More than 2000 attendees were scattered across Cataract Activity Centre’s 163ha for the annual State Rally.

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Tue 13 Aug 2024

Unexpected ambush at State Alpine School

The Dick and Pip Smith Leadership Through Adventure Fund helped a Venturer Scout develop her on-snow skills at the Scouts NSW State Alpine School.

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Mon 05 Aug 2024

2024 Adult Recognition Award (ARA) recipients

Congratulations to the 369 adult volunteers in Scouts NSW who were recognised in this year’s Scouts Australia Adult Recognition Awards.

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Thu 01 Aug 2024

Taking on the weather at Scouts NSW State Alpine School

Rapidly changing weather conditions tested the resilience and adaptability of 90 Scouts at the annual Scouts NSW State Alpine School in the Snowy Mountains.

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Fri 26 Jul 2024

Rover Scouts' outback cultural connection

Endless vistas, sacred spaces, and about 8000km travelled – a road trip to the Red Centre was the adventure of a lifetime for a group of Forest Rover Scouts. Aidan Brisebois received a $10,000 Dick and Pip Smith Leadership Through Adventure Fund grant to help fund the 17-day roundtrip.

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Thu 18 Jul 2024

Careful what you Swiss for at Kandersteg

When Zoe Cowen applied to work in Switzerland over the European Summer, she did not expect cows to be one of the biggest features on her hike risk assessments.

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Wed 10 Jul 2024

Hard work and dedication pay off for peak award recipients

The pathway to a peak award is full of twists and turns and this was certainly the case for the latest cohort of recipients. Today, 29 Venturer Scouts and three Rover Scouts were presented with their peak awards at a special ceremony at Government House, Sydney.

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Sat 22 Jun 2024

Learning about environment through fun of Bluey

Two Venturer Scouts from South Coast and Tablelands Region tapped into their Joey Scouts’ love of Bluey with a day built around the theme.

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Tue 18 Jun 2024

2024 King’s Birthday Honours Scouts NSW recipients

Scouts NSW volunteers were recognised in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours list for their contribution to their local communities.

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Mon 10 Jun 2024

Adventure of a lifetime at Kandersteg for three Rover Scouts

The European summer has just begun, and three Scouts NSW members are ready for the experience of a lifetime, working at Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in Switzerland.

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Fri 07 Jun 2024

Adult Leaders step up into new roles

Assistant Chief Commissioner Program Lachie Page has recently made new appointments to his team. Get to know the members who have stepped into these Deputy Assistant Chief Commissioner and State Commissioner roles.

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Thu 16 May 2024

Scouts connect with Purpose at GG's Camp

Thousands of Scouts had a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience, camping on the lawns of Government House in Canberra at GG’s Camp.

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Mon 22 Apr 2024

Venturer Scouts challenge themselves at Dragon Skin 2024

With clear skies and warm temperatures, the 2024 edition of Dragon Skin will be remembered as one of the best ever.

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Tue 16 Apr 2024

Scouts on world stage at United Nations

In the next part of our series recognising 50 years of female youth members (1973-2023), we talk to Meg Cummins about all the opportunities Scouts has offered.

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Fri 27 Oct 2023

Volunteers the backbone of Cuboree 2023

Scouts NSW members put their myriad of skills to good use, with almost 1000 volunteering their time to deliver Cuboree 2023. 790 adult members, including Leaders, Adult Helpers, Rover Scouts and Fellowship members volunteered their time, as did 248 Scouts and 77 Venturer Scouts who acted as Junior Service Leaders at the event.

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Tue 10 Oct 2023

Highlights from the Cuboree 2023 Explorer's Journal

Almost 1600 Cub Scouts jumped, slid, ran and laughed their way through Cuboree 2023 at Cataract Activity Centre from 29 September to 3 October. Check out some of the highlights from across the event, captured by the Cuboree 2023 volunteer media team and published daily in The Explorers Journal, the camp newspaper.

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Fri 06 Oct 2023

Scouts NSW and author Susanne Gervay join forces against bullying

To be a good Scout, bullying is out. That’s the message being shared with more than 1600 Cub Scouts as part of Cuboree 2023 later this month.

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Mon 18 Sep 2023