Improvements for Camp Coutts

Like each group within the South Metropolitan Region, 1st Caringbah has a site at Camp Coutts. Set within the Heathcote National Park, it is a magnificent setting but of course needs maintenance to keep the site usable. A plan was laid out to try to level some more...                

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Clean Up Australia Day

In another joint event, we had joeys, cubs and scouts all at Gunnamatta Park to help with the litter clear up inspired by Clean Up Australia Day. It was important that the risks were explained to those who would be picking up litter so that they could be...                                      

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Founders’ Day

Founders’ Day is a celebration held on the birthday of the founder of Scouts, Lord Baden-Powell and his wife, Olave Baden-Powell, founder of guides (both 22 February). This year we marked this with a fun day (albeit a couple of days later) in the outdoors. Mixing Joeys, Cubs...

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Family Camp – Jervis Bay

A couple of times a year we hold family camps. Young people from all of the sections are invited to come along with their parents and siblings for a weekend away. This time around, we went to Bristol Point near Jervis Bay thanks to the organisation by Cheetah....                          

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Boree Regatta

The younger sections from 1st Caringbah joined nearly a thousand young people and leaders for the annual region Boree Regatta. The cubs, scouts and venturers were camping and the joeys joined them for the day on Saturday. This year’s theme was Pirates and activities included raft building, raft...

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Region Campfire

The annual Joey Campfire was held today which is an event for all of the Joey Mobs from the region. As you would imagine, the Joeys are a bit small to do their own event so it is organised with the help of the Rovers. The training centre...                                                                        

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Leaders Honoured

After the Anzac Day Dawn parade, the Joeys, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers joined the regional leaders to present awards to leaders from Lilli Pilli   Other Caringbah leaders were given recognition awards at a ceremony in the scout hall...                                                                        

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