Mulga Group News
30 May 2022
It’s a wet day at the Arboretum but come down and enjoy the celebrations of Reconciliation Day. Take some time to learn about our shared histories and cultures and to explore how we can all contribute to achieve reconciliation in Australia. Buy a sausage while you’re here. Onions are on point.
April 2022
Mulga Scout Group held another successful Anzac Day Dawn Service in 2022.
A big thank you to the Lake Tuggeranong Sea Scouts that allowed us to use their hall and facilities. It has been decided that this will be an annual event joint between LTSS and Mulga
February 2022
A great weekend fundraising at the Canberra Show.
Thank you to all the volunteers that came out and to our Group Leader Caroline for your hardwork and amazing organisation skills
Heading to the Canberra Show 25-27 February? Be sure to say g’day to our scouts who will be helping you in the carpark.
Mulga Scout Group are holding our annual Clean Up Australia Day event on Sunday March 6th from 13:30-15:00 at the Point Hut district Pond in Gordon
Please visit our Group Page to support us at https://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/fundraisers/mulgascoutgroup/mulga-scout-group
Each year the Mulga Scout Group holds an Anzac Day Dawn Service in the grounds beside the Scout Hall. During the Service we project the War Memorial Dawn Service onto a big screen, we have youth members perform a guard of honour, youth members and leaders doing readings and we finish off with a breakfast.
In the past this service has been for the Scouting Members and their families, however this year we are looking to invite the local community to join us in the ceremony. We would like to invite your members and their families to join us at dawn on Anzac Day to take part in all or some of our service and breakfast.
Please note that there is a charge for the breakfast component of the service to allow us to cover costs. For those who would like to join us for breakfast we serve bacon and egg rolls with a hot drink for $5 per person, however as a sign of thanks and respect all Service Personal receive breakfast free of charge. Scouting members also have the option to receive a badge for an additional $2 each.
Mulga Scout Group has moved over to Operoo!!
Operoo is an Australian based business adopted by many schools and clubs across Australia including Scouts in other states. In Operoo, parents create an account/profile for their child which is then shared with Scouts ACT. This record is owned and maintained by the parents/guardians and can be updated or deleted at any time.
All families will shortly receive an email inviting you to create your account in the Operoo system. This prompts you to record your contact details and child's medical information which you then elect to share with Scouts ACT. Once shared, this information is then visible to your child's Scout leaders who can access this as required. Please note, as per normal Scout processes, this information is only shared with Scout Leaders who have direct responsibility for the care of your child.
Sharing your child’s profile will also allow Leaders to send you activity consent forms though the Operoo App which can then be consented to online. A key benefit of Operoo is the removal of filling out emergency contact details and health / medical information every time your child attends an activity (unless changes/updates to this information occur).
You can download the Operoo app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Over time Scouts ACT will be rolling out the ability to pay for certain activities (e.g camps) through Operoo, so you will be able to pay for an activity at the time of providing consent.
For further information on Operoo please visit https://www.operoo.com/intro-for-parents/
Term 1, 2022 starts Mon 31 January 2022
We are looking forward to a great year with all our Scouting Members and Families
During the Covid-19 Shutdown in 2021 our Joey Scout Leader has created a resource for our families to assist with the Scout Program and Terrain, this can be found at https://sites.google.com/scoutsact.com.au/scoutsprogressionguide/home
