ASF - Victoria
Australian Scout Fellowship Victoria - Important Docs and News archive
VoF* newsletters, Calendar and Annual Reports
* VoF = Voice of Fellowship newsletter
2024
2023
2022
2021
VoF Newsletter - Vol 5 Number 3A - September 2021 (revised edition)
2020
ASF 2020 Annual Report to BHQ (Sept 2020)
2019
ASF 2019 Annual Report Part 1 (pages 1-15 scanned)
ASF 2019 Annual Report Part 2 (pages 16-22 scanned)
2018
2017
2016
HISTORY and REFERENCE
ASF Original Proposal
The proposal document authored by Dr William Wells in about 1990 regarding the initial formation of the ASF.
Download the information here, or download a copy of the original document here.
Important docs
Reference documents
Download and view the new
Opportunities for ASF Members (revised 24 August 2023).
ASF Divisions listing
See the latest updated list of active ASF divisions around Victoria, updated November 2023. Specific information about some of our ASF divisions is listed herein. Updates are very welcome.
ASF 2024 Gathering
Plans are afoot for the 2023 ASF Gathering and Geelong Mid-Year Event (a combined function).
Official Gathering PROGRAM coming soon.
ASF History
The ASF in Victoria was first discussed and proposed by Dr William Wells (former Chief Commissioner) in about 1990. He proposed the formation of the ASF to the Scouts National Executive Committee who accepted the proposal, and then he went on to set up the ASF. You can read about the early days here:
ASF 2023 Gathering
The 2023 (last year) ASF Gathering and Geelong Mid-Year Event (a combined function). You can still download and view information from the 2023 event here:
The official 2023 PROGRAM (revised 4 July 2023).
ASF Merchandise
A variety of ASF merchandise is available.
The ASF Scarf can be purchased from the Scout Shop Online, $19.95 (posted from Epping, Vic). The ASF Badge is also available ($2.50) from the Scout Shop Online.
The ASF Vic Council also manages the supply of various clothing items (with the ASF logo embroidered) including:
ASF polo shirts
Peaked caps
Hooded Fleecy jacket
Soft shell jacket
Buffalo cold-weather jacket.
Download the Merch Order Form here, including the order process (items are shipped form Sunbury). Pictures of the items are included on the order form.
ASF 2023 Calendar of Events
Download the 2023 Calendar of Events (updated in April 2023) here.
ASF Proposed Changes - 2022-2023
There are some key changes to the ASF that have been proposed, and to be implemented in the very near future. Download and read about these changes.
ASF at District level - Important?
There has been some discussion about shutting down the ASF at District level, as mentioned in the "Proposed Changes" item above. Read about why District-level ASF is important.
Earlier news follows:
Working Bee / Social and Service - Mataranka 19-20 Nov 2022
The folks at Mataranka Scout Camp (near Dunolly) are keen for assistance on 19-20 November. See more details here.
ASF 2022 Metro Gathering (September 10th)
*** PLEASE NOTE *** due to a lack of numbers, this Metro Gathering event will not go ahead in September.
What's the future of the ASF? Come along and hear the news from the Assistant Chief Commissioner about the future of the ASF, and the changes that could be in store! You cannot afford to miss this event - it might affect you!
The third annual ASF Metro Gathering will be Saturday 10 September in Mitcham. Download and view:
See more details about the event, and the things you will miss if you are not there. Download the Promo FLYER.
See the Metro Gathering PROGRAM.
Download and view the APPLICATION FORM. Apply and pay by the Early Bird deadline, Friday 26 August. You can download, print, fill-in and post it, or download, and save it, then fill-in on your device and email it.
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ASF promo flyer
The last version of the ASF promotional flyer is available here as a PDF ready to download and print. Download flyer here. (It was prepared in 2017 and is now due for tweaking).
ASF 2022 Calendar of Events
Download the revised 2022 ASF Calendar (revised 12 May 2022).
ASF Divisions listing
See the latest updated list of active ASF divisions around Victoria, updated March 2022. Specific information about some of our ASF divisions is listed herein.
Recent Be Informed reports
Some of our recent submissions for the Scouts Vic Be Informed email news are listed here, even if they were not accepted in entirety for publication (Be Informed is the weekly email from Scouts Vic HQ to all members of Scouts Victoria):
ASF Merchandise order form
Division Reports 2020
Division Reports to the February 2020 ASF Council meeting
Past events
ASF 2022 Country Gathering
The inaugural ASF Country Gathering will happen in Bendigo on Saturday 9 July. A great group of ASF members have already registered. Download and view:
ASF 2021 Gathering 20 Nov
With the event postponed until 20 November 2021, the following docs have been revised (now V6):
The PROMOTIONAL FLYER (v6).
The APPLICATION FORM (v6).
The PROGRAM (v4).
ASF October 2019 Gathering
Slide-sets
The following slides were prepared by various people and shared on the day.
Main set of slides for the day (41 slides)
About Gilwell Park division (12 slides)
About Scout Heritage division (13 slides)
About City of Knox division (6 slides)
About BP Guild (1 slide)
About ASF State Council (9 slides)
About Warburton Chalet refurb (18 slides)
Flyer and Program (with updated links)
ASF Strategy Plan
The ASF Vic State Council prepared a Strategy Plan in November 2018, to guide our activities for 2019.
Download the 3-page plan here.
Division Reports 2019
Division Reports to the July 2019 ASF Council meeting (Geelong)
Treetops Report No 32 May 2019
Division Reports 2018
Treetops Report No 31 Dec 2018