About Kareeba Scouts

Welcome to the Kareeba Scout Group

The Kareeba Scout Group is located at 21 Yaralla Street, Barney Point, Gladstone. We are part of the Port Curtis District of the Central Coast Region of Queensland providing Scouting and related activities for children, both boys and girls from the ages of 6 to 26 with active Joey, Cub, Scout and Venture sections.

We are active participants within the Gladstone Community supporting local events such as Clean Up Australia Day, ANZAC day, Toad Busting, Tree planting and many BBQ's and Sausage sizzles.

Scouting is the largest youth development organisation in Australia and the world and is a leader in this country's non-formal education sector. Scouting has been in existence since 1907, and in Australia since 1908 with the aim of developing young people in line with its Aims and Principles.

Our website contains most of the information you need as you start on your Scouting journey and we also operate a "Closed Facebook" page which is only accessible to current Kareeba Scout families and Leaders.

If you have any further questions or queries please get in touch with our Group Leader or Assistant Group Leader.

SCOUT PROMISE AND LAW

Adopted on 1st August 2017, Scouts Australia now has one Promise and one Law for use across all 5 Scout sections.

As Australia’s young people become more diverse, from a multitude of backgrounds and beliefs, we now have a Promise they can make with conviction, and a Law they can easily understand and follow.

Each member will choose from two Promise options. Both options have the support of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement.

The History of Scouting

In 1907 Robert Baden-Powell ran the first Scout camp at Brownsea Island off the South Coast of England. Both Baden-Powell and the boys who attended agreed the camp had been successful. This is considered the beginning of Scouting.

The following year his book Scouting for Boys was published and proved a great success, being reprinted 10 times in only two years. Scout Troops sprang up around Britain, and by 1922 a world Scouting organization had been established. Scouting had already spread to Australia, New Zealand and India in 1908.

Throughout the years Scouting has become the world's largest youth organization, with Scouts in hundreds of countries worldwide. Each Scout becomes a member of a worldwide family spread over many languages and races.

Baden-Powell insisted that education should be fun and this idea is the basis of the Scouting movement.

His system allows youth members to learn how to improve themselves and help society, while having fun and making friends.

Scouts have the option of deciding what they want to learn and how fast they learn it, have goals to work towards and obtain recognition for their efforts. As the Scout progresses through the sections they can also develop leadership skills which may help them in the future.

Scouting admitted girls and young women to its Venturer Scout and Rover Scout Sections in 1973 and its Cub Scout and Scout Sections in 1988. The Joey Scout Section commenced on 1 July 1990 and is open to boys and girls.

Some Kareeba History

On Thursday 3^rd October 1969 a special meeting was held at the 3^rd Gladstone Scout Group Den in Glenlyon Road. District Commissioner, Mr Paul Grubb addressed the meeting to discuss the amalgamation of the 3^rd and 5^th Gladstone Scout Groups. The reasons given were due to the lack of trained “Scouters” and the hope that the combination of two smaller Groups would benefit from combining resources to form one larger Group. At this meeting the name “Kareeba” was chosen, an aboriginal word meaning “campfire by the water” to symbolizes Gladstone’s Port and Fishing.

In 2002, Kareeba relocated from Glenlyon Rd to the vacant Yaralla Street Den where we currently meet today. Kareeba has grown in strength, undertaking to encourage the physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of young people so that they may play a constructive role in society as responsible citizens. Scouting is a worldwide organisation offering the opportunity for young people to discover the world beyond home and classroom, tapping the skills of others to learn, and passing that knowledge on to others. Scouting is a great way to developing a code of living that helps young people grow into capable self-reliant individuals.

By enrolling your child in Scouts you are giving them the opportunity for a fun educational experience above and beyond what the school system offers. In this respect Scouting is often referred to as non-formal education.

Scouting helps young people to meet and conquer challenges, enabling them to develop leadership skills and confidence that will serve them through their entire lives. All activities are in line with the Aims, Principles and Goals of Scouting. All Scouts adopt a code of living known as the Scout Law.