About Our Group

The Scout Association, established over 100 years ago, is one of the Australia’s largest Youth Organisations. Its fundamental Aim, which is still as relevant today as when first outlined, is to encourage and promote the physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual development of young people so that they take a constructive place in society as responsible citizens in their local, national and international communities.

The Association achieves this Aim by progressive self-education programs, which focus on initiative, teamwork, cooperation, community service and spirit. The development of leadership skills is a significant part of the Scout program, which ultimately helps today’s youth become tomorrow’s leaders.

In Queensland, more than 10,000 young people aged between 6 and 26 years are actively involved in a wide range of Scouting activities – from the Scouting in Schools program through to Scouts of the Air for young people living on isolated properties in North-West Queensland.

Over 3,500 adults and uniform Leaders voluntarily give up a substantial amount of their spare time as part of their commitment to developing young people as they progress through the program to become the community Leaders of the future. All adult members who apply as members of the Scout Movement undertake an extensive background history check and are required to hold a blue card issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian.

The Association believes in equal opportunities for all, no matter the social, economic, ethnic, religious or political background.

The Scout Association offers an image and set of perceptions including:

Wholesome and honest
Youth/children and their education and training
Outdoors/healthy lifestyle
Environmentally concerned group
Part of Australia’s history and heritage
Apolitical and independent

The Goals of the Association are:

To provide challenging and accredited programs to the Youth of Australia which are recognised and valued by the community and by Government.
To promote Scouting to the Community on the basis of the high quality and relevance of its methodology and programs.
To have an increasing male and female membership, which reflects the social and cultural mix of the community.
To carefully select and train adult members on the basis of standards, so that they are recognised and measurable.
To have the community recognise, support and value the role of Scouting and its activities.
To be recognised by the community as being responsible to community issues.
To be recognised and consulted as a major contributor to major establishing priorities and determining polices on community youth issues.
To have a high profile portraying equality, way of life
To acquire and maintain adequate human, physical and financial resources which are used to the best advantage of Scouting in the community.
To provide opportunities for its members to participate in International activities.

Some of the initiatives undertaken by Scouts Queensland include:

Code of Conduct
Personal Safety Program
Youth Action Program
Scouting in Schools
Work For The Dole
Scout ROM
Queensland Youth Alliance
Adult Training CD Rom
Youth Forums
Youth Conferences
Indigenous Scouting Project
Parents Guide Booklets
Scoutplan
Direct Billing
One State Bank
Adults in Scouting