On 11th March, the Cub Scouts had their first camp for 2017 at The Pines, near the foreshore in Altona. For many, this was an important opportunity to sleep for two nights under canvas as a step towards earning their…
Founder’s Day Hike
On 19th February the Scouts kicked off the first hike of the year with a trip to Pound Bend reserve in Warrandyte to celebrate Baden Powell’s birthday. Along with family members, they explored Pound Bend, the tunnel blasted in 1870…
Australian Scout Medallion Awarded
Congratulations to Claire on earning the Australian Scout Medallion (ASM) – the highest award in the Scout Section. It is considered the pinnacle of Scouting at this stage. To earn the ASM a Scout must: Participate in a Scout Leadership…
Cub Canoe Activity
On 23 February, 5th Brunswick Cubs joined with other groups on The Maribyrnong River for a canoe activity hosted by the Lerderderg Region Canoe Team. After safety drill and instructions, the cubs were fitted with personal floatation devices and took…
Going up to Scouts
Six of our Cubs were promoted to Scouts in a going up ceremony at Balfe Park on 8 December. As they symbolically crossed a rope bridge leading them from the cub pack to the scout troop, group members, leaders and…
Grey Wolf Awards
On 1 December, 5 of our Cubs received the highest award for a Cub Scout – the Grey Wolf! Congratulations to Freya, Abbie, Huon, Elspeth and Sam who join Ruby in making this a record number of 6 Grey Wolves…
Bike Hike
The Joey Scouts met at the top of Royal Park for a bike ride down through Royal Park to the Royal Children’s Hospital playground. At the playground we had time for a long play and met 4th Brunswick Cubs. 4th…
Koori Heritage Trust
As part of the Adventure Challenge badge, we visited the Koorie Heritage Trust at Federation Square and Birrarung Marr. We saw an exhibition called “Stitching Together the Songlines” which included possum and kangaroo skin cloaks. At Birrarung Marr we saw…
5th Brunswick’s Spring Market
Region Campfire 2016
It was a chilly but atmospheric outing to Whittlesea for the annual Plenty Valley Region campfire.