South Coast and Tablelands celebrate centenary of Scouting
Published Tue 08 Oct 2024
More than 350 Scouts and adult volunteers spent the long weekend challenging themselves physically and mentally.
Bengalee Scout Camp (near North Nowra) played host to the 42nd South Coast and Tablelands Region Jamborette, where Groups, including some from the neighbouring Riverina Region, celebrated 100 years of Scouting in the SC&T Region.
Region Commissioner Jarratt Hogarth said there were plenty of traditional Scouting activities on offer, including canoeing, archery, abseiling, and flying fox.
“We also picked up a STEM activity we’ve put in a few times with one of our Leaders from 1st Cobargo Scout Group who’s very electronically minded,” he said.
“This year we did electronic campfires – a little device on a printed circuit board that the kids were able to solder components in. The result was a campfire-effect lantern, so it flickers and has fire colours. This gives them a great flameless fire for fire ban times over the summer.”
Jarratt said offering different types of activities was important for the longevity of the Region.
“We’re 100 years old, so if you look at 1924, it was very militaristic – go out in the bush, build things with sticks and camp; hunt for your grub and cook it in the bush,” he said. “We had to move with the times to be a viable organisation in the world of today and that includes technology.”
About South Coast and Tablelands Scouts
Scouts NSW’s South Coast and Tablelands Region covers the geographic area from Wollongong to the Victorian border, and as far west as the ACT. It has 41 Scout Groups and more than 1700 members (almost 1100 youth members; 276 Leaders; and a further 359 adult members). In 2024, it is celebrating 100 years of Scouting in the Region.
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