2-15/Jan/2010 - The 22nd Australian Jamboree is the biggest event on the Australian Scouting calendar. Probably over 12,000 Scouts and Leaders from all around Australia will converge on Cataract Scout Park to take part in a 2 week long camp. Get all the latest news from the Jamboree web site.   [more...]

2-15/Jan/2010 - The NSW Contingent web site has all the latest Jamboree news and information for NSW Scouts, including contingent bulletin and parent handbook.   [more...]

18/Dec/09 - The Scout Troop celebrated a very successful year and the coming Christmas season with a Troop party at Shelly Beach. After dinner on the beach they explored the rock platform and walked along The Esplanade towards Bass & Flinders Point.    [more...]

15/Dec/09 - Our Kangaroo Scouts celebrated their Christmas party where they sang some special Christmas songs and carols, played games and enjoyed a light Christmas supper. 

12/Dec/09 - Nearly 100 people and Scouts of all ages celebrated our Scout Group Christmas party. Our Kangaroo Scouts and Cubs performed a unique Christmas carol, the Scouts talked about highlight events from the year and Venturers cooked up a sausage sizzle. 

12/Dec/09 - Six senior Scouts were presented with their Explorer level blue cord in a special ceremony in front of a large audience at the Groups Christmas party. Considering that we have presented three blue cords in the last 12 years, this was a very significant milestone in the history of our Scout Troop and a great achievement by these capable Scouts.

12/Dec/09 - During the Groups Christmas party the Group Leader Brian Collins thanked the parents and Jamboree fundraising committee headed by Sharon Ricketts for their fundraising efforts that resulted in about half the Jamboree fee being met for each Scout in our record breaking Jamboree contingent of 22 Scouts. 

10/Dec/09 - Cubs go fishing at the Woronora River and enjoy BBQ snack afterwards.

28-29/Nov/09 - Our Cubs enjoy a Pack Camp at Camp Coutts, Waterfall.

27/Nov/09 - Night tennis outing for our Scouts at Yalla Road courts.

21/Nov/09 - Our Kangaroo Scouts and other Scouts with special needs enjoyed a Gala Day with rides in vintage and sports cars and a motorbike with side car. Scouts cooked a sausage sizzle lunch and our good friends from the Rural Fire Service displayed their 'Menai 1-Alpha' truck and talked about fire safety. Inside the hall there were side-show alley games where participants could earn 'Scout' money to purchase novelty items.
See the photo album.    [more...]

21/Nov/09 - Note the hall behind these Scouts is clean of graffiti. In a follow-up to the graffiti attack story on 6/Nov, the Bangor Scout Group gratefully acknowledges the very generous support received from the Sutherland Shire Council who cleaned all the graffiti off our hall. The Council's graffiti buster team cleaned the walls and painted the doors over two days during the week. Our thanks to Council and Alison Megarrity for arranging the work and covering the cost.

14-15/Nov/09 - Our Scouts attend Jamboree shakedown camps at Glenfield Scout Camp.

8/Nov/09 - Four of our senior Cubs attend a Cub Scout leadership course at Heathcote Scout Camp.

6/Nov/09 - Late on Friday night 6/Nov our Scout hall was attacked again by graffiti vandals and this time the police caught them in the act. The story made front page of the Leader newspaper on Thursday 12/Nov. Follow the link to the Leader story.    [more...]

6Nov/09 - Scouts spent the night smashing golf balls at the Ridge Driving Range at Lucas Heights. There were some funny 'Happy Gilmore' style shots and the loud laughter confirmed they were having a good time. When the armoured buggy came out to pick up balls it became a target, but the driver was quite safe from the Scouts aim.   [more...]

31/Oct/09 - Fundraising activities for the year finished with a very successful jumble sale and sausage sizzle at Menai Marketplace. Thanks so much to all those who supported the fundraising to help send our Scouts to the Jamboree.

30/Oct/09 - Scouts dress up for a Halloween party. Follow the link to see more monsters.   [more...]

23/Oct/09 - What would make Scouts pose like this? A photo scavenger hunt! Follow the link to see the results.   [more...]

17/Oct/09 - Cubs attend the Boree Regatta at Bonna Reserve, Kurnell.

Journey reports by Scouts:
Hannah.   [more...]
Olivia.   [more...]

Patrol activity reports by Scouts:
Ben    [more...]
Joshua    [more...]
Lachlan D.   [more...]
Lachlan H.   [more...]

2-5/Oct/09 - Scouts survive a very wet long weekend Troop camp at Pennant Hills and travel into the city and take an interesting  ferry ride through the storm swell to Manly and visit Ocean World.    [more...]

18-20/Sep/09 - Cubs enjoy a weekend at the Ingleside Scout camp where they completed their World Conservation badge project and visited the Featherdale Wildlife Park.

13/Sep/09 - Cubs enter the billy cart challenge at Miranda Park.   [more...]

13/Sep/09 - Scouts take Egil to Eagle Rock as part of their preparation for a two day Explorer Journey hike. The Scouts organised a day hike of about 7.5km carrying a self sufficient load for practice in their back packs and hiked along some spectacular coastal scenery.   [more...]

3/Sep/09 - Cubs enjoyed a special night with their Dads and made a business card holder with a photo frame as a Fathers Day present.   [more...]

28/Aug/09 - A mummified Patrol Leader - now that's something you don't see every day.   [more...]

See the score board on the organisers web site.  [more...]

14-16/Aug/09 - Scout Troop camp to camp Coutts at Waterfall where Scouts hiked to the summit of Mt Westmacott, the highest point in the Sutherland Shire at 276m.   [more...]

2/Aug/09 - Cubs go bike riding in Oatley Park to celebrate World Scout day.   [more...]

1/Aug/09 - World Scouting turned 102 years old today and Scouts celebrated World Scout Day with a camp fire dinner party and a 'patrol activity' to perform hall and equipment maintenance.   [more...]
Ben's account.   [more...]

24-26/Jul/09 - Scouts organised a 'Patrol activity' outing to the Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves.  Patrol activity report by Ben.   [more...]

26/Jul/09 - Kangaroos visit Symbio. Around 60 special needs and other Scouts , Leaders, parents, carers and friends went for an outing to the Symbio Wildlife Park near Helensburgh. There was a large contingent from the Bangor Kangaroos.

3-5/Jul/09 - Scout Troop camp to Camp Coutts at Waterfall where Scouts enjoyed campfire cooking.

21/Jun/09 - Scouts visit the Coast Guard base Solander to learn about a community service organisation as part of their 'citizenship' training.   [more...]

18/Jun/09 - Space, the final frontier. Cubs boldly go where no Cubs have gone before and explore space.   [more...]

7/Jun/09 - Cub day at the Region Camp at Camp Coutts.   [more...]

5-8/Jun/09 - The June long weekend provided an ideal opportunity for a 3 night camp and Scouts went to Cataract Scout Park and became familiar with the site layout in preparation for the Jamboree next January.   [more...]

21/May/09 - Cubs participate in a 'Clean Up Australia Day' activity at Menai Park.

17/May/09 - Region 'Cub Day Out' to the Thirlmere train museum.   [more...]

14/May/09 - Cubs combine with the Engadine Pack for a cooking night.

9/May/09 - JOTT - Jamboree On The Trail, is an annual global Scouting event to encourage Scouts to enjoy the outdoors. Bangor and Alcheringa Cubs explored the local fire trails.   [more...]

7/May/09 - Cubs take their mums bowling for Mothers Day.

1/May/09 - Most Scouts finished their Campcraft award tonight and some of the Bushcraft badge by lighting a fire and cooking a meal. The younger Scouts lit a fire in dry conditions while the older Scouts had the challenge of starting a fire in wet conditions. For the Bushcraft badge they cooked a camp meal using minimal utensils.   [more...]

24-26/Apr/09 - Scouts explore Canberra and participate in the ANZAC dawn service at the National War Memorial.   [more...]

10-14/Apr/09 - Our Easter Expedition saw Scouts enjoy our longest Troop camp ever with 5 days 4 nights camped on the banks of Lake Tabourie, just south of Ulladulla. On Saturday we climbed to the 720m summit of Pigeon House mountain for spectacular views.   [more...]

4-5/Apr/09 - Three of our senior Scouts Carl, Hannah and Olivia attended the Scout Leadership course at Camp Coutts, Waterfall, as part of their green level Adventurer Cord training program.

4/Apr/09 - Venturers take the Cubs abseiling.   [more...]

3/Apr/09 - During a Campcraft program the Scouts celebrated our Group's 23rd anniversary with supper and home-made cake.

27/Mar/09 - For a Citizenship/Heritage program the Scouts cooked meals from another culture. Note the chocolate lovers.   [more...]

20/Mar/09 - Scouts undertook a Campcraft knots and lashings exercise where four patrols erect the old fashioned patrol tents that required lots of co-operation, lashings and knots.   [more...]

15/Mar/09 - The Bangor Scout Troop submitted 22 applications for the Australian Jamboree next January. That represents the highest participation level ever for our Scout Troop.

13-15/Mar/09 - Group family camp at Bents Basin.   [more...]

27/Feb-1/Mar/09 - Scouts attend the District Scout camp at Grady's Riverside Retreat on the Shoalhaven River and win the Patrol competition.   [more...]

23/Feb/09 - Founding member and Venturer Leader Alan Fairhall retires from full time Scouting after 23 years service to our Scout Group.   [more...]

22/Feb/09 - Yaroona District swimming carnival at ANSTO was attended by all the Scout Groups in our District.   [more...]

19/Feb/09 - Cubs combine with the Alcheringa Pack for a swimming night.