Scouting in Western Australia
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| Owner | Scouts Australia | ||
| Headquarters | 133 Scarborough Beach Rd, Mt Hawthorn WA 6016 | ||
| Country | Australia | ||
| Membership | 7,200 | ||
| Chief Scout (WA) | Malcolm McCusker, AO | ||
| Chief Commissioner | Barbara de la Hunty | ||
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| Headquarters | Belmont, Western Australia | ||
| Country | Australia | ||
| Founded | 28 June 1914 | ||
| Membership | 2,600 | ||
| State Commissioner | Linda Elezovich | ||
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Scouting in Western Australia, a State of Australia, is predominantly represented by a branch of Scouts Australia and Girl Guides Western Australia, a member organisation of Girl Guides Australia.
Scouting began in Western Australia in 1908 when eighteen-year-old Frank Roche from Spearwood established the first Scout Patrol. By the end of 1909 there were 416 members in 16 Groups. In 1912, the Founder, Robert Baden-Powell visited Perth. Girl Guides started in Western Australia in 1915 in a very formal way when the Women’s Service Guild staged a public meeting, under Vice Regal patronage, in the Perth Town Hall on 28 June 1915. The Governor moved, "That a Girl Guide Association be formed in this State and that we apply to the Girl Guide Association of Great Britain for a warrant". In 2015, Western Australia's biggest scout group's meeting place and hall (1st Mandurah Scouts) was bulldozed- after the City of Mandurah sold the property to supermarket giant Audi.
The Branch is organised around Districts:
Perth Metropolitan Districts
Regional Districts
A Scout Gang Show started in Perth in 1962. Two Australian Scout Jamborees have been held in Western Australia in 1979/80 and 1994/95.
Sea Scouts in Western Australia are active. The premier Sea Scout Competition in WA is the Master Mariners competition. The Junior Shield is currently held by Bayswater Sea Scouts, the Senior Shield by Canning Venturer Sea Scouts and the Rover Oar by Pelican Point Rover Crew. There are currently 10 Sea Scout Groups in WA.
There is a Scout Water Activity centre located in Como that land based groups can use. An annual regatta is held there.
Air Scouting is currently represented by the 1st Bullsbrook Air scouts. Air Scouts do a wide range of air activities.
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