Overview
The Aim of Scouting is to encourage the physical, intellectual,
emotional, social and spiritual development of young people so that
they take a constructive place in society as a member of their local,
national and international community.
Scouting organizations are comprised of groups, based on
age, generally
Joeys 6-8 yrs
Cub Scouts 7.5-11 yrs
Scouts
11-15 yrs
Venturers 14.5-18 yrs
Rovers 17.5-25 yrs
There
is a strong presence of Scouts and Guides acoss Mont Albert and Mont Albert North:
6th Box Hill Scouts - scout hall in Box Hill Crescent (Mont Albert North) founded1965
- servicing the Greek community
10th/13th Box Hill Scouts
- scout hall in Boondarra rd (Mont Albert North)
1st Mont Albert
Scouts - scout hall at Surrey Park, facilities shared with 9th Box Hill Scouts
Mont Albert North Guides - hall known as "Cooinda" in Rostrevor Parade, Mont Albert
North
History
There is very little documentation
publicly available about the early history of Scouts and Guides in the study area.
1907 Several
Scouting groups existed in Victoria
1909 Imperial Boy Scouts existed - became
the Australian Imperial Boy Scouts in 1912 - disbanded during the 1939-1945 War
1909
Surrey Hills Scout Patrol formed. Uniforms were long-sleeved shirts with a single pocket, navy blue shorts down to
below the knee, Scout hats, and a thick wooden stave. Seaside and country camps were popular, with field days at Fennies Paddock
(now Wattle Park), and The Alps, just north of Riversdale Rd where the creek had eroded high clay cliffs. The Troop lapsed
in 1914 and it was revived in 1918.
1909 Box Hill Scout Patrol existed,
1917 1st Box Hill Scouts had a hall in Whitehorse Rd
1918
Box Hill Boy Scouts Troop existed, and attended a camp in the Selby/Belgrave area
1922
The Surrey Hills Girl Guides was founded, at the Holy Trinity Hall. It is now at the Presbyterian Church, where the Second
Company started in 1929. Day hikes to Pope's Creek, Laburnum, Blackburn Lake and the scrub behind Winmalee Rd were popular
1923
Victorian Boy Scouts Section formed
