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SCOUTS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT TO THE NATION 2016 14
Leadership is engaging with others and showing them
they have the ability to achieve things themselves.
It’s “I help you, you help me.”
Clint Caldicott
As a Lones Venturer Scout Clint Caldicott earned his
Queens Scout Award in the small South East Queensland
town of Millmerran. Without a regular Group to meet with,
he succeeded nonetheless, by working with the local
Cub Pack to practise his Leadership skills.
Lord Baden-Powell Report
The Lord Baden-Powell Society was able to help 239
disadvantaged youth members attend AJ2016, an unforgettable
and life-changing experience for many. The Society also
granted $180,000 to Branches to assist them support their
youth members.
The Society is supported by nearly 900 donors. It is through
their generosity that many youth members can participate
in Scouting, who otherwise would not have had the opportunity
to do so. Scouts Australia recognises and thanks all members
of the Lord Baden-Powell Society, many of whom are current
Leaders, for their valuable and continuing support. The
Chairman, David Jones urges all Leaders to consider joining the
Society so it can grow and, in turn, help the youth of tomorrow.
The National Association launched its first online store in 2015,
With operators contracted to run the
store on a day-to-day basis, the National organisation now has
the ability to manage the distribution of specialty Scouting items
based on the purchaser’s membership status.
Scouting Online
Scouts Australia’s investment in online technologies started to
show significant benefits. As well as the continuing success and
expansion of eLearning online training, the adoption of Scout
Central’s online programming is growing quickly.
Over 1,200 formations were using the system as at the end of
March 2016 with growth rates of 66% achieved in six months.
An 80% increase in the use of online programming was recorded
in the six months prior to March 2016 as Leaders formulated the
games, activities and ceremonies on Scout Central into usable
programs. Leaders also recorded an astounding 76,000 badges
completed by youth members in six months.