Our Structure

District

• Made up of a number of Scout Groups in a geographic area
• Help provide resources and program support and coordination to Scout Groups
• Have a number of leadership positions within them (such as District Commissioner) to support Groups in their delivery of Scouting.

Group

• Made up of all the Units (one or more for each age section) that have a home base at a certain location, normally a Scout Hall
• Youth members and adult leaders of youth are members of a Scout Group
• Provides an important community for Scouts and supports Scouts to transition through the sections
• Administers the personal progression of Scouts and supports Scouts to transition through the sections
• Administers the personal progression of Scouts through the program
• Coordinated and supported by volunteer adult and youth leaders, families and community members.

Unit

• Made up of a collection of Scouts in a certain age section, supported by adult leaders
• Runs the program for that age section
• Lead by a Unit Council, made up of youth and adult leaders from the Unit.

Patrol

• A small team of Scouts led by peers
• May be a ‘Home Patrol’, where the same small team from the same Unit join activities on a regular basis
• May be a ‘Project Patrol’, where a team of Scouts (not necessarily from the same Unit) form for a specific activity or project.