For the first three weeks your child can simply come have a look and join in with the activities to see if he or she likes it. During that time they are automatically covered by the Scout Association for insurance purposes. Parents are welcome to watch as well as participate.

The current full fee is $120 per term. Please contact the Group Leader if more information is required.

Uniform

The uniform consists of a shirt (polo style), belt, scarf & woggle, and trousers.

Here is a layout of badge placement for the Youth Uniform

There is also some useful uniform information on the Scouts SA website

Activities

Scouting is all about learning new skills in the outdoors. We encourage all our groups to participate in sleepovers, holidays, camps and hikes range from day activities up to three days duration. The cost of these activities is an extra expense; however, you can be sure that we carefully aim to keep the price of such activities to a minimum. Our aim is that each section has at least one overnight activity each term. The cost of these activities varies between Joey, Cub and Scouts sections and also with the travel distance.

The Scout Group

A Scout Group is entirely self-funded. The expenses of a Scout Group are various. A somewhat major cost is the purchasing of badges and certificates. (Badges are presented as soon as they are earned and there is no call for parents to purchase their child’s badges).

The Group must also meet the cost of maintaining the Scout Hall itself and we have the normal water, electricity and insurance bills to pay. Then there is also the initial and ongoing cost of training Leaders and the supply of their uniforms.

The Group’s running costs are mostly offset by the annual membership subscriptions and partly through a small number of fundraising activities throughout the year.

Fundraising

Most Scout Groups engage in fundraising for the Group. We encourage fundraising for major events (like attending a Jamboree) through the formation of parent committees for specific events.

Sports Voucher

The Sports Vouchers program is an SA Government initiative that assists families in meeting the costs of their children’s sports and recreation activities, by offering up to $200 from January 1, 2025 to go towards membership fees. When used with Scouts SA, the Sports Voucher aims to make Scouting more accessible and affordable, for everyone by contributing to the Scouts SA Branch membership fee. 

All children living in South Australia in Reception to Year 9 are eligible to claim Sports Vouchers each calendar year.

Families will be able to use 2 x $100 Sports Vouchers per eligible child however, if a Sports Voucher is used for a fee which is less than the Sports Voucher amount, the Sports Voucher is only redeemable up to the value of the fee, with any remaining balance forfeited (eg. if using 2 x $100 vouchers for a fee which is $180 , only $180 is claimed and $20 is forfeited).

To use your Sports Voucher for Scouting, please fill out the form by following this link . You will need to provide your child’s date of birth, first and last name, as well as their Medicare number.