What a fantastic day. We spent a couple of hours touring the Gardens, followed by a viewing in an Art Gallery, then watched an amazing Planetarium show and toured the Planetarium. The best part of the day was a complete surprise when we were photo bombed by a bride. Another successful joint outing between the McDowall Bunya C
ubs and Scouts.
Category Archives: Scouts
Flowers for Mum – rain or shine
Get Mum’s flowers here
McDB Scouts endure the rain showers to sell flowers for Mothers Day. Come down to Queens Rd or Rode Rd to get Mum some flowers. Saturday 11th May and Sunday 12th May.
The flower stalls are McDB’s biggest fund raiser of the year. Come down to get Mum some flowers and support your local Scout Group..
BAANYA brings out their best
Leave a reply
I hope the leaders weren’t planning on staying dry!
BAANYA is the annual camp for scouts from all groups and districts within in the North Brisbane region. This year it was attended by 110 Scouts and 30 Leaders at Wivenhoe. A highlight this year was the Leaders vs Scouts Raft challenge.
McDowall Bunya Scouts at Anzac Day Dawn Service
The march begins..
The McDowall Bunya Scout Group participated in the Anzac Day Dawn Service 2013 at Gaythorne. Joey, Cub, Scout, Venturer and Rover sections were all represented on this very important day.
Dignitaries at the service included the Honourable Campbell Newman, Premier of Queensland.
Goat’s Grove – Wood Badge project
Goats Grove
Congratulations to Scout Leader ‘Goat’ for completing his Wood Badge Project – ‘Goats Grove’.
For Scout Leaders, the Wood Badge is the highest level of training that can be achieved for a leader of youth. Goat aka Glendon, has dedicated many years of effort to our scouting youth and we congratulate him on this achievement. All our leaders look forward to the official presentation of your Gilwell scarf and wood beads.
My Camp Kitchen Rules
What! No truffle oil!
All three patrols at McDB Scouts participated in a 20 ingredient cooking challenge. The ingredients where based on light weight food items suitable for hikes and they were challenged to create a three course meal.
Chef and Group Leader ‘Kaa Pierre White’ attended the evening to give a few professional tips and help with the judging. Some very creative meals where presented. I didn’t realise that vegemite was so versatile. A clear winner was the poached apples with custard…
Congratulations Sarah – Australian Scout Medallion
Congratulations to Sarah for earning your ASM – You are an inspiration to all our Scouts. Well done!
The Australian Scout Medallion is the highest award in the Scout Section. It is considered the pinnacle of Scouting at this stage.
To earn the Australian Scout Medallion a Scout must:
- Participate in a Scout Leadership Course at any time after completion of the Pioneer Badge;
- Demonstrate an active leadership role in Scouting;
- Achieve the Adventurer Cord.