1^st Gordon Scout Group

The NSW records show that our Group was first registered in 1916 

which is the same year that Baden Powell started Cubs in the UK. 

However it took the instigation of the Reverend Arnold Connolly, 

the rector of St John's Church Gordon, to form the Scout Troop. 

Meetings were then held for many years in the Parish Hall on Friday nights.

The present hall is the second on the site. The first was a smaller, wooden

structure built in 1932 that in those days cost 626 pounds. It had no kitchen,

and the Leaders' Den, storage area and Rover den were positioned under the

hall. Unfortunately it is thought that vandalism by fire destroyed the building

in 1959. 2 years later in 1961, with the help of a great many supporters which

included former members of the group, the new hall that we use today was built.

　

In the 40 odd years since our current Scout Hall was rebuilt, there have been 

many changes in the suburb of Gordon. Indeed we have been very fortunate to

have the bushland surrounding our Scout Hall preserved to near its original state. 

The creek behind us still flows and the tracks along it provides some wonderful 

bushwalking opportunities.

　

While scouting values are timeless and are the foundation of our international

organisation the method by which we now manage our cub packs and

scout troops have been updated to meet the expectations of the youth of today

and the statutory requirements of all levels of government.

All our leaders are trained by instructors of the highest standards and receive

accreditation accordingly. In fact, a number of government and community 

organisations have adopted or are adapting our training programmes for their own 

use.

　

This is also true with the tools we use. While we can still do a mean reef knot

and build a lovely camp fire for roasting marshmallows, high tech tools are 

now an integral part of our leaders' kitbag. This website is a good example. We 

view this website as a tool for the public, our youth members and our leaders. 

It is a source of ready information but it is also a dynamic way to communicate

with our members and the public. Our leaders use this site extensively to plan

their programs, share resources and review the progress of our pack.

Emails are now accepted as the norm just as telegraph was 100 years ago.

　

           Scouting is a 21st Century activity run by

                                       Leaders of today for the youth of today

　

We hope you enjoyed visiting our site and hope you will surf by again soon.

We appreciate feedback or if you have any further questions, please

email us.

General Information

Hall Address: End of Cawarra Pl, Gordon (see map)

Cubs meet on Monday nights 7:00pm-8:30pm. Scouts meet on Friday nights 7:30-9:30pm

during the term.

Phone: 0420 686 486 (please leave a message)

General inquiry: please email us

Membership inquiry: please follow this link