Scouts Australia in New South Wales
| Scouts Australia - New South Wales Branch | |||
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| Headquarters | 102 Bennelong Parkway, Homebush Bay | ||
| Country | Australia | ||
| Founded | 1908 | ||
| Membership | 15,313 youth members (2010) | ||
| Chief Scout | Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO | ||
| Chief Commissioner | Grant de Fries | ||
| Affiliation | Scouts Australia | ||
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| Website www.nsw.scouts.com.au |
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Scouting started in New South Wales in 1908, shortly after its founding in the United Kingdom. The 2010 Scout Census indicated that there were 19,673 uniformed members of Scouts Australia in NSW, 15,313 of whom were youth members. There is also representation by the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association. There are ethnic Scouting organisations including the Polish Scouting Association.
There are 10 main Scouts Australia Regions in New South Wales. These are North West, Golden West, Greater Western Sydney, Hume, Riverina, South Coast and Tablelands, North Coast, Sydney North, South Metropolitan and Hunter and Coastal. The "country" Regions have a larger area in general. Within these 10 Regions, there are a total of 66 Districts and 464 Groups. New South Wales has all Australian youth Scouting sections, from Joeys to Rovers.
The Chief Commissioner of Scouts Australia in NSW in 2004, Graeme Fordham, discussed the future for Australian Scouting on radio.
Scouts Australia is open to young people from all religious faiths. The wording in the Scout Promise of "do my best to do my duty to my God" allows flexibility and the movement is open to all who can make this promise. Those unwilling to make this promise would be excluded from membership. In NSW atheists are actively excluded from Leadership, as 'Scouts Australia NSW' "insists that leaders have a faith, a belief in God.", with God being defined as "One who is; a Supreme Being – a Creator – a Ruler of the Universe".
Read more about this topic: Scouting And Guiding In New South Wales
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