Five 1st Caringbah Scouts were presented their Australian Scout Medallion Certificates by Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO at Government House in Sydney on 20th March 2010. It was an excellent day with Nathan, Jess, Duncan, Chris and Sonik together with their families arriving early at Government House in the Sydney Botanical Gardens.  Marie [...]

WOW, what a great Family Surf Camp we enjoyed! Over 140 1st Caringbah Scout Group and family members headed 45 minutes South to Coledale Beach Camping Reserve to enjoy an excellent weekend of surfing, beach cricket, hikes, swimming, snorkelling, rock pooling, campfires, investitures, relaxing and just havin’ FUN. It was so nice to camp right next to the beach [...]

Over 50 1st Caringbah Joeys, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Leaders and parents headed to Burraneer Park Reserve to get “down and dirty” on Clean Up Australia Day – 7 March 2010. Amongst other things we cleaned up were: 1 shopping trolley 3 bicycles 2 wheelbarrows 1 stilleto shoe 1 backpack complete with spray cans 1 couch. [...]

Our Cubs conducted experiments – and had lots of fun – at a  recent “Science” night.  Cubs learned about the chemical reaction which occurs when vinegar is mixed with bicarb soda, forming carbon dioxide.  To add to this experience,  cubs made a dough mixture and sculpted it around bottles to make volcanoes.  For extra effect, [...]

  1st Caringbah Scout Troop enjoyed a “progressive dinner” tonight where we walked from our hall to different Scouts houses enjoying a different course at each house.  Many of the scouts wore cocktail dresses or smart dress for the night.  We started with a garlic bread entree at Taz and Trish’s house followed by a [...]

12 patrols and over 70 members of the Port Hacking District headed to Camp Coutts to compete in the highly contested Ballantyne Flag competition Camp and we had an excellent time.  This weekend is known for the sense of fun and socialising that is enjoyed by Scouts and Leaders alike.  We were lucky with the [...]