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We are researching the history of Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts for our 50th anniversary on 25 October 2025. We will put information here as we find it. It's our 50th Anniversary! The Lake Ginninderra Sea Scout Group was formed on 25 October 1975, so this year our Group turns 50! We are counting down to our anniversary celebrations on the 25 October 2025 . We will tell everyone more about what will be happening closer to the date. 99 Days 99 Hours 99 Minutes 99 Seconds As part of our 50th we are actively researching the history of Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts. The plan is to put the information we find on this page as we find it, so that everyone can see what we have so far. Head over to our History of Scouts in Canberra page to see a brief history Scouts in Canberra and some of the history of Scouts generally. Photos from our past The photos below are from the photo albums in our office. Hover your mouse over an image to see some of the information we have on it. Feel free to give pictures you like a heart. If you have any information on any of the pictures, or your own historic pictures please post a comment on our Public Facebook page or send an email to the webmaster . Note: The webmaster is still working on this display . I'll stick a number on each photo for easy reference in a tick. Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts history research so far... Canberra Times article dated 14 Oct 1976 on Trove mentions 4 Cubs joining 1st LGSS Group "formed four weeks ago". Which would set the formation date around ?? Sep 1976 if that is what it meant. Canberra Times article dated 8 Mar 1977 on Trove mentions the 1st LGSS Cub pack presenting the queen with a bouquet and a group neckerchief (scarf). So LGSS was originally called "1st Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts" Shane Hosie ("Jacala") was a Cub and then a Scout in the group that merged with Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts in the 1990s. Some of his recollections are: He was in the Kuringa Scouts G roup before that Group merged with 1st LGSS His former scout leader Mark Stockall ("Stocky") was a member with LGSS back in the day before the merge. LGSS had a red and green scarf. Kuringa had a dark blue and light blue scarf. So when they merged the red and green became the trim and the blue became the main part of the scarf. And the rovers kept the original scarf and added the blue trim The Orion Scout Unit used to meet at Spence School on a Wednesday night and the Baringa Cub Unit met on a Friday at St. Monica's Primary School in Evatt. There are several plaques on the walls in our hall . They have these words on them: Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts, Established 1975, Acknowledging 40 years of scouting at Lake Ginninderra Belconnen, 25 October 2015, Be Prepared. Presented to Ian Neale, Colin Aveyard, Tony Fitzpatrick and Neville McMartin in recognition of their work building this hall. "This Hall was officially opened by the Chief Commissioner Pat Boling on 8th June 1998". Was this the original hall? To Garry & Pauline Lymbery. In appreciation of all your dedicated time and assistance in the managing fund raising and boat assistance of L.G.S.S. From the Group of Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts, 2005. Dedicated Service Award, Timothy Kirsopp, Ikki, In recognition of your dedicated s ervice as a leader. 26 July 1999 - 3 July 2015 Long Service Award, Phil Murphy, Mowgli, In recognition of the exceptional Service and Commitment you have given to Scouting and LGSS over the past 15 years. Thank you. June 2014 Dolphin Cove. Dolphin was the scouting name for Kay Briscoe who served the Lake Ginninderra Sea Scout Group as Group Leader from 2012 to 2015. Dolphin was a long term member of LGSS serving as a youth member before returning as the Group Leader. This place is named in honour of the many years Dolphin dedicated to scouting. Kay Briscoe (Dolphin) 12 December 1957 - 22 December 2016. Andrew Newbery noted in the LGSS private Facebook page on 8 Nov 2022 that he accidentally met Ian Neale (one of the people who helped build the current hall) at the hall while Ian was in Canberra on holidays. Ian and his wife shared some wonderful memories with Andrew who showed them around inside. Of interest at the time were these comments from Ian: the hall was built in 1998 the colour of the hall is “ship grey” and the hall design replicates the focsle of a war ship when viewed from the lake.

Leaders - 18+ years old Use the Contact form to get in touch with the Leaders or volunteer to join us and have sooo much fun! Young people benefit from leadership. They guidance of informed and caring adults helps them to develop self-reliance, initiative and responsibility. The world-wide Scout Movement offers this guidance through our Leaders, a team of dedicated, self-motivated individuals who take the time and the interest to help on a voluntary basis. If you care about the future generation, if you want to contribute, to learn about yourself and other people and want to have fun doing it, then we want you to join us as a Leader. Take Interest In The Community Leaders care not only about the young people under their guidance, but also about the communities in which they live. As a Leader, you'll be actively involved in planning and implementing projects to help your local community, and in expanding the community awareness of the young people in your group. You'll encourage a sense of responsibility and goodwill by participating together in activities. And you'll be helping to develop a future generation capable of making a positive contribution to the world in which they live. Interest Yourself The training program for Leaders is suited to the level of commitment you choose and is full of interest. If you're interested in the 6-8 year old age group you'll be a Joey Scout Leader helping young children take one of their first steps out into the world beyond their family and school. If you're interested in the 8-11 year old age group, you'll lead a Cub Scout Pack, which still requires a fair amount of adult supervision. If you're interested in the 11-15 year old age group, you'll lead a Scout Troop, which demands less direct leadership, but definite help in training for indoor, outdoor including water activities. As a Leader you'll carry out a specific type of program for each Section and you'll have as much fun as your Section members. Just ask other Leaders. You can interest others in working as a team and in participating in indoor and outdoor activities. The other Leaders you will meet in Scouting all have similar concerns to yours. Sometimes you can spend an evening in somebody's home, or spend a day trying out practical ideas to use in your Section. ACT Scouts has excellent residential training and camping facilities for you to use on group weekend occasions. It's all busy, creative, good fellowship. You'll also be meeting other experienced people who are anxious that you enjoy your Scouting work and get the most out of it. Together you can share your interests, plan programs and discover resources. Interest Has Its Rewards By taking an interest, by becoming involved, you'll find the experience of being a Leader has its own rewards. You'll find enormous satisfaction in helping young people achieve. Their achievements will be your achievements too. You can feel proud of their successes, and be spurred on by their progress. Your ability to relate to your Section members will give you a sense of growing accomplishment as their trust and confidence in you grows. And you'll know that you're helping young people to shape their lives and that means doing something significant for the future. Interested? If you're interested, there's only one thing left for you to do! Contact us to enquire about being a Leader with Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts. There's a world full of interest, fulfillment and enthusiastic youngsters out there waiting for you to begin.

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Uniform badge placement The diagrams on this page are an extract from the Scouts Australia documentation on uniform badge layout. To find the diagrams yourself, go to the Scouts Australia Key Resources page and choose the approved standard you need that contain the diagrams on this page: Youth Uniform Standards Adult Uniform Standards Youth uniform badge placement (April 2022) Adult uniform badge placement (March 2024)

VENTURERS - 15 to 18 years old Use the Contact form to get in touch with the Venturer Leaders. It's your life... Get on with it! Our awesome Venturers m eet Thursday nights: 6:15-8:30pm in Terms 1 & 4 (summer) 6:45-9:00pm in Terms 2 & 3 (winter) Bored? Feel like doing something with your life? Don't know where to start? Try Venturer Scouts. It's a do-it-yourself mix of fun, adventure and personal challenge that will bring you together with other young people who feel the same way. You may find yourself exploring wilderness Australia, camping above the snowline or diving on coral reefs. You could be abseiling into a limestone cave or climbing a sheer rock face. Perhaps you'll learn white water kayaking or ride your mountain bike on an expedition across real mountains. Whatever your challenge, there will be trained and highly experienced leaders to guide you through the experience, to teach you the necessary skills and safety techniques. Venturers get the opportunity to travel overseas and to organised activities, to live with a different community and to provide service to others. Manage your own program Venturers don't just develop physical skills. You will manage your own Venturer Unit, where the adult leaders are there to provide advice, not rule your life. The Unit Council makes the decisions, plans and runs the activities, drawing on expert help whenever it is required. You can even develop your own website or Facebook to promote your activities. You'll have the opportunity to become involved in staging professional shows, learning how to act, sing or play an instrument. Perhaps you'll make videos, become a sound engineer, develop your own photographs or contribute your writing for publication. You will learn responsibility for the environment and work on service projects to assist others in the community. Look Wide There are leadership and management courses that will help you in your career and personal life, when you have to make all the decisions. You'll learn how to meet new challenges, deal with new situations, and develop your own independence. Your achievements will be recognised, with the ultimate goal the Queen's Scout Award, which employers regard very favourably. Venturers really is the pathway to success. Get a social life The Social side of Venturers is up to you. There will be lots of outdoor activities, nights out and a shared interest so you will meet new people and have plenty of time to get to know them and make lifelong friends. Venturers are serious about having fun!! Venturer Scouts are for young people from 15 - 18 and you don't have to have experience in Scouts or Guides first. It's your call - come along and check us out.

Members area entry The idea that we have a members only page has not been decided, it's just here to show what we could do with it. To log into the Members Area: click on the "Log In" text in the box below (if you email address is shown you have already logged in). To request access to the Members Area: click on the "Log In" text in the box below, and on the next page click the "Sign Up " link in the text "New to this site? Sign Up". Members Area access requests are approved by the Webmaster (Darzee), or others if we decide to keep this stuff. Log In Once you are logged in you can use the drop-down arrow are the right end of the box above and choose "" from the drop-down menu. There's nothing in the Members Area just yet! The Members Only Area of the website could contain some, all, or none of the following: The Lotto number for next week :P Group Support Committee (GSC): membership, roles and contacts minutes of GSC meetings agenda item suggestions Group Meeting: this is the Adult Leaders meeting (I can't remember what it's called) minutes of these meetings agenda item suggestions

Awards and Achievements This page recognises the achievements of our youth and the special service given by many of our LGSS family members. Note: We have repeatedly asked the Branch Commissioner Milestones & Peak Awards (Lianne Halling) for a complete list of all awards for LGSS youth and adults since March 2025. We will update this page as information is received. Last updated: 16 May 2025 Joeys: Promise Badge 2006 Bailey Groves 2007 John Coppin 2007 Reilly O’Grady 2016 Charles Yates 2016 Chiara Ostheimer-Karner 2016 Myf Rudkin 2016 Rose Orton 2017 Sebastian Smallwood 2019 Stacey Hosie 2019 Eluney Tapply ...[info coming]... 2025 Lachlan Conn 2025 Astrid Hummelshoj 2025 Isla Beath Cubs: Grey Wolf 2000 Christin Cygan 2000 Simon Wookey 2001 Emma Harris 2001 Luke Fuller 2001 Natalie Lymbery 2001 Partick Quinlivan 2003 Arlen Rodda-McCarthy 2003 Daniel Francis 2003 Kathryne Cygan 2003 Philip Hannan 2004 Arlen Rhodda-McCarthy 2005 Jesse Coppin 2007 Corey Coppin 2007 Ben Paterson 2008 Ben Francis 2009 Jack Paterson 2012 Alexis Bocking 2015 Claire Orton 2016 Bridget Lehane 2016 Verity Smallwood 2017 Emily Hyde 2018 Michael Casey 2019 Rose Orton 2019 Indiana Phillips 2019 Alex Taylor ...[info coming]... 2025 Isabelle Preston 2025 Eli Bower 2025 Nina Hummelshoj Premier Scout 1999 Christrine Lymbery Scouts: Australian Scout Medallion 2003 Christine Cygan 2005 Natalie Lymbery 2008 Jesse Coppin 2012 Ashley Martin 2012 Jonathan Naumann 2012 Josh Brazell 2012 Michael Chong 2012 Oliver Murray 2012 Stuart Manton 2013 Hamish Farrow 2015 Alexis Bocking 2015 Angus Farrow 2015 James Boulter 2015 Tadgh Williams 2016 Alexander Howitt 2016 Jack Witchalls 2018 Caitlin Buttler 2018 Lachlain Georgiou 2018 Lauren O'Daly 2018 Claire Orton 2018 Cameron Pike 2019 Breeana Milczarek 2019 Sophie Porteous 2019 Brianna Barbour 2019 Megan Jennings 2019 Jordan Pike 2015 Australian Scout Medallian Recipients Venturers: Queen's Scout Award 1997 Fiona Minol 2000 Chris Browne 2008 Chris Malam 2008 Natalie Lymbery 2013 Hayley Ackroyd 2015 Corey Coppin 2017 Hamish Farrow 2019 James Boulter 2019 William Strutt Queens Scout Rovers (LGRC): Baden Powell Award TBA Adults - Scouts Australia (ACT) Awards Certificate of Good Service 1981 PeterBarrett Medal of Merit 1986 Peter Barrett 1991 Peter Barrett (Bar) Chief Commissioner's Certificate of Appreciation 2015 Klaus Felsche Certificate of Merit 1989 Kay Briscoe 2006 Sharon Sobey 2009 Michelle McDonald 2012 Tristan Cross 2013 Cheryl Bocking 2013 Klaus Felsche Silver Emu 2002 Peter Barrett Silver Kangaroo 2013 Peter Barrett Silver Wattle 2014 Sharon Sobey Meritorious Service Award 2015 Tristan Cross 2016 Michelle McDonald Special Service Award 2014 Justin Billing 2014 Thomas Dowsley 2014 Iain Gould 2015 Alexander Farrow 2016 Michelle Williams 2016 Robert Morris Council of Eders Council of Elders 2015 Bob Sobey 2015 Garry Lymberry 2015 Jennifer Lewis 2015 Phil Murphy 2015 Maryann Harris 2015 Paul Waddell Leaders Wood Beads 1993 Bob Sobey (Goanna) 2004 Phillip Murphy (Akela) 2006 George Cygan (Turtle) 2006 Timothy Kirsopp (Ikki) 2006 Paul Waddell (Bear) 2009 Paul O'Grady (Dugong) 2014 Andrea Farrow (Raksha) 2019 Theo Karner (Phao) 2019 Shane Hosie (Jacala) Adults - LGSS Awards LGSS Achievement Awards 2015 Corey Coppin 2015 Guy Thomson 2015 Mickey Coppin 2015 Rob Morris 2015 Theo Karner 2015 Tim Kirsopp 2015 Cheryl Bocking 2015 Denton Bocking 2018 LGSS Rover Crew 2018 Geoff Hyde Ex-LGSS Scout Reilly Awarded US Eagle Scout Award 2015 Special Service Awards Group Leaders (Incomplete & Under Construction) This section recognises the special service by our LGSS Group Leaders ??? - now: Emma Georgiou "Big Momma" Group Support Committee (Incomplete & Under Construction) This section recognises the wonderful service by our LGSS Group Support Committee Presedent Secretary Treasurer

How to complete the on-line membership form You will need the following information when completing the youth member application form for 2015: 1. Your Group Leader is: Emma Georgiou 2. The Group Leader email address is: groupleader.lgss@scoutsact.com.au 3. Your Section Leader is: a. Joeys: Sharon Sobey b. Cubs: Theo Karner (Pack: Baringa Cub Pack) c. Scouts: Fiona Collingwood (Troop: Orion Troop) d. Venturers: Darryl Barbour (Unit: Lake Ginninderra Venturers) 4. The first section of the form collects information about the youth member. If the youth member has a phone/email address, please provide these. If not, please provide yours. Please double-check entries as the contact details are used to keep you and the youth member informed. 5. You will need the date of the last Tetanus innoculation. 6. You will need contact information for emergencies (other than the parents). It is important that contact details and medical information are accurate. Should any of these change while the youth member is serving, please contact your leader to have these amended. Parents/carers are strongly encouraged to also complete the ACT Working with Vulnerable People form. Adults (any person 16 or older) is not able to be at scouting activities unless they have a current WWP card. For Scouts the application process is free.

VIDEO AdventureJam 2013 Scouting Videos Maryborough was a long way from home for Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts but it looks like they had a great time! January 2016 it will be the the Jamboree in NSW at Cateract. Watch for images and news below! Other major events: - New Zealand Venture (LGSS has a number of Venturers participating in January) - Lombok 2016: A team of Venturers will be there in October.

Lombok 2014 Project - Successfully Completed This project was started in 2008 by a team of venturers much like us that wanted to get out in the world to help out a less fortunate country than us. The project is run every two years so this was the fourth year and the best one yet. The project is designed to help participants get a feel for what it’s like to live in Lombok and learn more about their culture. In September this year, a team of nine venturers and four leaders traveled to Lombok for two weeks to complete a voluntary service project. Our main focus was to continue with an ongoing project to assist in re-building the local coral reef. The Coral Project has been ongoing since 2008. Some other projects we are taking part in are the orphan project and the turtle release project. Closing words from the Youth Leader and Adult Leader Trent: Wow what a trip. As soon as we arrived at the village the fun started with a street parade just for us and then dances and musical pieces and not to mention the 500 photos everyone wanted to get with us. The following day we head of to the Senggigi markets and on the way we stopped at a Monkey Mountain were there were hundreds of wild monkeys that we fed out of our hands then spend a little bit of times at the markets before heading back to the village. On day 3 of being in the village we just had a chilled day were we played heaps of games and got to know everyone in the village then we headed off to play badminton with the local scouts. The following day we split into two groups one would spend a relaxing two days on the Gili Islands and the others spent those days hiking up the 2nd highest mountain in Indonesia called Mount Rinjani this was a very hard task but was worth the view when we got to the top. The way down was much easier for most of us except the one person that injured themself and it was harder to get down for them then up. On days 6 and 7 of being in the village we helped rebuild a fallen down wall at the local community centre we learnt how to lay bricks, make cement and render the walls. At the end of the 2nd day they let us right our names in the drying cement. The next day the whole village had a huge clean up day so we helped them half the group went to one position and cleaned up an area where they put the rubbish in bags and sent them on their way. The other group burnt all the rubbish they picked up. That afternoon we build the concrete mushrooms we needed for the coral the next day. On day 9 we started on the coral early morning we began by exploring the reef as it already was and found out what the previous trips had done. After that we put pieces of coral in the mushrooms we made then got in the fishing boats to take them out in the reef most of us struggled to get mushrooms into the metal frames because they were so far down but we eventually got all the coral down (with help of the locals). The following day we participated in praying in the mosque because it was the end of an important Muslim holiday this went for about 2 hours and a an experience like no other. We then went and had a very important meeting with the local government. Then we visited an old Buddhist temple where we took part in a mediation session this was very relaxing. On Monday we spent the whole day in Gili when we first got there we released the 16 turtles we had sponsored into the ocean then we spent the rest of the day shopping, snorkelling, eating, getting massages and anything else we wanted to do. The next day we visited 5 different schools before it was even 12:00 we taught them all different things like danced songs and just talked about our life in Australia. In the afternoon we were all smashed so we had just played with the children and played volleyball with the scouts. On the second last day in the village we spent the day at the waterfall were we hiked to two different waterfalls and went swimming in both when we came back our farewell party commenced there was party games and dancing then a ceremony where we handed out all our gifted to help out the village in some way. After the ceremony it was a very sad time: everyone cried and there were lots of hugs a few of us stayed up late in the night singing with the older kids and giving our final goodbyes. The next day we packed up our tents and waited around for an hour talking to the last of the people that were not at school that day we spent the day shopping in Senggigi then flew to Bali. The next two days in Bali we went white water rafting and had a spa day before flying back to Australia we were all happy to see our families on Sunday but were all already missing the village and all wanted to go back. I would really like to thank all the leaders that helped make this happen you all had different roles and were all the ones we turned to with any issue. I would also like to thank the village for letting us stay there and being to friendly during our stay we will miss you all and hope to see you in two years. I'The Village m another title Jambianom is a small village on the north-west coast of Lombok island. Some of you may ba familiar with the Gilli Islands. Famous for great diving, these islands are just off the coast from our village. I'The Mission m another title Lombok Itinerary 2014.pdf We are very excited about this trip because it gives young people (15 - 16 years old) opportunities to develop new friendships, new skills in leadership and teamwork, as well as the chance to explore the culture of a country that is so very different to our own. WWhere? I'm a title The island of Lombok is one of thousands of islands that make up the Republic of Indonesia. It is close to Bali and the Lombok team will enter Lombok through Bali. Mataram is the capital city. Our Home Waterfall Trent, Victoria & Corey Our Home 1/22 Brett: The 2014 Lombok project has been a tremendous success and a great honour to be part of. The two and a half years of fund raising, team building and planning have all paid off. This project has changed lives, and will continue to change lives, in the village of Jambianom as well as among our courageous ventures. Leading from day one, our 14 to 17 year olds meet every challenge and have done their parents, scouting Australia and themselves proud. This year we continued our positive contribution to the community of Jambianom through several significant service initiatives including: Refurbishing the Community centre – providing the resources to create a covered extension to the exiting Community center, rebuilding the wall between the center and the road and providing space for a new car park. Bringing greater access to mains fresh water into the village – through providing the resources for the laying of water piping from the mains into the village. Repairing and refurbishing the village meeting area on the beach including providing resources to build toilets and to repair the original roofing. Supporting the local mosque youth group through the purchase of sporting equipment and a generator to provide back up power. Supporting access to ongoing education in to village children – through the establishment of a village administered education fund with enough initial funding to educate up to 6 village students at a high school level for the next 2 years. Our venturers also continued their support for the local environment in Jambianom through: Continuing our support for the coral reef regeneration project – including the establishment of a considerable new batch of coral “seedlings” and the provision of resources for their ongoing maintenance over the next two years. The turtle release project – releasing 20 young turtles Contributing to village clean ups. This year's project also saw much greater involvement with the local scouts through almost daily exercise and language sessions, several sporting matches (volley ball and badminton) and the joint hike to the rim of Rinjani and to the Senaru waterfalls. The ventures also provided several new tents to the local scouts as well as the establishment of seed funding to support the visit of two local scouts and a leader from North Lombok to the ACT in 2015. We were honoured be invited to visit the Regent of north Lombok in his home and continued our cultural appreciation through mosque visits and our involvement in the Idul Adha services and ceremony’s. With all of these positive contributions from our scouts, I know that the most fundamental influences have been the personal connections made between our Venturers and the fantastic people of Jambianom and North Lombok. We all feel that we have been accepted into the village community and now have a second family in Jambianom that we all look forward to visiting again in 2016.