1st Batemans Bay
Status: Still operating
Registered: 03/06/1926
Hall: 75A Bavarde Street Batemans Bay (Opened 11/11/2000)
Scarf: Scarf grey base with ½ in white border
District: Eurobodalla, Southern Coast
History
South Coast Annual Report 1926 said Pack started 7/12/1925 with A Spooner as CM and Troop started 6/12/1925 with C Carter CM. 15 Scouts invested by District commissioner HR Lee March 1926. Group registered 3 June 1926.
Had 8 Cubs/6 Scouts/3 Leaders in 1933, 4 Cubs/6 Scouts/1 Leader in 1936 but not functioning in 1937 as leader had left area. Had Cubs/Scouts in 1935. W Williams became CM in 1936 and as at 30/6/1937 Troop of 11 boys not functioning. Troop was operating again in 1939 when District commissioner to visit.
Troop reregistered July 1958 with L Dakin SM, N Ladmore GSM/ Pack reregistered January 1959 with E McCaskill CM/ H Dakin ACM. South Coast & Tablelands Annual report 1961 said group had acquired land that year.
Had 31 Scouts/5 Seniors/4 Leaders in 1958, 45 members in 1960, 38 in 1961, 37 in 1962, 22 in 1963, 26 in 1964, 38 in 1965, 35 in 1966, 42 in 1968, 43 in 1969, 31 in 1970, 33 in 1971, 32 in 1972, 14 in 1973, 32 Cubs/10 Scouts/7 Venturers/8 Leaders in 1987, 47 Youth/7 Leaders in 1989, 39 Youth/8 Leaders in 1990, 18 Joeys/20 Cubs/14 Scouts/6 Venturers/13 Leaders in 1991, 16 Joeys/39 Cubs/12 Scouts/10 Venturers/10 Leaders in 1992.
Pack and Troop deregistered December 1975. Group reformed 1978. Combined Scout/Guide hall opened 1981. Joey Mob registered August 1991. In April 1997 Troop deregistered / Troop “Misty“ and Pack “Yooneeara” registered / had a Joey Mob, in December 1996 Troop “Brolga” registered. Troops Brolga and Misty deregistered, and 1 Troop registered with Graham McGillivray as SL in May 1999/ Packs Corang and Yooneeara deregistered and 1 Pack registered October 2000. New hall opened 11/11/2000. Hall at 75A Bavarde St – access off Pacific St.
Previous leaders
1925 – ? · A. Spooner · Cub Master
1926 – 1937 · Charles Carter · Scout Master
1927 – ? · E. F. Perry · Cub Master
1930 – ? · Charles Carter · Campers Licence
1930 – ? · J. L. Patrech · Campers Licence
1930 – ? · J. L. Patrech · Cub Master
1933 – 1935 · C. N. Graham · Assistant Cub Leader
1936 – ? · Richard Kells · Cub Master
1958 – ? · M. C. Mcaskill · Assistant Scout Master
1958 – 1972 · Lewis G. Dakin · Scout Master
1958 – 1972 · N. K. Ladmore · Group Leader
1959 – ? · E. Mcaskill · Cub Master
1959 – 1960 · Hilda M. Dakin · Assistant Cub Master
1960 – 1964 · Hilda M. Dakin · Cub Master
1962 – 1963 · E. J. Dudley · Assistant Cub Leader
1964 – ? · H. Johnson · Cub Master
1964 – 1966 · Hilda M. Dakin · Assistant Cub Master
1964 – 1966 · Neville H. Johnston · Cub Master
1965 – 1967 · Lyndsay F. Johnston · Assistant Cub Master
1967 – 1970 · Anne Jackson · Assistant Cub Leader
1968 – 1970 · Lynette J. Wharton · Cub Master
1970 – 1974 · Anne Jackson · Cub Leader
1972 – 1976 · Lewis G. Dakin · Group Scout Leader
1977 – ? · Rederick E. Baynham · Group Leader
1978 – ? · Brian P. Benfields · Scout Leader
1978 – ? · Janniece A. Crannis · Assistant Cub Leader
1978 – ? · Joy M. Dillon · Assistant Cub Leader
1978 – 1982 · Loraine I. Turner · Cub Leader
1979 – ? · Patricia Pryor · Assistant Cub Leader
1979 – ? · Trevor J. Clarke · Assistant Scout Leader
1980 – ? · John W. Bamman · Cub Leader
1983 – ? · Jill Birss · Assistant Cub Leader
1983 – ? · William Suters
1983 – 1988 · Ronald Dent · Assistant Cub Leader
1984 – ? · David F. Hawdon · Assistant Scout Leader
1984 – ? · Denis J. Buckley · Assistant Cub Leader
1985 – ? · Dale Smider · Cub Leader
1985 – ? · Kevin Quick
1985 – 1986 · Russell Heywood · Assistant Scout Leader
1985 – 1989 · Frank Scrivens · Assistant Cub Leader
1986 – 1988 · David Gorzalka · Assistant Scout Leader
1986 – 1989 · Geoffrey Lassau · Assistant Scout Leader
1986 – 1990 · Russell Heywood · Scout Leader
1986 – 1992 · Colin J. Aitken · Group Leader
1987 – ? · Terence Lowes · Assistant Cub Leader
1988 – 1990 · Terence Jackson · Assistant Scout Leader
1988 – 1992 · Anne Jackson · Cub Leader
1989 – ? · David Gorzalka · Assistant Cub Leader
1989 – 1996 · Sandra Geelan · Assistant Venturer Leader
1990 – 1993 · Russell Heywood · Venturer Leader
1990 – 1993 · Terence Jackson · Scout Leader
1992 – ? · Anne Jackson · Group Leader
1992 – 2000 · Colin Eden · Cub Leader
1993 – 1994 · Brian Wallace · Assistant Scout Leader
1993 – 1996 · Viebke Pohlsen · Assistant Venturer Leader
1993 – 1997 · Andrew Hearne · Assistant Venturer Leader
1994 – 1997 · Brian Wallace · Scout Leader
1994 – 1997 · Christine Clancy · Assistant Joey Scout Leader
1994 – 1997 · James Killen · Assistant Venturer Leader
1994 – 1997 · Leslie Walker · Assistant Cub Leader
1994 – 1997 · Lorraine Handebo · Assistant Scout Leader
1994 – 1997 · Margaret Hill · Non Warranted Rank (Instructor)
1994 – 1997 · Ruth Evans · Assistant Scout Leader
1994 – 1999 · Michelle Lloyd-Jones · Assistant Joey Scout Leader
1994 – 2000 · Joy Hill · Assistant Cub Leader
1995 – ? · Lois Forsyth · Assistant Scout Leader
1995 – 1997 · Bronwyn Stanton · Non Warranted Rank (Instructor)
1995 – 1997 · Jayney Mcgrath · Cub Leader
1996 – ? · Sandra Geelan · Venturer Leader
1996 – 1997 · Graham McGillivray · Assistant Scout Leader
1997 – ? · Ruth Evans · Scout Leader
1997 – 1999 · Bronwyn Stanton · Group Advisor
1997 – 1999 · Christine Clancy · Joey Scout Leader
1997 – 1999 · Margaret Hill · Group Advisor
1997 – 2000 · Helen Monk · Assistant Cub Leader
1997 – 2000 · Leslie Walker · Cub Leader
1997 – 2001 · Jayney Mcgrath · Assistant Cub Leader
1997 – 2002 · Graham McGillivray · Scout Leader
1998 – 2000 · Mary Chalmers · Assistant Cub Leader
1999 – ? · Edward Killeen · Assistant Scout Leader
1999 – 2000 · Michelle Lloyd-Jones · Joey Scout Leader
1999 – 2001 · Christine Clancy · Group Advisor
2000 – ? · Michelle Lloyd-Jones · Group Advisor
2000 – 2003 · Helen Monk · Group Advisor
2000 – 2006 · Colin Eden · Assistant Cub Leader
2000 – Current · Mary Chalmers · Cub Leader
2001 – 2004 · Stewart Carmichael · Joey Scout Leader
2001 – 2004 · Tania Kemp · Assistant Venturer Leader
2002 – ? · Graham McGillivray · Assistant Scout Leader
2002 – 2006 · Ruth Evans · Scout Leader
2004 – 2005 · Helen Simmons · Associate Leader
2006 – ? · Paul Hamer · Scout Leader
2007 – ? · Andrew Hearne · Trainee Leader (Cub Scout)
2008 – ? · Geoffrey Krause · Trainee Leader (Scout)
2009 – ? · Deborah Norris · Trainee Leader (Cub Scout)
2009 – ? · Melanie Ingram · Trainee Leader (Joey Scout)
2010 – ? · Helen Seamark · Trainee Leader (Venturer)
2010 – ? · Therese Burnett · Trainee Leader (Scout)
2020 – ? · Anne Jackson · Assistant Joey Scout Leader
2020 – ? · Robin Ingram · Venturer Leader
2023 – ? · Naomi Schumacher · Trainee Youth Program Leader
2023 – Current · Tara Cashman · Group Leader
? – 1971 · Keith E. Te Hira · Cub Master
? – 1989 · Robert J. Nedwich · Assistant Scout Leader
? – 1990 · Stephen Bloomfield · Assistant Scout Leader
? – 1991 · Joy Carver · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1992 · Alan Birrell · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1992 · Brian Wallace · Assistant Scout Leader
? – 1993 · Barbara Henderson · Assistant Scout Leader
? – 1993 · Rose-Marie McManus · Assistant Joey Scout Leader
? – 1994 · Therese Hayman · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1996 · Marilyn Wiggins · Assistant Joey Scout Leader
? – 2000 · Andrew Banner · Assistant Scout Leader
? – 2001 · Sandra Hughes-Geelan · Venturer Leader
? – 2002 · Ruth Evans · Group Adviser
? – ? · Alexander E. Kerry · Assistant Venturer Leader
? – ? · David Phillips · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · George M. Hendry · Assistant Cub Master
? – ? · Gordon Dakin · Scout Leader
? – ? · Gwen N. Harvey · Assistant Cub Master
? – ? · J. Ellison · Assistant Scout Leader
? – ? · Ken Matthews · Assistant Scout Leader
? – ? · M. Ladmore · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · M. Teague · Scout Leader
? – ? · Patricia A. Prior · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · Paul Hamer · Assistant Scout Leader
? – ? · Rita Iverson · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · Robert J. Nedwich · Scout Leader
? – ? · Ronald W. Dakin · Assistant Scout Master
? – ? · Russell H. David · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · Trevor J. Clarke · Group Leader
? – ? · William J. Taylor · Assistant Cub Leader
Awards
Joey Scout Challenge Award
2009 · Leah Hearne
2012 · Benjamin Fish
2018 · John Fleming, James Toyer, Evelyn Wilson
2021 · Charlotte Franzen
2023 · Khloe Schumacher
Cub Scout Grey Wolf Award
2006 · Georgina Wilkinson
2007 · Allan Barenaba
2010 · Peter Hearne
2011 · Lauren Hamer, Elise Toyer
2013 · Samuel Blankley, Geordie Kemp
2017 · James Greenway
2025 · Charlotte Franzen
Australian Scout Award/Medallion
2006 · Cecilia Jackson
2016 · Elise Toyer
2018 · Ella Hobson, Hayden Louttit, Daniel Nokes, Joshua Schuster
2019 · Ariahn Ingram
2021 · James Greenway
2025 · James Toyer
Kings/Queens Scouts
1993 · David Geelan, Emma Geelan, Melanie Jackson, Patrick Jackson
1997 · Ernest Jackson
1999 · Keely Ford-Evans
2003 · Brett Mason
2019 · Elise Toyer
2020 · Hayden Louttit, Daniel Nokes, Joshua Schuster, Cameron Stocks
2022 · Ariahn O'Rourke
2023 · Josephine Eberle, Ariahn Ingram
Silver Wattle
2018 · Mary Chalmers
2020 · Ruth Evans
Meritorious Service Award
2018 · Paul Hamer
2023 · Tara Cashman
2026 · Joseph O'Sullivan
Special Service Award
2015 · Geoffrey Krause
2017 · Katherine Blankley
2018 · Tara Cashman, William Hamer
2020 · Ross Tornabene
Silver Acorn
1992 · Colin Aitken
Bar to Medal of Merit
1997 · Anne Jackson
Medal of Merit
1992 · Anne Jackson
Certificate of Merit
1991 · Russell Heywood
1995 · Sandra Geelan
1997 · Colin Eden
2014 · Paul Hamer
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