Scouting and Guiding in Tasmania is now predominantly represented by Scouts Australia's Tasmanian Branch and Girl Guides Australia's Tasmanian Branch.
The Scout Association Of Australia Tasmanian Branch
The Scout Association Of Australia Tasmanian Branch is organised around several Scout Districts:[4]
Clarence
Hellyer
Huon
Kingborough
Launceston and Tamar
Leven
Mersey
North Midlands
Wellington
and a District for Distant Groups.
The main adult training centre is the Lea Scout Centre, 8 km from Hobart. It also houses the Branch Headquarters and the Tasmanian Scout Heritage Centre opened in 1997. There are several other Activity Centres throughout the State.
Girl Guides Tasmania is divided into 4 Regions [6]
North West
North "McIntyre"
South East
South West
Guides Tasmania has two camp sites, Nindethana by the Tamar River near Launceston and Orana 20 km from Hobart.[7]
Gang Shows
Hobart Gang Show started in 1956; in recess between 1971 and 1990, located in Hobart, Tasmania.[8]
References
^Robert Campbell (1997). "Australian Scout History". boy-scout.net. Dorset, England, UK: The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
^Robert Campbell (1993) Origins of the Scouts, Sydney, Australia
^Ray Jeffrey (1990) The History of Scouting in Tasmania, 1909-1985