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Scouting and Guiding in Western Australia

Organisations based in Western AustraliaScouting and Guiding in AustraliaUse Australian English from July 2011Vague or ambiguous time from March 2023Vague or ambiguous time from March 2025

Scouting in Western Australia is predominantly represented by a branch of Scouts Australia and Girl Guides Western Australia, a member organisation of Girl Guides Australia. Scouting began in Western Australia in 1908 when eighteen-year-old Frank Roche from Spearwood established the first Scout Patrol. By the end of 1909 there were 416 members in 16 groups. In 1912, the Founder, Robert Baden-Powell visited Perth. Girl Guides started in Western Australia in 1915 in a very formal way when the Women's Service Guild staged a public meeting, under Vice Regal patronage, in the Perth Town Hall on 28 June 1915. The governor moved, "that a Girl Guide Association be formed in this State and that we apply to the Girl Guide Association of Great Britain for a warrant".

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Scouting and Guiding in Western Australia
Scarborough Beach Road, City of Vincent

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