Cub Scouts
The Cub Scout section is for boys and girls aged 8 to 11 years old.
Meetings in the hall which may include:
Games Nights
Science Activities
Ropes & Knotting
Cooking
Mothers Day / Fathers Day
Meetings out of the hall which may include:
Bike Hikes
Map & Compass Work
Campfires & Campfire Cooking
SES, Fire Station, Police Station
Indoor Rock Climbing
Barefoot Lawn Bowls
Our Cub Scouts meet on Monday nights from 6.45pm to 8.15pm.
Cub Scouts progress to the Scout Section before their 12th birthday.
Other activities
District Activities:
Come Try Canoeing Day
Jamboree on the Trail
District Badge Day
Scavenger Hunt
Puffing Billy Excursion
Community Service Activities:
McHappy Day
Clean Up Australia Day
ANZAC Day Dawn Service
Sleepovers in the Hall:
Nightwalks, Movies, Wide Games, Cooking.
Organisation
Usually a Cub Scout Unit runs with 18 to 24 Cub Scouts, organised into three or four groups of six Cub Scouts called Patrols. Each Patrol is named after a colour, and is led by an older Cub Scout called a ‘Patrol Leader’ (PL), and assisted by an ‘Assistant Patrol Leader’ (APL). The Cub Scout theme is based around Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, with the Cub Scout Leader named ‘Akela’ after the leader of the wolf pack, and the other leaders taking on other character names from the book, such as ‘Baloo’, ‘Bagheera’, ‘Raksha’ and ‘Chil’. The Cub Scout motto is Do Your Best. Once a term the Akela will get together with the Patrol Leaders at a Unit Council to talk about the Unit’s activities.
Joining Cub Scouts
New Cubs have a few weeks to see if they do want to join. We invite new Cubs and their parents to join in for a couple of weeks to make sure they have fun. Once everyone is sure we present a new Cub with a white Scarf. Read the White Scarf history to understand why we do this ceremony. Over a six week period we introduce new Cubs to the framework of Cub Scouts and provide them with the traditions of Scouting. They will have to learn and live the Scout Law and Scout Promise and know and understand about our jungle names and jungle ways. Then at a ceremony either at a normal Cub meeting or a camp or during an interesting activity we invest the new Cub into the Unit.
Unit Council
The Unit Council is an advisory body, whose members, as representatives of the Cub Scout Unit, pass on the program and activity suggestions of the Unit members. It is also a valuable medium for informal discussion on issues which may be affecting the smooth running of Unit Meetings and the PL's or APL’s leadership of his/her Patrol. It is an excellent training ground for PLs and APLs. Unit Councils enable the Leaders to ascertain and meet the needs of the Cub Scouts. Just as important, it gives the roles of the PL and APL a sense of importance and status, resulting in a good team spirit and overall Unit co-operation.
The Unit Council members are:
Cub Scout Leaders
Patrol Leaders
Assistant Patrol Leaders
The Cub Scout Leader (CSL) normally chairs the Unit Council meeting. Should the CSL not be available, another Leader will do so. Unit Council generally meet once per term usually before a normal Cub night.
Achievment Pathways
Achievement Pathways fit within the one journey model of Scouting - a framework featuring a continuous series of personal achievements across the whole program, from the beginning of the Joey Scout Section through to the end of the Rover Scout Section. Providing Scouts the opportunity to determine their own Scouting journey for their own personal development.
Imagine the whole Achievement Pathways as a journey across a mountain range. Each Section of the program explores new and more challenging opportunities for achievement across the mountain range.
Grey Wolf Honour Board
The following Cub Scouts have been recognized for achieving their Grey Wolf Badge.
This is the highest award available to Cub Scouts since January 2005.
Honor Board
2024 Jasper Tan
2024 Kirralee Coates
2024 Francis McKay
2024 Amelie Brown
2023 Ellie Hale
2021 Arnold Spicer
2021 Sisley Meng
2020 Anna Finley
2018 Emily Barnes-Read
2018 Patrick Lovell
2016 Sally Spicer
2015 Lachlan Castle
2013 Grace Castle
2012 Samuel Worsnop
Yellow Cord Honour Board
The following Cub Scouts have been recognized for achieving their Yellow Cord.
This is the highest award available to Cub Scouts from January 1995 to January 2005.
Honour Board
2000 Rory Thomson-Ball
2000 Harriet Randall
2000 Sophie Panou
2000 Shelby Hagg
2000 Samantha Casey
2000 Nathaniel Leslie
2000 Kerina Brennan
1999 Danniel Nicholson
1999 Kate Blackley
1998 len Smith
1998 Katherine Frankish
1998 Sian Draper
1998 Tess Barreiro
1998 Sarah Wilson
1998 Luke Kennedy
1998 Tess Brennan
1997 Robbie Silins-Riches
1996 Kim Hills
1996 Rebecca Wadsley
1996 Mark Sullivan
1996 Phill Mason
1996 Cassandra Leslie
1996 Rhianon Dalmau
1995 Jason Frankish
1995 Scott Hills
Uniform
The standard Cub Scout uniform consists of a blue polo shirt with an embroidered Scout logo, yellow shoulders and collar, a scarf and a woggle. The scarf and all badges are provided by the Group and you need to provide the rest. This include s pants or shorts (plain color) and runners or closed shoes (no thongs or sandals).
The Shirt and Woggle are available online from The Scout Shop or in-person at the Snowgum factory outlet (1702 Dandenong Road, Oakleigh East, 3166).