Owner Scouts Australia Country Australia | Headquarters Scout Hall Founded 1914 | |
Founder The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom | ||
Scouting in South Australia, a State of Australia, began in 1908.
Contents
- Scouts Australia South Australian Branch
- Facilities
- Titanium Security Arena
- Rovering
- Girl Guides Australia
- Gang Shows and other theatrical experiences
- References
In the early years of Scouting in South Australia local boy scout patrols and troops formed independently and there were several separate central organisations including Boys Brigade Scouts, Church Lads Brigade Scouts, Chums Scouts, British Boy Scouts, The Boy Scouts Association, Life-Saving Scouts of the Salvation Army and Methodist Boy Scouts.
Scouting in South Australia is now predominantly represented by Scouts Australia's South Australian Branch and the Girl Guides South Australia, a member organisation of Girl Guides Australia. There is representation by ethnic scout associations, some of which form the Ethnic Scouts and Guides of South Australia (ESGOSA) and, since 1984, representation by the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association.
Scouts Australia South Australian Branch
Scouts Australia's South Australian Branch has 11 districts - Adelaide Foothills, Beadell, Carisbrooke, Heysen, Hills to Coast, Karkana, Limestone Coast, Mawson, Ridley, Three Rivers and Torrens. There are also Lone Scouts for youth too far away from a regular meeting place.
Facilities
Titanium Security Arena
Since 3 April 2013, Scouts SA has been co-owner (along with SA Church Basketball) of the 8,000 seat Titanium Security Arena. It is the second largest indoor arena in Adelaide behind the State Government owned Adelaide Entertainment Centre which has a capacity of 12,000. It is also the 4th largest permanent indoor arena in Australia and the 7th largest overall.
The arena, which cost AU$16 million to build, opened in 1992 as the Clipsal Powerhouse and is the largest purpose built basketball stadium in Australia. Although its generally regarded as a miltipuropse indoor venue hosting anything from sports such as basketball and Netball, to corporate functions and (as of December 2014) music concerts, its main function remains as a basketball arena. The arena even boasts a 370 seat restaurant named the Scouts Deck. The arena is the home to the Adelaide 36ers who play in the National Basketball League, and the Adelaide Lightning who play in the Women's National Basketball League as well as SA Church Basketball and Basketball SA. It is also the part-time home of the Adelaide Thunderbirds who play in the National Netball League (Suncorp Super Netball).
Rovering
In 2016, there were 13 Rover crews in South Australia which run programs at Crew and Branch level.
Girl Guides Australia
Girl Guides SA operates three accommodation sites in South Australia, GTS Dolphin beachfront accommodation in Port Adelaide, Douglas Scrub campsite near McLaren Flat, and Tuckerway Hostel.
Gang Shows and other theatrical experiences
There are a number of Gang Shows put on in South Australia. A Gang Show is a Scout variety show.