State School, Caulfield; where in late 1907 one of the pupils, Roy McIndoe, received from a friend in England, who had been a member of the experimental camp at Brownsea Island, some pamphlets which had been issued by the Chief.
The Branch is currently divided into eleven Regions: Bays, Eastern, Gippsland, Lerderderg, Loddon Mallee, Melbourne, Mt Dandenong, Northern, West Coast, and Western.[relevant?
It was the first time any Chief Scout in Australia, a figurehead role, was not a state governor.
Scouts Victoria operates a number of adventurous activities teams and members can gain Outdoor Recreation Certificate II and III qualifications.
In 1920, the first leader training course was held at what would become Gilwell Park, after it was donated to The Scout Association.
Other locations include The Gauntlet Commando course — built for the World Rover Moot and the Lochan, a lake that is famously freezing all year round — even in the depths of summer.
Gilwell Park is home to the tri-annual Victorian Cuboree, a five-day camp that hosts thousands of Cub Scouts as well as hundreds of Leaders, Venturers and Rovers.
In 2012 a high ropes challenge course, funded by the Victorian State Government, was opened.
This Company claims to the first in Australia with the full name "Baden-Powell Girl Guides".
Girl Guides in Victoria are taking the pledge to Stand Against Poverty, and meet and exceed the Millennium Development Goals.
Margaret Moore, a Guider and Commissioner suggested the design and it was drawn by Dorothea Holtz.
Several of Girl Guides Victoria's properties are owned and/or managed in conjunction with Scouts Australia.
The Guide-Scout Water Activities Centre is located on Port Philip Bay.
At these breakfasts, Year 11 students meet with the group to develop career networks.