Scouts (Australia)

Scouts wear a uniform shirt with navy blue panels, and green shoulders.

Each patrol wears a distinctive colour band on their scarf, choosing from red, yellow, green, orange, blue, black, white, grey, tan, and purple.

Each member may choose which one they would like to make when joining On my honour, I promise To do my best, To be true to my spiritual beliefs, To contribute to my community and our world, To help other people, And to live by the Scout Law.

or On my honour I promise that I will do my best To do my duty to my God, and To the King of Australia, To help other people, And to live by the Scout Law.

These Milestones are obtained by completing a set number of participates, assists, and leads of activities, as well as a personal reflection.

There are six Special Interest Areas - Adventure & Sport, Arts & Literature, Creating a Better World, Environment, Growth & Development, and STEM & Innovation.

To earn the Peak Award, a Scout must earn the Introduction to Scouting (unless completed in a previous section), Introduction to Section, Milestone 3, complete the six SIA projects, meet the OAS requirements of obtaining Stage 5 in the Core Disciplines plus 10 total Stage progressions, as well as lead a 3 day, 2 night Adventurous Journey (hike), attend a weekend Leadership Course, and do a personal reflection of their journey in the Scout Section.

The badge consists of the Scouts Australia logo in white above some wattle with a kangaroo to the left and an emu to the right to mimic the Australian Coat of Arms, on a plain navy blue diamond-shaped badge with green edging, and is placed at the top of the left sleeve of the uniform.

Australian Scout Award