Rovers are young adults aged between eighteen and twenty six years old.
Ages: 18 – 26 years
Meets: Weekends
Rovers is the place to be for personal challenge, adventure, life-long friendships and all sorts of memory-making moments! Where else could you perform on stage one week, abseil the next and then help your local environment group out with tree-planting the next?
Rovers is the eldest youth section of Scouts, catering for 18 to 26 year old men and women. Unlike the younger sections, Rovers are completely self-governing. There are no “adult” leaders making the decisions for you. Rovers operate in local groups known as a Crew, and the Crew Leader is a peer-elected Rover. The Crews then form the West Australian Rover Council, headed by an executive of Rovers, who are responsible for the direction of Rovers at the State and National Level. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t grown up in Scouting – everyone is welcome.
Rovers offer so many opportunities for leadership and personal development. You can become a member of your Crew or WA Rover Council executive, leading your fellow Rovers through the year. You can get involved in the committees for one of the great annual Rover events, such as Sand Moot, the Ball, Mission Impossible, Gravel Moot or Medieval Feast. You have the opportunity to become a leader of a younger section. You can participate in nationally accredited training in leadership and management. You can organise a weekly activity for your Crew. And you can challenge yourself through the Baden – Powell Scout Award.
The Baden-Powell Scout Award is the highest youth award in Scouting.
The Baden-Powell Scout Award is the highest youth award in Scouting, and is attained through setting yourself 4 challenges of your highest personal standard. Through the Award scheme you could find yourself restoring a vintage car, getting involved in your local volunteer fire brigade, leading a hike on foot, bike, kayak or yacht through some of the most magical places in the world, or learning to play a musical instrument. The possibilities are endless.
Rovers have a motto of Service, and continually seek ways to help our community and environment. WA Rovers are involved regularly in projects such as ANZAC Day, giving blood, environmental work at Rottnest, helping with youth activities and a myriad of other things.
Experience all the joys of taking control of your goals!
Being part of an international organisation, Rovering provides fantastic opportunities to travel. With Australian Rover Moots held every 3 years (held in a different state each time), World Rover Moots in places such as Sweden, Mexico, Taiwan and Mozambique held every 4 years, countless opportunities to attend Jamborees and Ventures as staff, as well as an open invitation to any Rover event, large or small, around Australia, you will be sure to make new friends in every corner of the globe, and see a fair bit of the world while you’re at it!
But most of all, you will make close friends with people in your local area, through belonging a Crew that’s like a second family, with whom you will experience all the joys of taking control of your goals and your crazy ideas and turning them into the most amazing experiences you could hope for.
Rover Upcoming Events
- Eligibility – Scouts. Venturer Scouts. Rover Scouts. Leaders & Adult MembersMax numbers – 10 participants (minimum of 4 participants required) Learn to exit and re-enter Kayak. roll a Kayak with a paddle. roll a Kayak without a paddle. The Activity will begin with a brief and end with a review. Participants are required to wear a rashie and boardies. Cost: Entry fee to pool – $7 participants MUST visit the Aquatic Office to pay gate entry before they enter the water. Pool staff will cross reference their head count with the number of gate entries taken each session. To reserve this session for your Unit email events@scoutswa.com.au.All participants will still be required to register through ScoutMap. For further information on the Kayak Skills program contact: Niall – niall.ward@scoutswa.com.au
- This event is open to members of the Branch Youth Council only
- Eligibility – Scouts. Venturer Scouts. Rover Scouts. Leaders & Adult MembersMax numbers – 10 participants (minimum of 4 participants required) Learn to exit and re-enter Kayak. roll a Kayak with a paddle. roll a Kayak without a paddle. The Activity will begin with a brief and end with a review. Participants are required to wear a rashie and boardies. Cost: Entry fee to pool – $7 participants MUST visit the Aquatic Office to pay gate entry before they enter the water. Pool staff will cross reference their head count with the number of gate entries taken each session. To reserve this session for your Unit email events@scoutswa.com.au.All participants will still be required to register through ScoutMap. For further information on the Kayak Skills program contact: Niall – niall.ward@scoutswa.com.au
- Eligibility – Rover Scouts. Leaders. Volunteers Max numbers – 26 participants Scouting Adventure will prepare the new Adult Leader for the great outdoors! Scouts have a huge program of Outdoor Adventure Skills covering nine areas. The self-paced on demand modules focus on equipping a new Leader to lead in the three core areas of Bushcraft. Bushwalking and Camping. The following online modules can be found at training.scouts.com.au Scouting Adventure on Demand Modules:SA E NAVIGATE – Elementary NavigationSA NAVIGATE – Navigation SkillsSA COMM – Operate Communication SystemsSA SITE – Camping SkillsSA EQUIP – Equipment for Lightweight CampingSA BUSHPLAN – Bushwalking SkillsSA GUIDE – Plan and Guide Outdoor ActivitiesSA IMPACT – Minimal Environment Impact PracticesSA WEATHER – Interpreting WeatherSA GROUP – Group FacilitationSA EMERG A – Responding to EmergenciesSA OUTDOOR PLAN – Planning for Outdoor Activities Not everything can be learnt online. After the new Leader has the theoretical knowledge from these modules. they will need to complete a face-to-face Scouting Adventure. The prerequisites to attend are completion of the above modules and having attended and Completed Scouting Essentials Course.Once all pre requisites are met. please register for the Scouting Adventure course. Your GL will be sent an authorisation email to confirm you can attend the course and have met all prerequisites. Register through ScoutMap HERE. Registrations Close 6 June 2025. For assistance with ScoutMap please see the Handbook. For further assistance please lodge a support ticket through ScoutMap or email events@scoutswa.com.au supplying information on the person registering and error or problem preventing registration. Please note that ScoutMap support tickets are the preferred method of contact and will be responded to as a priority and that assistance will be provided to support you in completing your registration rather than completing registrations on your behalf.
- Eligibility – Rover Scouts. Leaders. Volunteers Max numbers – 26 participants Scouting Essentials are the ‘survival skills’ for an Adult Leader. They explain how the youth Achievement Pathways work. how to operate a youth led program. the Patrol System. youth empowerment and some initial leadership skills training. There are two parts to Scouting Essentials. A series of self-paced on demand training modules which must be completed prior to registering for this face-to-face course.The following online modules can be found at training.scouts.com.au Scouting Preliminary On Demand:SP ADULT – I’m and Adult LeaderSP CHILD – Child Safe ScoutingSP METHOD – The Scout MethodSP SAFE – Preliminary ScoutSafeSP SPICES – Educational Objectives & SPICESSP WHS – WHS for ScoutingSP YLAS – Youth Leading. Adult Supporting Scouting Essentials On Demand:SE ACHIEVE – Achievement PathwaysSE BEHAVE – Managing BehaviorsSE EMPOWER – Youth EmpowermentSE INCLUDE – Being InclusiveSE PATROL – The Patrols System for One ProgramSE PDR – Plan> Do> ReviewSE RESILIENCE – Building ResilienceSE SCOUT – I’m a ScoutSE THANKS – Thank you BPSE YLPROG – Youth Led Programming Once these have been completed. please register for the Scouting Essentials course. Your GL will be sent an authorisation email to confirm you can attend the course and have met all prerequisites. Register through ScoutMap HERE. Registrations Close 6 June 2025. For assistance with ScoutMap please see the Handbook. For further assistance please lodge a support ticket through ScoutMap or email events@scoutswa.com.au supplying information on the person registering and error or problem preventing registration. Please note that ScoutMap support tickets are the preferred method of contact and will be responded to as a priority and that assistance will be provided to support you in completing your registration rather than completing registrations on your behalf.
- Eligibility – Scouts. Venturer Scouts. Rover Scouts. Leaders & Adult MembersMax numbers – 10 participants (minimum of 4 participants required) Learn to exit and re-enter Kayak. roll a Kayak with a paddle. roll a Kayak without a paddle. The Activity will begin with a brief and end with a review. Participants are required to wear a rashie and boardies. Cost: Entry fee to pool – $7 participants MUST visit the Aquatic Office to pay gate entry before they enter the water. Pool staff will cross reference their head count with the number of gate entries taken each session. To reserve this session for your Unit email events@scoutswa.com.au.All participants will still be required to register through ScoutMap. For further information on the Kayak Skills program contact: Niall – niall.ward@scoutswa.com.au
- More information coming soon. This course will be run across two weekends: Weekend 1 of 2 is Fri 11th (evening) to Sunday 13th (afternoon) of July 2025.Weekend 2 of 2 is Fri 25th (evening) to Sunday 27th (afternoon) of July 2025. RST plus PHC is required to be able to drive a Support Boat in Scouts WA water activities
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