North Coast Scouts

14/06/2026

14/06/2026

14/06/2026

Did you go to AJ2025? Want to be part of the team to celebrate just how amazing a Jamboree is with next gen Scouts? Apply now to be a Jambassador and promote AJ2028 in your local Region!

https://jamboree.nsw.scouts.com.au/jambassador-applications-open/

13/06/2026

🏕️ LIGHTWEIGHT HIKE DOWN SOUTH 🏕️

Ready to explore, build skills, and take on a real adventure? We’re heading into the beautiful Doyles River State Forest (just 1.5 hrs west of Wauchope) for a 2‑day, 1‑night lightweight hike — open to Scouts, Venturers, and Leaders.

🕗 Youth: 8am Sat 1 Aug → 2.30pm Sun 2 Aug
⛺ Leaders only: Optional extra night camping at Maxwells Flat Camp Ground on Fri 31 July

Here’s what’s in store:
🥾 Day 1: Choose your challenge
• Grade 3 — a beautiful soft forest trail
• Grade 5 — a stunning path that’s barely there in places and overgrown in others
🌿 Day 2: A 13km loop, mostly Grade 3

🎒 Fully self‑catered, full pack, lightweight hiking

Along the way you’ll:
🥾Build real hiking skills
💪 Grow resilience
🏅 Tick off badges and qualifications
🌳 Explore the bush with your leaders
🔥Hang out with mates and enjoy the outdoors

If you’re keen for a weekend that’s equal parts challenge, fun, and skill‑building — this is the one.

https://events.nsw.scouts.com.au/event/3451

10/06/2026

Ready for your next Scouting challenge? 🌟

We're recruiting for key leadership roles across North Coast Region.

🧭 District Commissioner (Orama)
🌊 District Commissioner (Northern Rivers)
⭐ Region Chairperson
💰 Assistant Region Treasurer

View PDs and apply at: https://www.ncrscouts.com.au/vacancies

07/06/2026

🚨 REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN! 🚨

Operation Adventure is coming to Camp Eagle Eye this July, bringing together Vertical Activities, Mountain Biking, and Archery/Orienteering for one action-packed weekend.

🧗 Vertical Activities
🚵 Mountain Biking
🏹 Archery & Orienteering
🏕️ Survival Shelter Challenge

⚠️ Only 60 youth participant places are available and registrations opened tonight. Once those spots are gone, they're gone!

📅 17–19 July
📍 Camp Eagle Eye, Glenreagh
👥 Scouts & Venturer Scouts

Three adventures. One weekend. Endless memories.

🎟️ Register now: https://events.nsw.scouts.com.au/event/2763

07/06/2026

🌟 You're Invited! 🌟

Join us at Camp Eagle Eye on 20 June 2026 as we come together to reflect on another incredible year of Scouting across North Coast Region at our Annual Report Presentation.

This year’s event will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the life and contribution of Louise “Mang” Shakespeare, whose impact on Scouting and the lives of so many young people and volunteers will long be remembered.

Whether you're a current volunteer, former member, supporter, or friend of Scouting, we'd love to see you there as we recognise achievements, share stories, reconnect with old friends, and honour a valued member of our Scouting family.

📍 Camp Eagle Eye, Glenreagh
🕙 Annual Report Presentation – 10:00am
💙 Memorial Celebration for Louise Shakespeare – 2:00pm

📝 Register now: bit.ly/arp2025ncr

Further details, including catering and accommodation options, are available through the registration page.

04/06/2026

🤠🐴 Yeehaw! What a weekend!

More than 100 Scouts and volunteer leaders from across North Coast Region saddled up at Camp Eagle Eye for our annual Region Rally, taking on 12 Wild Wild West-themed activity bases packed with adventure, teamwork, learning and plenty of fun.

A huge congratulations to Nambucca Valley Scout Group, whose patrol rode away as our overall champions, along with their Patrol Leader who was named Champion Patrol Leader for outstanding leadership throughout the weekend. 🏆

Most importantly, every Scout challenged themselves, built new friendships, learnt new skills and demonstrated incredible teamwork and enthusiasm across the entire event.

A massive thank you to all of our volunteer leaders, activity operators, support crew and adventurous Scouts who helped make the weekend such a success. Events like these simply couldn't happen without you.

📸 And a special shoutout to TRL Photography for capturing the spirit of the weekend so perfectly. If you're looking for a photographer, we can highly recommend them – the photos are absolutely fantastic!

🤠🌵🏕️

17/05/2026

Over the weekend, three of our leaders — Steven Males, Melinda Hine, and Tara Chapman — attended the Training Team Conference.

We’re excited to share that Melinda has been appointed as an Assistant Leader Trainer, and Tara has been appointed as a Leader Trainer. 🎉

Both roles are part of the National Training Team, supporting and leading training courses for trainee leaders across NSW.
A huge congratulations to you both — such well‑deserved achievements!

12/05/2026

North Coast Region Scouts would like to congratulate Nigel from the 1st Lismore Scout Group on being recognised as a joint winner of the Northern NSW Local Health District Healing Hearts Consumer Recognition Award. 🧡

While many know Nigel as a Senior Registered Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at Lismore Base Hospital, our Scouting community knows him as a caring, dedicated and community-minded leader who has spent countless hours supporting and mentoring young people through Scouting.

This award recognises the incredible impact Nigel has on others during some of the most difficult moments in their lives — something that comes as no surprise to those who have worked alongside him in Scouting. His compassion, kindness and commitment to helping others shines through in everything he does.

Congratulations Nigel, and thank you for the positive difference you continue to make both in Scouting and throughout the wider North Coast community. 👏

Nigel didn’t plan to be a nurse. He originally wanted to be an ambulance officer – his nursing career was meant to be temporary.

Today, 37 years later, Nigel is a senior registered nurse in the Lismore Base Hospital Intensive Care Unit.

Last year, he became a joint winner of our Healing Hearts Consumer Recognition Award after a patient nominated him. They never forgot how Nigel made them feel during one of the hardest times they’d been through.

💬 “For a community member to recognise that a bedside nurse has had a positive impact on their stay and made an effort to promote this was very special to receive,” he said.

If one of our nurses or midwives from Grafton to the Tweed has left a lasting impression on you, please consider nominating them for this year’s Healing Hearts Consumer Recognition Award. 🧡

🕔 Nominations close this week at 5pm Friday 15 May.

👉 Nominate today: https://engage.nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/healing-heart-consumer-recognition-award