Welcome to 1st Emerald Scout Group
Joeys - Wednesdays 6.00pm - 7.00pm
Cubs - Mondays 7.00pm - 8.30pm
Scouts - Thursdays 7.00pm to 9.00pm
Venturers - Our Venturers attend JETS, Upper Beaconsfield and Selby Units
Rovers - Ogilvy Rover Crew (ORC) - Thursdays 7.30pm. Our hall is nestled within Hogan Park off Kilvington Drive, right next to Puffing Billy Railway.
1st Emerald Scout Group is the oldest scout group in the Dandenong ranges. Mark.s church and since then hundreds of families have been parts of this group. Danne attended the first wood badge training course held at Lilydale in 1925. The following year, Gilwell Park, Gembrook was established. In 1958 1st Emerald Scout Group moved from St. Marks to its present location in Kilvington Drive at Hogan Park. In the early 1970's the hall was extended to include a conference and storage rooms, plus a kitchen and toilets. In 1998 as part of the groups 75-year anniversary the hall had a major upgrade with the help of the local Rotary club and parents. The hall was painted inside and outside. This with previous years improvements, new floor, lighting, gas heating, new toilets, kitchen makeover, made the hall good as new. The hall was named the Gus Ryberg, in honour of Gus Ryberg for his commitment to the local community. Gus was part of 1st Emerald's first intake of Scouts in 1923. The hall dedication was made by the Groups first Queen Scout (1954) and Local Councillor Cr. Graeme Legge, also present was Cley Worrell, another member of the original enrolment of 1923.
