Jota/Jota 2025: A World Shaped by Youth Jamboree-On-The-Air and Jamboree-On-The-Internet (JOTA-JOTI) is the world’s largest annual digital and radio event, connecting Girl Guides and Scouts from around the world. Held on 17–19 October 2025, this event aims to promote global friendship, cultural exchange, and youth empowerment. Watch the video below from Her Excellency The Honourable […]
Modibodi and GGA Launch Period Point Wash Stations at Jamboree Navigating girlhood is tricky enough. Fear of leaking at sleepovers or camp adds yet another layer of anxiety during those early period years and can prevent girls from participating. Modibodi and Girl Guides Australia have partnered to empower girls to be period prepared and not […]
Fun, Food, Friendship, and Flexibility This year Trefoil Guild Australia is celebrating a remarkable milestone—80 years of active Trefoil Guilding. This celebration marks eight decades of fun, food, friendship, and, more recently, flexibility, reflecting the enduring spirit of Trefoil Guild. Originally, there were small groups of former Girl Guides throughout Australia who met under various […]
Nominations now open for roles on the GGA Young Women’s Forum Girl Guides Australia invites each State Girl Guide Organisation (SGGO) to nominate up to four candidates for consideration to join the Girl Guides Australia (GGA) Young Women’s Forum. The Young Women’s Forum is a consultative and reference group for GGA that provides input, feedback […]
CSIRO Wild Watch – National Science Week – 2025 Thanks to all the Girl Guides across the country supporting the first National Science Experiment, CSIRO Wild Watch, during National Science Week 2025. We are excited to share with you the results of this national citizen science initiative. This includes information gained about the CSIRO Wild […]
Welcome to the latest Girl Guides Australia News. It has been an incredibly action packed three months, with lots more to come in Term 4. The highlight of the past term for me has of course being able to represent GGA at the Asia Pacific Conference in India. Among a range of topics discussed the […]
Clean Up Australia 2025 This year over 3,000 Guides participated in Clean Up Australia Day which is a 12% increase on 2024. As a result of 156 Clean-Ups we removed over 4,680 kgs of litter. We also raised enough funds to make a $2,000 donation – that’s double last year’s donation! Bravo to all who took part. Read […]
Dear Parent/Carers of our Guiding Community, Thank you for entrusting us with the care and guidance of your daughters when they attend Guiding activities. The second week of September marks National Child Protection Week across Australia. This year’s theme, Every Conversation Matters: Shifting Conversation into Action, is a timely reminder of the importance of creating […]
Girl Guides Australia is now welcoming applications for the role of Board Chair. Purpose of the role: This crucial role leads the Girl Guides Australia (GGA) Board in the proper governance and effective administration of GGA as a Member Organisation of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). This position […]