A NEW year brings NEW beginnings – new girls in our Guide units, new Leaders, new families learning about Girl Guides, new opportunities for each of us, new ways to explore to support girl’s growth, new activities to try, new campsites to visit, new adventures to be had, new challenges to master and so much […]
Girl Guides Australia, Girl Guides NSW, ACT & NT, Girl Guides South Australia, Girl Guides Tasmania, Girl Guides Victoria and Girl Guides Western Australia, as the largest national collective of leadership development organisations for girls and young women, have joined the National Redress Scheme, ensuring survivors of institutional child sexual abuse under the jurisdictions of […]
AND…Just like that 2020 is almost behind us and we are bout to take a break and catch our breath! As we finished 2019, I remember I was encouraging all Leaders in Girl Guiding in Australia to LEAP FORWARD into 2020 with a commitment to make a difference in our world of girls and young […]
I am excited to announce that the newly formed Girl Guides Australia Young Women’s Forum has held its first meeting! The vision for the Young Women’s Forum is to help amplify the voice of girls and young women in decision- making nationally. Micheala Collins, Assistant Chief Commissioner, chairs the Forum. Click below to read more… […]
Together we can do this was a focus of the last few months and TOGETHER YOU DID! Your resilience, determination, initiative and boundless energy – not to mention your passion for Girl Guiding – enabled girls and young women across Australia to continue their Guiding connections and enjoy time with their friends. Congratulations and well […]
Dear Volunteers in Guiding, The theme for this week’s National Volunteer Week is Changing Communities, Changing Lives and how great is this when you reflect on the impact volunteers have through our roles in Guiding. I see so many social media posts about the importance of kindness and paying it forward, and my thoughts come […]
A special Girl Guides Australia badge was designed so Girl Guides, Girl Scouts, individuals and organisations the world over could proudly show they supported those impacted by the bushfires in Australia during 2019 and 2020. All profits from the badge as well as individual donations went to the Australian Bushfire Emergency Relief Fund, set up […]
GUIDE LEADERS all around Australia – what an AWESOME job you are doing! Thank you for your efforts to adapt in a changing world as you do your VERY BEST to deliver Girl Guiding. I am constantly inspired by your creativity and resilience. Your amazing ability to think outside the box is enabling girls and […]