AWARDS Congratulations is extended to Kate Alcorso (Girl Guides Tasmania) and Sarah Neill (Girl Guides NSW, ACT & NT) on each being awarded a Red Kangaroo for their sustained intensive service to Girl Guiding within their State and nationally. Sarah and Kate have made a substantial contribution to the governance of Girl Guides Australia whilst […]
Dear Volunteers in Guiding, WELL DONE – BRAVO – THANK YOU Volunteers are such a vital part of the fabric of Australia AND integral to Girl Guiding in Australia. National Volunteering Week provides an opportunity for us to pause and RECOGNISE all the many volunteers who give so generously to support others and enrich their […]
This week Girl Guides around Australia stood with women around the world for International Women’s Day. This moment of celebration is also an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to end gender bias, discrimination and inequality. There is a long journey before the world achieves the United Nations sustainability goal of Gender Equality. Each of us […]
Girl Guides Australia is excited to announce that Girl Guides Victoria will be hosting the next Australian Jamboree! Girl Guides Victoria is inviting Guides and Guiding volunteers from around Australia to join together for a week of being courageous, daring, creative and adventurous. National Jamboree 2023 Dates: 15th – 21st January 2023 Venue: Ballarat, Victoria Eligibility: Girl […]
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 […]