Girl Guides Australia

Girl Guides Australia

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image-size = 127px
caption =
name = Girl Guides Australia
headquarters =
country = Australia
f-date = 1910
founder =
members = 30,811
chiefscouttitle = Chief Commissioner
chiefscout = Lynne Price
website = [http://www.girlguides.org.au/ girlguides.org.au]
affiliation = World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Girl Guides Australia is the national Guiding organisation in Australia. Founded in 1910, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. It has 30,811 members (as of 2003).

Program and ideals

All youth members from 5-18 are known as Guides. However, they meet in age based groups.

Age 5-6: Pre Junior Guides (Previously Gumnut Guides)7-10: Junior Guides (Brownies)10-14: Girl Guides14-18: Senior Guides (Ranger Guides)18-30: Olave Program (Rangers)

Guide Leaders are adult volunteers aged 18 or over.

The Girl Guide emblem incorporates elements of the flag of Australia.

The Guide Promise

I promise to do my best:
To do my duty to God,
to serve the Queen and my country,
To help other people, and
To keep the Guide Law

The Guide Law

A Guide is loyal and can be trusted.
A Guide is helpful.
A Guide is polite and considerate.
A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides.
A Guide is kind to animals and respects all living things.
A Guide is obedient.
A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties.
A Guide makes good use of her time.
A Guide takes care of her own possessions and those of other people.
A Guide is self-controlled in all she thinks, says and does.

ee also

*Scouts Australia


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