Kennedy Region Scouts 

Kennedy Region is part of The Scout Association of Australia, Queensland Branch. Kennedy Region is located in North Queensland and covers an area from Ingham in the North to Home Hill in the east and Charters Towers in the west. Our Headquarters is located in Townsville at 387 Charles Street, Kirwan. (Map).

Kennedy Region has 7 Groups, a Rover Crew, two permanent Scout Camps (Tarmaroo Scout Camp in Bluewater & Sir Leslie Wilson Scout Camp in Florence Bay), and the Kennedy Region Scout Shop.

Scouts Austrlalia provides young people aged 5 to 25 with fun and challenging opportunities to grow through adventure. With around 70,000 members, Scouts Australia is one of the largest youth development organisations in Australia. What makes us unique is our diverse range of activities that develop skills in young people such as leadership, teamwork, problem solving and communication from the age of 5 years old.

Today’s Scouts can take part in an extraordinary variety of outdoor activities, from ‘traditional Scouting skills’ such as camping and bushcraft, through to more extreme challenges such as abseiling, overnight hiking, rafting, canoeing, canyoning, snow activities, rock climbing, sailing… even flying!

The Scouts Australia Program also incorporates contemporary issues such as youth health, ‘responsible risk-taking’, vocational skills, and issues pertinent to Indigenous Australians. We offer an Award Scheme that encourages participation in the full range of activities available and provides recognition of individual achievement.

Scouts Australia is an accredited member of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM), which has over 57 million members in 173 National Scout Organisations around the world.