Scouting is a rewarding and welcoming experience, regardless of your age, gender, or any previous experience in the global Scouting movement.

School age children can join a local Group and enjoy a journey of up to 20 years through the different Sections, which each have their own age-appropriate activities and colour-coded uniforms. Or first-timers can join at any point along the way.

Leaders help young members through their transition up to the next Section, taking into account the child’s development and maturity for the move. We want the members to be excited about stepping up and ready to take on the next challenge.

Joey Scouts is for youth 5 to 7 years old. Joey Scouts are:

Discovering the world around them
Developing friendships
Experiencing greater interactive experiences
Physically active
Using broad imagination and play

This is the first Section of the Scouting journey.

Joey Scouts meet each week as a Joey Scout Unit, and wear their Section’s uniform shirt, the scarf of Rochester Scout Group, and a woggle to hold their scarf together.

For our youngest members, the Joey Scout program nurtures a deeper understanding of the world around them, with a growing awareness of their surroundings and nature, by getting out and about in the community.

Like all Scouts, Joey Scouts participate in the Achievement Pathway award scheme and are presented with badges to recognise their achievement. A Joey Scout can even decide if they would like to achieve their Section's peak award, the Joey Scout Challenge Award, the highest achievement in the Joey Scout Section.

Every three years, Joey Scouts have the opportunity to attend a Kangaree, a massive overnight sleepover with activities and entertainment with hundreds of Joey Scouts from all over the state.

Rochester Joey Scouts meet at the 4Rs on Thursdays, 4.30pm - 5.30pm.

Cub Scouts is for youth 8 to 10 years old. Cub Scouts are:

Creating their own paths
Developing their sense of place
Exploring the world around them
Encountering new experiences
Expanding perspectives
Determining their own adventures
Building upon friendships

They generally meet once a week as well as going on some super cool weekend activities.

There are fun camps for Cub Scouts, as a Group as well as larger District-wide camps. With some experience, you can even join a five day ‘Cuboree’ with hundreds of other excited Cub Scouts at Gilwell Park, near Gembrook.

Cub Scouts play fantastic games like scavenger hunts or they might build a catapult together. They can also achieve a range of badges for bushcraft, cooking, canoeing and many other skills.

The peak award for Cub Scouts, which is the highest achievement in the Cub Scout Section, is the Grey Wolf Award.

Rochester Cub Scouts meet at the 4Rs on Thursdays, 6.00pm - 7.00pm.

Scouts is for youth 11 to 14 years old. Scouts are:

Experiencing big changes
Exploring their changing sense of self
Focusing more on peer networks
Transitioning from Primary to Secondary school
Finding new ways to express themselves.
Exploring and forming their personal identity

As members work their way through the higher age groups on the Scouting pathway, they’re gradually given more responsibility for themselves and others.

The activities and badges become more challenging as well. Camping for Scouts can mean a new level of self-sufficiency, and adventures can demand a greater level of risk management.

Patrol Activities are at the heart of the program. Scouts are encouraged to Plan>, Do> and Review> activities that interest them on the way to achieving their all-important Milestone Badge.

The whole activity, including cost and transport arrangements, is planned with their Patrols and presented to their Unit Council for approval. Examples might include a canoeing day, a sailing course or a geocaching adventure. Afterwards, the activity is reviewed by the Patrol.

Scouting is youth-led and adult-supported. Leaders are often scratching their heads in amazement at the wonderful ideas that youth members come up with!

Let’s not forget one other huge event that has all of us scratching our heads! Somehow, every three years, we pull off a minor miracle by running the Australian Scout Jamboree. Thousands of Scouts camp out together for ten days of activities, based in a purpose-built tent-city with its own newspaper and radio station. Plus there are visits from Cub Scouts and day trips away from the Jamboree site.

The peak award for Scouts, which is the highest achievement in the Scout Section, is the Australian Scout Award.

Rochester Scouts is commencing in Term 4, 2025, and will meet at the 4Rs on Thursdays, 7.30pm - 9.00pm.

What We Do

Rochester Scout Group is comprised of three sections of youth members:

Joeys (5-7yo): Thursdays 4.30pm - 5.30pm

Cubs (8-10yo): Thursdays 6.00pm - 7.00pm

Scouts (11-14yo): Thursdays 7.30pm - 9.00pm

We are located at:

4Rs (Rochester Racecourse Recreation Reserve)

Echuca Road

Rochester VIC 3561