A Scout Cares for the Environment
(10th Scout Law)


Murray River Rescue
We invite you to help rescue the Murray River Catchment from salinity by planting trees. It is an initiative of Scouts Australia in partnership with Greenfleet.Visit the new website to register your individual or groups interest in joining in the project to plant 12.5 million trees over the next 10 years in an effort to revegetate the Murray River Catchment. At least 8,000 Scouts from across Australia will participate in this vital project.

Scouts Environmental Education aims to develop an appreciation and respect for the environment in young people, to develop responsibility in behaviour and actions, and to gain knowledge of Australian plants, animals and ecological principles.

  • The Landcare Badge is available to all youth members of Scouting -
    girls & boys aged 6 to 26.
  • World Conservation Badge for all youth sections except Joey Scouts (aged 6 & 7) who have their own environmental project.
  • Plus many more environmental challenge badges, environment target badges and award schemes to actively encourage environmental awareness and promote conservation activities.
  • Scouts promote minimal impact camping and hiking.

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Environmental Education

  • The Great Cub Scout Landcare Challenge was a great success with many Cub Scout packs actively involved in activities such as helping out with a local Landcare groups, planting trees, assisting the Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater, going on a possum prowl, visiting a National Park or Healesville Sanctuary to find out about our native flora and fauna.

  • The Joey Scout Section has had a tremendous response to the Envirovic badge with 90 per cent of all Joey Scout Mobs in Victoria earning the environment badge.

Scout Tree Project

Victorian Scouts set a world record for planting trees and have left a legacy for future generations by planting over 56,000 trees at six sites at Bass (near Phillip Island). More than 1150 Scouts of all ages converged on Bass over the weekend of October 11-12, 1997 to plant trees.

  • The project was organised by the Bass Valley Landcare Group and the Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers. Victorian Scouts gratefully acknowledge the support of the Westernport Region Water Authority, Greenfleet, Landcare, Bass Coast Shire, Edison Mission Energy, Red Cross, Coast Care, Coast Action, Bass Recreation Reserve Committee, Lions and the National Heritage Trust.

  • Greenfleet plant trees on behalf of motorists to reduce carbon dioxide levels and global warming. The donation of trees towards the Scout project was their first project in Victoria and we thank them for their generous contribution. For more info Greenfleet