Talk:Scouting in Queensland
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[edit] History
I have been unable to find anything about the history of Scouting in Queensland. Can anyone help with sources? --Bduke 07:56, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
Scouts Queensland has a history page at [1]. I also have a book on local scout history. How should I go about adding information about local (to me) scout groups and districts? --RobBrisbane 08:07, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi, the addition of information on Groups and Districts is not that clear. There is no question that a brief description of a Scout District is fine. There are references to Groups in some cases on the Australian State and Territory articles and on UK County articles (very few of which exist). In fact the few UK cases are where I rescued stuff in a Group article which was up for deletion. I think it is probably wise to not mention names of leaders or commissioners. Any history stuff is certainly notable and very welcome. Have you looked at the other State and Territory articles? They are all rather different as the information I found was rather different. Does this help? --Bduke 08:57, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright violation removal
The material below is a copyright violation as it is from the Scouts Queensland web site. I have deleted it and moved it here.
"The Scout Association, established over 98 years ago, is one of the Australia’s largest Youth Organisation. Its fundamental Aim, which are still as relevant today as when first outlined, are to encourage and promote the physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual development of young people.
The Association achieves this Aim by progressive self-education programs, which focus on initiative, teamwork and cooperation, and community service and spirit. The development of leadership skills is a significant part of the Scout program, which ultimately helps today’s youth become tomorrow’s leaders.
In Queensland, more than 10,000 young people aged between 6 - 26 years are actively involved in a wide range of Scouting activities - from the Scouting in Schools program through to Scouts of the Air for young people living on isolated properties in North-West Queensland.
Over 3,500 adults and uniform Leaders voluntarily give up a substantial amount of their spare time as part of their commitment to developing young people as they progress through the program to become the community Leaders of the future. All adult members who apply to members of the Scout Movement undertake an extensive background history check and are required to be a holder of a blue card issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian.
The Association believes in equal opportunities for all, no matter what the social, economic, ethnic, religious or political backgrounds. Its focus is, and always has been, to provide quality, educational and enjoyable programs to help the development of young people through a diverse range of programs.
The aim of Scouts Australia, Queensland Branch is to encourage the physical, intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual development of young people so that they take a constructive place in society as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities."
--Bduke 03:35, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Region Websites
Each region of Scouts Queensland has a website. Some (such as Brisbane North) are a template page, others such as Moreton have more detail. Should we be linking to all regions? exclude the templates? --RobBrisbane 05:08, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
I think there is already more external links on this page than is normal on WP. I suggest using the data on these pages to say something about each region. Have a look at "Scouting in the ACT" to see how a good State/Territory article should be. --Bduke 05:17, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merge of Venmx here
- Fully support. This is not notable and would be deleted if it went to AfD. I think this merge should be done quickly. --Bduke 02:04, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
- Fully support.Rlevse 02:21, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
- Support evrik (talk) 12:08, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
All done now :: maelgwn :: talk 09:05, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Scouting in Queensland vs Scouts Queensland
The organization is normally referred to as Scouts Queensland, or Queensland Branch (of Scouts Australia / The Scout Association of Australia). "The Current Chief Commissioner for Scouting Queensland is Maurice Law, AM. " - sounds wrong. RobBrisbane 10:19, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
- This name was chosen so that the article could cover scouting not associated with Scouts Australia and comforms with article names in all other states. It's less cumbersome than Scouts Australia - Queensland Branch also. :: maelgwn :: talk 10:29, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
