People use our hall to host day functions, work meetings, training, reunions, children's parties, anniversaries, and birthday/Christmas parties. On this page you will find: hall Facilities , the Hire Rates , a couple of Policies , and the Hall Hire Booking Request form . Check our Hall Hire Availability page to see if the date you want is free. Hiring our hall When you hire our hall you're getting a great venue and all the fees go directly to supporting our Scout group. The hall is a large open plan room with lots of windows and great views across Lake Ginninderra. It's ideal for day functions, work meetings and training. On a sunny day smaller groups can have the tables and chairs on the back veranda for a very pleasant outdoor experience. People use our hall to host day functions, work meetings, training, reunions, children's parties, anniversaries, and birthday/Christmas parties. Whether you are a family, community group, or corporate organisation, you'll love having your function at our hall. Facilities There is a kitchen at the East end of the hall with a refrigerator, stove top, two modern ovens, and a microwave oven. Ducted heating throughout ensures a comfortable environment. The hall hire includes roughly 25 trestle tables and about 100 fairly comfortable plastic chairs. The toilets are at the West end of the hall and include 3 men's facilities, 2 women's toilets, and an accessible toilet. The hall is fully accessible with: dedicated disability parking at the front an access ramp large wheelchair-accessible toilet/shower The dimensions of the main hall space are: 13.3 meters long (kitchen to cupboards) 10.3 maters wide (door to door) 8.5 meters wide (between the boxes on the sides of the hall). The hall is located at Evelyn Parker Place, Belconnen and is within easy walking distance to foreshore cafes and restaurants, the Belconnen Arts Centre, and the Belconnen Mall for those extra supplies. Scout specific equipment (including boats) is not included in the hire. Hall hire rates The hall hire rates below are correct as at the time of publishing. The hall hire rate will be included when we get back to after receiving your request via the Hall Hire Booking form below. Other Scout Groups If you would like to book the hall for a Scout Group, use the Hall Hire Booking form below, and choose "Scout Group event" as your Occasion and include your Scout Group details in the Occasion Description box. Hire rates $50 per hour $200 bond (fully refundable if there is no damage to the hall) Seasonal heating/lighting surcharge from 1 April to 30 September of $10.00 per hour Interested in long-term hire? Please choose "other" as your occasion on the Hall Hire form below . Hall availability Please check the Hall Hire Availability calendar to see if the hall is available on the day and time you need. Good neighbour policy Hirers should note that our Hall is in a Twon Centre and we have neighbours who live close by. All hirers must comply with the ACT Government acceptable noise levels for "City centre and town centres (Belconnen, Gungahlin, Tuggeranong and Woden)". Hire not usually approved We do not usually let the hall out for 18th and 21st birthdays. Hire involving sale of alcohol will only be approved under special circumstances. Make sure you choose "Other" as your event type in the form below, and cover your plan in the "" field. Hall hire agreement form Hall Hire Booking Request form Use this form to send a request to book the LGSS Hall. When you click the Submit button, you will receive an email copy of your request. We usually respond to requests within 3 days. Before submitting your request, please check the hall availability here . Hire date* Booking start time* Time : Hours Minutes AM The Hall must be free 15 minutes BEFORE your booking time. Booking end time* Time : Hours Minutes AM The time you must exit the hall by. The Hall must be free for 15 minutes AFTER your booking end time. First name* Last name* Email* Phone* What's your occasion?* Occasion description* Submit

Please complete the form to contact Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts Contact Us Lake Ginninderra Sea Scout Group 1 Evelyn Parker Place PO Box 1379 BELCONNEN ACT 2616 ABN 59010048690 Please use this form to contact us about: youth joining LGSS volunteering with LGSS making a donation to our Group website feedback/suggestions anything else! If you want to hire our Hall, please use the form on the Hall Hire Page , not this one. Reason for contacting us* First name Last name Email Phone Message Submit

Annual General Meetings Annual General Meetings The Annual General Meeting for 2026 was held at the LGSS Scout Hall Boat Shed from 1-3pm on Sunday 15 March 2026. This AGM was going to be held in November 2025, however it had to be deferred to March 2026. Here are some of the documents for AGM 2026: Agenda 2026 Minutes of previous meeting (19 May 2024) Boat Team Report 2026 Minutes of 15 March 2026 AGM meeting

ABOUT US About our Scout Group Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts provide an opportunity for young people aged 5 to 25 years to participate in many different activities. However, we do a lot more than your normal Scout Group as over Terms 4 and 1 (the warmer months) our activities are usually based around, in, or on the water, as well as on land. We are the biggest Scout Group in Canberra, and have the following Scout units that meet weekly (see also the calendar later in this page): 2 x Joey units: youth are 5 - 8 years old, meet on either Fridays or Saturdays 2 x Cub units: youth are 8 - 12 years old, meet on either Tuesdays or Fridays 2 x Scout units: youth are 12 - 14 years old, meet on either Mondays or Fridays 1 x Venturer unit: youth are 15 - 18 years old, meet on Thursdays Sea Scouts participate in many different activities including sailing, canoeing, rafting, camping, hiking, rock climbing, abseiling, caving, bike riding, geocaching, skiing and snowboarding, social events, sleepovers, campcraft and generally just having fun with friends. During the year Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts attends interstate and local sailing regattas, ski weekends, hiking trips, leadership courses, other Scout Group meetings, camps and other region and ACT activities. During your time as a Scout you may get the opportunity to attend a Cuboree, Jamboree, or Venture or one of the many other camps or activities for Scouts right across ACT, NSW, Australia, New Zealand, or even the world. Making a Tax Deductible donation to LGSS If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to LGSS please follow the steps on the page here . Current unit numbers The table below shows each of our youth sections (Units) and if they have space for new members, or if they are full and not accepting additional youth at present. Unit Age Night Max Capacity Current No Space? Leader in charge Updated Date Glitter Joeys 5-8 Friday 18 8 Avail Jess (Sahi) 29/04/2026 Rainbow Joeys 5-8 Sunday 18 14 Full Peter (Rakali) 29/04/2026 Baringa Cubs 8-11 Friday 36 20 Avail Shane (Jacala) 29/04/2026 Kuringa Cubs 8-11 Tuesday 36 36 Full Shane (Jacala) 29/04/2026 Cetus Scouts 11-15 Monday 36 25 Avail Jon (Dingo) 29/04/2026 Orion Scouts 11-15 Wednesday 36 32 Avail Sharon (Spike) 29/04/2026 Venturers 15-18 Thursday 30 19 Avail Jesse (Godzilla) 29/04/2026 Rovers 18-25 ? ? Maddie 26/11/2025 Group Calendar

Bendigo Bank accounts Note: Information correct as at 28 April 2026 Scouts ACT use Bendigo Bank Scouts ACT and thus Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts (LGSS) use Bendigo Bank for our bank accounts. LGSS has a unique Bendigo Customer Number that allows us to have numerous signatories on our accounts. One Bendigo Manager for all of Scouts ACT Bendigo Bank have nominated one Bendigo person who is in charge of managing all Scouts ACT accounts: Erin Hall Branch Manager Ph: (02) 6253 0088 Email: erin.hall@bendigoadelaide.com.au Location: Shop D06, Jamison Plaza (door is on the outside the Plaza) Financial Policies Both Scouts Australia and Scouts ACT have financial policies that all Scout members must make themselves aware of and adhere to when processing Scout finances. When purchasing anything on a Scout card, the receipt must be emailed to the LGSS Treasurer ASAP, and within 7 days. Each Unit has it's own account, debit cards & online banking LGSS maintains one bank account for each of our Units so that the Adult Leaders of each Unit can manage and spend their funds to run activities for the Unit. Each Unit is allowed 2 Adult Leaders with Bendigo debit cards and electronic access to the Unit's bank account (unless there is a special arrangement with the Group Leader). Process to get a Unit debit card & online banking Below is the process for Adult Leaders to get a Unit debit card & online banking: 1. The Leader requesting a card or online banking emails the main Leader of their Unit seeking approval. 2. The main Leader of the Unit sends a reply email to the Leader requesting and the Group Leader granting approval. 3 . The Leader requesting uses the Bendigo Bank table below to work out what they have to do next. Leader requesting access… Action for Leader requesting Has never had access to a Bendigo account 1. Go to ANY Bendigo Branch to create a Bendigo ID. 2. Take the BSB & Account No you are being added to, and 100 points of identification. 3. Make sure to tell them to send your details to Erin Hall at the Jamison branch. Previously had access to a Bendigo account that is NO LONGER ACTIVE (might have been closed) 1. Go to ANY Bendigo Branch with photo ID and BSB & Account No you are being added to. 2. The Bank will verify your Bendigo ID details are all correct. 3. Make sure to tell them to send your details to Erin Hall at the Jamison branch. Currently has access to any ACTIVE Bendigo account anywhere No need to go to a Branch or do anything. 4. The Leader requesting advises the Group Leader that the relevant Bendigo Bank action in the table above is done. 5. The Group Leader contacts Erin Hall directly (email, phone, or walk-in) to ask Erin to grant the Leader requesting access to the account. 6. Erin does a bunch of stuff that ends in her sending an electronic signature request via email & SMS messages as follows: a. first to the Group Leader requesting the change in account access b. then to the Leader requesting 7. Once the electronic signatures are both done, and Erin has the form back, she adds the Leader requesting to the account and contacts them directly to find which access is required (debit card and/or internet banking). 8. The Leader requesting receives access to account electronically from Erin. Note for other Groups: Scout Groups in the ACT need to have their own unique Bendigo Customer Number, not use the Scouts ACT one. Call Erin to check if your Group has one and if necessary ask her to create one for your Group.

We are researching the history of Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts for our 50th anniversary on 25 October 2025. We will put information here as we find it. It's our 50th Anniversary! The Lake Ginninderra Sea Scout Group was formed in 1975, so this year our Group turned 50 on the 25 October 2025. We had fine weather and a great day for our Birthday celebrations. You can check out some of the photos from the day on our Public Facebook page . We plan to put more photos on this page as they are shared among our Group. As part of our 50th we are also researching the history of Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts. The plan is to put the information we find on this page as we find it, so that everyone can see what we have so far. Head over to our History of Scouts in Canberra page to see a brief history Scouts in Canberra and some of the history of Scouts generally. Photos from our past The photos below are from the photo albums in our office. Hover your mouse over an image to see some of the information we have on it. Feel free to give pictures you like a heart. If you have any information on any of the pictures, or your own historic pictures please post a comment on our Public Facebook page or send an email to the webmaster . Note: The webmaster is still working on this display . I'll stick a number on each photo for easy reference in a tick. Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts history research so far... Canberra Times article dated 14 Oct 1976 on Trove mentions 4 Cubs joining 1st LGSS Group "formed four weeks ago". Which would set the formation date around ?? Sep 1976 if that is what it meant. Canberra Times article dated 8 Mar 1977 on Trove mentions the 1st LGSS Cub pack presenting the queen with a bouquet and a group neckerchief (scarf). So LGSS was originally called "1st Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts" Shane Hosie ("Jacala") was a Cub and then a Scout in the group that merged with Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts in the 1990s. Some of his recollections are: He was in the Kuringa Scouts G roup before that Group merged with 1st LGSS His former scout leader Mark Stockall ("Stocky") was a member with LGSS back in the day before the merge. LGSS had a red and green scarf. Kuringa had a dark blue and light blue scarf. So when they merged the red and green became the trim and the blue became the main part of the scarf. And the rovers kept the original scarf and added the blue trim The Orion Scout Unit used to meet at Spence School on a Wednesday night and the Baringa Cub Unit met on a Friday at St. Monica's Primary School in Evatt. There are several plaques on the walls in our hall . They have these words on them: Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts, Established 1975, Acknowledging 40 years of scouting at Lake Ginninderra Belconnen, 25 October 2015, Be Prepared. Presented to Ian Neale, Colin Aveyard, Tony Fitzpatrick and Neville McMartin in recognition of their work building this hall. "This Hall was officially opened by the Chief Commissioner Pat Boling on 8th June 1998". Was this the original hall? To Garry & Pauline Lymbery. In appreciation of all your dedicated time and assistance in the managing fund raising and boat assistance of L.G.S.S. From the Group of Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts, 2005. Dedicated Service Award, Timothy Kirsopp, Ikki, In recognition of your dedicated s ervice as a leader. 26 July 1999 - 3 July 2015 Long Service Award, Phil Murphy, Mowgli, In recognition of the exceptional Service and Commitment you have given to Scouting and LGSS over the past 15 years. Thank you. June 2014 Dolphin Cove. Dolphin was the scouting name for Kay Briscoe who served the Lake Ginninderra Sea Scout Group as Group Leader from 2012 to 2015. Dolphin was a long term member of LGSS serving as a youth member before returning as the Group Leader. This place is named in honour of the many years Dolphin dedicated to scouting. Kay Briscoe (Dolphin) 12 December 1957 - 22 December 2016. Andrew Newbery noted in the LGSS private Facebook page on 8 Nov 2022 that he accidentally met Ian Neale (one of the people who helped build the current hall) at the hall while Ian was in Canberra on holidays. Ian and his wife shared some wonderful memories with Andrew who showed them around inside. Of interest at the time were these comments from Ian: the hall was built in 1998 the colour of the hall is “ship grey” and the hall design replicates the focsle of a war ship when viewed from the lake.

This Page has resources for Leaders and Committee Members This page is designed to provide easier access to some common resources for leaders, committee members and others involved in running LGSS. If you have documents, templates etc that you believe should be here, let the COmmittee know and provide a saqmple. 01 02 03 ACT Scouts Extranet ACT Branch runs its member system on Extranet - hosted by Scouts Victoria. Access is restricted and requires a login ID. This entry is designed to allow easy access to this site. ACT Branch Extranet (Restricted) Xero - Our Financial Management System Most ACT Scout Groups use a cloud-based accounting system called Xero. This originates from NZ but has a global user base. While not at all perfect, it nevertheless does the maths, is always available and doesn't rely on a thousand treasurers having files at home etc. It also provides selected leaders, Venturer Treasurers and ACT Branch with instant access to our accounts (look, read, reconcile, enter but not withdraw or transfer money .) This promotes transparent financial management. Access is restricted to those who need to operate the accounts, it is monitored automatically and access levels vary dependy on roles. $ Xero Scouts Australia Rules Scouts Australia provides overarching rules that apply to all of our operataions. It is ssued by the order of the National Council of The Scout Association of Australia by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Royal Charter. Vision and Mission Statement Definitions Explination of Abbreviations Policy (listed by chapter below) P1 The Scout Association of Australi P2 Aim and Principle P3 Membership of the Scout Association of Australi P4 Principal Accountabilitie P5 Personnel Managemen P6 Management of the Rover Scout Sectio P7 Duty of Car P8 Finance, Property, Insurance and Legal Protectio P9 Community and External Relation Appendices A1 The Australian Scout Environment Charter A2 Organisation Chart A3 Salute Illustraltions A4 Uniform Illustrations Rules Rules (Listed by chapter below) R1 National Organisatio R2 The Branc R3 Support for Group R4 The Scout Grou R5 Joey Scout Sectio R6 Cub Scout Sectio R7 Scout Sectio R8 Venturer Scout Sectio R9 Rover Scout Sectio R10 Scout Fellowshi R11 Adult Training and Developmen R12 Safe Practic R13 Decorations and Award R14 Uniform, Badges and Insigni R15 General Rule

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Leaders - 18+ years old Use the Contact form to get in touch with the Leaders or volunteer to join us and have sooo much fun! Young people benefit from leadership. They guidance of informed and caring adults helps them to develop self-reliance, initiative and responsibility. The world-wide Scout Movement offers this guidance through our Leaders, a team of dedicated, self-motivated individuals who take the time and the interest to help on a voluntary basis. If you care about the future generation, if you want to contribute, to learn about yourself and other people and want to have fun doing it, then we want you to join us as a Leader. Take Interest In The Community Leaders care not only about the young people under their guidance, but also about the communities in which they live. As a Leader, you'll be actively involved in planning and implementing projects to help your local community, and in expanding the community awareness of the young people in your group. You'll encourage a sense of responsibility and goodwill by participating together in activities. And you'll be helping to develop a future generation capable of making a positive contribution to the world in which they live. Interest Yourself The training program for Leaders is suited to the level of commitment you choose and is full of interest. If you're interested in the 6-8 year old age group you'll be a Joey Scout Leader helping young children take one of their first steps out into the world beyond their family and school. If you're interested in the 8-11 year old age group, you'll lead a Cub Scout Pack, which still requires a fair amount of adult supervision. If you're interested in the 11-15 year old age group, you'll lead a Scout Troop, which demands less direct leadership, but definite help in training for indoor, outdoor including water activities. As a Leader you'll carry out a specific type of program for each Section and you'll have as much fun as your Section members. Just ask other Leaders. You can interest others in working as a team and in participating in indoor and outdoor activities. The other Leaders you will meet in Scouting all have similar concerns to yours. Sometimes you can spend an evening in somebody's home, or spend a day trying out practical ideas to use in your Section. ACT Scouts has excellent residential training and camping facilities for you to use on group weekend occasions. It's all busy, creative, good fellowship. You'll also be meeting other experienced people who are anxious that you enjoy your Scouting work and get the most out of it. Together you can share your interests, plan programs and discover resources. Interest Has Its Rewards By taking an interest, by becoming involved, you'll find the experience of being a Leader has its own rewards. You'll find enormous satisfaction in helping young people achieve. Their achievements will be your achievements too. You can feel proud of their successes, and be spurred on by their progress. Your ability to relate to your Section members will give you a sense of growing accomplishment as their trust and confidence in you grows. And you'll know that you're helping young people to shape their lives and that means doing something significant for the future. Interested? If you're interested, there's only one thing left for you to do! Contact us to enquire about being a Leader with Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts. There's a world full of interest, fulfillment and enthusiastic youngsters out there waiting for you to begin.

Please complete the form to contact Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts Testing Contact Us Lake Ginninderra Sea Scout Group 1 Evelyn Parker Place PO Box 1379 BELCONNEN ACT 2616 ABN 59010048690 Please use this form to contact us about: youth joining LGSS volunteering with LGSS making a donation to our Group website feedback/suggestions anything else! If you want to hire our Hall, please use the form on the Hall Hire Page , not this one. Reason for contacting us First name Last name Email Mobile phone Message Your contact request has been submitted. You should get an email confirmation in a tic. Problem: have you answered all * fields? Submit

How to make a Tx Deductible donation to LGSS. Donations must be gifted via Scouts ACT to be tax-deductible. Making a Tax Deductible Donation to LGSS This page is under construction, but the information is correct. LGSS is part of Scouts ACT. The way to make a tax deductible donation to LGSS is to donate to Scouts ACT and advise them that the donation is for LGSS. In order to be a tax deduction, you cannot specify what the donation is to be spent on. Here are the steps that were tested and worked in 2025 to donate to LGSS: Notify the Scouts ACT Office (was Janice ) & LGSS via email that you would like to make a donation, and include: how much the donation will be and when the money will be sent; that a tax-deductible receipt is needed; that the donation is for the LGSS Group ; that there is no specific purpose the funds are to be used for. note that the funds must truly be a gift or donation - please refer to the ATO's guidance on what gifts/donations are eligible. also ask for them to confirm the bank account details that you are to transfer the money to (see below). This gives you some assurance that your gift is going to the right bank account. Use a bank transfer to send the money to the Scouts ACT bank account (details below). In the "Reference" field of your bank transfer please include your initial and surname (eg. "J.Smith - Gift"). This text shows in the Scouts ACT Account and lets them know where the money came from. Note that the ATO page above states: "You claim the deduction for your gift in the income year in which you give the gift." You email Janice and LGSS, soon after you have transferred the funds (noting that some banks delay payments if it is the first time making a payment to an account, or if the amount exceeds internal thresholds as a precaution given the prevalence of scams) once the money is in the Scouts ACT account, Janice will email you a DGR receipt. Here is the information that will be included (if you would like more information to be included please notify Janice): [add the stuff that was in the receipt here] Janice then transfers your donation to LGSS' main account (ending 6178). This account is used because it requires two signatories, minimizing risk that funds become accessible to malicious actors. Please note that it is up to LGSS whether they advise that they received the donated funds - please let Merle and/or Emma know if this is something you would like done. Donations should be deposited to the following Scouts ACT account: BSB : 633-000 Acc No : 1721 44735 Acc Name : "Scouts ACT Tx Deductible Gifts, The Scout Association of Austral" Note: If your bank checks the payee name, please type in this name until you run out of characters, otherwise your bank may give you a warning along the lines of "There's a different name more commonly used for this account".

The Scout section is for youth aged 11 to 14 years. In our Group the Scout section primarily sail boats on Lake Ginninderra and participate in regattas on other Lakes, and in Sydney and Melbourne. The Scout section focuses on allowing young people to develop their confidence, teaches them how to work as part of a team, and fosters leadership skills. Sailing, canoeing, epic bushwalks and camping expeditions are just some of the adventures Lake Ginninderra Scouts get up to. SCOUTS - 11 to 15 years old LGSS have 2 amazing Scout units : Cetus Scouts meet on Mondays: 6:00-8:30pm in Terms 1 & 4 (summer) 7:00 -9 :00 pm in Terms 2 & 3 (winter) Orion Scouts meet on Wednesdays: 6:00-8:30pm in Terms 1 & 4 (summer) 6:30-8:30pm in T erms 2 & 3 (winter) Use the Contact form to get in touch with the Scout Leaders. Don't just talk about what you can do! ...Do it! Scouts is one of the best kept secrets for young people aged 11 to 14 years and no wonder! It is the biggest and most successful youth organisation in Australia - not to mention the world - with thousands of boys and girls enjoying an almost unlimited range of activities. And there's always room for one more! As a Scout you'll receive expert instruction in a wide variety of outdoor skills like sailing, canoeing, caving, camping and hiking. Together with the all important theory to make sure you don't get lost, do it safely and can deal with life's challenges. Your confidence will build and you'll learn how to make decisions and work as part of a team in a small group called a Patrol, an older more experienced Scout will be your Patrol Leader and help develop your skills. Weekly meetings are held to build up skill levels, have fun and plan for weekend adventures. You'll quickly become familiar with equipment like our canoes and learn the right way to use them. Have your say in activities. The Patrol system means that everyone from least experienced to the Patrol Leader has a say and the Scout Leader is there to help make your dream activities become reality, while ensuring safety is always maintained. He or she will also guide you through the Scout Award Scheme, which recognises your own level of ability and achievement. There are badges to be earned and you will learn skills that will stay with for life - such as sailing, light weight camping and bush navigation, how to prepare and cook your own food, how to be safe around beaches, rivers and lakes and yes, how to tie some pretty useful knots. Challenge your mind as well as your body. But not everyone is looking for the outdoor buzz all the time. Scouts have challenging activities linked with the internet and amateur radio, performing arts such as singing, dancing and acting and awards linked to citizenship, community service and personal spiritual development. ...Do it! Scouting is definitely FUN, and it also prepares you for life in the adult world by giving you responsibility for your own actions and progress. So what are you waiting for come along to one of our meetings!