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[[Rovers (Australia)]] includes men and women aged 17 to 25. It may be a small section of [[Scouts Australia]], but it provides a great source of leader support for the association. The section resisted attempts to abolish it after recommendations in the 1970 "Design for Tomorrow" Report (unlike Rovering in Britain, which was disbanded after that country's "Advance Party" Report in 1966), but did modernise in the next decade. It admitted women in 1974. | [[Rovers (Australia)]] includes men and women aged 17 to 25. It may be a small section of [[Scouts Australia]], but it provides a great source of leader support for the association. The section resisted attempts to abolish it after recommendations in the 1970 "Design for Tomorrow" Report (unlike Rovering in Britain, which was disbanded after that country's "Advance Party" Report in 1966), but did modernise in the next decade. It admitted women in 1974. | ||
The next great step, self-government, came about in the late 1970s with the Georges River experiment (named after a Scouting district in | The next great step, self-government, came about in the late 1970s with the Georges River experiment (named after a Scouting district in New South Wales). Rovers proved that they could govern themselves, as their leaders stepped back to become Rover Advisers. Rovers took up the challenge and the section has grown for the better. It is also around this time that the section came to be known as the 'Rovers' (dropping the word 'Scouts'). | ||
Australian Rovers provide active service to the [[Venturer Scouts (Australia)|Venturer section]] (14- to 17-year-olds), as well as the [[Joey Scouts (Australia)|Joey Scouts]], [[Cub Scout]] and [[Boy Scout|Scout]] sections. Service in the community is also valued, with many Branch Rover Councils (the governing bodies for Rovers in each State and Territory) presenting annual awards to Crews who provide exemplary service to the community and/or Scouting. | Australian Rovers provide active service to the [[Venturer Scouts (Australia)|Venturer section]] (14- to 17-year-olds), as well as the [[Joey Scouts (Australia)|Joey Scouts]], [[Cub Scout]] and [[Boy Scout|Scout]] sections. Service in the community is also valued, with many Branch Rover Councils (the governing bodies for Rovers in each State and Territory) presenting annual awards to Crews who provide exemplary service to the community and/or Scouting. | ||