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==Scout Award Scheme==

The scout award scheme is set to provide character development and leadership, while at the same time providing an opportunity for fun activities such as hiking, abseiling and camping. It provides activities ranging from land and sea to air. A Scout works to gain a number of proficiency badges (which involve the Scout gaining skills in a specified area ranging from Information Technology to Navigation, caving and rock climbing to arts and communication) and target badges/cords. These are ranked in order of difficulty - Pioneer (Red)which provides learning opportunities, Explorer (Blue)provides showing skills and leadership and finally Adventurer (Green)which is teaching others. When a Scout has achieved the Red cord, they may attend a special scouting leadership course. This, along with the Green cord and a major leadership project, allows a scout to attain the Australian Scout Medallion, the highest award in the scout section. This can be compared to the [[Queen's Scout]] badge for [[Venturer Scouts (Australia)|Venturers]].