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1st Mount Waverley Cub Scouts
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Welcome to our Pack. We are the Cub Scout Section of the 1st Mount Waverley Scout Group which was formed in 1996 by the merger of 8th and 10th Waverley Scout Groups. We meet on Wednesday nights during school terms from 7pm to 8.30pm at our hall in Orchard Street, Glen Waverley.

We currently have around twenty-four Cub Scouts in four sixes (Grey, Black, Tawny and Red) each led by a Sixer and a Second and three Leaders.

Our Group Scarf is maroon with emerald and gold bands.
Our District Badge is that of Monash District, which is in South Metro Region, Victorian Branch of Scouts Australia.
Monash District was formed at the beginning of 2004 by the amalgamation of Mount Waverley and Glen Waverley Districts. A competition was held to design the new badge and the final design can be seen here.

The Pack has achieved the Quality Scouting award on a number of occasions in recent years as recognition of the consistently high standard of programs we provide for our members.

We had many fun activities and we have many more planned.
Some of our Leaders have completed Projects as part of their Wood Badge training.







Over the last few years we have done the following activities:

Monash Council Australia Day celebrations Water fun night Excursion to Scienceworks
Safety in the bush, Night hike Gilwell Park family festival Swimming
Construction, Building a rope bridge Glen Waverley Anzac Service Scout Expo at Sandown Park
District Pack Holiday BBQ, Campfire and Sleepover McDonald's McHappy Day
Replanting the Scout Hall garden Roller Skating Fire Safety
District First Aid day Flying at Moorabbin Moorabbin Aircraft Museum
Mother and Cub night (for Fathers Day) Computer Night Cohen Shield
Visit to Fire Station Sixers ran a Pack Night Ten Year Old camp
Introduction to camping Jamboree on the Air District Badge Day
Jungle Theme Christmas Handcraft Remembrance Day
Carols by Candlelight Group Christmas breakup Olympic Torch visit
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News Articles

1st Mount Waverley Cubs have appeared in the News on several occasions...

  • After the official opening ceremony of 1st Mount Waverley Scout Group, two of our Cub Scouts appeared in the "Waverley Gazette", our local newspaper. (Jun 1998)

  • Cubs from 1st Mount Waverley on the Rope Bridge at the Gilwell Fun Fest appeared in the "Pakenham Gazette" Mar 2000

  • A photo of some of our Sixers, Seconds, Scouts and Leaders taking part in McDonalds McHappy Day was featured in "Australian Scout" magazine. Sep 2000

  • Some of our members attended Carols by Candlelight and appeared in the "Waverley Gazette" 20th Dec 2000.

  • A photo of some of our members appeared in an article about volunteers assisting with the upcoming Carols by Candlelight. "Waverley Leader" 10th Dec 2002.

  • A photo of two of our members practising knotting at Cohen Shield. "Australian Scout Magazine" Dec 2003.

  • A photo of some of our members appeared in an article about youth activities. "Herald Sun" 17th Feb 2007.

  • A photo of some of our members appeared in an article about the Melbourne Awards. "Waverley Leader" 26th Aug 2008.

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Emblems of 1st Mount Waverley Cub Pack

Group Scarf - The scarf itself is maroon which is common to most Scout groups in the district and was the background colour of Mulgrave district, the original District in the area. The colour tapes on the scarf are gold and emerald green. The gold is from the original 10th Waverley scarf which was maroon with a yellow band and the emerald is from the 8th Waverley scarf which was maroon with an emerald band and gold braid. The joining of these two groups in October 1996 was the beginning of 1st Mount Waverley Scout Group.
[Our Group Scarf]

Group Name Tape - With Waverley being an aging area group amalgamations are common. The Group Council decided that we would start the new group afresh with a new name and break with the tradition of combining former group names (especially as 8th/10th Waverley sounded awkward) As both groups were part of Mount Waverley district it was decided to name the group 1st Mount Waverley.

When the current blue uniform was introduced, all new group nametapes were changed to gold text on a blue background however it was not until June 2009 that we issued the first blue name tape.
[Our Nametape]
[Our Nametape]

District Badge - Monash District was formed in 2004 by the amalgamation of Mount Waverley and Glen Waverley Scout Districts and currently contains around ten groups.

The shape of the badge represents the two hills in the district - Mount Waverley and Wheelers Hill The background of the badge is Maroon, the scarf colour of Mulgrave District (The original Scout District in the area) and each of the Scouting section colours can be found on the badge - Tan, Yellow, Green, Maroon, Red and White.

The top left corner of the badge contains the Scouts Australia logo. Below this is the Correa Reflexa, a flower found in the local area, from the former West Waverley District badge.
On the top right is the compass rose from the former Glen Waverley District badge and below it is the Southern Cross constellation from the former Waverley District badge.

[District badge]

Region Name Tape - Monash District is part of South Metro region which stretches from Prahran to Berwick and along the Mornington Peninsula. The Region contains nine Districts and around 100 Scout Groups. The region was formed on 1st May 1995 by the merger of Somers Area (to which Waverley District belonged) and Bayside Area. There is also a South Metropolitan Region in Sydney.
After the new uniform was introduced, our badge supplier decided that Region tapes would no longer be produced so we no longer wear the South Metro name tape.
[South Metro Region Tape]

Scouts Australia Badge - A badge depicting the Australian Flag is worn to signify that we are members of "Scouts Australia".


World Membership Badge - Along with many countries around the world, Australian Cub Scouts wear the World Badge.
The Arrowhead, in the shape of a Fleur-de-lis, represents the North Point on a map and shows us the true way to go.
The three parts of the Arrowhead represent Duty to God, Service to others and obedience to the Scout Laws.
The two 5-pointed stars stand for truth and Knowledge. The ten points of these stars represent the ten points of the Scout Law
The encircling rope symbolises the unity and brotherhood of the Scout Movement
The rope is tied with a Reef knot, the first knot a Cub Scout Learns. The reef knot, which one cannot undo no matter how hard one pulls it is a symbol of the strength of World Scouting's unity.
The World Emblem is white (representing Purity) on a royal purple background (representing Leadership)

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1st Mount Waverley Cub Pack - Leaders of the Pack

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       Mike (Akela),   Andrew (Bagheera),   Matt (Baloo),   The Cub Scouts

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Last updated on 23rd June 2009

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