Scouting and Guiding in South Australia facts for kids

Scouting in South Australia began in 1908.

In the early years of Scouting in South Australia, local Boy Scout patrols and troops formed independently and there were several separate central organisations including Boys' Brigade Scouts, Church Lads Brigade Scouts, Chums Scouts, British Boy Scouts, The Boy Scouts Association, Life-Saving Scouts of the Salvation Army and Methodist Boy Scouts.

Scouting in South Australia is now predominantly represented by Scouts Australia's South Australian Branch and the Girl Guides South Australia, a member organisation of Girl Guides Australia. There is representation by ethnic scout associations, some of which form the Ethnic Scouts and Guides of South Australia (ESGOSA) and, since 1984, representation by the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association.

Gang Shows and other theatrical experiences

There are a number of Gang Shows put on in South Australia. A Gang Show is a Scout variety show.

Adelaide Gang Show - started in 1961.
Comedy Capers Gang Show - started in 1965, located in Northern Adelaide.
Scouts Shouts Youth Theatre - started in 1973, located in Salisbury, South Australia.
Carry On Guides - the only known all-Guide show worldwide, started in 1973, located in Northern Adelaide.

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