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Girl Guides in Wartime
With the approach of ANZAC Day, there’s always a lot of interest in our wartime history, so this week we’ll be talking about how Girl Guides contributed during World War II. Check out our earlier posts about Girl Guides WA’s … Continue reading
The big finale – Centenary Closing
GEM100 has landed! AMENDED 13/4/15: You can now register for this event until May 8, 2015. We anticipate this event to be the biggest one of our Centenary year. It’s particularly special because it takes place on Saturday June 28 … Continue reading
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Remarkable Women: Judith Amey
This month’s Remarkable Woman of Girl Guides WA is Judith Amey. Here is her story … Guiding has always been important to me. I can’t remember when I first heard about Brownies and Guides but I was immediately drawn to it. … Continue reading
History Snippets: Girl Guides become sharp shooters in 1915
A fascinating news story from Dongara WA one hundred years ago… A very successful concert and dance was held in connection with the Dongara Operculum Girl Guides. This company was the first formed in this State having been inaugurated six … Continue reading
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Two new speakers added to the State Conference Line-up
We are very pleased to reveal two additional speakers for our State Leadership Conference, Leading Women, have been added to the list. Marie-Louise MacDonald Starting out her career as a Psychiatric Nurse, and progressing through to executive management, Marie-Louise has worked … Continue reading
Remarkable Women: Paddy Firstenberg
Continuing the Trefoil Guild’s celebration of Remarkable Women of Guiding for the centenary year, this month the spotlight is on Paddy Firstenberg… Paddy’s love of Guiding began in Ireland where she joined the movement as a Brownie in Tipperary. As … Continue reading
Mel in Switzerland!
One of our own WA girls is doing a volunteer stint at Our Chalet world centre in Switzerland at the moment, and she sent us this story about her experiences so far: Ever since I was a little Girl Guide, … Continue reading
Our Speakers – Leading Women 2015
In this post, we plan to introduce you to some of the talented speakers who will be inspiring and teaching us at the State Leaders’ Conference April 18, 2015. Leading Women – Speakers Maree Ansey At the young age of … Continue reading
Warara International Lones Camp 1983
Part of celebrating our Centenary year is looking back at some of the wonderful WA Guiding events, people and activities of the last 100 years. On this blog, we’ve added photos in albums dedicated to each decade in our gallery … Continue reading
Remarkable Women of Guiding: Brenda Hamlett
As part of the centenary of Girl Guides WA, we are showcasing women who have made longterm and significant contributions to Girl Guiding in Western Australia. This time, we’re featuring our current State Commissioner, Dr Brenda Hamlett. Brenda has filled many … Continue reading
100 Years of Girl Guides in WA 