Tag Archives: Girl Guides

First Service Challenge Donation

Posted on August 1, 2014 by communications254

Congratulations to Southern Foothills Girl Guides for kicking off the Centenary Service Challenge this week! Over 100 stationery and activity packs were delivered to Radio Lollipop on Wednesday night (July 30) by around 20 Girl Guides from various units in the … Continue reading →

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A snippet from our past (1915-1919)

Posted on July 23, 2014 by communications254

The importance of Girl Guides World War 1 started in August 1914, around 10 months before Guiding started in Western Australia. In October of 1914, Sir Harry Barron, then Governor of Western Australia and Chief Scout of Western Australia, was quoted in the Scouts’ weekly … Continue reading →

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How we’re giving back this year

Posted on July 21, 2014 by communications254

This year, as you should know by now, is our 100th year of Girl Guiding in WA. One of the main things Girl Guides do is giving back to and working for the community. This is known as “Service.” This year … Continue reading →

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Natasha Hendrick Elected

Posted on July 9, 2014 by communications254

Natasha Hendrick was just elected to the WAGGGS World Board at the 35th World Conference in Hong Kong! Natasha was successfully elected through in the first round of voting and appointed Deputy Chair of the World Board. A big congratulations to Natasha for … Continue reading →

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Centenary Challenge Launched

Posted on July 7, 2014 by communications254

Something fun to bring us all together The Centenary Challenge is a fun and exciting challenge for Girl Guides WA members to explore the history of the movement in Western Australia. It was officially launched at the Centenary Dinner on June … Continue reading →

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Centenary Dinner Wrap-up

Posted on June 30, 2014 by communications254

Oh, what a night! Thanks to everyone who came along and made this night so very special. Of course, this dinner marked the commencement of a year of celebrations on turning 100, so the mood was excited and upbeat all night. We had … Continue reading →

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3, 2, 1 …. CENTENARY LIFT OFF!

Posted on June 27, 2014 by communications254

We’re excited! Tomorrow (June 28) marks the launch of our year of celebrations in the lead up to the official Girl Guides WA Centenary date of June 28, 2015. We’re celebrating with two exciting things: a Gala Dinner for adult … Continue reading →

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Don’t you just love old photos?

Posted on June 11, 2014 by communications254

We have just installed a couple of photo albums on our Gallery page of the blog that you might like to check out. So far we have two albums: Historical Photos and In the Media. Highlights In the Historical Photos album, … Continue reading →

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What happened 99 years ago…

Posted on June 4, 2014 by communications254

World War 1 started in August 1914 (10 months before Guiding started in Western Australia). In October of 1914 Sir Harry Barron, then Governor of Western Australia and Chief Scout of Western Australia, was quoted in the Scouts weekly newspaper column saying: “The Girl … Continue reading →

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Time to celebrate!

Posted on May 29, 2014 by communications254

By now you would know that we are celebrating – we are about to enter the 100th year of Girl Guides in Western Australia! Girl Guides was started in WA with a public meeting on June 28, 1915. So we are … Continue reading →

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