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Events

Scouts calendar:  see list of events.

Few important dates to put into your calendar:


Date Camp / Event Name Logo Links
2nd (Thursday) – 8th (Wednesday) Jan 2025 2025 Australijos Rajoninė Stovykla: “Gamtoj Kartu” / Together amongst Nature Camp
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DOUGLAS SCRUB ADVENTURE CAMPSITE: 216 Douglas Gully Rd, Blewitt Springs SA 5171
11th (Thursday) – 14th (Sunday) April 2024 Velyku Stovykla / Easter Camp 2024 “Karaliu Pasaka (Kings Story)”
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Pax Hill Scout Camp Ballarat
16th Feburary 2025 Vasario 16 Litho Church, Full Uniform
1nd (Monday – midday) – 7th (Sunday – 11.00am) Jan 2024 Vasaros Stovykla “Skautiski garsai” 2024
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Clifford Park (Wonga Park)
13th (Thursday) – 16th (Sunday) April 2023 Velyku Stovykla / Easter Camp 2023 “Kur miškas susitinka su jūra”
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Bay Park Scout Camp, 60 Hearn Rd., Mount Martha, VIC 3934
2st (Monday) – 8th (Sunday) Jan 2023 Australijos Lietuvių Skautų Rajoninė Stovykla “Užupis” 2023
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256 Webbs Creek Rd, Wisemans Ferry, NSW, 2775
12th – 14th March 2021 ESGAV 2021 (for 13yo and above )
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Rowallan Scout Camp
2 Kent Road, Riddells Creek, Victoria 3431

Library

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History

Lithuanian Scouts in Australia


The first Lithuanian Scouts arrived in Australia on 28th November 1947 into Freemantle on the ship, “General Heinzelman”, which brought the first Displaced Persons (DPs) from the refugee camps in Germany. This date is considered the start of Lithuanian Scouting in Australia. On the ship there was a troop (draugovė) of 46 boy scouts, ( skautai vyčiai, budžiai, skautai), and 7 girl scouts, (vyresnės skautės, skautės),  led by Borisas Dainutis, who was to be the first chief scout (Rajono Vadas).

It is interesting to note that during the sea journey, there were scout meetings, (sueigos), camp fires, (laužai), even international laužai with Latvian and Estonian scouts on board the ship.

Lithuanian scouting spread all over Australia. Groups were formed in Adelaide,  Bonegilla, Bathurst, Brisbane, Canberra, Geelong, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, and in some smaller towns. In the year 2016 there are active groups in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney with a total membership of approximately 200.

Some of the highlights of Lithuanian scouting including our participation at the Pan-Pacific Jamborees of 1948-49, and again in 1955-56 (Wonga Park); 1952-53 (Greystanes, NSW).  During the 1948-49 Jamboree, the Lithuanian camp site was acknowledged to be the most interesting with its dug-out table, exhibition of scout items, and various decorations. The Lithuanian flag flew proudly.  In In 1962-62 at the VII World Rover Moot, (Wonga Park), we were represented by skautas vytis Romas Cibas.

In 1978 the VI World Lithuanian Scout Jamboree (VI Tautinė Stovykla), was held at Gilwell Park, attended by 400 scouts of whom 100 were from overseas. The notable guests were Bruce Garnsey (Chairman World Scout Bureau, Switzerland); Lilė Milukienė, Chief Lithuanian Scout from USA, (LSS Pirmijos Vyriausia Skautininkė).

Camp chief was Henrikas Antanaitis.

In 1978 in Melbourne, ESGAV (Ethnic Scout & Guide Association of Victoria) was formed which consists of Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian scouts. It major activity is the annual three day camp. It is still active in 2016.

The Lithuanian scouts in Sydney had belonged to A.A.S.E (Australian Association of Scouts in Exile) from approximately the mid 1950’s to approximately mid 1970’s when its activities were no longer recorded.

The activities of the Rajono Vadija  are currently concentrated on organizing the 10th World Lithuanian Scout Jamboree (X Tautinė Stovykla), in 2018 January 2-12 at Wonga Park. It is also the year in which Lithuanian scouting will be celebrating its 100th anniversary.