Boree Regatta – Joeys and Pre Junior Guides
Event Details
When:
Sat 18th Oct 2025 (9am to 4pm)
Where:
Cost:
Joey - $10.00 - $10.00
Leader - $10.00 (paid by the group suggested) - $10.00
Registered Parent Helper - $10.00 - $10.00
Leader - $10.00 (paid by the group suggested) - $10.00
Registered Parent Helper - $10.00 - $10.00
Registrations:
Open: Mon 11th Aug 2025 (12am)
Close: Fri 3rd Oct 2025 (11.59pm)
Close: Fri 3rd Oct 2025 (11.59pm)
Capacity:
Maximum 150 people
Coordinator:
Bryan Davison
bryan.davison@nsw.scouts.com.au
bryan.davison@nsw.scouts.com.au
Account:
South Metropolitan Region
sm.region@nsw.scouts.com.au
sm.region@nsw.scouts.com.au
Brief Summary:
Join us for Boree Regatta 2025, a fun-filled celebration of 60 years of Guiding and Scouting spirit! Held at Bonna Point, Kurnell, this exciting day is packed with land and beach activities, creative challenges, and the brand-new Boree Land Race—where units race their Flintstone-style boats across the parade ground! With trophies to win, costumes to show off, and a chance to connect globally through JOTA (Jamboree on the Air), this is a day of fun, friendship, and adventure not to be missed!
Additional Information
Calling All Pre-Junior Guides & Joey Scouts – Let’s Make History!
BOREE REGATTA 2025 – 60 Years of Fun, Friendship & Adventure!
Get ready for a jam-packed day of excitement, laughs, and adventure at this year’s Boree Regatta, specially designed for Pre-Junior Girl Guides (Southern Sydney Rivers Region) and Joey Scouts (South Metropolitan Region)!
What’s in store?
A thrilling mix of land and beach activities, high-energy challenges, and loads of creative fun—perfect for our youngest adventurers!
NEW for 2025: The Boree Land Race!
Get your Flintstone-style land boats ready for the ultimate race across the parade ground. It's all about speed, style, and team spirit!
Celebrating 60 Years of Boree Magic!
This year marks our 60th Anniversary, and we’re going big!
• Come dressed in your best celebration-themed costumes,
• Decorate your land boats to fit the “60th Anniversary” theme
• And help your groups transform your campsites into party zones – let’s celebrate together in style!
Win Trophies!
Units can take part in fun competitions throughout the day. Show off your patrol/unit’s teamwork, problem-solving, energy, and creativity to win!
Don’t Miss JOTA (Jamboree on the Air)!
Connect with Scouts and Guides from all over the world through radio! Book your unit's session to be part of this awesome international experience.
Want all the details?
Check out the event booklet here:
This is more than just a day out – it’s a celebration 60 years in the making!
Don’t miss the fun. Rally your unit, get creative, and let’s make this a day to remember!
The Joey Scouts and Pre-Junior Guides will enjoy a day full of fun in their very own dedicated activity zone in the morning, where Rovers, with support from home unit leaders, will lead a range of engaging and age-appropriate activities. As the day unfolds, the action moves to the beach for more hands-on adventures. To top it all off, everyone will gather at the parade ground for the thrilling debut of the Boree Regatta Land Race and a series of exciting group events, where units will go head-to-head in friendly competition!
Arrive at 9.00 am to check in at the registration table with your unit.
Opening parade at 9.30 am
Activities will start at 10.00 am
Closing parade at 3.30 pm
What to wear and bring
- All registered participants should arrive in full Scout/Guide uniform
- Don’t forget to bring a t-shirt, a wide-brim hat, shorts, sunblock, and fully enclosed shoes must be worn at all times.
- Don’t forget to pack a towel, you might get wet during some of the activities.
- Everything should be packed in a small backpack, and please label all items.
In preparation for the event, please note that singlet tops, midriff/crop tops, and short shorts are not acceptable clothing. Clothing must have sleeves and should be sun-safe. Enclosed shoes must be worn at all times. Shirts with collars are recommended. Crocs and thongs are not acceptable footwear for the event.
Eligibility
This event is only open to the South Metropolitan Joey Scouts and Southern Sydney Rivers Region Pre Junior Guides, Parent Helpers, and Leaders.
All Joeys must be registered and valid members of Scouts NSW at the time of application and through until 20th October 2025. All must have consent from their parents/guardians. All Joeys must be supervised by a unit leader or a registered parent helper throughout the event.
All leaders must be registered and valid members of Scouts NSW at the time of application and through until 20th October 2025. Hold a valid Working with Children Check (WWC) and Police Check. Have completed the compulsory Mandatory (Child Safe Scouting and WHS for Scouting), and these modules are valid until the 20th October 2025.
Event Fees & Payments
The event fees cover the contribution to the event, Boree Regatta. Each group should charge its own cost to cover the catering for the Saturday.
• Joeys/Pre Junior Guides - $10.00
• Leaders - $10.00
• Registered Parent Helper - $10.00
The event fee includes the following, but is not limited to:
• 1 day of activities
• Badge
• Site security and logistics (including portable toilets, temporary roads, etc.)
• Event registration fee
All applications, payments, and e-permissions must be received before the closing date. Any application not finalised before the closing date will be cancelled.
General Health
If you are unwell or showing symptoms of a viral disease, we ask that you stay home, self-isolate, and look after yourselves.
Event Cancellation
If the activity cannot proceed due to weather conditions, leaders will be notified via Teams, and unit leaders will then inform the participants.
Feeling Safe at Boree Regatta
Everyone in Scouts, youth and adults alike, has the right to feel safe and be protected from abuse. No one is allowed to threaten you, hurt you, or touch you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or afraid.
A Scout is respectful, and this applies to all interactions between all participants, youth and adults, at Boree Regatta.
You do not have to deal with abuse on your own. If you feel unsafe, threatened, or you see/hear something that causes you concern, please speak to a Leader or Rover on an activity. Your concerns will be taken seriously. The information you provide will be shared with people who can support and protect you.
If you do not know what to do, talk to someone in the Boree Regatta Team!
If, for any reason, you do not feel the concerns of this nature that you raised Boree Regatta have been satisfactorily dealt with, please report your concerns directly to the Child Protection Team at the NSW State Office on 02 9735 9060 or via YouthProtection@nsw.scouts.com.au or to your parents
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Payment Options
South Metropolitan Region
Once you have submitted your registration, an invoice (summary sheet) will be generated with instructions on how to pay for this event. The following payment options will be available to you:
Credit/Debit Card