Last weekend the crew got away to Elliott Lodge to celebrate Christmas in July, an Australian tradition of celebrating Christmas in appropriately cold weather. We went up on the Friday night and got burgers in Healesville, then started the fire in the lodge to warm us up, put up the Christmas themed decorations and played games as a crew through the evening. On Saturday we stoked the fire back up and cooked breakfast, then had a business meeting to keep … Read More

Check out our newly updated website for 2018! New features include: Updated Photos Updated Design Template Updated Footer – including crew contact information, our Facebook page link and hall address Re-published a page on our crew history that no longer had a link to access. We’re currently trying to make the site even better still, we’re especially keen to do further work on our history, so if you have any old crew photos or other information, please contact us!

The crew had a great weekend up at Elliott Lodge, where we split firewood for the upcoming Main Scout Camp and for use by other campers throughout winter. We also moved the remaining larger logs that were in front of the woodshed under cover and stacked them so they can dry and be split later on. Before: After:

Congrats to our new crew executive (listed below) for 2018! The Crew Executive were elected at our AGM on 4th December 2017 and will hold office until the next AGM in 2018.

It’s been a busy year for the crew. We have welcomed 2 new members from 4th Kew Venturers into the crew. They have enjoyed getting involved in a number activities including rock climbing, paddle boarding, jack – o -lantern carving. We also welcomed Nick Pike who moved from Ria Warrah Rover Crew to Old Scotch.

We’d like to congratulate Elizabeth (Zabet) for winning the 2016 Christie Cross Award for “Outstanding Excellence and Superior Imperfection as a Rover Scout”.    

Four-stage master plan nears completion at Elliott Lodge A four-stage master plan at Scotch’s 80 hectare Elliott Lodge property, 9km from Healesville, which is nearing completion, has included upgrading the infrastructure of the property and providing better facilities for the many Scotch groups which visit this beautiful rural property. Elliott Lodge was named for Major General Harold Edward ‘Pompey’ Elliott (1878-1931), a senior Australian army officer during World War I, who donated five acres (2ha) of land at Chum Creek … Read More

The past few months have been very busy for the Old Scotch Rover Crew. We’ve recently welcomed Yusuke, a Rover from Japan, into the crew while he is studying in Melbourne. It’s been a great opportunity for all of us to learn about each other’s countries. His visit has made us all appreciate how people from across the world can be brought together in the Scouting movement. Meanwhile the Rover Crew has been very active. We helped out the Scout … Read More

In 1928, Major General Harold Edward ‘Pompey’ Elliott (1878-1931), a senior Australian army officer during World War I, donated five acres (2ha) of land at Chum Creek on the Healesville-Toolangi Road for Scotch Scouting purposes. The property and lodge are named for him. Major General Elliott stated that he was inspired by the wonderful help the Scotch Scout Troop had rendered in the development of his son, Neil, who attended Scotch from 1925 to 1930. Tragically, Neil was killed on … Read More

For many Old Boys who have been part of Scouts at Scotch, Elliott Lodge will hold great memories of camping with their patrols and enjoying the serenity of the lodge and its bush setting.. Elliott Lodge is an 80 hectare property on Chum Creek Road, nine kilometres from Healesville. The property, originally of five acres (two hectares) was donated for Scotch Scouting purposes by Major General Harold Edward ‘Pompey’ Elliott (1878-1931), a senior Australian army officer during World War I. … Read More