Membership Costs
A Scout Group is entirely self-funded. The expenses of a Scout Group are various. A somewhat major cost is the purchasing of badges, certificates etc., (badges are presented as soon as they are earned and there is no call for parents to purchase their child’s badges).
In the Joey section there are only a limited number of badges to earn. However, this apparent saving is absorbed by the cost of the craft equipment and materials that are consumed in the normal programme activities.
The Group must also meet the cost of maintaining the Scout Hall itself and we have the normal water, electricity and insurance bills to pay. Then there is also the initial and ongoing cost of training leaders and the supply of their uniforms.
Fees consist of $45 for the Affiliation Fee and $50 per term per child (or $45 Affiliation Fee and $40 per term for each subsequent child of the same family). There is also a per family cleaning fee $20 per year to help us pay for a number of commercial cleaning services for our Scout Hall.
The affiliation fee, cleaning fee (once per family) and the first term fee are due upon joining and at the start of term 1. Other term fees are due at the beginning of each term. This is a total of $265 or $205 for the full year.
Parents that commit themselves to becoming a leader or are serving on the Group Parent Committee for the year enjoy reduced fees for their children of $145 or $125 respectively for the full year.
Payments
Fee payments can be made by:
- cash
- cheque
- direct bank transfer (preferred)
For direct bank transfers please use the following details:
| Bank: | Bank SA |
| Account Number: | 528 013 640 |
| Account BSB: | 105-141 |
| Account Name: | Scouts Association of Australia – SA Branch – First Magill Scout Group |
Please list the first and last name of the child that you are paying the fee for as part of the transfer details.
Please forward a copy of the payment receipt by email to groupleader@myscoutgroup.org
Fund Raising
The membership fees do not cover all the expenses of the Group. To supplement this, the Group runs a limited number of fund raising activities during the year. We count on your support for these fund raising activities.
Other Expenses
The affiliation and membership fees cover the cost of your child participating in the weekly activities and the general operating expenses of the group. Naturally with Scouting being fundamentally an outdoors-based programme, from time to time there are additional special activities like sleepovers, mob, pack or troop holidays, camps, hikes etc., that can either a day activity or be spread over 2 to 3 days, which your child will no doubt want to attend.
The cost of these activities is an extra expense to yourself. However you can be sure that we carefully aim to keep the price of such activities to a minimum.
Our aim is that each section has at least one overnight activity each term. Cost of these activities varies between Joey, Cub and Scouts sections and also with the travel distance. We suggest you allow approx. $50 to $70 per term for such overnight activities.
Updated 6 months ago