Our Fee Structure

Our Fees

As a membership organisation, all funds go towards running the Youth Program and providing training and resources for our Leaders and members. Our Leaders and helpers are all volunteers which goes to keeping costs down. Scouts offer an exciting Program with many opportunities and membership fees are set to keep Scouts open to all.

The cost of participating in Scouts comprises of:

A State Membership fee that includes essential insurance for members, Leader training, a wide range of resources, and essential support services including finance, IT, property and facilities, child safety team, marketing and communication.For more information on our State Membership fees, read here.
A local Group fee covers the week-to-week expenses of running Scouts – resources, maintenance and utilities of the Scout Hall, and regular meeting activities
One-off costs – there are endless opportunities for additional participation in Scouts and there may be associated fees like camping charges, travel, event fees etc.

For Trek 2 2024 (15th July to April 2025), the following costs have been set.

	Cost
State Membership Fee	$210 (This is a pro-rata amount that will decrease for new members as we mover further along the Trek.)
Local Group Fee	$120 (Please note this covers to the end of 2024 only. An invoice will be raised for Term 1 2025 in the new year).
State Joining Fee	$60 (New members only, payable before Investiture.)
Local Group Joining Fee	$30 (New members only, payable before Investiture.)

Scouts is meant to be inclusive, and this includes providing alternative support methods for those that can not pay registration fees up front. The Active and Creative Kids Voucher can be used to participate in Scouts, and there are support programs in place to assist families facing financial need and to help young people participate.

Payment plans can be arranged over a 12 week period. To request a payment plan, please visit
scoutsnsw.au/paymentplan.

Trial Period

Annangrove-Rouse Hill Scouts offers a no obligatiom period of up to 6 weeks within a single trek to determine if your youth member wishes to join our growing and vibrant group. You will be required to choose these dates when you register as a trial participant with our group. At the end of the 6 weeks, you will be required to sign up as a new member to keep enjoying all that Scouting has to offer.

Leader and Committee Member Discount.

Annangrove-Rouse Hill offers a discount on Local Group Fees of 12.5% for Group Support Committee Members and Trainee Leaders and 25% for leaders that have obtained their Certificate of Proficiancy. This discount applies to a single child only. If you are interested in fullfilling one of these roles, please contact the Group Leader for more information.