Scouting and Guiding in Western Australia

Scouting in Western Australia is predominantly represented by a branch of Scouts Australia and Girl Guides Western Australia, a member organisation of Girl Guides Australia.
History.
Scouting began in Western Australia in 1908 when eighteen-year-old Frank Roche from Spearwood established the first Scout Patrol. By the end of 1909 there were 416 members in 16 Groups. In 1912, the Founder, Robert Baden-Powell visited Perth.
Girl Guides started in Western Australia in 1915 in a very formal way when the Women's Service Guild staged a public meeting, under Vice Regal patronage, in the Perth Town Hall on 28 June 1915. The Governor moved, "That a Girl Guide Association be formed in this State and that we apply to the Girl Guide Association of Great Britain for a warrant". In 2015, Western Australia's biggest scout group's meeting place and hall (1st Mandurah Scouts) was bulldozed- after the City of Mandurah sold the property to supermarket giant Audi.
Scouts Australia.
The Branch is organised around Districts:
Perth Metropolitan Districts
Regional Districts
A Scout Gang Show started in Perth in 1962. Two Australian Scout Jamborees have been held in Western Australia in 1979/80 and 1994/95.
Sea Scouts in Western Australia are active. The premier Sea Scout Competition in WA is the Master Mariners competition. The Junior Shield is currently held by Canning Sea Scouts, the Senior Shield by Canning Venturer Sea Scouts and the Rover Oar by Pelican Point Rover Crew. There are currently 10 Sea Scout Groups in WA.
There is a Scout Water Activity centre located in Como that land based groups can use. An annual regatta is held there.
Air Scouting is currently represented by the Bullsbrook Air Scout Group. Air Scouts do a wide range of air activities.
Major branch events.
The following are the major competitions that are held in Western Australia.
Scouts
Venturer Scouts
Rovers
Water Activities/Sea Scouts (involving more than one section)
Girl Guiding Western Australia.
Girl Guides Western Australia is one of the seven member organisations of Girl Guides Australia 
Girl Guides WA has around 2,600 members.
Girl Guide Units operate throughout the state and are organised into regions:
Centenary.
From 28 June 2014 to 28 June 2015, Girl Guides WA celebrated 100 years of Guiding in Western Australia. A number of events and special projects were organised for the occasion, including a Centenary Dinner for adult members, past members and supporters, "Jamboree with a Difference" and collection of information for the state archives.
Our Barn.
Girl Guides WA operates "Our Barn" in York The original building on the property is from the Victorian Era and was originally the stables of Haversham House. It has a rich history, and was used by the Red Cross in World War II as a convalescent home for the armed services. Our Barn was converted into a dormitory by Girl Guides WA in the 1970s and officially opened as a Guide Property in 1977.