Boree Regatta - SAVE THE DATE
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Event Details
When:
Fri 16th Oct 2026 (3pm) to Sun 18th Oct 2026 (4pm)
Where:
Bonna Point Reserve
End of Prince Charles Reserve Kurnell
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Early Bird Cost:
Participants (Adults and Youth) Early Bird TBC - $40.00
Cost:
Participants (Adults and Youth) TBC - $45.00
AA Team, Both Sat and Sun - Free
AA Team, Saturday - Free
AA Team, Sunday - Free
Boree Team Members - Free
SGARS Team - Free
Registrations:
Open: Sat 1st Aug 2026 (12am)
Close: Sun 20th Sep 2026 (11.59pm)
Capacity:
Maximum 700 people
Register:
https://events.nsw.scouts.com.au/event/3380
Coordinator:
Cath Beitelis
cath.beitelis@nsw.scouts.com.au
Account:
South Metropolitan Region
sm.region@nsw.scouts.com.au
Brief Summary:
SAVE THE DATE - MORE INFORMATION TO COME Please contact Boree Committee via dee.walkerden@nsw.scouts.com.au for more information Join us for Boree Regatta 2026 with this year’s theme “Everything Aussie”—a true-blue, action-packed weekend bringing together Scouts from the South Metropolitan Region and Guides from the Southern Rivers Region for a high-energy camp filled with adventure, challenges, and fair dinkum Aussie fun with both old and new friends. Held at Bonna Point, Kurnell, the event provides the opportunity to test and develop skills across water, land, and sand activities alongside your mates. Boree Regatta is the perfect chance to build canoeing and kayaking skills, grow bushcraft and outdoor knowledge, and strengthen teamwork and leadership. This camp is open to all Junior Guides/Cub Scouts, Guides/Scouts, and Senior Guides/Venturers, with approval from their leaders. Don’t forget to pack your best Aussie attire, bring your Aussie spirit, and get ready to join the fun!
Additional Information

 
 
Want all the details?
Check out the event booklet here:
boreeregatta.org.au/information.htm
 
Eligibility
This event is only open to the South Metropolitan Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venturer Scouts, and Southern Sydney Rivers Region Guides, registered Parent Helpers, and Leaders.
 
Under 18’s – Cubs Scouts, Scouts and Venturers Scouts
• Must be registered and valid members of Scouts NSW at the time of application and through until 20th October 2025
• Have consent from their parents/guardians
 
Over 18’s – 18 year old Venturers, Rovers Scouts, Parent Helpers and Leaders
• Must be a registered and valid member 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 Training (Child Safe Scouting and WHS for Scouting), and these modules are valid until 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 and other group requirements.
• Participants (Adults and Youth members) – 
• Boree Team Members – Free
• Trainee Guides, AA Team Both Sat and Sun – Free 
• Trainee Guides, AA Team Saturday – Free
• Trainee Guides, AA Team Sunday – Free
• SGARS Team - Free
 
The event fee includes the following, but not limited to:
• 2 nights of camping
• 1 night of entertainment
• Adventurous activities – canoeing, kayaking, and bushwalking (Venturers/Senior Guides)
• Fun activity games both on the beach and on land
• Badge
• Site security and logistics (including portable toilets, temporary roads, etc.)
• Event registration fee
 
Refund Policy
• All applications, payments, and e-permissions must be received before the closing date.  Any application not finalised before the closing date will be cancelled.
• Late applications may be accepted with the approval of the unit leader, the Event Chairman or Event Coordinator, and the Region Commissioner.  Late applications will attract an administration fee of $10.  Unless there are exceptional circumstances.
• Refunds for people who withdraw before the applications close will incur a $10 administration fee.
• Refunds for people who withdraw from the event after the closing date are only available in exceptional circumstances due to costs incurred, unless there are documented exceptional circumstances.
• All requests for refunds must be received before 4 pm on the 17th October 2025.
• No refund will be given if an individual is sent home from the camp for any reason.
 
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, have 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 at 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.
• The camp will have leaders present who are trained by Scouts NSW.
• All adults who attend the event will have completed Working With Child Checks, a National Police Check, and Mandatory training.
 

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Event Documents

  Download Boree Regatta - Registration Guide

Instructions on how to register for Boree in EMS

  Download Boree Regatta Program Booklet

Boree Regatta Program Booklet contains information on the Program and events

  Download Boree Regatta Information Booklet

Boree Regatta Information Booklet contains general information for Leaders

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Payment Options
This event is administered by:
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