Craigieburn’s growing scout community could benefit from a new facility after Hume Council backed a motion to find a more suitable site for the 1st Craigieburn Scout Group.
Scout leader Jeff Mcilvain said the old log cabin style building had become inadequate to accommodate the increasing number of youth members, prompting the push for a new home.
“We have virtually no kitchen space and I only have three toilets to share amongst the whole lot,” he said.
“We currently have just over a hundred group members and we are sitting on about 30 adult leaders”.
Mr Mcilvain said Scouts was a valuable community organisation and that attracting even more members would be a priority once a new facility is built.
“Scouting is all about making the youth grow up to become more resilient, more capable, have a better ability to problem solve and work as a team,” he said.
“A new facility will look better and more inviting because we are basically right now what I call landlocked.
“We are sitting behind the kindergarten in Hilton Street. It’s got no open street frontage at all, so nobody can drive past and see it.”
Councillor Carly Moore said the notice of motion was about finding a more central and suitable site to rehome the Scouts.
“This wasn’t about the council funding the build, there are other funding options available,” she said.
“There was enough support from the councillor group to progress officers working with the Scouts to consider what options are available.”
