Lane Cove Scout Group follows current NSW Health and the Scouts NSW COVID-19 Safety Plan. We ask everyone to check in via QR code or attendance form (records kept for 28 days) and members are encouraged not to attend if unwell. Adults and youth members 12 years and over to wear masks indoors when social distancing is not possible.
Adults and youth members 16 years and over are advised to be fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption. Currently there are no indoor density limits for Scout Halls, as they fall into the recreation facility (indoor) category. Scouts NSW does encourage meeting in outdoors areas where possible and always practicing physical distancing.
Parents are requested not to enter the hall when dropping off or picking up their child. They should gather outside and wait for Leaders to escort youth members outside for collection
Hand hygiene is encouraged and cleaning/sanitizing of frequently used hard surfaces and equipment is carried out before and after regular sessions.
CAN SCOUTS CAMP?
YES –Scouts can camp. There are no density limits on camping within NSW. Scouts NSW, in the interests of safety and public health, recommend tent capacity be halved to assist stopping the spread. This means, a 4 person tent should only sleep 2 people. A 6 person tent should only sleep 3 people. The exception to this recommendation would be when the individuals in the tent are camped with their normal household members. Bunk accommodation can be used. Scouts NSW requirements for Child Protection in relation to adults over the age of 18, attending overnight activities MUST be followed. This this includes the need for a Working with Children Check and M5 form to and submission of an A2 for as per PRO11 Working With Children Checks (WWCC)