Maps

 Bribie Island, Caboolture, Morayfield, Woodford

Badge Description

Scout logo

Purple Hill = D’Agular range hills which are part of the Great Dividing Range

Blue water = Caboolture River flowing out into the bay

Bridge = Captain Whish Bridge named after Captain Claudius Buchanan Whish (1827-1890), a soldier, sugar-planter and Inspector of Road Surveys.  He was believed to be the first successful sugar producer in Queensland.

The badge was first issued in 1970 [2]

Previous Badge Variations

The following are variations of the badge:

Type: Woven bound	Type: Woven bound	Type: Ribbon	Type: Woven bound
52 x 50 mm	50 x 50 mm	50 x 50 mm	52 x 50 mm
Current	Ext	Ext	Current Uniform & Commemorative Anniversary 1969-2013

History

D’Aguilar Range district is named after the town of “D’Aguilar” which is named after Major General George Charles D’Aguilar a military officer who wrote “Regulations and Punishments of the British Army”, the army textbook in use at the time of the town’s establishment.

D’Aguilar Range district was established in 1969, and prior to this was part of Murrumba district [1].  The District Commissioner in 1969 was K. Grehan [1].   Prior to the Northern Moreton Bay Region being formed, the district was part of the South East Queensland Zone, which was administered by Branch Headquarters in Brisbane, and districts were supported by Field Commissioners [2, 3].  In 1972, the districts within this Zone included: Maryborough, Maheno, Gympie, Cooroora, Beaver Masters, Nambour, D’Agular Range, Murrumba, Bunya, Barambah, Condamine, Dolphin, South Coast, Stradbroke Island and Beaudesert districts.  In 1980 D’Aguilar Range district become part of Southern and Western Region [4].

Local Scout Event

Raftarama – Annual Scout event

Local Places, Events and Activities of Interest

Caboolture Warplane Museum; Woodford museum; Woodford Folk Festival; D’Agular Range Mt Mee Drive & Lookout; Kilcoy Heritage & Museum; Caboolture Historical Village; Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology (Caboolture); Bribie Island Seaside museum; Caboolture Region Environment Education Centre (Burpengary)

Groups

D’Aguilar Range District Groups (1969): Bribie Island Scout Group, Caboolture Scout Group, Kilcoy Scout Group, Woodford Scout Group [1]

D’Aguilar Range District Groups (1971): Bribie Island Scout Group, Caboolture Scout Group, Kilcoy Scout Group, Woodford Scout Group [5]

D’Aguilar Range District Groups (1983): Bribie Island Scout Group, Caboolture Scout Group, Kilcoy Scout Group [6]

D’Aguilar Range District Groups (2018): Bribie Island Scout Group, Caboolture Scout Group, Morayfield Scout Group, Woodford Scout Group [7]

D’Aguilar Range District Groups (2019): Bribie Island Scout Group, Caboolture Scout Group, Morayfield Scout Group, Woodford Scout Group, Beachmere Scout Group

D’Aguilar Range District Groups (2024): Bribie Island Scout Group, Caboolture Scout Group, Morayfield Scout Group, Woodford Scout Group