Maps

 Toowoomba, Bunya Park, Cambooya, Crow’s Nest, Drayton, Glenvale, Goombungee, Highfields, Newtown, Oakey, Rangeville, Rockville, Harristown, Withcott

Badge Description

Scout logo

Green Hills: scene of hills to the east of the Great Dividing Range.

The 3 sides of the triangular border represent the 3 districts (i.e., Koala district, Garraboo district and Steele Rudd district)  that combined to form the Eastern Downs district. [2]

Previous Badge Variations

The following are variations of the badge:

Type: Woven bound	Type: Woven bound Various shades of grey and green
58 x 52 mm	58 x 50 mm; 58 x 52 mm; 60 x 50 mm
Ext	Ext

History

Eastern Downs district is named after “Eastern Downs” on of the original sixteen electorates in the colony of Queensland in 1859.  It comprised a large area south-west of Toowoomba embracing Texas, Warwick, Dalby and all the area south to the New South Wales border. It was abolished in the 1872 redistribution, being split into the Electoral district of Darling Downs, the Electoral district of Carnarvon and the Electoral district of Balonne.

From a scouting perspective, Eastern Downs District was formed in 1990, and made up of the former Koala district, Garraboo district and Steele Rudd district [1].

Local Places, Events and Activities of Interest

Food & Wine Festival (Toowoomba); Flower Festival-September (Toowoomba); Picnic Point Lookout (Rangeville); Empire Theatre – Over 100 years old (Toowoomba); Ravensbourne National Park; Cressbrook Dam (Biarra); Lake Perseverance (Crows Nest); Cooby Dam (Groomsville); Cobb & Co Museum (Toowoomba); Downs Stream Tourist Railway & Museum(Drayton); Pioneer Village (High Fields); Queen’s Park  Botanical Gardens (Toowoomba); Rose Garden (Toowoomba); Newtown Park (Toowoomba); Boyce Gardens (Toowoomba); Art Gallery (Toowoomba); Art Gallery (Crow’s Nest)

Groups

Eastern Downs District Groups (1990): Crow’s Nest Scout Group, Maclagen Scout Group. Goombungee Scout Group, Highfields Scout Group, Bunya Park Scout Group, Mt Lofty Scout Group, Parakoola Scout Group, Rangeville Scout Group, 2nd Toowoomba Scout Group, Drayton Scout Group, Glenvale Scout Group, Newtown Scout Group, Rockville Scout Group, St Anthony’s Scout Group, Kingsthorpe Scout Group

Eastern Downs District Groups (2018): 2^nd Toowoomba Scout Group, Bunya Park Scout Group, Cambooya Scout Group, Crows Nest Scout Group, Drayton Scout Group, Glenvale Scout Group, Highfields Scout Group, Rangeville Scout Group, Rockville Scout Group, St Anthonys Scout Group, Withcott Scout Group [3]

Eastern Downs District Groups (2024): 2^nd Toowoomba Scout Group, Bunya Park Scout Group, Cambooya Scout Group, Crows Nest Scout Group, Drayton Scout Group, Glenvale Scout Group, Highfields Scout Group, Rangeville Scout Group, Rockville Scout Group, St Anthonys Scout Group, Withcott Scout Group