Maps

 Palm Beach, Burleigh Heads, Mudgeeraba, Nerang, Ashmore, Parkwood.

History

Lamington district is named after Lamington National Park. The park is named after Queensland Governor Charles Cochrane-Baillie Lamington [1].  Lamington National Park includes a series of densely forested valleys and ranges rising to more than 1100m on the crest of the McPherson Range, which marks the New South Wales–Queensland border. The park lies on the southern edge of the Scenic Rim, a chain of mountains stretching from the Gold Coast hinterland to Mount Mistake [2].   Lamington district was formed in 2019 [2].  The first District Commissioner was Deborah Phillips [3]

Local Places of Interest

Lamington National Park-hiking, wildlife; Sea World Marine Park (Main Beach); Surfer’s Paradise-eateries, shopping, markets, nightlife, beaches; Burleigh Heads-beaches, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary; David Fleay’s Wildlife Sanctuary (West Burleigh); Honeyworld (Currumbin); Miami Marketa-markets; Home of the Arts “HOTA” (Surfers Paradise); Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre (Burleigh Heads); Gold Coast Historical Museum (Surfers Paradise); Gold Coast Wax Museum (Surfers Paradise); Real Anatomy Exhibition (Surfers Paradise); Surf World Gold Coast-surfing museum (Currumbin); Lyons Gallery – contemporary art (Surfers Paradise)

Groups

Lamington District Groups (2019): Ashmore Scout Group, Burleigh Heads Scout Group, Mudgeeraba Scout Group, Nerang Scout Group, Palm Beach Scout Group, Parkwood Heights Scout Group [1]

Lamington District Groups (2024): Ashmore Scout Group, Burleigh Heads Scout Group, Mudgeeraba Scout Group, Nerang Scout Group, Palm Beach Scout Group, Parkwood Heights Scout Group

Badge Description

Scout logo

Lamington and Beechmont Plateaus form the background

Egg Rock in the centre. Egg Rock is a volcanic plug in Numinbah Valley

On the left is Natural Bridge which is situated near the NSW border on the southern end of the District

Cave creek flows through Natural Bridge and eventually joins the Nerang River which meets the ocean at the northern end of the District. It flows across the District just as it does the badge.

The lower part of the badge depicts the beaches defining the eastern part of the District

The Dolphin is a link back to the history of the majority of the area which formed Dolphin District.

Badge first issued November 2020.

The badge design drew on input from youth members across the region, and Steve  Marshall (Region Commissioner), completed the final artwork for the badge in keeping with a common theme across the districts in the region [4]

Previous Badge Variations

The following are variations of the badge:​

Type: Embroided (Issued 2020) Blue Scout Logo

6.2 x 6.2 cm

Ext