Maps

 Calliope  , Boyne  , Gladstone  , Mt. Larcom, Biloela

Badge Description

Scout logo  (Various types of scout logo)

Mountain : Mount Larcom (632 m), is visible from most parts of Gladstone, and from the “Residency” on the harbour

Light House: Gladstone Light house at Van Cleve Park

Palm Tree : One of the many species of Palm trees that grown in abundance in the area

Sailing Boat : Recreational sailing in the area

The badge was first issued in February 1961 [1, 15]

Previous Badge Variations

The following are variations of the badge:

Type: Ribbon

50 x 50 mm

Ext

History

Port Curtis District is named after Port Curtis , which was named by Matthew Flinders in 1802 after Admiral Sir Roger Curtis , who had been the Commandant at the Cape of Good Hope Naval Station at which Matthew Flinders had recently paused his journey to resupply.  Port Curtis enjoyed a brief three months of temporary settlement as the administrative centre of the colony of North Australia (1847). George Barney (Barney’s Point, Gladstone) commanded the settlement but a change of government in England led to its disbandment.  The original name for Gladstone was Port Curtis.  Although scouting started at Gladstone in 1911, with the 1st Gladstone troop, a district was not formed until 1949, and was called “Gladstone” district after the town [1, 2].

Gladstone district was last mentioned in magazines in 1957 [3].  The name Port Curtis district begun to appear mentioned in magazines in 1960, where an article indicated that the district had been busy for the past year [4].  Port Curtis District was formed in 1958, and the first District Commissioner was D. D. Cullen [5].  The district was originally part of Central Queensland Zone in 1972 [6].  In 1980 Port Curtis district was re-designated as part of Central and Coastal Region [7].  The district closed in 1991 when Capricorn District was formed [8].  The district was re-established on the 1^st April 2018 and was for a short period of time known as the “Southern Area” of the Central Coast Region [9].  In 2018, the District Commissioner was Jeff Wilkinson.  The district is home to Lake Awoonga campsite [10].

Groups

Port Curtis District Groups (1958/59): Miriamvale Scout Group, Calliope Scout Group, Biloela Scout Group,  Gladstone Scout Group, Mt. Larcom Scout Group [4].

Port Curtis District Groups (1960): Biloela Scout Group, 2^nd Gladstone Scout Group, 3^rd Gladstone Scout Group, 4^th Gladstone Scout Group, 5^th Gladstone Scout Group, Mt. Larcom Scout Group [11].

Port Curtis District Groups (1971): Biloela Scout Group, Chanel Scout Group, Dolphin Scout Group, Kareeba Scout Group, Miriamvale/Bororen Scout Group, Mt. Larcom Scout Group, Yaralla Scout Group [12].

Port Curtis District Groups (1983): Calliope Scout Group, Chanel Scout Group, Boyne Scout Group, Dolphin Scout Group, Gladstone Scout Group, Kareeba Scout Group, Mt. Larcom Scout Group, Yaralla Scout Group, Yarwun Scout Group. [13]

Port Curtis District Groups (2018): Biloela Scout Group, Boyne Tannum Scout Group, Calliope Scout Group, Dolphin Sea Scout Scout Group, Kareeba Scout Group [14]