Badge Description

Scout Emblem

Sun = Queensland Sunshine state

Green = D’Aguilar Range

Blue = Moreton bay and main rivers in the Region (i.e., Pine and Caboolture rivers)

Yellow = beaches by the sea

Road bridge and Island = Bribie Island and its causeway

Jetty = Multiple jetties along the coastline

Pine trees = many in the region and symbolises the Pine River of which pine timber was Queensland’s first export

Mangrove trees = many grow along the coastal waterways within the region

Tents : many camping locations in the region

Houses = Residential and business developments

The badge design was conceptualised after extensive discussions with a Region Badge Design Committee and Region-District team and graphically rendered by Rhiannon Bates, District Leader (Cubs), Murrumba district and Hsien-Jin Teoh, Asst Region Commissioner (AT & D), Northern Moreton Bay Region.  It was produced in December 2025

History

The Region was formerly named Near North Coast and Country Region which was formed in 2003.  It was renamed Northern Moreton Bay Region in 2016.  The Region Commissioner in 2016 was Steven Arthur [1].  No badge was ever produced for Near North Coast and Country Region, whose Region Commissioner in 2004 was Irma Howell [2].  Prior to the Near North Coast and Country Region being formed, it was part of the South East Queensland Zone, which was administered by Branch Headquarters in Brisbane, and districts were supported by Field Commissioners [3].

Badge Variations

Type: Woven bound, oval light blue border

48 x 52 mm

Ext

Badge Description

Sun: Sunshine

Mountain: Representative of the D’Aguilar mountain range that runs along the west of the region.  Within the range is Camp Mountain, Mount Nebo, Mount Pleasant, Mount Glorious, Mount Samson and Mount Mee.  The highest peak is Tenison Woods Mountain (770 m) followed by Mount D’Aguilar (750 m).

Tent: Camping within the region.

River & Bay:  There are several major rivers (i.e., Pine River, Caboolture River, Elimbah Creek, Ningi Creek, Coochin Creek) within the region that flow out into the Pumicestone Passage and Moreton Bay.

Dugong: Can be found feeding on seagrass within the Pumicestone Passage.

The badge designed in 2016 by Dominique Knowles, Scout, Narangba Scout Group

Districts

South East Queensland Zone districts (1972): Maryborough, Maheno, Gympie, Cooroora, Beaver Masters, Nambour, D’Aguilar Range, Murrumba, Bunya, Barambah, Condamine, Dolphin, South Coast, Stradbroke Island and Beaudesert [3].

Near North Coast and Country Region districts (2011): Murrumba, Redcliffe, D’Aguilar Range.

Northern Moreton Bay Region Districts (2018): Murrumba, Redcliffe, D’Aguilar Range [4]

Northern Moreton Bay Region Districts (2024): Murrumba, D’Aguilar Range, Redcliffe

Northern Moreton Bay Region Districts (2025): Murrumba, D’Aguilar Range