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What is a Moot

I hear you asking yourself "what exactly is a Moot?".

Moot gathering Australian National Moots are the equivalent of Jamborees for members of the Rover Section aged 18-26 years of age. They are held every three years across most State Branches. The next moot will be held in Adelaide, South Australia.

A Moot is a gathering of Rovers (sometimes called Rover Scouts). It was named by Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting Movement in a letter to Percy Bantock Nevill who was charged with co-ordinating a gathering of Rovers at Royal Albert Hall, London in 1926. The word "Moot" is in fact an Old English word meaning assembly or gathering."

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Past National Moots

  • Jubilee Moot (1st Australian Rover Moot) - Oatley Park, Sydney (NSW) - Dec 1951-Jan 1952
  • 2nd Australian Rover Moot - Warburton (Vic) - Dec 1957-Jan 1958
  • 3rd Australian Rover Moot - Barney Gorge (Qld) - Dec 1959-Jan 1960
  • 4th Australian Rover Moot - Springbrook/Lamington (Qld) - Dec 1969-Jan 1970
  • 5th Australian Rover Moot - Perth (WA) - Dec 1971-Jan 1972
  • 6th Australian Rover Moot - Sydney (NSW) - Dec 1974-Jan 1975
  • 1st Asia-Pacific/7th Australian Rover Moot - Yabamac (Vic) - Dec 1977-Jan 1978
  • 2nd Asia-Pacific/8th Australian Rover Moot - B-P Park, Samford (Qld) - Dec 1980~Jan 1981
  • 4th Asia-Pacific/9th Australian Rover Moot - Gowrie Park (Tas) - Dec 1983-Jan 1984
  • 10th Australian (World Invitational) Rover Moot - Woodhouse (SA) - Dec 1986-Jan 1987
  • 6th Asia-Pacific/11th Australian Rover Moot - Camp Cotter, Canberra (ACT) - Dec 1989-Jan 1990
  • 7th Asia-Pacific/12th Australian Rover Moot - Woodman Point, Perth (WA) - Dec 1992-Jan 1993
  • 8th Asia-Pacific/13th Australian Rover Moot (Ozmoot) - Cataract Scout Park, Sydney (NSW) - Dec 1995-Jan 1996
  • 10th Asia-Pacific/14th Australian Rover Moot - Mafeking Rover Park, Yea (Vic) - Dec 1998-Jan 1999
  • 12th Asia-Pacific/15th Australian Rover Moot - Landsborough (Qld) - Dec 2001-Jan 2002
  • 16th Australian Rover Moot (Tassiemoot) - Lake Barrington (Tas) - Dec 2004~Jan 2005
  • 17th Australian Rover Moot (Aussiemoot) - Cataract Park (NSW) - Dec 2007-Jan 2008
  • 18th Australian Rover Moot (Ozmoot) - Woodhouse (SA) - Dec 2010 - Jan 2011