Girl Guides South Australia (GGSA) is an autonomous organisation. The organisation is managed based on the GGSA Constitution with practices and policies detailed in Guide Lines.

Guide Lines details the requirements of the organisation and incorporates policy, the rules of GGA and WAGGGS.

The organisation direction of general policy, policy decisions and vision are provided by the GGSA Board.

I would like more information on Guide Lines – the official and current guide for Girl Guides and Girl Guide Volunteers.

• GGSA Constitution (May 2023)
• ggsa-by-laws-20210819-for-publication

Chair – Kelly Thompson – chair@girlguidessa.org.au

Interim State Commissioner – Beverley Severin – sc@girlguidessa.org.au

State Treasurer – Daniel Stirling-Brown – treasurer@girlguidessa.org.au

Deputy Chair & Board Business – Joel Rauer – Board-Business@girlguidessa.org.au

Board Legal – Nadeesha Mapa – Board-Legal@girlguidessa.org.au

Board Member – Amanda Macky – Board-Elected2@girlguidessa.org.au

Board Member – Lynette Spry – Board-Elected3@girlguidessa.org.au

Young Women Board Member – Anna Finster – Board-YoungWomen@girlguidessa.org.au

State Managers

Program Manager – Emma Vine – Program@girlguidessa.org.au

International Manager – Debra Jakes – International@girlguidessa.org.au

Awards Committee – Emma Gillett & Lisa Birch – Awards@girlguidessa.org.au

Trefoil Guild Advisor – Jan Forrest – Trefoil@girlguidessa.org.au

Learning & Development – Charlotte Firth – learning@girlguidessa.org.au

Risk – Golda Munro – risk@girlguidessa.org.au

Queens Guide – Alicia Buxton – queensguide@girlguidessa.org.au

Region Managers

Broken Hill Region – Heather Picken – brokenhill@girlguidessa.org.au

Eastern Region – eastern@girlguidessa.org.au

Fleurieu Region – Trish Cawthrone & Angela Higgins – fleurieu@girlguidessa.org.au

Midland Region – Sue Cruickshank – midland@girlguidessa.org.au

Flinders-Eyre Region – Colleen Pattingale – flinders@girlguidessa.org.au

Limestone Coast Region – Heather Lowndes – limestonecoast@girlguidessa.org.au

North Met Region – Claire de la Perrelle – northmet@girlguidessa.org.au

Riverland Region – Julie Ahrens – riverland@girlguidessa.org.au

South Met Region – Jane Boroky & Jan Childs – southmet@girlguidessa.org.au

West Met Region – Emma Gillett & Lisa Birch – westmet@girlguidessa.org.au

Girl Guides South Australia (GGSA) is committed to being South Australia’s leading organisation for girls and young women in leadership and personal development.

GGSA’s mission is empowering girls and young women to discover their potential as leaders of their world. Girl Guides provides an innovative, relevant and high quality flexible, non-formal educational program for girls and young women, anchored by a shared purpose of making the world a better place. Girl Guides develops leadership skills and a sense of personal responsibility in an inclusive, supportive, safe and friendly girl-only environment.

GGA together with the State Girl Guide Organisations (SGGOs) recognise that the long-standing reputation and effectiveness of Girl Guiding in Australia (GGiA) is dependent on the behaviours and attitudes of the people who make up the Girl Guiding movement in Australia.

The Girl Guide Promise and Guide Law is fundamental to all aspects of Guiding and provides a foundation of expected behaviours.

GGSA acknowledges the significant role culture plays in keeping children and young people safe. Guiding worldwide focuses on giving girls and young women a voice and an opportunity to build lifelong friendships and networks. These two core elements alone encourage those in Guiding to speak up for themselves and others, an essential part of creating a child safe culture.

For more information and too see our Framework, please click here https://www.guidelinesforgirlguides.org.au/cscf/child-safe-child-friendly-framework

Membership of Girl Guides South Australia (GGSA) is open to girls and women aged 5 to 105! Every member makes a Promise which shows their commitment to the principles of Guiding and to the Guiding sisterhood, joining 10 million Guides world wide!

Being a Guide is all about learning new skills, making new friends and helping others. You will be encouraged to achieve your own personal goals through a flexible program with support from your Leader. You will also have the opportunity to work for a wide variety of badges and perhaps gain a Peak achievement award. If you are not able to join with a Unit near your home we have a group of Guides known as Lone Guides who meet via mail and email.

There’s more to being a Guide than just having a good time. Guiding provides opportunities for you to:

• Be challenged by new experiences.
• Think for yourself and make decisions.
• Undertake teamwork and acquire leadership skills.
• Develop self-awareness, self-respect and self-confidence.
• Develop personal values.
• Do your best.
• Contribute to society.

ENQUIRE NOW – Start your Guiding Journey today!

• Read about Joining GGSA
• Read about the WAGGGS Guiding sisterhood
• I would like to locate my closest GGSA Unit.
• Read more about Girl Guides Australia.

The Australian Guide Program (AGP) supports Guides learning of life-skills and leadership while having Fun, making Friends and enjoying Adventures outdoors. Everything that Girl Guides do is related to the four elements of the AGP and activities are based on the seven fundamentals of Guiding.

Self – Being a Guide is about challenging yourself
People – Making friends, sharing, caring and understanding others
Practical – Learning skills that will help you throughout life
Physical – Being active, healthy and strong

• I would like information on the AGP.
• I would like to view resources based on the AGP.

Girl Guides South Australia is a member of Girl Guides Australia (GGA).
GGA is comprised of six member organisations.

GGA provides leadership and personal skills development to its 30,000 members.

Girl Guides Australia – the organisation, the history, the future and the vision.

Guide Lines – the official guide for Girl Guides and Girl Guide Volunteers.

A Girl Guide makes a promise to do her best to be the best person she can be. The Promise is about yourself, personal development, your own spiritual journey and developing your value system. It is about what you do for others – the commitment to help others and a responsibility to your country.

A Girl Guide makes her Promise at a special Unit ceremony where she receives her Promise Badge, to be worn on her uniform.

The Guide Law gives Guides guidance and a code to live by as they strive to put their Promise into action. The Promise and Law underpin everything we do as Girl Guide’s: no matter what activity or challenge. It will empower them to grow into confident, self-respecting, responsible community members.

Would you like your daughter to be independent, self-confident, learn skills for life, develop life-long friends and have every opportunity to experience an active healthy life?

Girl Guides know that girls can do anything.

We believe strongly that Australian girls are best served by a program designed specifically for Girl Guides and facilitated by women who are their Leaders.

These women are role models encourage Guides to challenge themselves through Fun, Friends and Adventure, in a safe and secure atmosphere.

Women and girls are provided opportunities to experience leadership, decision-making and planning. Guiding offers women and girls self-reliance, friendship and a feeling of well-being and self-worth.

Our Guide Leaders consistently report a special energy about Girl Guide meetings as the Guides take pride in:

• having a direct say in what they do
• learning to plan, action and evaluate their activities
• discovering what kind of person they are
• enjoying confidence with physical challenges

ENQUIRE NOW – Join the Guiding world tomorrow!

I would like to read about the wonderful, talented Leaders of Girl Guides Australia.

I would like information on becoming a Leader with Girl Guides South Australia.

We’re for every girl and any girl. For her world.

WAGGGS – the world’s only movement for every girl and any girl because we believe that each of them deserves to be the best they can be.

We represent a sisterhood of ten million members in 152 countries.

WAGGGS was formed in 1928 and provides a platform for discussion, debate and decision making about real issues affecting girls and young women around the world.

WAGGGS is made up of five regions Africa Region, Arab Region, Asia Pacific Region, Europe Region and the Western Hemisphere Region.

Within these regions are World Centres: Our Chalet, Pax Lodge, Our Cabana, Sangam and Kusafiri.

• The WAGGGS Asia Pacific Region Poster
• The WAGGGS World Region Map
• Read more about WAGGGS World Centres
• Read more about WAGGGS and their work supporting girls and young women develop to their full potential.
• Read more about WAGGGS World Thinking Day – celebrated on 22 February to celebrate international friendship, connect to the sisterhood, fundraise and take action on real issues affecting girls today.

As a member of Girl Guides Australia (GGA), Girl Guides South Australia enjoys a connection with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

The role of Girl Guides Australia as a member of the WAGGGS Asia Pacific Region is:

To maintain close contact with the Asia Pacific Committee in order to ensure that we work according to WAGGGS’ Policies and Guidelines and also to WAGGGS and the Asia Pacific Region’s Strategic Plans.

Read more about the Asia Pacific Region

Girl Guides South Australia is currently implementing a new privacy policy. Girl Guides South Australia is captured within the broader Girl Guiding in Australia policy which is accessible here. Girl Guides South Australia anticipates the implementation process will be completed by December 2023.

If you have any questions on how your data is managed or a question regarding the privacy policy, please contact the Privacy Officer at privacy@girlguidessa.org.au.

We thank you for your understanding whilst we implement this important policy.

Please note we have recently updated our COVID-19 Statement in alignment with the current conditions. Please click HERE to download.