On 13th September 1910, a formal constitution was adopted and printed. This provided regulations for the conduct of Scout Troops, uniform to be worn, qualifications of the Scoutmasters and such like matters. Charles S Snow was the first Chief Scoutmaster (now Commissioner). King George V arranged a prize of a silk Union Jack on which was the Royal Crown and the Scout Badge for the Scout Troop with no less than 24 members, who had the greatest number of King Scouts by 30th September 1911. This honour went to the 1st Gympie Troop, who had the most King Scouts of any Troop in Australia. “Divisions” and “Districts” made their appearance as early as 1910, but these were not formalized until the mid 1920s. Queensland adopted the “Group” system on 15th October 1928 – sections and Leaders of a particular locale became a Group, however it took to the 1930s for this system to be implemented. By 1960 there were 330 Groups in Queensland and by 1985 this had increased to 409. In 1964, the number designation of a Group was dropped e.g. 1st Wavell Heights became simply Wavell Heights. If there was more than one Group in the locality, then a local historical or Indigenous name was used, although some Groups retained their number. The original Group nametapes were red lettering on white tape. This changed in 1968 to gold lettering on bottle green tape and in 2004 they again changed to be gold lettering on maroon tape. By the 1960, District nametapes worn on the shoulder had changed to District Badges worn above the right pocket. towns and rural areas of Queensland. Some of the early Patrols were formed at Ithaca, Windsor, Nundah, Townsville, Boonah, Gympie and Nambour. During this time, Chief Scoutmaster Snow formed the “Chief Scoutmaster’s Own Patrol” (C.S.O) which met at his home on Shafston Avenue, Kangaroo Point. On 20th July 1910, a letter was sent by the Australian League of Boy Scouts, Queensland Section, to Boy Scout Headquarters London, stating that “they are desirous of affiliating with the Home Headquarters.” The letter goes on to say that “the Council was formed in October 1909……so far as can be ascertained the Council have 45 Troops and 950 Scouts”. On 2nd July 1910 a letter was sent from Boy Scout Headquarters London to Septimus Davies stating “the Headquarters Council have great pleasure in affiliating your Council with the Home Headquarters. The names of the Council will be duly gazetted”. The name of the movement in Queensland was changed to “League of Baden-Powell Scouts, Queensland Section”.

In 2004, the Scout uniform changed again moving to a new navy uniform to replace the traditional khaki, which caused quite a controversy. The new uniform was voted on by all the States and Territories and the move was seen as a way of modernising the movement, getting away from the military look and, hopefully, attracting new members. This is a journey that has taken over 100 years and is still evolving. There have been many changes along the way, the introduction of new Sections, changes in uniforms and Award Schemes. Despite all the changes, this journey still carries on the Aim of the Scout Movement and the principles as identified by our Founder, Lord Baden-Powell, that man should serve God, act in consideration of the needs of others and use his abilities to the betterment of himself, his family and the community in which he lives.