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Since 1996, all members of Guiding have been referred to as Guides, having been formerly known as Gumnut Guides (aged 5-6 years), Brownie Guides (aged 7- 11 years), Girl Guides (11-14 years), Ranger Guides (14-18 years) and Rangers (18-25 years).  Girls are a member of a Guide Unit of similar aged girls in their community.  Guides discover, decide, plan, participate and check their program with the guidance of a trained adult volunteer Leader. The program has an integrated approach through teamwork, commitment to the Promise and Law, exploring the outdoors, service in the community, learning by doing and progressive self-development. Girls start planning their program of activities and challenges with their Leader from an early age.

At Guides, girls and women have fantastic opportunities to develop new skills,try cool activities, gain confidence to think and act for themselves, make new friends, acquire a greater respect for the environment and experience a sense of community while having fun.