Victorian GuidingPrint Page 
A tree, replanted in 2001, commemorates 90 years of guiding in Victoria. The tree was originally planted in 1948 to commemorate Miss N Pedrina's 19 years of service as Hamilton Guide Captain.
A notice appeared in the Hawthorn and Camberwell Citizen inviting those who wished to become Girl Guides to meet at 3062 Burwood Road Hawthorn on 6 February, 1911. Reassurances about conduct were added. A large umbrella, striped red and white, swung out from the upper storey of this building, high above the street. This splash of colour was a treasured landmark and one of the last old business signs to survive in the area. Mr and Mrs Aylen and their daughter Rosa, aged 13, hosted the evening at their home behind the shop where 10 girls came to meet Miss Louie Kerr and they decided, on 6 February 1911 to form 1st Hawthorn Baden-Powell Girl Guides. It appears that it was the first Company in Australia to have been registered with the full official title chosen when the Association was founded in May 1910 and by which it was incorporated in 1915, to protect the title and register the badges.
Location
| Address: | Thompson & French Streets, Botanic Gardens, Hamilton, 3300 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.746775 Long: 142.024389 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 06-February-1911 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 06-February-2001 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2001 |
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Presented to Miss N. Pedrina Hamilton Guide Captain 19 years service August 1948
Replanted 2001 to celebrate 90 years of Victorian guiding
