2018 saw 23 Groups upskilled as our State’s “Pioneer” Scout Groups and start their transition on the New Youth Program. These Groups were:
- Normanhurst Scout Group, 1st Berowra Scout Group, 2nd Gordon Scout Group, Epping Scout Group
- 1st Carlingford Scout Group, 1st Toongabbie Scout Group, 2nd Baulkham Hills Scout Group
- 1st Picnic Point Scout Group, 1st Balmain Scout Group, 1st Oyster Bay Scout Group
- 2nd Armidale Scout Group, Inverell Scout Group
- 1st Gosford Scout Group, 1st Warners Bay Scout Group, Kincumber/Bensville Scout Group, 1st New Lambton Scout Group, Kotara Scout Group
- 1st Batemans Bay Scout Group, 1st Burrill-Ulladulla Scout Group, 2nd Queanbeyan Scout Group
- 1st Murrumbateman Scout Group, 1st Kooringal Scout Group, 2nd Albury Scout Group
