The group, which is one of the oldest scout groups on the South Coast, has been camping, canoeing and adventuring across the Shoalhaven and beyond for 100 years.

All past leaders, youth members, committee members and family members are invited to celebrate the occasion at Bomaderry Bowling Club on Wednesday, December 1, from 6pm.

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President of the Nowra Scouts, Bernie Smith, has been with the club since 1948. He is thrilled to be celebrating the milestone as the group couldn't gather during lockdown.

"Lockdown has held us back from doing everything," he said.

"It will be a good chance to meet with past members who were in it when I first took up part of it here.

"I joined in 1948. My parents were in it, my aunt and uncle, my brother and sister, too. It feels like family history."

Mr Smith said the club is still in desperate need for more leaders and members in order to keep it going.

"We haven't been able to meet back up after lockdown because we haven't got a leader because of the age of the committee," he said.

"I'm over 80 and two other senior committee members are both over 70, so we're just not able to do it anymore."

Mr Smith is hoping to restart the group next year with new members.

Attendees are asked to contact Beverley MacKenzie on 0417043613 by November 24 to RSVP.

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