Scouts SA offloads historic halls to help fund its future

The sell-off of South Australian scout halls is continuing, with Morphett Vale becoming the latest site to hit the market.Scouts SA has confirmed it is reviewing all its properties, with those more than 50 years old set to be “repurposed to remain relevant to today’s youth’’.Another SA Scout hall has hit the market, this time one at Morphett Vale.Halls that were no longer required would be sold, “with the proceeds reinvested into facilities and opportunities that directly support young people’’, said Scouts SA chief commissioner John Clarke.The recent listing of the Morphett Vale hall, which was built in 1965, comes as a century-old scout hall at Balaklava in the state’s mid north has gone under contract for an undisclosed sum.9 Jennifer Drive, Morphett Vale.9 Jennifer Drive, Morphett Vale.Earlier this year, the Camden Park scout hall, built in 1991, was sold for $880,000, property records show.About 15 Scouts SA groups have closed or gone on hiatus in the past two years, prompting the Scouts movement to update its offerings to remain attractive to youth.More than 5000 young South Australians participated in the core Scouting program last year, Mr Clarke said, with another 21,000 m...