A. Geoffrey "Geoff" Lee AM OAM (1928–2007) was The Scout Association of Australia's international commissioner, as well as the

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...

(WOSM) Asia-Pacific committee vice-chairman and then the Lord Baden-Powell Society's committee vice chairman and was involved in organising the

16th World Scout Jamboree The 16th World Scout Jamboree was held from 30 December 1987 to 7 January 1988, the first World Scout Jamboree held in the Southern Hemisphere, and the first to change the date from the traditional August to January to coincide with summer. Th ...

. In 2001, WOSM awarded Lee its 289th

Bronze Wolf Award The Bronze Wolf Award is an award presented by the World Organization of the Scout Movement for outstanding service by an individual to the Scout Movement. Just over 400 people have received the Bronze Wolf since its creation in 1935. WOSM has r ...

for exceptional services to world Scouting and The Scout Association of Australia awarded him its Silver Kangaroo award. Lee was a

Sea Scout Sea Scouts are a part of the Scout movement, with a particular emphasis on boating and other water-based activities on the sea, rivers or lakes (canoeing, rafting, scuba, sailboarding). Sea Scouts can provide a chance to sail, cruise on boats, ...

and

Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) is a yacht club located in North Sydney, Australia in the suburb of Kirribilli. The squadron was founded in 1862. It has occupied its grounds in East Kirribilli, near Kirribilli House, since 1902. Hist ...

member since 1964, an active

yachtsman A yacht () is a sail- or motor-propelled watercraft made for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a ...

and

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benefactor, as well as an adept fundraiser. He was the

Sydney Heritage Fleet Sydney Heritage Fleet, is the trading name of Sydney Maritime Museum Ltd., a public company in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Fleet restores and operates a number of historic vessels including the barque ''James Craig''. In 2003 ...

governor and

Heart Research Institute The Heart Research Institute (HRI) is a not-for-profit research facility, originally based in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia and currently based in Newtown, New South Wales. Established in 1989 by a group of cardiologists at Royal Pri ...

board member. He was an Australia Day Regatta chairman and life member, it being the world's oldest continuously conducted sailing regatta. He was a

Cruising Yacht Club of Australia The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) was established in 1944 and soon afterwards established a clubhouse in Darling Point, inner-east Sydney. The club is known as one of Australia's premier yacht clubs, and is acknowledged as one of the ...

member and a

Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) is one of Australia's leading yacht clubs with a strong elite sailing focus located in Pittwater Newport, New South Wales. The club was formerly located at Kirribilli before relocating to its present locatio ...

flag officer. He donated many perpetual trophies to sailing, including one for line honours in the

Australia Day Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Flag of Great Britain, Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a ...

ocean race to

Botany Bay Botany Bay (Dharawal language, Dharawal: ''Kamay'') is an open oceanic embayment, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, south of the Sydney central business district. Its source is the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point a ...

and return."Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay (Newport) held its Season Opening Day on Saturday 10th November 2007"
/ref> His memorial service was held at Saint Mark's Church,

Darling Point Darling Point is a harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is 4 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Woollahra Council. Darling Point is bounded by Sydney Harbour to ...

on 4 December 2007.

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*http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansArt.nsf/V3Key/LA19991020033 report to Parliament on World Scout Foundation in Sydney in 1999 Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Scouting and Guiding in Australia 1928 births 2007 deaths {{Australia-bio-stub