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Subscriber only Capricorn District Scouts is modernising its record-keeping and progression structure to benefit its 200 young members and become more inclusive. Instead of marking progression in physical books, the youth organisation will use an online portal to keep track of its members successes, which will be transferable to Scouts groups across the country. Forty Scouts leaders from Rockhampton, Gracemere, Yeppoon, Mackay, Gladstone, and Port Curis met at Seeonee Park last weekend to learn about the new system. Capricorn District Commissioner Scott Neil started in Scouts when he was six years old, 27 years ago. He said the traditional Scouts program was about 40 years old, but the new one was less prescribed .