If you start Cubs when you're aged 7 or 8, you may start on the Bronze Boomerang and then continue on to Silver and Gold. If you're older when you start, you might start off on Silver or Gold. Each Boomerang takes around a year to complete and is done with the Cub Pack as part of our program.

	Bronze Boomerang	Silver Boomerang	Gold Boomerang
Tests 1-7 are mandatory
Test 2 - Safety (Responsibility for self)
Buddy System	Explain the buddy system.	Define the buddy system and explain its benefits.	Explain the buddy system and teach it to a younger Cub.
Home	Discuss the causes of accidents in the home, especially in the kitchen, bathroom and on stairways.	Discuss the causes of accidents around the home and garden, including in sheds and around swimming pools.	Discuss the dangers of poisons at home. Discuss what to do at home in the case of an electrical storm.
Road	Take an adult for a walk and show that you know how to be safe on the roads.	Discuss the safety aspects of travelling in cars, buses and trains.	Demonstrate the safety rules you need to consider when riding a bike, scooter, skateboard or roller blading. Show you can use this equipment safely.
Water	Discuss the dangers of swimming in the type of water in your area. Explain the dangers of inflatable toys in open water.	Demonstrate an understanding of the dangers of swimming in: swimming pools rivers and lakes sea dams Identify safe areas for swimming.	Show three methods you could use to help someone who fell into deep water and could not swim.
Bush	Explain what you should do to make sure you don't get lost in the bush. Discuss what to do if you do get lost in the bush.	Explain what to do to make sure you don't get lost in the bush and what to do if something goes wrong. Demonstrate three ways of making distress signals.	Explain what to do to make sure you don't get lost in the bush and what to do if something goes wrong. Discuss the dangers in the bush that are appropriate to your area, e.g. weather, terrain and poisonous creatures.
Fire	Discuss the dangers that fire can cause in the home and the bush. Show what to do if you are in a fire at home.	Discuss the ways that fire can start in the home and in the bush. Show what to do if you are in a fire at home.	Discuss ways to reduce the dangers that cause fires in the home and the bush.
Personal	Discuss why you should not go places by yourself.	Discuss what to do if you do not feel safe somewhere.	Discuss what to do if you do not feel safe when with a particular person.

  This Boomerang test can also be found on pages 18 (Bronze), 33 (Silver) and 48 (Gold)
of your yellow Australian Cub Scout Record Book.