THREE leaders of the Warwick Scouts branch have been awarded the highest Scouting award available to youth in Australia.

Michael See, Carl Dittman and Esther Wearmouth were awarded the Baden Powell Award for their achievements as Rovers with the Warwick (Glennie Heights) Scout Group.

Rovers are men and women aged between 18 and 25 who form a local crew to organise various tailored activities, such as outdoor adventures, social activities and personal projects.

It was the first time since 1993 that a Darling Downs member had been recognised with the award and the first time ever for the Warwick branch.

Carl Dittman is a Scout leader and has been involved with the group since starting as a Joey almost 20 years ago.

"I started with the Joey program here in Warwick when it was still around," he said.

"Michael, Esther and I started our Rover crew here in Warwick when we decided there wasn't a need to travel to Toowoomba."

At 22, Mr See is the youngest of the trio and a Venture leader for the 15-18 age group.

"We've known each other for about four years now since we first started the Rover group," he said.

"To receive the award is a great culmination of a lot of hard work.

"There's a lot of planning and risk assessments we have to do, which we have been taught through scouts."

To receive the award each Rover had to complete four badge components, which included six months service as a leader, a personal project over a six month period, 10 nights camping under canvas and a challenging four-day expedition to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of survival and first aid.

"I restored a house over six months for my project badge, which was a pretty big project to take on," Mr Dittman said.

"The Scoutcraft Badge was the easiest for me.

"It was 10 days camping under canvas, which means camping in tents in various different places.

"I've probably done 100 nights.

"It's who I am and what I do."

Ms Wearmouth joined the group while studying at University in Toowoomba and now participates remotely from Longreach where she has re-established the Scout movement as part of her Rover work.