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Burnside Camp

Address:

60 Ellimatta Road
Anglesea, VIC, Australia
3230

Contact Person:

Peter and Marianne Caulfield

Telephone:

(03) 5263 1600
Remember to mention you saw us on schoolresources.com.au.

Website:

http://abcamping.com.au/camp-burnside/index.html

Special Offers :

For the winter months of June, July and August, offering a cheaper per night rate. 2009 rate of $50 per night.

Full Comprehensive Description :

Burnside Camp is a campsite of the Uniting Church in Australia leased by the Baptist Union of Victoria under the management of the Camp Wilkin Baptist Centre.

The Camp is on the Surf Coast near the ocean beaches and holiday resort of Anglesea on the Great Ocean Road about 113km or one and a half hours south west from Melbourne.

Peter and Marianne (Pruckner) Caulfield are the site Co-ordinators and will welcome you to the site and work with you to make your stay the best that it can be.

Set in four hectares of beautiful bush land on Ellimatta Road on the Melbourne side of Anglesea, it is within walking distance of beaches and recreation facilities and the comprehensive Anglesea
shopping centre.

We provide worthwhile educational facilities and program ideas, which take in the beaches and the local bush with its flora and fauna which can cater for both summer and winter programs.

Camp Facilities

Burnside has sleeping accommodation for 94 people in 17 heated rooms sleeping between 2 and 8 people.

For health and safety of the hire group, the number of campers sleeping per room must not exceed the number of beds.

Campers are required to keep rooms in a clean condition during their stay.Notices of any kind should be placed on glass or board provided and not on painted surfaces.

What to bring to camp: sleeping bag, bed linen, blankets, towels, toiletries, personal needs and torch. Pillows and blankets can be obtained from the camp site.

Rooms will be allocated on the ‘Hire of Camp’ form one month prior to camp.

Dining hall with lounge area
Recreation room with lounge area
Outdoor campfire arena
TV - DVD - VCR
PA
Large screen projector
Woodfire and piano

Camp Programming

Burnside Camp offers a range of programming tailored to meet your needs. This could be sessional or writing up your full program.

Peter Caulfield would be happy to run sessions for you. The limit is 2 sessions per day. Full support will be given for setting up your program if requested.

All designed to help you take full advantage of both the camp setting and the wider coastal environment.

We are developing our campsite to meet the changing regulations, so please discuss your program requirements with us before coming to camp. (A charge may be incurred if additional staff is required.)

Programs packages:

Rotation program on site
Rotational program using off site activities as well
Bike program (minimum age Secondary schools and up)
Bush walk and night hikes

Camp Activities

There is range of activities available on the campsite itself

Beach volleyball
Flying Fox
Nature trail
Low ropes course
Bush hut making
Initiatives
Trampolines
Archery
Sport oval with cricket pitch
Basketball ring
Camp Fire
Games room

This listing is in the following categories: Christian Camps, Outdoor Recreation Camps,
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