Activities
The YMCA aims to provide opportunities to explore your full potential through the facilitation of unique outdoor adventure experiences. Our Adventure Program will add an exhilarating level of challenge to your stay with us, resulting in a powerful experience with lasting impact.
Our fully qualified, experienced and caring staff will lead you through the following program options:
high ropes adventure centre
giant swing
rock climbing
mountain bike kaos
low ropes adventure centre
archery
canoeing
raft building
survivor scavenger hunt
team building
- High Ropes Adventure Centre
- Recently installed, this Adventure Centre provides groups with many personal and team development options. Work in small teams, pairs or as individuals to successfully negotiate this elevated obstacle course.
- Giant Swing
- Soar high or swing gently, this is a challenge by choice activity. Participants are harnessed in and hauled up by their team. Once at their desired height participants pull the release cord to send themselves swinging.
- Flying Fox
- This 100 metre aerial runway provides a thrilling ride through the forest canopy.
- Abseiling and Rock Climbing
- Available close by at Werribee Gorge, Staughton Vale and the You Yang's.
- Mountain Bikes
- Explore the trails that wind their way around this magnificent 60-acre property. This program is designed to ensure you gain an understanding of the skills and safety required to improve your bike riding technique.
- Mountain Bike KAOS
- Incorporates our mountain bike sessions and orienteering to give a fast paced activity that is focused on planning, organisation, problem solving and team work.
- Low Ropes Adventure Centre
- 17 challenging elements including a massive bouldering wall will test your teamwork and communication skills.
- Archery
- Use your skill to hit a variety of targets using our top quality recurve bows. Includes a safety briefing and full instruction on archery equipment.
- Canoeing
- Introduction to the basic skills in canoeing and canoe games, building teamwork and effective group dynamics.
- Raft Building
- Groups are presented with ropes, logs, barrels and some basic tips and information on raft building. Participants must then work together to build a raft, which they then test out on the dam.
- Raft Carnage
- Two teams challenge each other to a series of exciting activities on the dam to find the ultimate winner.
- Survivor Challenge
- Given minimal supplies, participants must create the three most basic needs; Food, Shelter and Warmth. A great activity to encourage outdoor living skills.
- Team Scavenger Hunt
- Involving your entire group, this is a great activity to finish your last day of camp. In groups, participants must navigate their way around camp, completing various tasks to earn points for their team.
- Overnight Hikes
- Enjoy a bushwalk through the Brisbane Ranges to your campsite, learning various bush craft and outdoor living skills.
Other Activity Options
We also provide a number of activities that can be lead by your own group, which include:
- Initiative / Group Dynamics
- Various activities and challenges focusing on group dynamics, problem solving, communications, trust, leadership, planning and teamwork.
- Orienteering
- Chose from a range of orienteering courses set across our 60-acre property. Learn basic map and compass skills then navigate your way around to find the markers.
- Hut Building
- Participants are set the challenge of building a hut using only natural materials.
- Yabbying
- Catch yabbies down at our dam using meat, string and nets. With a catch and release policy in place this is an ideal time to promote a discussion about caring for our environment.
- Campfire Cooking
- Cook up some bush food treats.
Night Time Activities
- Possum Prowl
- Campers can discover a host of nocturnal animals that reside in the forest surrounding the camp.
- Concert
- A stage is set up in the recreation hall for the very popular concert on the last night.
- Red Faces / Disco / Dancing
- A great way to celebrate the end of your camp
- Campfire
- Enjoy a sing along, chat or toast marshmallows.
- Reflector Trail
- Follow our reflectors through the many twists and turns of the campsite by torchlight.
