Facilities

Accomodation

Golden Valleys can accommodate up to 112 guests in specially designed dormitory-style bunk rooms.
Guests love having all accomodation under the one roof

Rooms have been developed to encourage a community atmosphere whilst providing campers with their own space.

All Bunkrooms Have Their Own En-Suite. The rooms are comfortable and welcoming with heating and air-conditioning in every room.

LEADERS & TEACHERS
We have special accommodation for our camp leaders. There is the choice of separate male and female bunkrooms with en-suites. We also provide our camp leaders with a private meeting area and refrigerator.

Other Facilities

Dining Room

Our dining room is a great place to relax and enjoy some delicious home-cooked meals by the open wood fire. The dining room has heating and air conditioning with a serving area attached. The dining room is separate to the conference room. However the dining room and conference room can be opened up together to create a larger dining experience if required.

Conference Room

The conference room is a multi-use room, capable of holding 100 guests. The room has a large screen television, DVD player, portable speaker with wireless microphone and whiteboard. The room is perfect for movie nights, trivia nights, discos, live music and playing an array of fun indoor games. It’s fully carpeted with heating and air-conditioning therefore great for rainy days! This room is perfect for worship and retreats.

Recreation Rooms

We have three additional recreation rooms. The first is a large rustic activity arena with a rubber floor. This provides our campers with a great indoor area to play indoor cricket, soccer, indoor archery and a variety of other physical activities. In the warmer weather the area is also great for band and drama rehearsals.

 

The recreation rooms have air conditioning and many religious groups use this space for worship.

A smaller recreation room is ideal for craft activities as well as building scarecrows and playing some of our giant games.

 

Adjacent to the conference room is our table tennis room. Table tennis bats are provided. However if more indoor space is needed the table can be packed away. The table can be packed away if extra indoor space is needed.

Camp Fire

An ideal place to finish the day.

 

Campers can gather to enjoy story-telling, sing-a-longs and stargazing. Firewood and cooking utensils are provided but don’t forget the marshmallows!

Local Attractions

Have some extra time before your check in with us?

Have a look at our local attractions nearby. 

Here is a list of things you may want to consider doing in the area:

Beach

  • Safe bay and surf beaches close by
  • Rock pools suitable for marine studies Snorkeling and scuba diving
  • Fishing
  • Swimming with the Dolphins
  • Sea kayaking and long board tours

 

Other Activities

  • Horse riding (Beach and trail rides)
  • Downhill mountain bike trails (Various lengths and levels of difficulties)
  • Cycling tracks along the bay beaches.
  • Bush and coastal walks (various lengths and levels of difficulty) 
  • Cape Schanck lighthouse light house and nature walk
  • Point Nepean Historic tours
  • Peninsula Hot Springs
  • Mazes
  • Wineries and restaurants
  • Challenging Golf Course
  • Craft markets
  • Art Galleries
  • Antique shops
  • Local produce
  • (including fruit picking, homemade chocolates, goats cheese farms, cider and beer) 
  • Strawberry Farm
  • Arthur’s seat lookout
  • Coolart Bird sanctuary

  • “Thank you for letting us come to your wonderful camp. I really appreciate it. A great thing about your camp is that the beds are soft. The food was fantastic. I really admire your cooking”

    – GRADE 5 STUDENT

  • “Thank you for a great camp. I really enjoyed all the food and every single activity. You have a beautiful home and your beds are so comfy.”

    – GRADE 6 STUDENT

  • “I loved the cabins they were cosy, warm and they were in such good condition. I will never forget waking up to the kangaroos bouncing around outside.”

    – GRADE 3 STUDENT

Catering

At Golden Valleys we want to make sure our campers enjoy plenty of delicious and nutritious food. Our menus are designed by our in-house chef who delivers home-style, fresh, great tasting food that both students and adults love. We can also work along-side your individual requests to provide specialty cultural and dietary needs. We can also successfully meet the needs of campers with food allergies. Furthermore, community and weekend guests can also request a self-catering option.

  • Fresh quality ingredients
  • Locally sourced produce
  • Able to cater to most individual allergy, vegetarian/vegan and cultural dietary requirements.
  • Recipes have been developed in house to ensure the alternative meals are just as delicious so no one feels they are missing out
  • Our kitchen staff are trained in allergies and put special care into each meal. Consequently nuts are not allowed on site and we do not cook with any nut products
  • Specially decorated birthday cakes for children or children at heart with a birthday on camp
  • Dining can also be inside or outside depending on the weather
  • Fruit is always available
  • Coffee and tea always ready for teachers
  • We can do packed picnic lunches for groups leaving early or going out for the day Our meals meet Nutrition Australia’s food standards
  • Option to turn one of the lunches into a group activity and have students cook jaffles on the campfire

  • The food was exceptional quality at Golden Valleys Lodge.

    – YEAR 7 STUDENT

  • I was very impressed with how organised they were and how welcoming they made it for people with special dietary needs requirements. Particularly grateful for making equivalent things to meet all of the different requirements!

    – ADULT GUEST

  • My special dietary food was super good and you could tell how much thought and effort went into it.

    – ADULT GUEST

  • I required a low FODMAP (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols) diet. The low FODMAP food was excellent-very tasty, nutritious, filling and appropriate which is not easy.

    – ADULT GUEST

  • Everyone had a wonderful time and would like to thank you once more for your attention to our student with food allergies and how accommodating your kitchen staff was in relating to this matter. It gave us all great peace of mind.

    – ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

  • “As a group we were really impressed with the food. Much more so than the previous retreats at other venues. All the people with dietary requirements were very happy.”

    – AIDEN – ADULT RETREAT

  • “I loved staying at Golden valleys Lodge. The food was great and very delicious. You should be on Master Chef and win, that’s how much I loved your cooking!”

    – GRADE 4 STUDENT

  • “Firstly I want to thank you for the diligence you showed ahead of camp, in contacting me to discuss my son’s dietary requirements (he has Coeliac disease) to talk through you set-up, and to answer my questions. Thank you for the great experience the great experience he had at camp. He enjoyed the food, had confidence in its ingredients and preparation of the food.”

    – PARENT

  • “I just wanted to take the time to thank you for attending so well to my son’s dietary requirements (we are vegan).Not only did you provide food which was appropriate to his needs but the meals you provided were ”really delicious”(his words).”

    – PARENT

  • “I would like to thank you very much for your kindness and efficient way you have conducted your camp last week. My son who has a few food allergies felt so comfortable and relaxed in your care and came home raving about the dinners you had prepared for him. Once again thank you for your professionalism.”

    – PARENT

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Activities

We offer fantastic facilities here at Golden Valleys. All groups are welcome including school groups, religious groups, university groups and youth groups. Our camp embraces complete rural living, where there is truly an activity for everyone. We pride ourselves on our outdoor facilities which include:

  • Camp is located on 74-acres of rural bushland
  • Large range of outdoor education activities
  • In-ground swimming pool
  • Soccer field
  • Gaga ball
  • Human foosball
  • Outdoor bean bag lounge
  • Three indoor activity areas

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