About Us
Wirraway Homestead Youth Centre is a nondenominational, not-for-profit holiday camp, which runs throughout the year for young people 10 years and over. It offers an opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities on 70 ha of countryside, staying in buildings arranged in a beautiful “old world” setting, and to hear what Christians believe in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Experienced staff organise the activities, cater, and run all aspects of the programme.
- Activities include horse riding, ropes course, archery, rock climbing tower and lots more!
- Fully catered
- Fully programmed camps
- Competitive prices!
- Just 60km from Adelaide
- Take our ONLINE TOUR HERE
School Groups
The camp is available to school groups for 3, 4 or 5 day camps on weekdays during term time. If you are a teacher and require more details on our school camps please see the School Information page.
Weekends
Group bookings may be made for weekend camps which run from Friday night at 8 pm to Sunday afternoon at 4:30 pm. There is limited availability for these camps.
Musters
Individual bookings are taken for 5 & 6 day camps (called “Musters”) which run throughout every school holidays. Check out the Musters page for more information and dates, prices and age ranges of these camps.
Activities Included
Horse riding, archery, ropes course, trampolines, swimming pool, volley ball, rock climbing, mini golf, etc. Indoor games such as table tennis and eight ball are also available. The snack bar opens daily and sells sweets, drinks, Bibles, badges and magnets… for photos of activities check out the Activities pages.
Christianity
During the camp the staff will talk about what Christians believe and how Christianity is vital to their lives and relevant today. This part of the programme is for people from all backgrounds.
About the staff
Wirraway staff are involved throughout the daily programme and are qualified and experienced in their area, such as instructing and supervising in rock climbing, horse riding, archery, ropes course, swimming and trampolining. All of our staff have senior first aid qualifications.
Wirraway is also a registered training organisation, training our own staff and some from other campsites in Certificates III and IV in Outdoor Recreation. Horse instructors at Wirraway are accredited (or in training) with Horse Safety Australia.
All of our staff have current national police clearance certificates.
Medical Information
Medical action plans for children coming to Musters (school holiday camps).
- Children with an EPI PEN (for anaphylaxis) should bring an emergency action plan with them to camp – please download the following form: CLICK HERE
- Children with ASTHMA should bring an emergency action plan with them to camp – please contact your GP or try the Asthma Foundation: CLICK HERE
