Outdoor education

Chum Creek

Chum Creek is a bush property located 80 kilometres north-east of Melbourne in the forests, foothills and waterways of the Central Highlands, close to Healesville on Wurundjeri Country.

Attended separately by students in Years 3, 4, 5 and 7, Chum Creek experiences are designed to ensure students feel comfortable and safe as they explore the great outdoors through age-appropriate activities.

Students learn about environmental sustainability and responsibility, and the significance of the region as an important source of Melbourne’s timber and water.

Camp Mallana

Located on Gunai Kurnai Country on the Banksia Peninsula south of Bairnsdale, Camp Mallana offers amazing diversity, both on land and on the pristine waters of the Gippsland Lakes.

Camp Mallana is attended separately by students in Years 6 and 10. Through land-based activities, Year 6 students focus on animal, plant and human adaptations to lakeside living.  Year 10 students navigate the waterways using catamarans and sea kayaks while building personal resilience and a deeper understanding of the landscape’s character, potential and challenges.

Lochend

This coastal property at Cape Bridgewater near Portland on Gunditjamara Country is the perfect location for a wide range of water-based activities and hikes.

Lochend is visited by Year 8 students who take part in hands-on activities including a three-day hike, surfing, caving, canoeing, hiking and an ongoing revegetation project.

Each experience helps students understand the vulnerabilities of our coastal environment and their responsibility to maintain Australia’s much-loved coastlines.