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YMCA Outdoor Education & Camping

Locality: Springwood, New South Wales

Phone: +61 1800 024 097

Address: 316 Springwood Rd NSW 2753 Springwood, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.ymcansw.org.au/camping/camps/camp-yarramundi

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25.01.2022 Girls Fire and Resilience camp will be held here at Camp Yarramundi at the beginning of November! Today they kick started their program with a few fire drills and a promotional shoot here on our oval. Click the link below to apply for the program or contact us at [email protected] https://www.girlsonfire.com.au/take-action

25.01.2022 Meet Camp Yarramundis very own, Ellie! She has been a camp instructor for five and a half years. Just recently, Ellie has been promoted to Program Coordinator. What inspired her to get into Outdoor Education was her first camp experience as a child. Today she is dedicated to giving our young folks the same positive outcomes as she once had.

24.01.2022 Girls Fire & Resilience Program - Dates and Locations confirmed! Resilience and adaptability are key for emergency services workers and with the challenges to o...vercome this year, our program has adjusted to reflect the current times. Combining some online content with a Covid-safe practical session, Girls on Fire shows you what is Virtually Possible in 2020. * Yarramundi - Tues & Wed Nov 3 & 4 * Newcastle - Friday, Nov 6th * Wauchope - Sat, Nov 7th * Dubbo - Tues, Nov 10th * Mogo - Sun & Mon, Nov 15th & 16th To register go to www.girlsonfire.com.au

24.01.2022 As Camp Yarramundi welcomes another Recovery Camp, it is important to recognize the positive effects this camp has. From the visible progress of the revisiting consumers to the knowledge gained from the students. It goes to show the positive effects Recovery Camp can have. Recovery Camp puts an emphasis on bringing awareness to the stigmas around mental health. Studies have even shown Recovery Camp can be more beneficial than a clinical placement.

24.01.2022 Awesome to have some locals on site today, thanks for coming guys, we hope you had a great day!

23.01.2022 Camps are back and our staff are super excited to be out in the sunshine with our school groups Have you booked your school in for some fun in the sunshine? Call us now for 2020/2021 bookings. 47761037 ... [email protected] See more

22.01.2022 It’s been a hot week but that doesn’t stop our team! All smiles from these guys

21.01.2022 It has always been a tradition to kick off the summer with a splash here at Camp Yarramundi!! Heres to the 82nd year of fun in the sun #campyarramundiarchives #ymcahistory

21.01.2022 In the 40s, the young men of Camp Yarramundi would cross the Grose River by canoes to their local dairy farm for milk. #campyarramundiarchives #ymcahistory

20.01.2022 Safety has always been our number one priority at camp and during this pandemic we have taken measures to ensure our camp is a Covid safe environment. We have a Covid Marshall on-site at all times to maintain a safe environment in our dining facilities. You will see them around in these brightly coloured vests!

20.01.2022 Colobee, son of Yarramundi was the first Aboriginal along with Nurragingy in 1819 to receive a land grant. Although, all the land was only in Colobees name. Eventually this 30 acres of land would be granted to his sister, Marie. #campyarramundihistory

20.01.2022 What a view to wake up to on a warm spring day! Book your family in for an adventure filled weekend at Camp Yarramundi! Message us below for more details :)

20.01.2022 All happening here today at Camp!

19.01.2022 The first sanctioned interracial marriage was of Yarramundis daughter, Marie and a convict named Robert Lock in Parramatta coincidently on Australia Day, January 26th. Marie would become the first female Aboriginal to gain a land grant located in Blacktown. #campyarramundihistory

19.01.2022 Did you know? Every year there are at least three overseas volunteers who come live in Australia to help out at Camp Yarramundi. This years volunteers are from Germany and America! Jana, Paige, and Lydia.

19.01.2022 Updates from Camp Yarramundi. Our team banded together to clean up some of the damage from the floods over the weekend. Attempted to save some of our kayaks but unfortunately almost all are unusable or still floating down the river. Our team did an amazing job with cleaning out drains, gutters, fixing fences, and making our camp look even better than before.

18.01.2022 GDay everyone, in honor of yesterday being International Womens Day: The daughter of Yarramundi, Marie was the first Aboriginal to attend the Native Institute as well as be on the top of her class out of 100 other non-Aboriginal students? #campyarramundihistory #internationalwomensday

18.01.2022 We are lucky enough to have our nice weather back this week! Perfect weather for a kayak along the Grose River

18.01.2022 MEET LISA Lisa is our catering supervisor and spends her time at camp looking after our dietaries on site and ensuring every child gets a nutritious and yummy meal! When Lisa isn’t at camp she is looking after her animals and cooking her family lots of yummy food! Lisa spoils our staff with lots of new things to try every week and introduces the team to new and exciting flavours ... Lisa’s favourite memory at camp was when she brought her farm animals along for all of our holiday campers to see! We are so lucky to have such a hard working and talented lady working in our kitchen!

17.01.2022 There are a few spots still available for our girls Try Firefighting day at YMCA Camp Yarramundi - November 3rd or 4th - 1 day Hands-On-Training session. Mums..., Dads & Teachers - send us your teenage girls (15-19) who love team sports, action, variety and being physical. This program will empower her to unleash her awesomeness!! Register for your free trial day at www.girlsonfire.com.au

16.01.2022 The team at YMCA Camp Yarramundi would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! As we say goodbye to this years achievements we welcome the bright 2021 that is to come.

16.01.2022 Shaws Creek, named after Darug leader Yarramundi is located not too far from camp. This traditional meeting spot was originally a part of the Boorooberongal Clan of the Darug. This site includes 4000 animal remains and Aboriginal carvings that date back about 15,000 years! #campyarramundihistory

16.01.2022 The Y NSW is on the hunt for the brightest young stars in our community to step up to the mic as Y Voices. Y Voices are our public ambassadors, ensuring young people speak and are not spoken for at the Y and in public affairs. If this sounds like your kinda gig, you can find out more and apply at https://www.ymcansw.org.au/yvoices-app/

16.01.2022 What is it like being a Camp Instructor? There are many responsibilities to take on. From camp briefing, kayaking, giant swing, to fletching arrows from archery. Beyond that, camp instructors aim to serve a greater purpose through outdoor education. The goal is to leave a positive impact on the young folks we encounter. Staff training consists of putting the skills we teach into practice and in this case testing a new activity, crate stack! It is all about building a sense of community then sharing that with all the children and young adults that walk through our gates.

16.01.2022 Both Yarramundi and his father, Gombeberre of the Darug people met Governor Phillip and to the colonizers surprise, friendly Yarramundi showed Phillips around the area for three days. #campyarramundihistory

16.01.2022 Thank you for camping with us

15.01.2022 Fly into spring like this! Have you booked your next adventure at Camp Yarramundi? We are now taking bookings for weekends and the school holidays!

15.01.2022 The christmas tree is up at camp, filled with all the smiling faces of our team

15.01.2022 The welcome gates of Camp Yarramundi over time. #campyarramundiarchives #ymcahistory

14.01.2022 Camp Yarramundi has just received this certificate 250K Youth Camp from last years camp! What great memories. Thank you! @250k.org.au https://nationalallergystrategy.org.au//25/250k-youth-camp

14.01.2022 Camp Yarramundi located in Yarramundi is named after the Aboriginal chief of the Darug who lived from about 1780-1818. He was known as a medicine man. His father was Gombeberre of the Borreberongal Clan of the Darug people. Western Sydney University hosts an annual lecture on the history of Yarramundi, keeping his legacy alive. Camp Yarramundi tries to do the same by paying respects to the Aboriginal leaders past, present, and upcoming in every camp briefing as well as encou...raging our guests to take care of the land just as the elders have for centuries. Taking care of our earth is more important than ever. #ymcahistory

14.01.2022 Camp Yarramundi has been running Holiday Camps for about 30 years now. Last week our campers helped plant our new garden! It has already shown some great progress.

13.01.2022 Have you heard of the cave maze? Its our unique teamwork and bonding activity for all ages. Campers move through a series of obstacles in an artificial caving system, and degree of difficulty can be varied according to age. All you need is a helmet, a torch and a sense of adventure to make your way through!

12.01.2022 Deeimba is Camp Yarramundis offsite camping location. The land is named after Yarramundis grandson, Deeimba. Deeimba, Yarramundi, and Gombeberre were all present during the resource exchange with the Europeans in 1789 and 1790. One of the last historical meetings before peace broke between the two peoples. #campyarramundihistory

12.01.2022 Did you know? Bushwalkers during The Great Depression in the 1930s created the first public environmental campaign of Australia named the Blue Gum Forest Committee. After seventy years of old and new generations of bushwalker activists, in 2000, the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area was created to protect the land and wildlife. Talk about dedication!

10.01.2022 How awesome are our housekeeping team! Learning new skills and helping out with the maintenance around camp as well as keeping our cabins clean. No job is too big or too hard for these guys, making our site look great

10.01.2022 Its been a busy day out in the winter sun for our staff today as they work on getting our grounds ready to reactivate camp Watch this space for exciting new opportunities coming to Camp Yarramundi!

10.01.2022 Thank you for your patience and understanding while we work through the latest COVID-19 public health orders for Greater Sydney, the Central Coast and Wollongon...g. Under new orders issued by the NSW Government, the Y will be implementing a number of measures at our Recreation Centres and facilities. Anyone who has visited any locations with reported cases from the date indicated must follow NSW Health advice and self-isolate for 14 days and get tested even if you don’t display any COVID-19 symptoms The 1 person per 4 square metres rules will be reintroduced Any residents of the Northern Beaches LGA or visitors to this area who stayed in temporary accommodation on or after Thursday 10 December 2020 must comply with the stay at home restrictions and is encouraged to not enter any Y NSW facilities until 11.59pm, Wednesday 23 December 2020 These restrictions will be monitored daily and we will provide regular updates. The safety of our customers, staff and the community is our priority. We ask that you respect the instructions of our staff and we thank you for your patience and understanding. Please stay up-to-date with COVID-19 health recommendations from the NSW Health at https://www.health.nsw.gov.au//c/Pages/latest-updates.aspx We look forward to seeing you again at the Y.

09.01.2022 Did you know we have an offsite camping location? Deeimba is our neighbouring site and is perfect for camping in a peaceful wilderness location. Our team were busy tidying up the site this morning and had a little fun on our natural abseiling wall before coming back to camp!... If you are interested in booking at our camping space please contact us on 4776 1037.

08.01.2022 A group of our Y Camping staff and friends spent 5 days paddling down the Hawkesbury River and up Berowra Creek around a 100km trip. We spent nights laughing and chatting around the campfire and days meeting the locals of the "Forgotten Valley". We would love to thank the hospitality of Bundarra Ski Garden, Del Rio Riverside Resort, The Mission 1937- Roy & Prim, NPWS Gentlemens Halt camping ground and our friends Rory and Marley for Morning tea. A massive thank you and well done to the crew that went along!

07.01.2022 School holidays are just around the corner and what a better way to spend your school holidays then at camp with your friends! We are now taking group bookings for groups of 10-20 people for a full day of activities at camp for just $55 per person. Come and spend a day with our qualified instructors in the great outdoors facing your fears and stepping out of your comfort zone. ... *children must be 9 years or older* To find out more information please message us below or email us at [email protected]

06.01.2022 The kitchen team are back onsite today planning our new covid safe menu! Popcorn, Nachos and Ice- cream are still on our camp favourites list and they are here to stay!

05.01.2022 Did you know? One of our rivers cabin burnt down in the January 1983. It was rebuilt by volunteers just nearly a year later in December 1983. Here it is today.

04.01.2022 Camp Yarramundis Maintenance Officer, Steve has been working with the Y at Camp Yarramundi for seven years. The Y staff would like to say a warm goodbye and good luck to Steve. Thank you for all that you have done. You will be missed! Everyday at the Y I look forward to achieving something new, or leaving something finished behind me. The Y does so much for the wider community; it still offers help to families in need and still does family camps and family associated activities.

04.01.2022 Did you know? The Grose River that runs along camp is considered one of the six wild rivers left in Australia. Meaning the water quality here at camp is pristine! It was named in honor of Francis Grose (1758-1814) in September 1793.

03.01.2022 Quick update from camp, we are safe from bushfires http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/observations/sydney.shtml

02.01.2022 Meet Franci! She is a part of YMCA Camp Yarramundis catering staff. Everyone loves to see her smiling face after a long day in the heat. Outside of work she is a volunteer firefighter. Thank you for your passion and dedication to keeping us all safe.

02.01.2022 Under the direction of the Australian Government, our YMCA Outdoor Education & Camping locations Camp Yarramundi will be closed until further notice. Please visit us online for more information: https://www.ymcansw.org.au/announcement-camping/

02.01.2022 Busy start to the morning! We have some special visitors getting ready to film at Camp Yarramundi today

02.01.2022 Happy Earth Day from Camp Yarramundi. Everyday but today especially remember to take care of our earth and wildlife.

02.01.2022 Merry Christmas from the YMCA Camp Yarramundi team. Wishing everyone a safe and happy Christmas

01.01.2022 Wear it Purple strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for rainbow #YoungPeople. On #WearItPurple day (& everyday) we ...want #YoungPeople everywhere to know that they have the right to be proud of who they are and to feel safe & supported in all environments! Sex, sexuality or gender identity does not change this. Today the Y NSW will be wearing purple to show our support. This years theme #WeAreTheChange represents us, as a generation, implementing productive and inclusive changes in society. LGBTQ+ people exist in all diverse communities and we must create a space where all minorities feel safe.

01.01.2022 We are excited to announce a new activity has been installed by our instructors, Jasper and Alex. This onsite natural abseil is our newest edition. Here is some before, during, and after pics

01.01.2022 Charles Darwin visited the Grose Valley, right near Yarramundi, in 1836. Today this area is protected by the Blue Mountains National Park. Only accessible by foot, there are several Darug sites here that date back twelve thousand years! #campyarramundihistory