QCCC Tamborine is holding a free Open Day for educators and their families on 9th November so they can sample the best of what our Gold Coast Outdoor Education and Recreation Centre has to offer. Teachers, Heads of Department, Principals and their families are encouraged to attend to meet our staff, sample our food and experience our Outdoor Education activities. Walking tours of our sites activities run by Vertec Adventure, food and...
Part of the Development Approval for Outdoor Education activities on QCCC Mapleton's recently purchased farm property is to establish natural buffers which will connect some missing pieces of the Sunshine Coast Local Ecological Linkage. Ground prep and planting is underway on a 40 metre buffer to connect two rain forest areas using natural bush food species from the Blackall Range. The farm will double up as a living classroom for The Triballink Activity centre, a year-round touch,...
Applications for the 2020 CAMPFIRE Internship program at QCCC Mapleton are open. CAMPFIRE Discipleship is an internship comprising a two-year spiritual formation program giving a practical and foundational understanding of the Christian faith and training in Outdoor Recreation which prepares you for ministry in the growing Outdoor Education sector. The Blackall Range has a place of great importance in our nation’s history. It is a place of abundance and hosted the regular...
Students in Years 4 & 5 are invited to attend a fun filled daytime only camp experience run by qualified facilitators at Mapleton QCCC during these September school holidays. Students will have a day of energetic team-based adventures and games with different themes each day including treasure hunts, mini Olympics, messy games, survivor challenge, and great race. Each morning will also include a time of talking about God and Christian life. The program will...
QCCC’s commitment to continual improvement, of sites and camp programs, will see several new facilities and activities being rolled out across our South East Queensland Outdoor Education Centres. New dining courtyard QCCC Brookfield has invested to make a significant expansion to its dining areas and hospitality facilities. The open courtyard adjacent to the existing dining room has been covered to create an el fresco dining space. The space creates additional space for large groups and a delightful chill zone throughout the day. Music...
International schools on study tours and education camp programs to Australia are encouraged to check out QCCC’s venues and programs for an authentic Aussie Camp experience....
Teachers will enjoy luxury accommodation at QCCC Tamborine’s CMS facility thanks to an upgrade of facilities at the site. A duplex has been renovated creating separate two and three-bedroom units with luxury appointments and air-conditioning. ...
As Christmas gives way to the month of January, the long Queensland summer days of the school holidays are peak Youth Camp season, and all QCCC’s venues see a succession of large youth camps come and go....
QCCC’s Mapleton Adventure Camp Venue will start 2019 with a fresh look after a refurbishment of all the site’s accommodation. Earlier this year Harrison Lodge was the first accommodation to get an upgrade with Merrin Lodge recently completed. The refurbishments to these accommodation wings complements the modern, ensuite accommodation on offer at Lethem Lodge. The major part of the work was the replacement of the wooden bunks which have been used since the site was...
The Triballink Centre at QCCC Mapleton, an indigenous education program where students can touch, taste, feel and experience traditional culture has been awarded a $454,000 Federal Government grant. Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien announced funding to Goombuckar Creations to help pay for new infrastructure to enhance the successful Triballink Program based at the Queensland Conference and Camping Centre (QCCC) in Mapleton.