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Top 10 Theme Ideas for Church Camps Church camps are an excellent opportunity for people to come together, build relationships, and grow spiritually. Choosing the right theme is essential as it sets the tone for the camp and how people will engage with registering. Firstly, organisers should consider the nature of the camp, is it a fun family camp, an actioned packed youth camp, or a more serious and reflective Christian conference-style camp. Here are 10...

Noosa offers great value for the camp budget. Whether you are planning a school camp, church camp, youth camp, or a leadership camp, the budget is a key factor in many of the decisions that organisers make. Camping groups on a budget are looking for affordable opportunities to squeeze what they can out of every dollar available and to keep costs low for individual camping. QCCC’s Noosa Outdoor Education Centre provides a unique setting for camp organisers...

Group camp bookings for 2024 at QCCC campsites are open! Whether you have a school camp, corporate retreat, youth camp, church camp, music camp, dance camp, spiritual retreat, or craft camp, talk to our team about packages and activities to suit your camper’s needs. Contact us today to secure your If you are looking for something different in 2024 for your group, talk to us about packages and programs for our QCCC Expeditions and Survival Camps....

Our Noosa site is truly nature's very own playground. Noosa Outdoor Education Centre delivers survival-style programs including Survival Style Camps. Imagine your group camping experience immersed in one of our multiple private and scenic camping zones that include survival-themed activities. However, if the weather conditions get tough, our Noosa site has some basic creature comforts and amenities to see your group through. Navigation, camp skills, fire-cooking, search and rescue, raft-building, team challenges, bush food, and shelter building...

Across our four campsites, we regularly have the pleasure of hosting groups of amazing and talented musicians from all over Queensland who come together for music camps or retreats. These music camps and retreats are opportunities for groups of musicians and orchestras to gather together for not only some focused and uninterrupted practice sessions, but also a time for relationship and community building. Here are some of the key factors why music groups and orchestras choose...

Top 3 best tent-camping options for Queensland Schools: There’s increasing demand for tent-camping for schools in Queensland, particularly in the adventurous middle school years, Grade 7 through 9.  We look through some of the best tent-camping options available for schools in Southeast Queensland and why they’re worth a look for teachers looking for beautiful locations and great activity options. Kidcaff Farm at Mapleton: A few years ago, the sought-after QCCC Mapleton Outdoor Education Centre purchased a...

The story of coffee at QCCC   Have you heard the news? That’s right, FREE coffee for teachers on school camps at QCCC! At QCCC we understand that coffee is important to our guests and therefore an important part of the hospitality experience. Many Australians have their favourite bean or brew that they may stick to religiously. Many Australians also appreciate the personal touch that their local café has to their service by knowing you by name, and...

Team Dynamic Skills What are the qualities of a good and effective team? What is the most valuable thing about being in a team? There are many possible answers to these questions, however, the value of team is truly something learned in action through having a positive team experience. Children may start to learn teamwork skills within their home family context, the classroom, the sporting field, Scouts, or a club setting. All these contexts are great for...

TOP 5 Outdoor Education and Camp ministry Apps By Jonathan Bestwick - QCCC Outdoor Education Supervisor   Smart devices in outdoor education are a controversial topic. Smart devices are here to stay, so how can we use them to enhance rather than take away from an outdoor learning experience? In choosing only 5 apps across the whole Outdoor Education/Camp ministry world I have gone for a diverse mix of apps as well as a range of...

Top 5 Outdoor Education Activities Recreation and adventure are firmly set in the Australian outdoor lifestyle. However, we often see an emphasis on the “adrenalized” experience of the adventurer. This goes against the grain of what psychologists tell us is the best pathway towards developing humans capable of contributing to wider society. Whatever the problems we face, community is the answer. Therefore, for the development and flourishment of our young people in a community context, how...