Upcoming Events

Australian Bush Comfort & Confidence - now also an overnight experience under the stars!
SOLD OUT

Saturday September 20-21 2025
1.00 PM Saturday - 11.30 AM Sunday
Warringal Scout Camp, 340 Bruces Creek Road, Whittlesea VIC 3757
Cost: Families (3 or more) $40, Couples $30, Singles $20
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** PLUS Bush safety equipment prize valued at $50, Aussie Disposals discount vouchers, marshmallows around the fire, damper and more
Are you new to Australia or just not confident stepping in to the Australian bush but wish that you could?

From participant request, our extremely popular, fun-filled and interactive Australian Bush Comfort and Confidence (ABCC) program can now also be done as an overnight experience! This event is funded by the City of Whittlesea.  

Come and join us for a fun filled night where you will practice how to set up a tent and your personal belongings, know how to pick a safe campsite, light and manage a campfire, know more about spiders and snakes including snake and spider bite first aid, know what to take (and not take!) on a camping trip, practice bush skills like navigation and learn some Aussie bush slang. We will also go spotlighting for native animals, hear bush stories and listen to the didgeridoo around the fire.

We will cook bush damper and marshmallows on the fire and will have lots of laughs with like minded people. Come on and gain the skills and confidence to get you out into nature so you and your family can start to enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits of being in nature.  
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Australian Bush Comfort & Confidence - a night under the stars II
SOLD OUT

Saturday October 18-19 2025
1.00 PM Saturday - 11.30 AM Sunday
Warringal Scout Camp, 340 Bruces Creek Road, Whittlesea VIC 3757
Cost: Families (3 or more) $40, Couples $30, Singles $20
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** PLUS Bush safety equipment prize valued at $50, Aussie Disposals discount vouchers, marshmallows around the fire, damper and more
Are you new to Australia or just not confident stepping in to the Australian bush but wish that you could?

Our first ABCC Under the Stars booked out so quickly that we are now running a second session on October 18-19. This event is funded by the City of Whittlesea.

Come and join us for a fun filled night where you will practice how to set up a tent and your personal belongings, know how to pick a safe campsite, light and manage a campfire, know more about spiders and snakes including snake and spider bite first aid, know what to take (and not take!) on a camping trip, practice bush skills like navigation and learn some Aussie bush slang. We will also go spotlighting for native animals, hear bush stories and listen to the didgeridoo around the fire.

We will cook bush damper and marshmallows on the fire and will have lots of laughs with like minded people. Come on and gain the skills and confidence to get you out into nature so you and your family can start to enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits of being in nature.  
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Australian Bush Comfort & Confidence (ABCC) comes to Brimbank!

Saturday October 25 2025
3.00 PM - 5.30 PM
Westvale Community Centre, 45 Kings Rd, Kings Park 3021
Cost: Tickets are $10 deposit per family, single or couple, plus a $1.53 booking fee. You will get $10 refunded to you after you attend the event.
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** PLUS Bush safety equipment prize valued at $50, Aussie Disposals discount vouchers, marshmallows around the fire, damper and more
Are you new to Australia or just not confident stepping in to the Australian bush but wish that you could? Let our ecologist Rob Richards who spent 20 years living in the bush show you the tricks, tips, safety advice and knowledge to get you outdoors.

Our extremely popular ABCC program is comming to Kings Park thanks to Brimbank City Council!  

Come and join us for a fun filled afternoon where you will get hands on and learn about how to enjoy the wonders of the Australian bush safely and confidently. Learn about bushfire awareness, weather dangers, planning a trip, know what to take (and not take!) on a camping trip and get hands on as you practice how to set up a tent, know how to pick a safe campsite, how to safely light, manage and extinguish a campfire, know more about spiders and snakes including snake and spider bite first aid, practice bush skills like navigation and even learn some Aussie bush slang.  

We will cook marshmallows on the fire and will have lots of laughs with like minded people. Come on and gain the skills and confidence to get you out into nature so you and your family can start to enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits of being in nature.

This event is brought to you by Brimbank City Council on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people. Brimbank City Council pays respects to Elders past, present and future, and recognises their continuing connection and contribution to the land and waterways.
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