Camp Balook

Learning Outdoors

An important part of Westall Secondary College is our Outdoor Education Centre at Balook, where we have successfully conducted school camps since 1969. Year 7 and 8 students will have the opportunity to go on a one week camp, Monday to Friday.

The visit to Camp Balook gives the students the unique opportunity to experience activities not available at Westall Secondary College, including:

Learning new outdoors skills related to Mathematics, Science and Geography.
Actually applying many of the skills learnt at school in the classroom to the surroundings in which they apply.
Becoming familiar with plants, trees and animals found in the Australian countryside.

Where is Camp Balook?

Camp Balook is in South Gippsland, some 200 km south-east from Melbourne, midway between Traralgon and Yarram, in the Strzelecki Ranges. The camp site is situated in the town of Balook, which is in the middle of the Tarra/Bulga National Park. The area abounds in animals and birds, such as lyre-birds, koalas, kookaburras, rosellas, echidnas, wombats, rabbits and wallabies.

Camp Environment

The campsite occupies one hectare and is surrounded by the temperate rainforest of the Tarra Bulga National Park. We are keen for people with disabilities to use this camp. There are steps to some of the buildings buildings.

Permanent Accommodation and Facilities.
42 bunks/beds in two cabins. Mattresses and pillows. Permanent heating in sleeping accommodation.
Full kitchen facilities available for self-catering.
Dining Room, separate Recreation Room. Public telephone, open fire, 2 table tennis tables, billiard table, large screen for projection.
Toilets, showers, washing & drying facilities.
Outdoor Facilities include a covered open BBQ and a separate open BBQ pit with octagonal surround seating.
Resources nearby include Tarra Bulga National Park with walking tracks.
There is an Information Centre only 400m away.

PowerPoint Slide Show

You can also view a PowerPoint slide show of Camp Balook. [1.9MBytes]