Gunditjmara Country

Haileybury College

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

During this 10-day program students will work on personal and interpersonal development, using Haileybury’s ACHIEVE framework to guide the facilitation. A unique journey which incorporates paddling on the stunning Glenelg River and bushwalk part of the Great Southwest Walk in Discovery Bay near Portland. A highlight of the program is students being able to meet traditional owners, the Worn Gundidg who take them on country for a tour of special places around Tower Hill. Students then transfer to Portland with a stop at Tyrendarra for a Budj Bim tour with the Gunditjmara people, to learn how traditional owners used natural materials to build fish and eel traps along wetland areas of the southern coast.

Pre-Senior Female

Year Level

10 days

Trip Length

Gunditjmara Country (Discovery Bay)

Location

Bushwalking

Be it a day's hike or a short walk to camp, bushwalking engages all our senses allowing us to explore nature and our place within it. And we always find something exciting along the way!

Camping

Camping out in tents is our speciality! We love telling stories around the campfire, looking up at the night sky and creating memories that will last a lifetime!

Cultural

Encourage an understanding and appreciation for history and diversity by connecting students to a different way of life through storytelling, bushcraft and more.

Canoeing

Following the flow of the river, we love to explore the waterways on our canoes. Working as a team, using our muscles and problem-solving together to reach our base for the night.