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You'll find information and registration forms for all our camps and programs on this page. You can click on these links to stop you scrolling all the way through :)
- Hay 2711 Initiative (reserved for residents of Hay Shire, NSW)
- Multi-Day Social Activities open for individuals (NDIS, Carer Gateway, Child Protection Services, Justice, self-funded)
- 1:1 Mentoring Series (NDIS, Carer Gateway, Child Protection, Justice, self-funded)
- Justice Diversion (Bounce Back - Greater Shepparton)
Hay 2711
We've worked with the Hay Community since October 2019 and are keen to develop a sustainable, long-term delivery of the Giz A Break program for young people from Hay and surrounding communities. Over 2023 to March 2025, we have delivered 8 camps and many individual and small group follow-ups. There's one shorter (2 nights) follow-up adventure to go - this one's for previous participants who would like some additional support and we've tapped most on the shoulder, already.
We're currently looking for grants that will help us continue offering this program to Hay's youth. We hope that by spring, we'll be able to offer the next round. Stay tuned :)
For Individuals (including NDIS participants)
Group Camps
The social activities listed below are designed to support young people with complex needs, including complex trauma and neuro-developmental conditions such as autism, ADHD, and FASD. Please note that these camps are not supported by grants or donations, which means that a fee applies as indicated on each camp's tile below. If you (or your child, or your client) are supported by the NDIS, Carer Gateway, Targeted Care Packages, or another government program, please talk to your plan manager, support coordinator, or case manager (as applicable) before you register. All programs are fully catered, equipped, and supported by a group of experienced and qualified staff with a high staff-to-participant ratio (at least 1:3, often 1:2). The locations, itineraries, and activities are spectacular! Our staff are trained and we use youth and social work approaches to deliver our programs. So, you will have a magic and exciting adventure while you come along, but you get a whole lot more than that - the primary goal of the program is to enhance social and cognitive skills, and support your personal growth.
Small group (and 1:1) program
Like all of our activities, the small group and 1:1 programs aim to build participants' capacity to become more engaged within their communities - whether this means learning how to navigate social situations at school or with family & friends, or how to overcome social anxiety.
We started developing our 1:1 adventures upon the request of a participant who had come along on one of our group adventures and wanted to continue working with us to build on the positive impact he felt his participation had had. While we can offer stand-alone 1:1 adventures for respite purposes or as a circuit breaker or just a "taster", we think that connecting a series of at least six 1:1 one-day adventures with a goal setting and attainment tracking approach is more impactful. We invite you to seek a discussion with us before you decide what you'd like to do, but read on first.
We also run fortnightly small group adventures for 10-13 year olds, leaving from our warehouse in Shepparton at 9am on Wednesdays and returning at 5pm. Activities will vary throughout the season and depend on weather conditions - but would usually include four-wheel driving, fishing, hiking, canoeing, or swimming in the rivers and lakes - and sometimes all of the above :)
Destinations include the Victorian High Country, Strathbogie Ranges, The Rivers (Broken, Goulburn, Murray), and the Eldorado / Beechworth region.
Referrals can be made by NDIS participants or their primary carer, Carer Gateway staff, Child Protection Services, Justice Services, and individuals who are able to self-fund their participation.
Justice Prevention
Bounce Back Project (closed)
THIS PROJECT IS NOW COMPLETE and has been evaluated (hit the button below to read the evaluation). In summary, the project showed that our work with young people at risk of justice system engagement made a positive impact: It lowered their risk of getting in trouble with police, increased school attendance, made participants feel happier, and it improved communication at home. Participants and their carers valued the program and wanted it to continue.
Goal: Reduce young men's risk of justice engagement. We're connecting 4-day off-road adventure camps with monthly small group full-day adventures. These camps are delivered by experience youth and justice workers. The project takes a youth and social work approach, embedded in our unique adventure therapeutic framework. Eligibility criteria: 14-17 year old boys who live in Greater Shepparton and are at high risk of justice engagement, or already engaged. Requirements: Willing to commit to monthly full-day adventures and a 4-day camp; legal guardian's consent; referral by schools, Rumbalara Co-op, courts, youth justice, or police.
This project is made possible through a grant from Greater Shepparton City Council under the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety's Empowering Communities Program.