Description
Emu Gully Adventure Education Group Inc. was founded in 1995 and is a non-profit Incorporated Association. It's director Barry Rodgers (pictured right), is an experienced educator who has taught in both state and private schools. He was the founding Principal of Hillcrest Christian College, a large inter-denominational college in Victoria. Barry has served in the Australian Defence Force, and has wide knowledge and passion for Australia's military history. From humble beginnings, Emu Gully now employs over 30 staff including directors, management, facilitators, catering and maintenance personnel and caters for approximately 15,000 participants each year across 3 campuses (Helidon Standard - cabins, Helidon Adventure Camping - tents, and our Pindari Campus in NSW) with all programs focused on the character values of Courage, Mateship, Perseverance and Sacrifice.
2.80
Rated by 5 users
- Overview 38%
- Service 38%
- Pricing 38%
Reviews
Awesome based around WW1/2 they build confidence, friendships and for once at a school camp the food was good
Upon arriving at this camp we had to wait 30 minutes in the sun waiting for the instructors to come over and tell us where we would be staying and show us around the place. The dining area was one of the worst I’ve ever been in as the fly screens had holes in them allowing bugs to get in and attack us while we were eating. The food was some of the worst I had and some meals I stopped eating due to there being something wrong with it (eg. Slimy almost undercooked chicken and hard bits in the lamb wrap). The cabins were disgusting and when we arrived the air conditioning units were not working causing the people in my cabin having to sleep in 30+ degree heat, then when somebody came to fix the air conditioning unit they stepped on my pillow and all over my mattress leaving muddy footprints on my pillow case and my mattress. Eventually almost the entire cabin was moved to other various cabins but this was after 2/3 days of sleeping with the air conditioning unit not working. After eating lunch on the first day of arrival we went to sit on a grassy patch in the sun and it was 30+ degrees and no sunscreen was provided for any of us during the 25+ minutes we were out there. The activities themselves were fun however the punishments were not and even if one person stepped out of line the entire group was punished and it genuinely ruined the activities that could have been fun. The only fun part was the mud pit and that was the only thing that wasn’t ruined by punishment. I wouldn’t recommend this camp to anyone.
It was fun, but not for the right reasons, it costed me and my schoolmates $91.25, for 1 day and extra $2 if you forgot a water bottle, (you wouldn't be able to do any activities without water bottle) the staff had the most forced passion for their job, they sounded lifeless, but i don't blame them, they work all day in the sun, except for Chris (One of the workers) i heavily disliked him, he wasn't nice and he was lucky that i didn't snap at him. The rat holes were painful at times and i couldn't do the 2nd one because it was too small and i have claustrophobia. The activity were a group has to go across a bit of water with a few pieces of wood was boring and made some people fall into muddy, dirty water. The kokoda trail activity (mud trail one) was not fun, i was forced to put my shoes on some paper thing that my group would have to carry over the mud to avoid getting shoes dirty but everyone's shoes got extremely muddy to the point where it was better to throw them out. The food was very average but wasn't enough to keep energy. After getting muddy, they didn't even let us use the showers, they made us walk to the dam, (about 1km away from mud trail) without shoes because they were muddy, which isn't the most pleasant experience for my feet. unbelievable. When i arrived home, i thought to myself, who wants to do this for entertainment.
It was expensive, activities were not fun and every time someone tells me about going to Emu Gully, I will tell them about how awful it can be and how it is not worth the money. I do NOT recommend going, unless you are going with friends, then it can be fun but by itself it's not fun.
Nice people, nice activities. Punishments for late, ridiculous. Refer to Piardo Fullyfart's review for more comprehensive review. Sleeping conditions are average.
-Don't let the obviously fake name affect the legitimacy of this review.
Ill just be covering the main points and what you will be doing. Firstly instructors will heavily penalize you for being late to an activity however it is not just the individual that will be punished but the whole group . These punishments will be administered in the form of push ups. While I was there I did between 60-80 push ups over 3 days.( It was really this factor that influenced the final score : 4 stars not 5 ).However apart from that the instructors are really nice . The food was good and I doubt you could get food poisoning like some reviews suggest however you will be cleaning your own plates and cabins ( maybe that's why so just do a good job! ) . Furthermore the activity's are great and will almost undoubtedly build a sense of teamwork between team-members . In conclusion every aspect of the camp was great however the punishments were unrealistic , as well they have a friendly emu .
