Gumnuts Camps Gumnuts runs Educational Camps and Music Camps during term time, and Holiday Camps during the holidays. We also do Farm Visits, for vacation care groups. Our activities include horseriding, whipcracking, boomerang throwing, team games, cow milking, orienteering and environmental walks. Wildlife abounds, and we feed possums and lorikeets daily.   Activities: Our orienteering course takes about one hour, and is fully supervised by our staff, who teach the students how to use a compass and find their way through the bush (which is full of kangaroos and other wildlife). Students are taught how to safely build and light a fire. They then proceed to cook their own lunch, of sausage and damper.   Horseriding - is a great outdoor sport - Aussie students have a strong historical connection to horseriding, and they really enjoy it and learn a great deal about themselves. Our qualified staff conduct all horseriding, and we comply with all Education Department guidelines. However horseriding is not compulsory, and we can build your camp around alternative activities if desired. Students can then be escorted on Trail Rides, from half an hour to two and a half hours duration.   Cow-milking - Many students, particularly young ones, often have not thought of where milk actually comes from, and there are always plenty of squeals with this activity, even with high school students. DOLLY our cow is very gentle and loves children. Students love feeding our lambs and baby goats, who are extremely friendly. Even adults enjoy this activity. Boomerang Throwing is very popular. The dynamics of the boomerang are briefly explained, and students are shown how, then put their skills into practice.   Whipcracking - Groups of approximately 25 students are shown how to crack the whip, and then, wearing helmet and goggles or glasses, are at first shown how, to get the feel of the activity, and then allowed to try for themselves. During the day the Lorikeets are fed, at the front of the complex. At night, after dinner, we feed the Possums, who are also very tame, and will actually sit on your lap, and bring their babies.   Team Games: With Plane Crash Rescue children are given a map, showing where a plane has crashed, and where they can find vines (rope)etc. They must find the survivor, bandage his broken leg, and make a stretcher to carry him back to safety. With the Survival - Raft Building game, Students are given a map showing where they are lost in the bush. They must find the river (our very shallow dam) and build a raft to float down the river to safety.   Accommodation: Accommodation consists of a large complex with 17 bed-bunkrooms of various sizes which can hold from 2 (supervisors rooms) to 12 students per room. Also included under the same roof are the male and female toilets and showers, a dining room, and a commercial kitchen. There is a large covered verandah, which can hold an orchestra of up to 75 students and their instruments. This is all set in a fenced garden in the bush, with a fenced swimming pool. Food: Food is homecooked, with high health compliance standards. All special diets can be catered for. For more information on School Camps:   For more information on Holiday Camps: Gumnuts Farm Resort Biddaddaba Creek Road, Canungra, Queensland AUSTRALIA 4275 Tel: +61 7 5543 0191 Fax: +61 7 5543 0591 Email: Click Here   All prices include GST.