WELCOME TO CAMP MANYUNG

This Camp Booklet is designed to give you and your parents the
information you will need to have a wonderful time at camp.

Camp Manyung Values

We have 4 Values at Camp Manyung that we operate by. These are…

Respect
For Natural world, Diversity (our differences), Property (yours, others,
camps)

Responsibility
Self (belongings, decision making, independence),
Community , Safety, using initiative

Inclusiveness
No bullying, building community, belonging, meeting new people, finding
out new things about others.

Be Your Best
Challenging yourself with things that you might have not done before, this
could be an activity, washing up, being away from home, or something else.
FUN memories with classmates, teachers, and YMCA staff

These 4 Values will be what will make your

camp a great experience for you and your
school.
 SAFETY IDEAS!

Making sure you are safe at camp is very important. Here are some ideas
to help you stay safe.

 Always walk around camp – If you run you could trip over.
 Listen to your camp leaders – Your leaders are trying to make
each activity safe, please listen to them carefully during activities.
 Wear proper shoes – Thongs and sandals are good for the beach,
not on the camp property. Wear sturdy shoes or runners whilst on-
site.
 Wear a hat and sunscreen – Camp is no fun if you get burnt.
 Be careful if you are on a top bunk – Take your time whilst
climbing up and down the bunk beds.

A FEW REQUESTS:
 Look after our new cottages – don’t graffiti the walls, bunk, etc.
 Look after our property – put rubbish in the bins, stay to the
paths and put back all sports equipment when you have finished.
 Stay with the camp boundaries – keeping within the boundaries
ensures everyone is safer during their visit.

ADD ANYTHING ELSE YOU THINK MIGHT KEEP YOU SAFE WHILST
ON CAMP:
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 CAMP MANYUNG HISTORY
Camp Manyung is one of the oldest campsites in Victoria. It has been used for camps
since the late 1920’s.

During the 1920’s the YMCA held tent camps on this land. At this time it was owned by
a man named Thomas Baker. The same man that started the Australian branch of Kodak
(the film company).

The original name of the property was Manyung Estate; it was then called Norman Lodge
before it became Camp Manyung. The word ‘Manyung’ was the local Aboriginal name for
the white flowering tea-tree which is found on the eastern side of the property.

In the early 1930’s a man named Ivor Burge (who had just returned from America) came
up with the idea of a permanent camp like the ones he had seen in America. He asked an
architect to plan the camp layout and design the bunkhouses. It was decided that the
camp would be built by volunteers because the YMCA did not have the money to pay for
it.

100 pound was donated by Mrs Baker and her sister and Marion Shaw for the materials
to build the original five bunkhouses (now the old cabins 1 – 5). The concrete bricks and
tiles were made by had onsite. Every month people from all over came together to work
on the camp.

The outdoor chapel was built in the late 1930’s in memory of Charles Crosby. Mr Crosby
served the YMCA for 30 years as its President.

By the late 1930’s over 33,000 trees and shrubs had been planted on what was once a
barren wheat field.

Impressed by the work being done, Mrs Baker gave the camp area and the wood paddock
(now the eastern boundary) to the YMCA. Later, the oval was purchased from the
estate. All this occurred before 1940.

The managers house (now the staff house) was built in the mid 1930’s for Ivor Burge and
his family to live in.

During World War 2 the camp was used for a period as a recovery centre for American
troops wounded in the Pacific.

In 1981, the Victorian State Government purchased the camp. The Department of
Youth, Sport and Recreation operated it until 1997 when the management was handed
back to the YMCA. The YMCA currently has a lease to manage the campsite until 2020.
 YOUR ROLE AT CAMP!

Whilst you are at Camp Manyung we ask that you help us look after and
maintain our environment. You can do this by:

SAVING WATER:
 Have 2 minute showers
 Check that all the water is turned off when you leave the
bathroom.

SAVING ENERGY:
 When your heating or cooling is on leave all the doors and windows
shut
 Always turn the heating and cooling off when leaving the
accommodation
 Leave the lights off during the day.

COMMUNITY LIVING:

When you come to Camp Manyung your school becomes part of our little
community. As a community we all need to contribute in a small way to
keeping the campsite clean and tidy.
 Putting all rubbish in the bins
 Recycling
 Keeping your cottages clean and tidy at all times
 WHAT SHOULD I BRING TO CAMP?

Below is a list of things that you should bring to camp. Please put your
name on everything and make sure that you have adequate rain gear.
Camp activities continue in the sunshine and the rain.

BEDDING:
 Sleeping bag
 Pillow
 Fitted Sheet

CLOTHING:
 Waterproof raincoat are essential (nylon jackets, sweatshirts
and fleeces are not waterproof)
 3 x T-shirts
 2 x warm jumpers
 2 x long pants e.g. Tracksuit pants or cargo pants
 3 x socks
 3 x underwear
 Pyjamas
 Sun hat
 Beanie
 Comfortable footwear (Must be a closed toe shoe, like a
runner)
 Shoes for water activity
 Bathers
 Shorts, rashie

ACCESSORIES:
 Bath and beach towel
 Personal toiletries (tooth brush, soap, etc)
 Roll on deodorant (please no aerosol cans)
 Sunscreen
 Torch
 Water bottle (1 litre)
 Small backpack
 Camera (optional)

DO NOT BRING:
 Aerosol cans (including deodorant)
 Money
 Radios, IPods, computers games.
 Food (including lollies)
 Jewellery or valuables
 Mobile phones
 Pets
 Dangerous Items
 Watches
 PRE-CAMP SELF EVALUATION CHECKLIST

When you come on camp we will work together to help you understand more
about yourself, your relationships with others and the world around you. Before
you arrive it would be great if you could take the time to think about and answer
the questions below.

When you arrive we will talk about your answers and continue to reflect about
some of your responses throughout your stay. IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO
THIS BEFORE YOU ARRIVE AT CAMP.

When on camp I will: I think this will be:

Very Easy Hard Very
Easy Hard
Meet and get to know new people
Value and appreciate others
Get along with others
Keep my room/personal belongings tidy
Participate in activities enthusiastically
Be helpful to others
Include others in games or activities
Take responsibility for what I do
Feel proud of my achievements
Use appropriate language
Listen to and follow camp staff and teacher
requests
Show appreciation (saying thanks)
Keep myself safe
Help others stay safe
Show others I care by being respectful of
their things and them
Help others to do well
 ACCOMMODATION LAYOUT

COTTAGE ONE COTTAGE TWO

Room A Room B Room A Room B
1. Calvin E 1. Christian D’R 1. Will D 1.
2.Tom 2. Ethan 2. Lachlan C 2.
3. Louis 3. Andrea 3. Liam K 3.
4. Mitchell 4. Nick T 4. Andrew 4.
5. Declan 5. Emmett 5. Oliver D 5.
6. Matthew R 6. Ned 6. Sam W 6.
7. 7. 7. Kelvin 7.

COTTAGE THREE COTTAGE FOUR

Room A Room B Room A Room B
1. Sally 1. Julia O 1. Josephine 1. Mia B
2. Ashley W 2. Olivia P 2. Milly 2. Ruby
3. Mia J 3. Isabella 3. Bridget 3. Olivia G
4. Babette 4. Monique 4. Hili 4. Sophia S
5. Maddy P 5. Madison M 5. Gracie A 5. Marie L
6. Grace P 6. Amy 6. Olivia H 6.
7. 7.Molly R 7. Charli M 7.

COTTAGE FIVE COTTAGE SIX

Room A Room B Room A Room B
1. Elise N 1. Lani 1. Iliana 1. Maya
2. Mia L 2. Alyssa 2. Ella 2. Haylee
3. Sophie O’C 3. Jasmine 3. Alessi 3. Mieke
4. Ashley P 4. Alison 4. Carla 4. Pia
5. Tara C 5. Olivia M 5. Yvette 5.
6. Rebecca 6. Inez 6. Hili 6.
7 7 7. Cassy 7.

COTTAGE SEVEN COTTAGE EIGHT

Room A Room B Room A Room B
1. Charlie D 1. 1. 1. Sam P
2. Jackson 2. 2. 2. Pat B
3. Matthew B 3. 3. 3. Lachlan J-S
4. Lachlan D 4. 4. 4. Joseph M
5. Aiden 5. 5. 5. Michael
6. Mason 6. 6. 6. Charlie C
7. Daniel C 7. 7. 7.
 LEADERS LODGE

Room One Room Two

1. Judy 1. Margy
2. Jane 2. Emma
3. 3. Lydia
4. 4.
Room Three Room Four
1. Jacqui 1. Wayne
2. Therese 2. Steele
 DUTY GROUP ROSTER

All students will be involved in contributing to the community by helping out in the dining room during their stay.

Breakfast Lunch Dinner Supper

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Before the meal

o Duty group needs to arrive at the dining hall before meal time (15 minutes before breakfast and lunch and 30 minutes before dinner)
o Set tables ready for meals
 After the meal
o Clean and wipe tables, stack chairs, vacuum carpets, mop floor and was and pack away the dishes .
 Activity Groups

Mrs Gregg Mrs D’Rozario Mr Anderson Mr Daniell Mrs Moran Mrs Prosser

Calvin Ettia Monique Moor Lachlan J-S Josephine Papafotiou Rebecca Pischke Mason Berzins
Oliver Doyle Matthew Barnard Samuel Wagland Molly Raymond Iliana Papavasiliou Charlie Dashwood
William Dwyer Yvette Kennedy Mia Lewis Maya Jeanes Ella Micari Nicholas Trusler
Lachlan Doyle Milly Sorrenti Elise Nazaretian Louis McCaughey Lachlan Cook Joseph Millie
Ethan Rowland Ned Walker Isabella Napolitano Mieke Hannant Julia Huxley Jasmine Furber
Matthew Robinson Ruby Barron Inez Santospirito Eddie Polimene Marie Lambropoulos Olivia Pereira
Kelvin Hocever Carla Tomaras Daniel Curatore Sam Pirola Sophie O'Connor Tara Cooper
Jackson Jacotine Bridget Hawe Babette Michael Mitchell Stucki Andrew Yaksich Aidan Soria
Madeline Peters Cassandra Sideridis Gracie Angus Grace Powell Ashley Walker Mia Jones
Sophia Stoeckl Mia Battaglia Charli Marinelli Alyssa Barrow Haylee Barnes Emmett McCann
Liam Kinsella Olivia Mazzagatti Declan Conroy Pia Eiby Sally Bertoncello Andrea Calabro
Lani Pade Julia Olson Olivia Hough Madison Malone Ashley Pyrczak Olivia Gleeson
Tom Oliphant Amy Rogers Pat Burrows Charlie Conroy Alessi Fernando Alison Tormey
Christian D'Rozario Hili Wallace
 YMCA OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM
St Finbar’s Primary School Grade 5/6
Number of students: 84 Group Contact: Wayne Daniell
50% Instruction Group sizes: 14

DATE & DAY PROGRAM STAFF

Monday 16th June 2014

11.00 am Arrive at Camp. Welcome by camp staff. YMCA staff

Settle into cabins etc.

11:30 am Whole Group Introductory Games YMCA & Teachers

Orientation of camp activities for teachers

12:00 pm BYO Lunch

1.30-3.00pm YMCA & Teachers

Rotation 1
3.00pm Afternoon Tea

3.15-4.45pm Rotation 2 YMCA & Teachers

4:45.5.45pm Free time & showers Teachers

5:30 pm Duty Group set up for meal Teachers

5.45pm All students to meet at the dining room Teachers

6:00 pm Dinner

7:30 – 9:00 pm Night Activities: Teachers

Tuesday 17th June 2014

7:00 am Showers & wake up Teachers

7:45 am Duty Group set up for meal Teachers

8:00 am Breakfast

9.00 – 10.30am Rotation 3 YMCA Leaders &

Teacher

10.30am Morning Tea

10.45-12.15pm Rotation 4 YMCA Leaders &

Teacher
 12:15 pm Duty Group set up for meal Teachers

12.30pm Lunch

1:30pm-3:00pm Rotation 5 YMCA Leaders &

Teacher

3.00pm Afternoon Tea

3.15 – 4.45pm Rotation 6 YMCA Leaders &

Teacher

4.45 – 5.45pm Free time & showers Teacher

5:30 pm Duty Group set up for meal Teachers

5.45pm All students to meet at the dining room Teachers

6.00pm Dinner

7.30 – 9.00pm Night Activities: Teachers

Wednesday 18th June 2014

7:00 am Showers & up Teachers

8.15am Duty Group set up for meal Teachers

8.30am Breakfast

9.30am Pack up & clean out rooms Teacher

10:00 – 12:00am Whole Group Activity: YMCA Leaders &

Teacher
Choice of:
 Beach Carnival on Sunnyside Beach
 Coastal Walk to Mornington
 Camp Manyung Team Challenge
12.15pm Duty Group to set up for meal Teachers

12.30pm Lunch

1:30pm Camp Debrief & Depart for St Finbars YMCA Leaders &
Primary School Teachers
 ROTATIONS

Dolphins Sharks Penguins Crabs Seahorses Lobsters

Rot Giant Initiatives Tree top Archery Flying fox UHF radio
1 Swing challenge games
Rot UHF radio Giant Initiatives Tree top Archery Flying fox
2 games Swing challenge
Rot Flying fox UHF radio Giant Initiatives Tree top Archery
3 games Swing challenge
Rot Archery Flying fox UHF radio Giant Initiatives Tree top
4 games Swing challenge
Rot Tree top Archery Flying fox UHF radio Giant Initiatives
5 challenge games Swing
Rot Initiatives Tree top Archery Flying fox UHF radio Giant
6 challenge games Swing

YMCA Led Activities: Giant Swing, Tree Top Challenge, Flying Fox

Teacher Led Activities: Initiatives, Archery, UHF Radio Games

 ACTIVITIES

Giant Swing
Soar high or enjoy a gentle swing whilst capturing a bird’s eye view across Port
Phillip Bay. This is a challenge by choice activity where participants are
encouraged to move outside their comfort zone. Each participant is harnessed
and hauled into the air, by their team. Once at the desired height, participants will
pull the release cord to send themselves swinging.

Coastal Hike to Mornington

Enjoy a 3km journey from Camp Manyung to Schnapper Point in Mornington.
Throughout the walk students are exposed to a variety of environmental issues
including the health of marine life and rubbish in the bay. Students are also given
the opportunity to learn about coastal vegetation, cliff geology, marine life, bird
life and aboriginal history through an ongoing senses activity during the walk. The
walk will take a group with average fitness approximately 2.5 hours. Along the
way, participants are required to walk for 100 metres over coastal rocks and
some climbing over rocky outcrops is necessary. This walk is dependent on the
level of the tides and should not be attempted by anyone with carrying a physical
injury.

Tree Top Adventure

A series of 8 elements that are linked and range in height from 6m to 8m
off the ground. Participants work their way around the course of varying
elements assisting each other and exploring the tree tops.

Flying Fox
This 120 metre long aerial runway provides a thrilling end to the high
ropes course or can be enjoyed as a separate activity in itself.

Initiatives / Group Dynamics

Various activities and challenges focusing on group dynamics, problem solving,
communications, trust, leadership, planning and teamwork.

Archery
After a safety briefing and full instruction on the use of equipment participants can
use their skills to hit both stationery and moving targets using our top quality
recurve bows.
 FREE TIME ACTIVITIES

 TENNIS –We have a fully fenced court with night lighting facilities, balls and
racquets are available.
 BASKETBALL/VOLLEYBALL – Regulation size courts and balls are
available.
 GAMES ROOM – This room is located behind the dining room, it contains
a polly-pong table and a table tennis table.

Other equipment available includes: footballs, soccer balls, cricket bats, wickets,
skipping ropes, softball equipment and Frisbees etc.

Please return all equipment to the basket kept outside of the dining room
when you have finished playing.

Free time is also a good opportunity for campers to mix and chat with other
campers that are in different activity groups, have showers, read or simply relax
and enjoy the peaceful setting at Camp Manyung.
 FUN AND GAMES IN THE BUS
CAR CRICKET

You are playing cricket. Each person playing the game takes turn to “bat”. When
you begin batting you earn 1 run for every car that you pass, 4 runs for every car
with trailer, and 6 runs for a truck. If you pass a red car you are OUT. Keep a
track of your score and the person with the most runs at the end of the match is
declared the winner.

EYE SPY

Each person takes it in turns to pick out an object, inside the car or outside the
car. They say “Eye spy with my little eye, something beginning with… (a, b, c,
etc).” The other players must then guess what the object is. The player that
guesses the object gets to choose the next one.

TWENTY QUESTIONS

Choose an animal, place or thing from anywhere in the world (e.g., television,
James Hird, Cow, etc). The rest of the passengers have 20 yes/no questions to
find out what it is. The first person to guess the thing gets the next turn.
BUS TRIP SCAVENGER HUNT.

On the way to camp see if you can spot the following.

Place a tick next to the objects that you see along your travels

__ Give way sign __ Purple flowers

__ Telephone pole __ Black and white cow
__ Gum tree __ Factory
__ Red Car __ Tennis Court
__ Person with a blue shirt __ Caravan
__ Footpath __ Wooden Fence
__ Stop Sign __ Palm tree
__ 3 dogs __ KFC
__ Lights on amber __ Keep left sign
__ Motor bike __ Farm
__ House with a blue roof __ Horse
__ Bridge and bridge sign __ Garden with roses
__ Speed sign __ Caravan park
__ Man with sunglasses __ River
__ Car Park __ Lady with hat
__ Kookaburra __ Phone Booth
__ Cemetery __ Magpie
__ Sign with Mt Eliza on it __ Church
__ Winding road sign __ Tin roof shed
__ Butcher’s shop __ Child in school uniform
__ Traffic lights __ Car with a trailer
__ Dam __ Traffic island
__ Brick fence __ Truck with gravel
__ Football ground __ Boat
__ Hotel __ Push bike
__ Motel __ flowering bush
__ Park __ Swimming Pool
__ Playground __ Sign to a jetty
__ Supermarket __ Sign to Camp Manyung
__ Bus (not yours) __ Dirt Road

How many did you manage? ________

 CAMP MANYUNG WORD FIND

R R O D C A M P D I V E R A
B E C D R E B O A T L A E S
T S S E A W E E D M I W S A
U P N P B F A Q U A G E H N
R E R O O H C A E S N J E D
T C E T R N H K L E H R L M
L T T E O K S N V V O A L P
E W A K C Q E I R A S Y R T
N A W C K U S L B W L V W K
I T R I S U X H S I F U N Y
R E E R L Z F U U N L D E A
A R D C A M P F I S H I N G
M A N Y U N G Y O U T V T A
D I U C D O L P H I N E B Y

SHELL SEAL MANYUNG

CRICKET SAND CRAB
BOAT DOLPHIN BEACH
SEAWEED WATER ROD
FISHING RAY SHARK
FISH ROCKS SNORKEL
UNDERWATER AQUA CAMP
MARINE WAVES DIVER
SWIM SEA DIVE
RESPONSIBILITY INCLUSIVENESS FUN
RESPECT VALUE TURTLE