Eight days. Small groups. Big summer adventures.
Camp Cooinda is a not-for-profit summer camp where teenagers canoe, camp, cook, swim, explore — and choose where they’ll adventure across the lakes.
Teenagers aged 12–18.
If you’re ready to try new things, meet new people, love to get a little wet and sandy in the outdoors, and are willing to challenge yourself in what you can achieve, then Camp Cooinda is for you!
We are located on the Banksia Peninsula on the stunning Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia, about 20km from Bairnsdale and 300km east of Melbourne.
From our base, campers paddle to explore the sandy shores and secret islands of the Gippsland Lakes.
Our summer camps run over the Australian summer holidays.
Two camps, each 7 nights/8 days long.
Camp 1: late Dec – early Jan
Camp 2: mid – late Jan
Camp Cooinda is committed to the safety and wellbeing of every camper.
Camp Cooinda acknowledges the Gunaikurnai People as the Traditional Owners of the land and waterways where we camp, paddle and explore. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present — for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hopes of their community.
Camp Cooinda is committed to being a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are part of our camp community. We continue to learn, listen and reflect as part of our responsibility to support truth-telling, respect and reconciliation.
Read more about the Traditional Owners at the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation.
