Programs at Ern Halliday

Contact the camp directly on 61 8 9492 9788 to discuss your groups needs.

Rock climbing (school year 5+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Climb eight graded routes set by outdoor enthusiasts on a 9m artificial climbing wall. Also learn the correct technique to safely belay a climber. All equipment provided as well as a qualified instructor.
• Can be modified to suit mobility restrictions. This must be discussed with the camp well in advance of your arrival.
• Year 5 students require a belayer.

Vertical ascent (school year 5+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Try climbing five vertical roping elements suspended 9m from the roof whilst being safely belayed by team mates. Elements include a cargo net, caving ladder, stick and strings, wharf rope and caterpillar climb. Develop roping skills, climbing and belay techniques.
• Qualified staff are present to ensure you make it back to the ground safely.
• Year 5 students require a belayer.

Beach team building (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Purpose designed for initiative beach activities without going into the water. Qualified instructors will run uniquely styled beach games with a splash of a difference. A great introduction into team building activities.
• Can be modified to suit mobility restrictions. This must be discussed with the camp well in advance of your arrival.

Paddling (school year 7+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Using sit-on-top paddle craft, learn the basics behind paddling then use this knowledge to paddle along the coast of the Indian Ocean with qualified staff. All equipment is supplied.
• Dual sit-on-top crafts are also available for hesitant paddlers or participants with disability. Please advise camps staff when booking this program.
  
• Can be modified to suit mobility restrictions. This must be discussed with the camp well in advance of your arrival.

Paddling advanced (school year 9+)

• Duration: 3 hours
• Paddle cross trainers for three hours along the Sunset Coast, having various breaks along the way. Start the paddle from North Scarborough to Hillarys with qualified paddling instructors. Along the way learn some advanced paddling techniques and skills.
• Route may vary for weather conditions.
• Must have previous paddle experience and own transport.

Surf life saving (school year 5+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Learn beach safety, awareness and lifeguard signals down the beach only 100m from the Ern Halliday Camp. Also learn how to use rescue boards, rescue tubes and try your speed in flags.
• Qualified staff and equipment are provided.

Water supervision (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Aquatic supervision can also be supplied for groups. Instructors all have their Aquatic Rescue Qualification or equivalent and are supplied according to set ratios for Department of Education and the Department's aquatic supervision guidelines.
  

Archery (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Using re-curve fibreglass bows, test your aim at hitting Olympic–style bullseye target boards. Along the way master your archery techniques. All equipment is provided.
• Can be modified to suit mobility restrictions. This must be discussed with the camp well in advance of your arrival.

Bike pump track (school year 5+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Over 200 lineal metres of stabilised clay track including rollers and berms. This can be divided into 2 smaller tracks catering for different levels of skills as well as being opened-up into one large track.
• It is designed to allow bikes to ride the course continuously without pedaling, by using weight shifts (pumping) and gravity to drive momentum.
• Year 3 and 4 school aged students must be discussed with the camp well in advance of your arrival, as participants will be required to be able to ride a bike.

Caving (school year 5+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Crawl 280m in the first artificial cave system built in Perth. In complete darkness, attempt Zorro’s tunnel, the Maze as well as an underground tunnelling system. Head torches and helmets supplied.

Coastal bike tour (school year 7+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Fully guided coastal bike tour along the picturesque Sunset Coast. Our 1½ hour tour is conducted at a relaxed pace and only a moderate level of fitness is required. Helmets and bikes are provided.
  

Escape the night (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Escape The Night is a night, team game based activity. Participants are required to seek out and collect various objects scattered around the camp site. Participants will need to work in teams to find items, however the search may be hindered as rangers (teachers, adults, or instructors) may spot them while they are looking for items.
• This program can be modified to accommodate participants with mobility restrictions. This must be discussed with your camp program coordinator well in advance of your camp.

First aid program (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• The program incorporates practical hands on training, teamwork and lots of outdoor fun. It also promotes behaviours and strategies to remain safe in potentially unsafe situations. Students will learn basic first aid skills.

Ice breakers (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Fun, short, basic level team building activities designed to break down barriers and get everyone working together. Exciting activities allowing teams to be creative in small or large groups. A great introduction towards team building activities or if a group is newly formed.
• Can be modified to suit mobility restrictions. This must be discussed with the camp well in advance of your arrival.

Kite making (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Design, colour, build and fly your very own personalised kite. Fly your kite over 15m in the sky.
• Can be modified to suit mobility restrictions. This must be discussed with the camp well in advance of your arrival.
• Can be self–directed at appropriate charge.

Lost pilot (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Using CB radios and navigation skills find the remnants of a helicopter crash without being taken prisoner by the Ern Halliday staff. Once all remnants have been located, track down the lost pilot and bring him to safety. A great team building program.

Minutes to win it (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• A series of physical and mental activity stations each designed to challenge participants in a different way.
• The aim is to complete each activity station in your fastest time.

Orienteering (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• In over 28 hectares of coastal bushland use our maps to navigate to the 22 orienteering markers located within the camp. Will you have enough time to find them all?
• Can be self–directed at appropriate charge.

Orienteering advanced (school year 8+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• This is an expanded version of the current orienteering program. Participants learn to work with compasses to map out several tracks throughout the camp grounds. The tracks used in this class are more challenging than the ones used for the basic program.
• Participants are recommended to have prior knowledge of map reading and an understanding of compass navigation.

Team building (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Qualified instructors running purpose–designed team building exercises to help groups achieve set tasks and goals. Can your team outsmart the challenges?
  
• Can be modified to suit mobility restrictions. This must be discussed with the camp well in advance of your arrival.

Team building advanced (school year 5+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Interactive and diverse team building activities designed for groups wanting a more challenging experience. Test the capabilities and dynamics of your group within the natural bush environments. A higher facilitated team building program.

Ultimate sports (school year 3+)

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Ultimate sports is a wide range of active games. All games are high energy and focus on team interaction and having fun!

Pricing

Prices are tiered for school groups, not-for-profit community groups and corporate groups.

2019 prices effective 1 January 2019.

• School groups
• Community groups
• Corporate groups