Kalgoorlie Camp is one of seven Fairbridge’s Camp’s, located throughout Western Australia. Originally designed so that government school students could extend their educational opportunities outside the regular school setting, the Camp School is now available to all schools and community groups. Kalgoorlie Camp offers exciting programs which motivate children of all ages and help to develop their self-esteem, teamwork and co-operative skills.
The Kalgoorlie campsite can accommodate 139 people with a configuration of 7 separate dormitories with 104 beds, and 11 staff/adult rooms with 35 beds. There are separate student and staff toilet and shower blocks located adjacent to the dormitories. All dormitories have reverse cycle air-conditioning.
Student dormitories Staff Rooms
Assay 2 rooms, 20 beds Staff Quarters 4 rooms, 18 beds
Flanagan & Shea 1 room, 22 beds Gimlet 2 rooms, 4 beds
Bayley & Ford 2 rooms, 24 beds Assay 2 rooms, 4 beds
Paddy Hannan 1 room, 16 beds Prospector 1 room, 4 beds
CY O’Connor 1 room, 22 beds Sandalwood 1 room, 1 bed
Hoover 1 room, 1 bed
Disability access – there is one separate universal access toilet (UAT) and shower. The camp site has ramp access to the internal courtyard area.
Kalgoorlie offer excellent cultural opportunities to visitors, which Fairbridge are delighted to be able to offer through external provider excursions, including:
- Loopline Museum
- Hannan’s North Tourist Mine
- Lake Douglas (gold panning)
- Arboretum Hammond Park
- Kalgoorlie Consolidate Gold Mines Superpit
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Urban Trail Bush two up
- Kalgoorlie School of Mines Mineral Museum
- Mount Charlotte Reservoir
- Goldfields War Museum
- Royal Flying Doctor Service
- WA Museum Kalgoorlie Boulder.
Recreational excursions are available to Orana Cinemas, Goldfields Oasis and YMCA or why not try the Bush breakfast, a great way to start the day. The breakfast is conducted at the back of the Camp where students cook their own jaffles, toad in the hole and kangaroo tasting and end the day with Goldrush games an Interactive game where students problem solve, team build and learn basic bush survival skills – students earn their Miners Rights.
Fairbridge staff will support you to achieve your specific objectives through the design of programs for the students/participants for the camp and/or particular values on which you may want to concentrate.
Activities and programs are designed to links to the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority’s (SCSA) Western Australian Curriculum.
Goldfields Camp
Address: Cnr Federal Road and Short Street, Kalgoorlie WA 6430
PO Box 11145, Kalgoorlie WA 6433