Toolangi Adventure Sports Camps
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Every school holidays, local teenagers head an hour out of the city for soccer and basketball camps — plus canoeing, rock climbing, abseiling, hiking and a lot of cooking.
The Toolangi Adventure Sports Camps (TASC) give young people from Yarra's public housing communities a full camp experience at a Toolangi campsite, about an hour from Fitzroy. Camps run during the school holidays, alternating between soccer and basketball, and between all-boys and all-girls camps.
Each camp brings together local teenagers and emerging young leaders aged 18–25 in a safe, structured and supportive environment. Soccer camps generally involve 20 participants in small teams; basketball camps around 18 participants across three teams. Young Yarra leaders support supervision, mentoring, activities and group development throughout.
While soccer and basketball are central, campers also go bushwalking, canoeing, rock climbing, abseiling, bike riding, hiking — plus yoga, cooking and baking. Through shared challenges and time away from the city, participants build confidence, independence, resilience, teamwork and stronger relationships with peers and positive local role models.
What happens
- Soccer or basketball in small teams, all camp long
- Bushwalking, canoeing, rock climbing, abseiling, bike riding and hiking
- Yoga, cooking and baking
- Mentoring and group challenges led by young Yarra leaders
What to bring
Sleeping bag and warm layers · Sports gear and runners
Want in? Easy.
Tell us who's keen and we'll sort the rest. Parents and guardians welcome to write on behalf of their kids.
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