15th September 2026
In this issue…
… A small favour …
… Course status updates …
… Evening Events …
… Course highlights …
… Walcha Arts Event …
… Camping bookings at 70% …
… Commemorative booklets available …
Can you help?
There is one amazing thing that you could do to share the joy of Camp Creative… share it with friends and family!
If you can, we would be so appreciative if you could share this newsletter with at least one friend or family member that you think would enjoy Camp Creative.
Sharing the word about our event helps Camp Creative to keep going for you.
All you need to do is copy this link and put it into an email to send to a lucky recipient (or two, or three!)
https://www.campcreative.com.au/camp-creative-blog/15th-september-2026
Still deciding which course to do?
A staggering 36 courses are now completely sold out, with another 13 hanging by a thread with 5 or fewer places remaining.
If you have been waiting to secure your spot, the time to act is right now!
Don't forget that we now have AFTERPAY and ZIPPAY at checkout,
we also accept Service NSW Creative Kids vouchers.
Evening Events
Have you been subscribed to the newsletter for a while, but still on the fence about attending?
Did you know that Camp Creative isn't just about the courses during the day, but that we also have a range of events that happen in the evening?
All evening events are free except for our Welcome drinks, which is a ticketed event.
Click the yellow button below for full event information.
Sunday 10th January - Welcome Drinks
Tuesday 12th January - Bellingen Music Experience
Wednesday 13th January - Open Mic Night
Thursday 14th January - Party in the Park
Friday 15th January - Friday Farewell
Enjoy the wonderful highlight video below, created by Samuel Harrison at Camp Creative 2026
Course Highlights
Atomic Empowerment
Thursday to Friday - 9am to 4pm
Suitable for ages 18+
Colour Your Soul is an uplifting and immersive two-day journey through the seven chakras, designed to help you reconnect with your authentic self and discover the power of your own energy.
Blues for Beginners
Monday to Friday - 9am to 4pm
Suitable for ages 18+
Blues For Beginners is a relaxed, immersive 5-day music experience designed for absolute beginners through to developing players who want to build confidence and reconnect with the joy of making music.
Build a Canoe
Monday to Friday - 9am to 4pm
Suitable for ages 12+
In this immersive workshop, you will transform a flat-pack kit of marine-grade plywood into a sleek 3.6m or 4.2m canoe, ready for the water by Friday afternoon.
This is a great course to do as a group as you only need one ticket per group/canoe.
Then you get to take home a fantastic canoe at the end of the week!
Create in Walcha
If you’re looking for another creative escape over the October Long Weekend, our High Country neighbours in Walcha are putting on something a little different.
There’s something for all kinds of creative interests, with workshops ranging from full two-day experiences to one-day and half-day classes — and even a one-hour country hospitality session on scone making!
You might even recognise a few of the tutors from Camp Creative. Walcha and high country artists Jo Barr, Dave Barden and Sue Jackson are all sharing different skills and experiences: Jo with a one-day felt-making workshop, Dave with hands-on demonstrations of two different techniques across the weekend, and Sue with an introduction to acrylic painting.
A weekend of art and creativity in Walcha!
Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 October 2026
Bellingen Showground Camping
Planning on camping at the Showground?
Camping is now over 70% full.
The venue is being held exclusively for Camp Creative patrons, which means if you just go to their website normally, it will look like they are completely full.
To book your spot,
you must use the code cc41 when booking on their site.
This unlocks the allocation just for you.
Own a Piece of Camp History
We still have a small stack of our 40th Anniversary commemorative booklets left over from January.
It’s a lovely, 27-page A5 glossy memento full of photos, memories, and interviews with our long-term tutors, past presidents, and volunteers.
We’re selling them for $10, which includes the $3.80 postage cost—so we're basically just covering our costs to get them out to those who couldn't make it to camp in person.
Stay tuned for more news soon campers…
we can't wait to see you all again!
