Director of Tallong Campus

Winter at Tallong sees cold crisp mornings of temperatures in the negatives and a stillness in the air that refreshes the site. After two terms of week in week out usage the winter months see a reduced usage pattern which allows the team at the campus to catch up on maintenance projects and build business for the future. 

 

However, while the team at the campus may be fixing roads and cutting wood for the fires, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Silver and Gold students were out on their adventurous journeys during the holidays. Mr Walker had the Silver students hiking for three days through the Royal National Park and from all reports the students had a great time and are now ready to step up to their Gold Awards soon. Just a week after the Silver students were out Mr Walker backed up and led a four-day hike through the Budawangs, located in between Batemans bay and Braidwood. The was a very challenging trip whereby the students camped in caves and had an overnight temperature of minus 2 on one of their nights. Strong winds and challenging hiking conditions will have done a great job in preparing these students for the next Gold Hike, the seven-day hke to Cradle mountain in Tasmania in January 2023. 

 

Congratulations Silver and Gold award students and well done Mr Walker! 

 

Kendal Hann
Director of Outdoor Education, Tallong Campus