Director of Outdoor Education, Tallong Campus

A couple of Sundays ago the Tallong campus welcomed close to 100 new parents and students from across the College to the bi-annual Tallong campus Open Day. Cooler weather and very light drizzle and the famous Talong scones with jam and cream greeted the students and parents. A welcome address was given and then our participants embarked on a range of campus tours, problem solving activities, high ropes elements and for the first time mountain biking was offered on the Open Day. The new junior terrain course was put to the test with favourable feedback. 

In 2026 the campus will host not only the students of the College from Years 3-12, but 28 other client groups and schools from Sydney and Canberra. This means 11,000 participants days and over 40,000 meals will be produced by our wonderful kitchen team. It truly is quite a privilege to own such a venue for our College community. We have 100 hectares of land in the Southern Highlands of NSW which is half way between Sydney and Cenberra. With the inaugural Winter Academy at Tallong taking place in Term 3 this year the future is certainly looking very bright for the campus. Looking ahead to our 2027 calendar of bookings there is only one free week in the first three terms of the year. The team will certainly be busy next year!

Kendal Hann
Director of Outdoor Education and Tallong Campus