Stage II January now open
You now have the option to send in your forms for the January Stage II. This will lead straight into Fruit Bottling on the 21st/22nd so if you would like to stay on for this include your event permission form as well.
Stage II is an opportunity for young people, who enjoyed their Stage I experience, either in school groups or on a holiday program, to come back to Wollangarra, get their hands dirty, see some more amazing mountains and meet lots of other like-minded individuals. The Stage II programs are always run in the school holidays, usually in the second week.
The program is slightly different to that of a Stage I. Firstly it runs for six days, rather than five and three of those nights are spent out camping. They all camp together in one big group (maximum of 24 young people with four or five staff). This is a great opportunity to really get to know the other people on the program.
Secondly, when Stage IIers go hiking it's usually much shorter distances, as their purpose is to work on a project in the mountains, which often means carrying tools. These projects could be track work, rebuilding sections of an old high country hut or revegetation. This is all done with the assistance of Wollangarra staff members and sometimes professionals in the field (like National Park Rangers, stone masons or local walking club members). We also make sure that we have a rest day going for a wander up a river bed or up a mountain nearby.
Thirdly Stage II is different, because we ask the young people to take on a bit more responsibility around the hike. For example on the day they arrive, they break up into groups to organise the hike food, learn about navigation and sort through all the group gear themselves (with the help and guidance of the Wollangarra staff).
So Stage II is a chance to learn great new skills (like proper tool use, navigation and bush cooking), meet awesome people and give something back to the mountains which give us all so much.
Can I come if I haven't done a Wollangarra Stage I? We strongly recommend that you do a Stage I before signing up for Stage II.
How many Stage IIs can I do? We recommend that you do between one and four Stage IIs before moving onto Stage III.
How do I book in? Just download and fill out the forms below, check the dates on the calendar and send it all in with a cheque for $155 (made out to Wollangarra) or a sponsorship request. We will send you a letter closer to the camp date confirming train times etc.
If you have any other questions please call us and we'll be happy to help.
Please read each of these forms through, then fill them out and send them through to Wollangarra.