Using Camp Eureka
General Guidelines for Campers
- Care for the Environment - make sure the Camp is left clean and tidy.
- Huts to be kept and left in clean condition.
- Tools and equipment to be returned after use.
- Toilet lids must be closed after use.
- Young children should be supervised at the creek.
- Footwear is advisable at all times.
- No camp fires in the restricted period or candles in huts.
- Dogs must be kep on a lead at all times.
Pre-visits before confirming bookings are encouraged.
The following are provided for campers.
Kitchen fully equipped with:
- Electric and wood stoves, cooking utensils, refrigerators and kitchen equipment.
- Cutlery, crockery, glasses and mugs.
- Tea towels and towels for kitchen use.
- Cleaning products and utensils for toilets, showers and kitchen.
- Toilet rolls (extra stored in shower cupboard).
The Camp also has:
- Recreations Hut with an open fire and Table Tennis.
- Massive undercover area in the Mess Hut.
- Little Yarra River frontage for fishing and paddling.
- Electric light and power in community buildings.
- Firewood supplied in tanks behind the kitchen.
- Laundry facilities including washing machines.
- Wood fired hot water service (HWS) for showers and kitchen.
- Rubbish bins and recycling facilities.
- Unpowered sites for tents and caravans.
What to bring:
- All food and drinks (or Safeway in Yarra Junction).
- All bedding and pillows (mattresses provided).
- Torch, Gumboots in winter, Tent if preferred.
What to do on arrival:
- Light the stoves and HWS for hot water.
- Switch on the required fridges.
Sleeping Accommodation
- Twelve various sized cabins with beds and mattresses.
- Most with electric lights, some with wood heating.
Showers and Toilets
- Light hot water services several hours before required to allow time to heat, a good fire at
night should give a morning shower.
- There are two major toilet blocks near the showers and a disabled toilet near the
Recreation hut. All are pit toilets and work effectively if:
- Lids are kept shut after use.
- You clean them daily with provided brushes and disinfectant.
- Wash your hands after use.
Rubbish
Please separate all your rubbish carefully into:
- Food scraps (which may be composted)
- Aluminium cans (leave in the Stockade for recycling).
- Rubbish bins left at the Camp gate should be taken to the kitchen.
- The bin with the green lid is for rubbish.
- The large bin with the yellow lid is for recycable plastic, glass and paper.
- Do not leave any rubbish at the Stockade. Instead the bins should be left beside the gate
for pickup on Thursday morning.
When you leave:
- Tidy and sweep out all the Huts.
- Make sure all the rubbish has been remover from the site.
- Clean out the fridges, switch them off and leave their doors open.
- Make sure all the lights are turned off.
