Koinonia Ministries Limited

Camps and accommodation / Last updated 4 years, 8 months ago

Beachfront Outdoor Education Centre

At Koinonia we have a unique location with direct access to Air Force Beach. We are located next to Broadwater National Park and only two minutes drive to downtown Evans Head.

Evans Head has a wonderful cycle way, which starts on the northern boundary of Koinonia. It follows the ocean front all the way to the boat harbour and continues beyond to Shark Bay on the south side of the Evans River.

We have different styles of accommodation available, including ensuited and non-ensuited cabins, ex-Olympic ensuited dorms or non-ensuited heritage World War II cabins. For more infomation on the accommodation we offer please contact us or view our website at www.campk.org.au so that you can choose the most appropriate accommodation for your group.

Koinonia offers a wide variety of outdoor adventure activities that are run by fully accredited staff and programs can be tailored to suit your group. A full list of activities available is listed below.

We offer catering to groups with a minimum of 35 people including Breakfast, Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Dinner and Supper. There is also the option of using our outdoor camp kitchen for self-catering or you can do a combination of both.

Craig Dale
0266824329
0266825866
29-41 Terrace Street
Evans Head
2473
New South Wales
Australia
PO Box 47
Australia
2473

Beachfront location plus - at Koinonia we have two halls, a chapel, a large amenities block, a laundry, a camp kitchen 187 beds ensuited and non-ensuited.

We offer a wide range of activities including; rock climbing, flying fox, vertical challenge, F1-11 exhibition, swinging in the chapel, beach games, Laser Skirmish, raft building, Rock it, canoeing, beach swimming, stand up paddle boarding, surfing or you can run your own activities using our grounds.

Three road front access; just 2 hours drive from Brisbane

Catering for 250 people or multiple functions

Established 1953: continually serving the community

At the conclusion of World War II in 1945, military equipment and buildings were no longer needed by the Australian Defence Force. Most of the military surplus was sold or scrapped when no buyer could be found. Camp Koinonia’s heritage listed accommodation huts were originally 81 ft long buildings built in the early 1940's on the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome. The huts were predominantly used for housing RAAF servicemen.

In 1953 Dayal Singh, a well known local construction engineer and Baptist Church Member, purchased and removed the 81ft long buildings. He used what is thought to be the only D8 bulldozer on the north coast to cut a track from the Air Force Base to a gazetted lot 100m from Air Force Beach, which was owned by the lands department. This land was set aside for Youth Camps and Recreation.
Dayal Singh cleverly dragged these buildings, using his bulldozer, on large logs one by one across the swamp. They were docked into smaller huts and placed on footings in the very position they rest today.

This site has been known as Camp Koinonia since it inception 1953. Koinonia was founded as a facility for promoting Christian beliefs and values. Thousands of children and adults alike have enjoyed the use of the remarkable beachfront facility for decades. Many local people remember meeting their sweetheart on Camp at Koinonia and people regularly say you can feel the history of the camp.

Many of these heritage listed buildings have been restored to their former glory, and are now being used as lovely old-style holiday beach house accommodation ready for your use. Come and enjoy a week or weekend or simply go back in time and remember “the good old days”

We offer accommodation – ensuited & non-ensuited cabins as well as camping.

We can cater for your group including breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and supper.

We offer a wide range of activities including; rock climbing, flying fox, vertical challenge, F1-11 exhibition, swinging in the chapel, beach games, Laser Skirmish, raft building, Rock it, canoeing, beach swimming, stand up paddle boarding and surfing.

Promote outdoor education structured programs and healthy social interaction

Christian Values

Can we rebook for next year!

Cost effective with great food and great location

Making outdoor education achievable for every student

NSW state standard strict child protection standards and screening

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