Environmental
regeneration
We spend all our time playing in the ocean, wandering around the coast, and sleeping under the stars. And we do it in the most beautiful place in the world (in our not-so-humble opinion).
The Great Ocean Road and its beautiful beaches are honestly jaw dropping, so it's not hard to see how protecting the Earth became so important to us. It's literally at the heart and soul of everything we do here.
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We liked the idea of sustainability and all that jazz, but it seemed a bit vanilla in terms of how much this little ball of rock means to us. So we settled on a policy of environmental regeneration: that is, we work to leave this world better and healthier and more vital than how we found it.
We're plant powered, baby!
The scientific research has piled up and it's clear that the number one thing we can do for our environment is offer exclusively plant-based (vegan) meals to all our guests! So we do - and you better believe they'll be the most delish meals you've eaten in forever, vegan or no. Eat good food, save the planet. That's a win-win in a big way!
We like to grow!
It matters where our food, equipment, and all the bits and bobs come from. We focus on making local purchases wherever possible and minimizing our food and shipping miles. We have our own veggie gardens that we use to grow fresh as fuck produce to feed you, and we shop at our local farmers' markets and local vendors for anything we possibly can.
We're all about the RRR!
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Leave the straw - save a turtle! We focus on minimizing our waste as much as possible. This means composts for food scrap, buying in bulk to reduce plastic packaging, and choosing environmentally conscious sunscreens, dishwashing detergents, and washing liquids. All the little decisions we make every day are influenced by this commitment we've made to help regenerate the Earth.
​It takes a village to make everything possible here at camp! We carefully curate and collaborate with local businesses wherever possible to make sure that your camp experience is one to remember. We put our heart and soul into our business, so it only makes sense to partner with businesses who do the same.
Peachs
We source a lot of our fresh produce and plant-based alternatives from Peachs.
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They source their produce from local suppliers and farmers. We buy from them to reduce the shipping miles needed to deliver the produce. We're also supporting a local family business!
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You can read more about Peachs here.
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dustys bulkfoods
We source our pantry items, cereals, teas and peanut butter. As they are a bulkfoods grocer, we reduce our waste by a LOT shopping with them, as we refill our own containers, rather than buying item wrapped in plastic.
mikro coffee
We source our coffee from Mikro Coffee. They are carbon neutral, ditching plastic as much as they can, give back 1% (actually 2%) to the planet and are B Corp Certified! By supporting them, we are reducing our waste and helping contribute towards a better planet.
SUNBUTTER SKINCARE
We use and sell Skinbutter Skincare here at camp as they have become the first vegan surf zinc on the market in Australia, Australia’s first plastic free packaged sunscreen, the world’s first palm oil free sunscreen, achieved a carbon neutral status and donate 50% of profits to charities working for a better planet. Their products include sunscreens, zincs, hair oils and skincare that are reef safe, cruelty free and made with natural ingredients.
This ensures that we aren't impacting our environment further while supporting a business who donates profits to an amazing cause.
We use needessentials for our wetsuits here at camp. Their wetsuits are non-branded, designed to only include what’s needed and are all Fair Trade certified with the highest quality.
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By sourcing our wetsuits from needessentials we are reducing our waste and not contributing to unfair working environments.