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Stories From Camp Squid-ing Around
It was definitely worth the drive all the way from the Victorian High Country to be a part of the REEF Program for this young participant.
Stories From Camp Following the Great Ocean Road Trail
Winding roads, picturesque ocean views and iconic landmarks graced our Mentors as they explored the Great Ocean Road for a day journey. Maddie was overawed at the beautiful clear blue water and rocky cliff faces on the bus ride from Cottage to Aireys Inlet. The road took a turn inland along the river and amongst […]
Stories From Camp Developing young leaders
Camp Leaders Chook and Sean had set the REEFies a task of navigating their own way around the hiking trail, using the map and their leadership skills. With no technology, no phones, no watches and no access to the time, REEFies were in control of rest stops, lunch and water breaks. Sally was fast to […]
Stories From Camp A stinging good time!
The Weather was fantastic! The sun was booming and we were heading down to the Queenscliff Marina for the morning. We got our walking shoes and hats on, ate some fruit cups and were ready to go! As soon as we got off the cottage bus we saw the big 360Q tower and were amazed […]
Stories From Camp Boogey Boarders Dream
Sunny, 28 degrees and not a single breathe of wind. What a perfect day at the beach boogey boarding. We had both groups scheduled in for a boogey board session. The morning group lucked out on the best part of the day with nice clean waves rolling through all morning. It was hard to keep […]
Stories From Camp The full Cottage by the SEA experience
WOW what a week! The children at Bruthen Primary School had the full seaside experience. Being from a small country town, the children don’t often get to the beach so we decided to jam pack the week in with water activities. Right from the first morning the girls were off on the Gone Fishing charter […]
News Updates HELP US HELP MORE KIDS
On Tuesday 2 March 2021, Cottage by the Sea is having a Giving Day to HELP US HELP MORE KIDS. On this day, each donation will be doubled. Every donation will be matched, dollar for dollar, by our generous supporters including @apco_foundation and other anonymous donors. On this day, we will increase your impact. $25 […]
Stories From Camp Water REEFies
The sun was out, the sky blue, only a whisper of wind and all you could hear were the REEFies* thrilling. After nearly a year long wait between camps, it was time to get our second year REEFies back in the water. Our water REEFies hit the waves for surfing, spilling, chilling and riding to […]
Stories From Camp Sammy the Seal putting on a show!
Usually when we head down to the Queenscliff harbour and walk along the marina we are keeping our eyes peeled for a stingray or two. The stingrays glide along the marina under the boats looking for fish scraps thrown out by the fisherman. Today we had an unexpected guest Sammy the Seal. Usually Sammy is […]
Stories From Camp Familiar face joins the team
Recently we welcomed a very familiar face to join our camp team as a junior camp leader. It was Ebony, a Mentor who has been through our REEF and Mentor program since she was in Grade 6 at Tate Street Primary School. Throughout her seven years in the program at Cottage by the Sea Ebony […]
Stories From Camp Here comes Santa
We had a special guest arriving for an early stop on Tuesday night! It was SANTA! He rolled in on a big red fire truck with all sirens blaring. The children didn’t know what was happening. One camper thought it was an emergency evacuation and started to gather her things. The smile on the children’s […]
News Updates Respite by the Sea
In June 2020, during Victoria’s COVID-19 second wave, Cottage by the Sea put particular focus on opening up our Riptide facility to host families in need of a break from their everyday lives. The first two of many families booked to benefit from this service were referred to us by Justice Connect; an organisation who […]
Stories From Camp Dolphins! I See dolphins!
Young camper Bryce yelled at the top of his lungs, Dolphins! I see dolphins! As we were walking along the Queenscliff pier the young boy spotted the dolphins about 10 metres off the end of the pier, all of the anglers looked in distress as they saw the dolphins swim past their lines, they all […]
Newsletters 2020 Summer Newsletter
In the second week of November, we welcomed children back to the Cottage after a seven month closure due to the pandemic. Happiness was indescribable. Our Programs Team and all staff were delighted to see and hear cheerful children enjoying the Cottage experience again.
Stories From Camp Welcome aboard!
What an entrance! Merrijig had to our new building, as they arrived by bus we had camera crews set up and ready to go filming that WOW factor to our new building. The camera man had the children driving in on the bus and unpacking the trailer with their luggage for the week. The money […]
Stories From Camp GIRLS RULE!
This week we welcomed our first camp back post-COVID! The entire school of Natte Yallock a small country town located between Ballarat and Bendigo. All 5 students from the school are girls! They were so excited to take over Riptide Cottage for the week. It was only a short stay so we made the most […]
Annual Reports 2020 Annual Report
Welcome to our Annual Report for the Financial Year ended 30th June 2020 and congratulations to everyone involved at the Cottage for delivering the outstanding programs for 670 children over 32 camps during this shortened year.
News Updates Cottage makeover
Cottage by the Sea CEO Adam Wake recently showed journalists from the Geelong Advertiser a sneak peak at our renovation. You can read the article here.
