Riptide Cottage
Riptide is an inspiring new facility at Cottage by the Sea supporting children experiencing vulnerability.
What is Riptide Cottage?
Riptide is an inspiring new facility at Cottage by the Sea supporting children experiencing vulnerability.
Our rebuilt secondary facility Riptide Cottage can support an additional 700+ children a year. The rebuild was funded entirely by philanthropy, in the main part by ABN Group/Boutique Homes.
The Riptide building was originally a motel, which Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy holidayed at as a child. Vance Joy’s time at Riptide inspired the name of his successful song “Riptide”. The singer songwriter also supported the rebuild with a generous donation.
This world-class facility presents an exciting opportunity for you, in a peaceful location just a stone’s throw from the beach.
Who is Riptide Cottage for?
Riptide can be used as versatile space for schools, charities, community groups or communities impacted by natural disasters. (28 child beds and 4 staff beds.)
Schools selected to participate in this program score 1,000 or below on the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA), which recognises that key factors in students’ family backgrounds (parents’ occupation, school education and non-school education) have an influence on their educational outcomes.
What we can offer
Self-managed
Community organisations or schools serving children who have experienced vulnerability:
Partnership camps to use the facility at cost, without Cottage staff.
Catered
Community organisations or schools serving children who have experienced vulnerability:
Partnership camps to use the facility at cost, with a chef provided by Cottage.
Fully staffed
Community organisations or schools serving children who have experienced vulnerability:
Partnership camps to use the facility at cost, with program staff to run concurrent activities as well as a chef.
Riptide Cottage
Booking Riptide Cottage
To discuss availability, hire arrangements or partnership opportunities, please get in touch. We can organise a personalised walk-through of the facility to help your group plan their visit or program.
We look forward to supporting your group in creating meaningful, memorable experiences or offering families the chance to rest, recharge and create special memories at Riptide Cottage.
Contact us
E: info@cottagebythesea.com.au
A: 29 Flinders Street, Queenscliff, VIC, 3225
P: 03 5258 1663