Why take part?

The Great Aussie Camp Out (GACO) is an ideal opportunity to:

• Connect with the local community
• Raise the profile of your organisation to families and the local community 
• Support and participate in an inaugural outdoor event in Australia
• Provide a way for people to:
  
  • Experience camping and have fun
  • Connect with the nature and the outdoors  

What options are there?

Which ever option you choose, you are taking part in GACO, the biggest camping event in Australia!

1. Register your venue as an Official Campsite, get listed on the GACO website and have the potential for a much larger number of participants, or
2. Register your campsite at the GACO website and promote to potential participants, or
3. Simply register those clients who happen to be at your site on the day

What are the responsibilities of a campsite organiser?

• Register your campsite at the GACO website 
• Promote your site to potential Great Aussie Camp Out participants in your community - local newspapers, radio, posters and letterbox drops.
• Provide a suitable area for participants to camp – consider numbers, noise, environmental damage
• Provide a suitable water supply, toilet and rubbish collection facilities
• Consider appropriate risk management strategies – knowledeable staff, security, emergency plans, access, first aid, bad weather ... (see GACO website for  more info)
• Consider hosting  a large group meal  – BBQ or camp cooking
• Consider suitable activities for groups and families – games, singalongs, nature awareness

Need further information?

The official GACO website has a range of Info Fact Sheets  and links to other useful sites.  For example:

• How to organise a group camping site
• Risk management
• Recipes, games and activities
• Nature and wildlife interpretation
• Minimum impact camping strategies
• General camping tips