Didgeridoo Camp October 2025

We are extremely happy to announce that the 19th Didgeridoo Camp will be held on 24 – 26 October 2025. Didgeridoo camp is a three-day Didgeridoo event where men of all nationalities connect brotherhood and celebrate life and our passion for the Didgeridoo. Just bring your camping gear (tent - caravan - camper - swag) and didgeridoo. We look after all the other stuff. The Didgeridoo workshops and live performances are done by Australia’s legend Midnight Oil Didgeridoo player CHARLIE MCMAHON and multi instrumentalist NATHAN KAYE.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land the Yuggara and Ugarapul people, the protectors of the land on which we are gathering. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and may we always walk together as one.

NOTE: ONLY 50 TICKETS AVAILABLE - Bookings are essential.

About CHARLIE MCMAHON

Charlie’s reputation and openness ensured he’s always in demand. In the bush were he is always pleased to go, Charlie has been hired as a guide by Midnight Oil on their DIESEL & DUST tour, Wim Wenders for the film Until the end of the World and Shio Tanimura, a Japanese novelist. Charlie has recorded on albums by Snakefinger, Midnight Oil, Janes Addiction, Hisashi Shirahama and many more. In 1994 Charlie toured the USA, Europe, South Africa, Australia & New Zealand with Midnight Oil. Experiments by Charlie led to the development of a SEISMIC recording device (Face Bass) used to stunning effects. The Face Bass picks up the didgeridoo vibrations in Charlie’s mouth giving the didgeridoo a more complex & deeper sound

About NATHAN KAYE

Gumaroy is an Indigenous musician, poet, MC and cultural educator. He has performed around the world in ceremonies and concerts alike including at festivals such as Glastonbury, Vancouver Folk and Woodford Folk and has worked with His Holiness The Dalai Lama and artists such as Arrested Development, Shane Howard and Shannon Knowle. Keyna Wilkins is an international pioneering flutist, pianist and composer and one of three national finalists in the APRA/AMCOS Art Music Awards for Individual Excellence 2018

MAKE YOUR OWN DIDGERIDOO WORKSHOP **

The weekend also includes the opportunity to make your own Didgeridoo. We'll guide you through the process of making your own eucalyptus Didgeridoo to take home with you. The Didgeridoos we use during our workshops are authentic and naturally hollowed out by termites. No living trees or animals have been harmed or damaged in the process. We use quality Red Box and Yellow Box Eucalyptus logs for our workshops; they are seasoned and ready to be carved. Learn how to make your own didgeridoo that includes: stripping, sanding, chiseling, painting, tuning and making a mouthpiece out of natural beeswax. All equipment, tools and safety wear are supplied. ONLY 15 SPOTS AVAILABLE

** Make your own Didgeridoo $185 pp extra.

CATERING

Included in the ticket are all the beautiful meals and snacks prepared and served by our beautiful Chef Mei Eng. Cooked  and served in the Didge Dining Room you will enjoy three course meals with creative desserts, freshly made breakfasts and mouthwatering lunches. All drinks including water, coffee and tea are included in the ticket. Our Malaysian chef Mei Eng has more than 25 years’ experience in food preparation, creating a delicious mix of Western and Asian fusion food that will keep on surprising us over the weekend. She told us her secret ingredient is love. Lots of great meals to enjoy during the weekend.

SMOKING CEREMONY

Damon (Miri) Anderson

Australian Aboriginal Performing artist Damon (Miri) Anderson is a descendant from language groups Wakka Wakka, Kullilli and Gomeroi. Over the weekend Damon is doing the smoking ceremony on the Saturday afternoon. Smoking ceremony is an ancient and contemporary custom that involves smoldering native plants to produce smoke. This herbal smoke is to have both spiritual and physical cleansing properties, as well as the ability to ward off bad spirits.

WELCOME TO COUNTRY

We are extremely honored that Aunty Roma is doing the welcome to country this year. Aunty Roma is a traditional owner from South East Queensland and her ancestral connections are with the Turrbal, Jagera (Yugara) and Danggan Balun (Yugambeh/Ngarangwal) peoples. Her skin name is ninyieri banjilann (blue butterfly) and she has a clan totem of the wongari (pretty faced wallaby). The mibunn (wedge tailed eagle) represents one of her language group totems

WHAT ELSE IS INCLUDED?

Included in the tickets are camping spot, the accommodation facilities on camping grounds, firewood, parking, security, all meals including water, tea and freshly brewed coffee. Stage and equipment hire, Didgeridoo workshops and performers fee.