TSAA Camp Video
Video courtesy of Josh Coombes – Music www.bensound.com
Copyright 2017 TSAA
Thank you to the participants for sharing their first hand experience with TS.
View the ABC 7:30 report on TSAA's 2018 Camp program here.
TSAA's South Australia camp in 2019
21–23 January 2019: South Australian Camp
TSAA's NSW camp in 2019
12 – 14th April 2019: NSW Camp
TSAA's first camp in Victoria 2018
19th October (Friday) 4 pm to 21st October (Sunday) 2 pm
Queensland Camp 2018
29th September (Saturday) to 1st October (Monday-October Long weekend)
TSAA’s 2018 Annual National Camp.(NSW)
CONCLUDED
Location: Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre, Myuna Bay NSW 2264.
Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre
Arrival after 5pm Friday 4th May 2018 and departure by 3pm Sunday 6th May 2018. See camp details below. Friday dinner is at 6pm.
Ninety minutes north of Sydney and 30 minutes south of Newcastle, Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre provides a range of services, facilities and accommodation options for school camps, family camps, kids’ camps, sporting events, corporate training, seniors, weekend escapes, community programs and more. With a natural bushland setting on the western foreshore of Lake Macquarie, Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre is idyllic and the source of much water-based fun. It’s also home to premier sporting facilities that deliver superior training for a range of schools, sporting organisations and clubs. Visit the website for more detail:
Address
Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre
Wangi Road
Myuna Bay NSW 2264
Phone (02) 4970 9700
Free parking is available on site.
Public transport
There is no public transport to and from Myuna Bay. However, individuals can catch a train on the Newcastle and Central Coast line to either Dora Creek Station or Morisset Station and then catch a local taxi to the Centre.
Check transportnsw.info(link is external) for full timetable information.
Accommodation
Modern lodges with ensuites, for three to eight people.
Fully accessible for guests with a disability
Activity Program
The camp centre will provide an activity program.
General Facilities
25-metre swimming pool
Tennis courts
Recreation hall
Playing fields
Netball courts
Beach volleyball courts
Cricket nets.
We are seeking support for our Camp Fundraiser — Donate Here
1000 x $30 = Camp Tourettes
Help us raise $30,000.
Why? To continue our annual camp for families all over Australia to meet others just like them.
TSAA need's to raise $30,000 to ensure we can book again for next year. We only need 1000 x $30—we can do this with your help.
#I’m Just Like You CAMPaign
To give an inside view, TSAA created a 3 minute video with children and families affected by TS while attending a previous annual camp. The input of the children themselves determined the content—from their perspective and personal experiences.
TSAA was awarded a $10,000 grant for the second year running to run its 2016 camp.
The CBA Community grants are very special as they are funded by the staff themselves. Each year they award more than $2 million in Community Grants to around 230 community organisations across Australia, who are working to improve the health and wellbeing of young Australians. Since 1917 the Staff Community Fund has been supporting the health and wellbeing of Australian children. Thanks to the generosity of the CBA staff who donate to the Staff Community Fund, they are able to assist thousands of Aussie kids each yea
TSAA's National Camp History
In 2013 TSAA held its first camp which was the first of many to come. Our second camp was held in March 2014.
22-24 March 2013, Myuna Bay
Our first ever camp was a huge success. We fully booked out the lodge and spilled over into an apartment. There were 52 of us representing 17 families from NSW, ACT and Victoria who all had
a lot of fun together.
We started the weekend with Friday night dinner and informal introductions as people arrived. Saturday kicked off with a canoe paddle on the lake, followed by a water pistol hunt and quick swim before lunch. After lunch was a casual counselling session for the children. The afternoon was either archery or rock climbing depending on your choice. The evening was made eventful with an impromptu yet memorable fire twirling performance around a camp fire by another group attending the camp.
Sunday we all participated in the BIG SWING! This proved to be the most popular event of the weekend. It took everyone’s involvement and proved to be a fabulous group activity.
The staff at Myuna Bay were excellent, friendly, flexible and encouraging to all.
The overall consensus was when is the next one? The feedback we received was unanimously positive. Some of the comments about favourite things or most important aspects of the camp are noted below:
- Meeting others
- First time meeting kids like me
- Connecting with other families
- Sharing experiences
- Because I felt normal
- Learning other people have tics
- Making new friends
- Supportive, accepting and understanding people
- That you are not alone
- Wish I could live there forever with others with TS
The TSAA 2015 Camp
As a recipient of the Commonwealth Bank's Community Grants for 2014, we were able to fund the first 100 TSAA member attendees of our 2015 camp.
The camp had 100 people attend—our biggest turn out ever. During the camp we shot a video that shows how amazing the experience of meetings like this are.
To give an inside view, TSAA created this 3 minute video with children and families affected by TS while attending our annual camp. The input of the children themselves determined the content—from their perspective and personal experiences.
TSAA Members accepting the large cheque from CBA Dee Why NSW Branch Manager and Regional Manager.
