Held on Darug Land
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we hold the Conference. We recognise and celebrate the ongoing connection between land, sky, water and community and the beauty and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with deep respect for the ongoing traditions of health knowledge and treatment which have been practiced for generations.
Venue Information
Wise Women Gathering is held at Outdoor Adventure Camp, located 60km north-west of Sydney in the Hawkesbury Valley, on Webbs Creek at Wisemans Ferry.
Set across 300 acres of bushland and bordered by Yengo and Parr National Parks, the venue offers a grounded, outdoor experience in a natural and protected setting. Webbs Creek flows nearby, creating space for water, rest and connection with the land.
This is a fully catered, mostly outdoor gathering.
Accommodation includes bring-your-own camping, with optional upgrades to cabins and glamping.
Facilities
The venue includes:
established toilet blocks with warm showers and flushing toilets
drinking water and phone charging station in the Dining Hall
24-hour first aid services
Healing Space offering massage and bodywork
Marketplace featuring thoughtful, aligned vendors
The Red Tent, offering a place to rest
cabins with heating/cooling and power (available as an optional upgrade)
Food and Catering
Food is medicine.
All meals are prepared with care using organic, ethical and locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. We offer deep gratitude for this nourishment and for the many hands involved in creating it.
Your registration includes all meals, morning and afternoon tea, herbal teas and coffee, beginning with Friday lunch and ending with Sunday lunch.
We are able to cater for all dietary needs. Please indicate your requirements during registration.
Important: The entire venue is nut-free. Please do not bring nuts onto the campgrounds. If you do bring them, they must remain in your vehicle at all times. Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe.
Over the years, we’ve developed a close relationship with the Schumacher family, who care for this land. Lynda prepares our meals, and her family support the running of the space throughout the weekend. Our vollies serve the food with care and generosity.
Have a listen to our podcast with Lynda, where we discuss the lengths she goes to for our organic, ethical, nourishment. . .
Accommodations at Conference
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Bring-Your-Own Camping (includes vans)
Tent, van or caravan camping is included with your registration.
Toilet blocks with warm showers and flushing toilets are available nearby.
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Cabin Upgrade (Optional)
Upgrade to a shared or private cabin. Mattresses are provided, however you’ll need to bring your own bedding and pillow.
Cabins house up to five adults and include air conditioning and power.
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Glamping Upgrade (Optional)
Glamping tents include beds, linen, blankets, pillows and side tables.
Multiple package options are available.
Getting to the Venue
Outdoor Adventure Camp
256 Webbs Creek Road, Wisemans Ferry NSW 2775
Access includes a short vehicular ferry crossing across the Hawkesbury River. The ferry ride takes approximately 5–10 minutes, operates frequently and is free of charge.
There is no public transport to the venue.
Important: If using navigation software, ensure ferry crossings are enabled. Do not follow directions that take you via Bicentennial Road.All ferries are operated by the State Government and ferry trips are free! There is no public transportation to the venue.
From Sydney
IMPORTANT: IF USING NAVIGATION SOFTWARE, MAKE SURE YOUR SETTINGS INCLUDE FERRY CROSSINGS, OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO 20 KM OF ROUGH DIRT ROAD, CALLED THE BICENTENNIAL ROAD.
Once your reach Wisemans Ferry you need to cross Webbs Creek car ferry, not the main Wisemans Ferry
Take the Old Northern Road to Wisemans Ferry. From Dural you will pass through Glenorie and Maroota. From Windsor you will travel through Pitt Town, Maroota and Wisemans Ferry Road.
When you reach the base of the hill that descends into the township of Wiseman’s Ferry immediately turn left – do this before the hotel.
The turn is signposted for . You will pass the police station on the left hand side. The ferry waiting bay is 300m downhill. (Sign says Wait Here for Ferry).
Cross the Hawkesbury River on this ferry. (Ferry crossing takes about 5 minutes, is free and runs 24 hours per day)
After disembarking from the ferry on the other side, drive about 100m. Take the first road on the left. This is signposted for The Outdoor Adventure Company
After 200m there is an intersection with the bitumen continuing left and a dirt road to the right. Take the dirt road (this is Webbs Creek Road, and is signposted for Castle Mountain & The Outdoor Adventure Co.
Follow this road for 3km until you reach the Outdoor Adventure Camps sign and Castle Mountain entrance (large logs flanking the road with Castle Mountain carved into them).
400m past the entrance you will pass the manager’s house (on right), and 50m after this the dirt road bends left to the suspension bridge.
Cross the suspension bridge and follow the dirt road into the Castle Mountain campsite (400m)
From Newcastle + Central Coast
IMPORTANT: IF USING NAVIGATION SOFTWARE, MAKE SURE YOUR SETTINGS INCLUDE FERRY CROSSINGS, OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO 20 KM OF ROUGH DIRT ROAD, CALLED THE BICENTENNIAL ROAD.
From Newcastle and north of Gosford, take the freeway south. Take the Peats Ridge turn off (onto Peats Ridge Road), then 2nd exit to Mangrove Mountain and Wisemans Ferry (onto Wisemans Ferry Road).
From Central Coast, head south toward Sydney. At Kariong, drive past Mount Penang and the BMW dealership (both on the right) and turn right at the next set of lights (onto Wisemans Ferry Road).
Continue on Wisemans Ferry Road through the localities of Mangrove Mountain, Spencer and Gunderman until you reach the Gosford approach to the car ferry at Wisemans. Cross on the ferry. (Ferry crossing takes about 5 minutes, is free and runs 24 hours per day)
Drive through the township of Wisemans Ferry. You will pass a Shell Service station on your right. Take the next turn right, at the school, onto River Road. If you start climbing the hill and reach a hairpin bend, you have gone too far.
The turn is signposted for . You will pass the police station on the left hand side. The ferry waiting bay is 300m downhill. (Sign says Wait Here for Ferry). Cross the river again.
After disembarking from the ferry, drive about 100 metres to the toilet block and fire shed. Turn left. This is signposted for Del Rio.
Drive 200 metres on the tar road and turn right onto the dirt road. (Webbs Creek Road)
Follow this road for 3km until you reach the Outdoor Adventure Camps sign and Castle Mountain entrance (large logs flanking the road with Castle Mountain carved into them).
400m past the entrance you will pass the manager’s house (on right), and 50m after this the dirt road bends left to the suspension bridge.
Cross the suspension bridge and follow the dirt road into the Castle Mountain campsite (400m)