Looking for somewhere to hold your next camp or conference? CRU operates two campsites, CRU Lake Mac and CRU Galston Gorge. Each venue has comfortable accommodation, excellent conference facilities, delicious food and plenty of indoor & outdoor recreational activities to choose from. 

Whether it’s for a school camp, community group retreat, music camp, church getaway or a corporate event, with two beautiful venues to choose from, you’ll be spoilt for choice!.

Be refreshed at Lake Mac

CRU Lake Mac Camp and Conference Centre has been newly renovated and is now ready for you to visit! Situated just over 1 hour from both Hornsby and Newcastle on the picturesque shores of Lake Macquarie, CRU Lake Mac provides an idyllic setting for your next camp, conference or group getaway.

• 5 brand new air-conditioned cabins providing overnight accommodation for 260 guests, each with a common room, lounge area and ensuite bathrooms

• An additional 120 campers can be accommodated in our classic CRU Lake Mac A-frame huts and cabins

• Well-equipped meeting rooms and breakout spaces of varying sizes to meet the needs of school groups, band camps, community groups and churches

• A dining hall with panoramic lake views seating up to 350 people (to allow for extra day visitors) and an amazing catering team

• A wide range of sport and recreational activities available to suit varying ages, skills and interests

With a waterfront location and stunning jetty, CRU Lake Mac is great for water-based activities including sailing, canoeing, paddle boarding and fishing. There are also plenty of other land based activities on offer such as beach volleyball, a ropes course, a climbing tower and table tennis or you can explore the beautiful surroundings by taking a nature walk through the site’s 40 hectares of bushland. 

Lake Mac is an ideal location for your next camp, retreat, convention or conference. Contact us to find out more.

Getaway to Galston Gorge

One of Sydney’s leading camp and conference centres, CRU Galston Gorge is located only 15 minutes from Hornsby and 45 minutes from Sydney’s CBD.

• Modern accommodation for up to 220 guests in air-conditioned lodges with ensuite bathrooms and lounge areas

• Multi-purpose gymnasium that can be used for sports and team building activities, musical performances or large conferences

• Several meeting rooms and conference rooms that are ideal for workshops, seminars or rehearsals and breakout rooms for music tutorials or small discussion groups

• Exceptional catering, tasty food and a dining room with sweeping views over Galston Gorge

• A broad range of sport and recreational activities 

Activities include a vertical challenge high ropes course, indoor rock climbing, abseiling, a low ropes course, a 20 metre swimming pool, BMX, beach volleyball, indoor & outdoor basketball courts, bushwalking tracks, games oval, campfire and more. And there are plenty of spaces to relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.  

From school camps, music camps or church retreats to corporate and business conventions, CRU Galston Gorge Camp & Conference Centre is well-equipped to cater for many different types of events. Contact us to find out more.