Bimblebox art, science, nature camp update:

Thank you to all those who have participated in the Bimblebox art, science, nature camps since they began in 2012. Currently the camps are on pause and at this stage we are unable to determine when they will return. 

Robyn Adams, artist and landowner in the Desert Uplands, has expressed her interest to Paola to start a similar camp on her property, Stratford Station near Barcaldine. https://stratfordcountry.com.au/

If you are interested in visiting the Bimblebox Nature Refuge, please email Paola via bimblebox@gmail.com

We acknowledge the Wangan and Jagalingou people, the traditional owners of the land where the Bimblebox Nature Refuge is situated. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

About the art, science, nature camps:

Annual Bimblebox art, science and nature camps were held from 2012 to 2017 (resumed in 2022).  In 2018 deepening drought conditions cancelled that years camp while subsequent years saw continuing drought and then covid19, keeping the camp on pause. In 2020 The Bimblebox Alliance fundraised to upgrade camp facilities and in 2022 and 2023 the camps were held once again.

The camps gave attendees the opportunity to explore the Bimblebox Nature Refuge and pursue their area of interest, be it botany, drawing, painting, writing, wood carving, music, film, performance art, photography, bird watching, sound recording or exploring the night sky. The camps usually run for one week and are catered with one main cook and volunteers, while attendees are expected to pitch in and help at different times.

Read about previous camps here
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Interested in volunteering on the Bimblebox Nature Refuge? Go here.

Past camps:

27 August – 4 September 2023
4 – 12 September, 2022
3 – 11 September, 2017
3 – 11 September, 2016
3 – 13 September, 2015
13 – 20 September, 2014
7 – 15  September, 2013
8 – 17 September 2012

The Bimblebox Nature Refuge is in central western Queensland. It is approximately 450km west of Rockhampton and then 50km north of Alpha (see map below). The nearest airpot is at Emerald from where you would need to hire a vehicle to drive the rest of the 220km to Bimblebox. A twice weekly train travels from Brisbane to Longreach, stopping in Alpha on the way. To learn more about the Bimblebox Nature Refuge.

Map by Megan Evans, reproduced with permission.

Artist Alan Tulloch, Bimblebox Nature Refuge, 2016, photo Tangible Media