Kindilan is an aboriginal word meaning “place of joy”. Here at Kindilan Outdoor Education and Conference Centre, ‘joy’ is certainly the underlying spirit of everything we do. We also embrace the highest level of customer service and aim to exceed your expectations in every service delivery we offer (whether it be catering, accommodation, booking services or outdoor education programs).

Kindilan provides quality programs and services, and you can really feel how much our staff enjoy their work and being there for all of our clients. This atmosphere is often commented upon by visitors to the centre, and so we have tried to summarise it into a Kindilan philosophy. This philosophy stems from our manager (Rebecca Fox)'s embedded positive nature and is actively driven by the team and incorporated into our professional approach.

Our Philosophy

We’d like to share our secret of success and joy with you:

         Work made fun gets done! So that our people have fun, and the sound of laughter and enjoyment

               reverberates anywhere Kindilan staff can be found! As taken from a famous quote (source

               unknown), "We don't stop laughing because we get old; we get old because we stop laughing!"

               Kindilan embraces laughter and fun.

         We aim everyday to make someone’s day (or moment) through a small act of kindness or a

               memorable interaction. It’s our commitment to all our clients and to ourselves. It makes us all feel

               like better citizens and passes a warm fuzzy feeling around us all. It’s like passing on a smile or

               stopping before we go home to make sure all guests are comfortable and well settled into camp.

         The glue in humanity is in being fully present for one another. We commit to being fully there for

               others when asked, and no task is done half-heartedly. We take time for each and every

               individual who is around us.

         We amplify a positive attitude. The hang-ups are left outside the front gates!!! We remind

               ourselves everyday that we choose our attitude. Kindilan chooses a helpful, co-operative and

               positive attitude. With choosing our attitudes and responses to what life brings, we can look for

               the best and find opportunities we never imagined possible.

Our Values

This philosophy is underpinned by the following values, evident in the workplace and in the delivery of our services:

Respecting our doorsteps and our shared backyards

Pioneering spirituality (within self, social interaction and environment)

Empowering individuals to make choices

Self directed learning: a ‘coaching’ culture

Adventure: the uncertainty of outcomes

Challenge by choice

Risk management and safe practice

Partnering with clients