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Nature Based Education and Counselling for kids

19/11/2025

Play is powerful 👊🏼

Out here in the bush, play builds strong bodies, curious minds, and brave hearts.

At Bush Magic, we see this every single day. When children climb fallen logs, balance on rocks, explore the creek, and pick up tools to create something, they’re not just playing — they’re developing confidence, resilience, problem-solving skills, and a deep connection to the natural world.

Outdoors, children take healthy risks, test their abilities, and learn to trust themselves. They collaborate, negotiate, investigate, create... all in a space that inspires wonder ano invites exploration.

This is the heart of Bush School - learning that doesn’t look like learning, because it’s driven by curiosity, joy, and child-led discovery.

If you want your child to experience the magic of nature-based learning, stay tuned — our holiday programs and 2026 sessions are just around the corner, and there’s still time to join us this term before the year is out 🌿✨

12/11/2025

💪 Kiama’s Ultra Challenge is here! 💪

We’re stepping outside our comfort zone and joining forces with the Illawarra Women in Business Indoor Rowing Team — rowing for 8–9 hours straight to raise funds for four incredible charities:

🌟 Leukaemia Foundation
🌊 Kiama Surf Life Saving Club
💗 Breast Cancer Network Australia
💜 Australian Amyloidosis Network

This isn’t a race — it’s about teamwork, community, and making a real difference together.

The goal is to raise $50,000!

🙌 Help reach the target by donating, sharing, or coming down to cheer us on!
📍 Kiama Surf Club — 74 Manning Street, Kiama
📅 15th November 2025 | 7:30am briefing, 8am start

Let’s show the power of people coming together for a great cause, and show Simone some love and support 💖

If you would like to donate or purchase take tickets, head to our stories for the QR codes.

10/11/2025

🎄🌿Give the gift of Adventure!🌿🎄

Forget more “stuff” — give a gift that sparks wonder, courage, muddy feet and big smiles!
Our Bush School Gift Vouchers are available to purchase (via the booking link in our bio)✨

Perfect for:
🍃 Little explorers
🔥 Aspiring fire–makers & whittlers
🪵 Nature craft lovers
💫 Curious, adventurous spirits

Let them climb higher, splash bigger, imagine deeper — and come home tired, happy and full of stories.

Because the best gifts aren’t things… they’re experiences in nature that last a lifetime.

09/11/2025

Stay tuned for something exciting in the works!

06/11/2025

🌿 Simple but powerful moments

This week we received some beautiful feedback from two different mums whose boys attend Bush Magic. Both shared that getting their kids to school has become so much easier since joining our program.

One mum told us her son, after just three sessions with Bush Magic, received his very first merit award for being more cooperative and staying out of trouble — she was teary with pride. 💫

Another shared that her son, who had been struggling deeply and not being able to get to school, is now attending almost every day — even if just for a couple of hours — which is an incredible step forward. 🌱

Both families credited these changes to the confidence, connection, and calm their children are finding through our time together in nature.

This work may look simple — playing, exploring, creating — but it’s powerful. The relationships and connections we are building are changing the world, one child and one family at a time ☀️ ✨

05/11/2025

🌙 Meet Anke 🌙

Hi all! I’m Anke👋🏼 and I’m excited to come onboard this wonderful Bush Magic adventure!

I am an artist and I love the outdoors! I love combining the two- making things from what is found, using drawing to help me to see what is there, collaborating with the environment in exploration and play, to make art.

I’m quite new to Wollongong after living in Mparntwe, Alice Springs for about 6 ½ years. This was a formative, and rich time for me. While I was there, I had the joy of supporting Indigenous Elders to make trips back to Country after time away due to illness. We also went on hunting and gathering trips, looking for ‘Maku’, Witchetty Grubs, then making a campfire to cook them up. At other times I supported artists, working in Aboriginal Art Center’s, where the most beautiful art was made.

At the moment, when I’m not working with Bush Magic, I work as an artist, in ceramics, drawing, and painting (). My working life has been varied, working with children and adults, across countries and places, in roles from healthcare, community work, to artist support and volunteer coordination...

I look forward to getting to know you all, seeing what fun we can have, what we can find, and what we can create together.

Say hello to Anke, we’re excited to have her join our team 🌿

30/10/2025

Join us for a special community picnic day as we celebrate what would have been Don Alexander’s 100th birthday 🌿✨

Many years ago, Don secured Don’s Farm for the Dapto Rotary Club with a vision: to create a space that the whole community could enjoy. Today, that legacy continues — and we’re so grateful to be part of it.

Bring the family, pack a picnic rug, and enjoy a beautiful day out in nature (for FREE!) 💚

🎶 Music
🌳 Guided nature walk
🎨 Children’s activities
🌭 Sausage sizzle

There is plenty of space to play, explore and connect.
📅 Sunday 2 November
🕚 11am–3pm
📍 560 Avondale Road, Avondale

Don’t forget to register — link in bio!

We feel truly honoured to learn, grow and play at Don’s Farm through our bush school programs. What a gift this place is to our community 🌱

29/10/2025

Risky play isn’t dangerous — it’s necessary.

Climbing, balancing, whittling, exploring — these moments of challenge teach safety, judgement, and confidence. Through experiences like these, children learn to assess risk, adapt, and trust their own instincts. Every wobble, scrape, and triumph helps them build real-world skills that last a lifetime. Out in nature, they discover not just what they can do, but who they are becoming.

When we step back and let children take the lead, we give them the gift of growth — courage, self-trust, and the joy of mastering something on their own.

27/10/2025

🌳 MEET ROD 🌳

Hi I’m Rod 👋🏼

After recently retiring from full-time work, I wanted to find a way to keep doing what I love most — helping kids build confidence, resilience, and a genuine love for the outdoors. That’s what drew me to Bush Magic Adventure Therapy. I’m passionate about supporting young people as they explore, take on new challenges, and discover what they’re capable of in nature’s classroom.

I’ve been a Scout Leader for 20 years across all sections, including time as a Group Leader. Those years have given me a deep appreciation for the power of outdoor experiences to shape character, build leadership and teamwork, and spark curiosity. I love seeing kids step outside their comfort zones, try something new, and realise they can do far more than they thought possible.

In my spare time you’ll usually find me bushwalking, camping, kayaking, cycling, rock climbing, out on a motorbike or working on my latest DIY project. My family and I also volunteer as wildlife carers, raising orphaned wombats, kangaroos, and wallabies — it’s another way we stay connected to the natural world and give back to the environment we love.

I’ve always believed that the best learning happens through play, exploration, and a bit of mud under your boots. Being part of the Bush Magic team gives me the chance to share that belief, helping kids grow stronger, braver, and more connected to themselves and the world around them.

Welcome Rod to the BMAT team 👋🏼

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560 Avondale Road
Avondale, NSW
2530

Website

http://www.bushmagictherapy.com.au/

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