Safety First

Basics

Please review: 

1. Register your visit to the farm bush camp for bio-security and safety.

2. Things to Bring checklist.

3. Camp ground Rules

   • always supervise children and pets. Keep tracks clear. Beware of animal dangers, camp-fires, bush-fires, floods, cyclones, falling branches, your personal security and belongings etc. 

Camp at your own risk; you’re in remote bushland, so you're responsible for your and fellow camper's safety, so take it slow, be careful and have a great time. 

Regularly check for hazards: 

• Hazards Near Me app (NSW Gov) 

Fires: bush-fires, camp-fires

Be Prepared - you must review: 

1. Travelling in a bush-fire area

2. Bush Fire Safety for Campers and Bushwalkers PDF

3. You are responsible for managing your surroundings fire risks. Please strictly adhere to NSW fire bans, and avoid fire risks. Any violation or fire damage may be subject to prosecution. 

Campfires: 

• Beware of Fire Bans/Risks: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fdr-and-tobans 

• Check fire weather area: North Coast which includes the Midcoast - Harrington region. 

• Download and check the app: https://www.nsw.gov.au/emergency/hazards-near-me-app 

Designated Fire Pits only

• Fires are permitted only in designated pits/barrels, by which you must clear away all vegetation across your camp site. 

• Ensure fires are at least 4m away from all bush vegetation and never has any overhanging branches overhead.

• Place fires and stoves in a cleared area where the wind blows away from tents.

• Keep fires small and covered whenever possible, always avoiding flying embers. 

• Use a shovel to control your fire and rake to keep your site clear of combustibles and vegetation.

• If using a new burn barrel, run a fire for at least 1hr, keeping away from all smoke, to allow any paint or residue to burn off.  

Fully Extinguish Unattended Fires

• Please ensure fires are fully extinguished, (using water/sand), whenever unattended and before leaving. 

  • You MUST have enough water to put out a fire properly, always keep a bucket full of water and shovel handy for sand.

  • Keep a fire blanket and fire extinguisher handy.

  • Extinguish and cover fires before bed and upon leaving.

Firewood: (not supplied)

• BYO: Use only purchased firewood supplied or you have brought along or sticks and "small" logs around your specific site only.

First Aid

You must bring your own First Aid kit, see - Things to Bring checklist.

See: NSW Health Direct guides below for risks, injury and first aid guidance, or seek advice from NSW Health Direct phone line or Local Health Services. 

Only limited First Aid items may be onsite in case of emergency. Located near camp facilities/toilets.

In an Emergency: call triple zero (000) for: Fire, Ambulance or Police; and notify us immediately.

• https://www.triplezero.gov.au/ 

• Advise them how to get to where you are: Getting There

• Call: 131 444 to contact Police other than in an emergency.