Positive Start – Journey Providers

Outward Bound

Provider Overview

Outward Bound Australia is an independent, not-for-profit outdoor education organisation that exists to inspire Australians of all ages and circumstances.

Outward Bound delivers adventure-based outdoor programs to facilitate self-discovery; enabling people to find ideals and communities to serve, purpose to strive for, and resilience (not to yield) in the face of life’s challenges.

Outward Bound programs are adventurous journeys with a degree of physical, mental and emotional challenge to facilitate personal growth and development. They enable positive change in students and they’re still a whole lot of fun.

Outward Bound can offer tailored Journey programs including travel by canoe, mountain biking and hiking.

→Snowy River Rafting.
A typical 5-day / 4-night program near Buchan on the Snowy River can be a hiking and camping expedition with either rafting, caving, abseiling, or rock climbing or a more relaxed restorative week beside the river counting platypus, doing yoga at sunrise and planting trees along the riverbank.
➢ Maximum of 200 students + teachers + guides.

→Murray River Canoeing
Running in December only and paddling on moving water up to Grade 2. Starting in Yarrawonga, you can paddle down the Murray for between 2 and 10 days, as far west as Morgan’s Campsite, Ulupna West. The standard journey is Yarrawonga to Cobram over 5 days.

➢ Maximum of 100 students + teachers + guides.

→ Mountain Biking the East Gippsland Rail Trail
East Gippsland Rail trail mountain biking programs can be between 3 and 7 days in length and linear, between Bairnsdale and Orbost (approx. 100km). or circular starting and returning to Bairnsdale. There’s also an option to canoe on Lake Tyers.
➢ Maximum of 72 students + teachers + guides.

→Snowy River Rafting is suitable for year 9-12
→Murray River Canoeing is suitable for year 7-12
→ Mountain Biking the East Gippsland Rail Trail is suitable for year 9-12

→Snowy River Rafting: Buchan – available until Tuesday 20th December 2022
→Murray River Canoeing: Yarrawonga – available until Tuesday 20th December 2022
→ Mountain Biking the East Gippsland Rail Trail: East Bairnsdale – available until Tuesday 20th December 2022