You can't get much more low cost than The Basin Camp Ground in the Olney State Forest in the Wattagan Mountains. (Please don't ring State Forests with enquires, you will only confuse them. No booking is required, and no booking has been made.)
The Basin Camp Ground has open grassy campsites with easy access and a flowing creek nearby. Located away from the more popular areas, the Basin is suitable for large groups. Nearby creeks can be used for swimming in the warmer months.
Imagine a Code Con in this relaxed setting. We will have a marquee, a generator, a data projector (thanks Pia!), and a collection of coders. There is room for plenty of people in tents. Two nights and a two days of hacking and yacking.
Participants are asked to bring along a 5 to 30 minute talk on an Open Source related, or coding related, or software development related subject. You can expect a data projector for your presentation. Hardware hackers are also welcome.
Note: there is no Internet access (BYO satelite dish).
Bring your orange note with you on the day.
Once you are on the Sydney to Newcastle Freeway, it takes about 25 minutes to reach 77m high Money Mooney Creek bridge with the bars to stop people jumping off, and then the Gosford Exit (Kariong) exit; DO NOT take this exit, but take the next one about 3 minutes later called Peats Ridge Road Exit.
Turn left and proceed along Peats Ridge Road for 8.1 km about 8 minutes this crosses a small road bridge and turns into Wisemans Ferry Road which you follow for a further 3.35 km about 6 mins.
Turn right at George Downes Drive (a fairly large intersection) and go 20.43 km about 20 mins. Along the way you will see the Kulnura General Store on your right.
Turn right at Walker Ridge Road and go 2.18 km about 4 mins; this is where the nice sealed road turns into a dirt road. Take the 4th left turn at Walkers Ridge Forest Road and go 5.56 km about 7 mins.
Turn left at Basin Forest Road (the signpost is on a high bank to your left that only the passenger can see) which winds down into the valley, and you will be at the Basin Camp Ground in about 2 minutes. Total time about 1 hour 15 minutes (about 90 km).
The unsealed roads are well maintained and easily accessable by ordinary 2WD cars, except after heavy rain, or unless you have pimped your ride by lowering it too far.
| From: | SYDNEY NEWCASTLE FREEWAY, | WAHROONGA, | New South Wales |
| To: | WALKERS RIDGE FOREST ROAD, | CEDAR BRUSH CREEK, | New South Wales |
(Note that while the destination map shows Basin Forest Road, you just can't enter it as the destination address. Presumably two different databases are involved.)
| Murrays Run 9131-4-N | Morisset 9131-1-N |
| Kulnura 9141-4-S | Dooralong 9131-1-S |
The Central Coast Forests map from State Forests also covers the area, but isn't very detailed.
Or you can try Google Maps. I told you it was green.
 |
| Photo: Andrew Cowie |
If you are coming, edit this wiki page and add your talk to the list above this line.
The marquee is an older canvas one (i.e. not translucent white) so there is a good chance the data projector will be effective for some of the day, as well. I'll bring a white curtain liner for a screen, it worked well last year.
The marquee will be up before dark on the Friday night. You are welcome to arrive any time Friday afternoon or evening.
If you can only come for one night, that's OK too.
Generator, quiet Honda model, 2KVA (approx 1600W, maybe 10 laptops simultaneously), Kennards Gosford, $71/day ($140) plus surge protector $15/day ($30). Deposit is $350. Booking has been made. They will need a few days notice if we need two - which is why I need numbers ASAP.
The break-even point is 15 participants, or 22 with two generators.
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times since 7-Oct-2010.
You can't get much more low cost than The Basin Camp Ground in the Olney State Forest in the Wattagan Mountains. (Please don't ring State Forests with enquires, you will only confuse them. No booking is required, and no booking has been made.)
The Basin Camp Ground has open grassy campsites with easy access and a flowing creek nearby. Located away from the more popular areas, the Basin is suitable for large groups. Nearby creeks can be used for swimming in the warmer months.
Imagine a Code Con in this relaxed setting. We will have a marquee, a generator, a data projector (thanks Pia!), and a collection of coders. There is room for plenty of people in tents. Two nights and a two days of hacking and yacking.
Participants are asked to bring along a 5 to 30 minute talk on an Open Source related, or coding related, or software development related subject. You can expect a data projector for your presentation. Hardware hackers are also welcome.
Note: there is no Internet access (BYO satelite dish).
Bring your orange note with you on the day.
Once you are on the Sydney to Newcastle Freeway, it takes about 25 minutes to reach 77m high Money Mooney Creek bridge with the bars to stop people jumping off, and then the Gosford Exit (Kariong) exit; DO NOT take this exit, but take the next one about 3 minutes later called Peats Ridge Road Exit.
Turn left and proceed along Peats Ridge Road for 8.1 km about 8 minutes this crosses a small road bridge and turns into Wisemans Ferry Road which you follow for a further 3.35 km about 6 mins.
Turn right at George Downes Drive (a fairly large intersection) and go 20.43 km about 20 mins. Along the way you will see the Kulnura General Store on your right.
Turn right at Walker Ridge Road and go 2.18 km about 4 mins; this is where the nice sealed road turns into a dirt road. Take the 4th left turn at Walkers Ridge Forest Road and go 5.56 km about 7 mins.
Turn left at Basin Forest Road (the signpost is on a high bank to your left that only the passenger can see) which winds down into the valley, and you will be at the Basin Camp Ground in about 2 minutes. Total time about 1 hour 15 minutes (about 90 km).
The unsealed roads are well maintained and easily accessable by ordinary 2WD cars, except after heavy rain, or unless you have pimped your ride by lowering it too far.
| From: | SYDNEY NEWCASTLE FREEWAY, | WAHROONGA, | New South Wales |
| To: | WALKERS RIDGE FOREST ROAD, | CEDAR BRUSH CREEK, | New South Wales |
(Note that while the destination map shows Basin Forest Road, you just can't enter it as the destination address. Presumably two different databases are involved.)
| Murrays Run 9131-4-N | Morisset 9131-1-N |
| Kulnura 9141-4-S | Dooralong 9131-1-S |
The Central Coast Forests map from State Forests also covers the area, but isn't very detailed.
Or you can try Google Maps. I told you it was green.
|
| Photo: Andrew Cowie |
If you are coming, edit this wiki page and add your talk to the list above this line.
The marquee is an older canvas one (i.e. not translucent white) so there is a good chance the data projector will be effective for some of the day, as well. I'll bring a white curtain liner for a screen, it worked well last year.
The marquee will be up before dark on the Friday night. You are welcome to arrive any time Friday afternoon or evening.
If you can only come for one night, that's OK too.
Generator, quiet Honda model, 2KVA (approx 1600W, maybe 10 laptops simultaneously), Kennards Gosford, $71/day ($140) plus surge protector $15/day ($30). Deposit is $350. Booking has been made. They will need a few days notice if we need two - which is why I need numbers ASAP.
The break-even point is 15 participants, or 22 with two generators.
times since 7-Oct-2010.