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Bendigo
Trip 2026

Wed 9 – Fri 11 September · All In. All Gawk.

Three days. Seven teams. One disclosed location. Zero excuses.

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The Plan

Itinerary

Locked in. Any updates land in your calendar — this is your one-page cheat sheet. Tap the ❤️ on anything you refuse to miss.

Wednesday

9th Sept · Getting There
3:30 PM

Travel

Road trip to Bendigo. Shotgun rules apply. Driver picks the playlist, no appeals.

4:30 PM

Check In — All Seasons Hotel

Rooms allocated randomly. Ash is not taking questions.

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6:00 PM

Pub Grub — McIvor Hotel

First bevs and a proper parma. Pace yourselves — it's a three-day event.

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Thursday

10th Sept · The Big One
9:30 – 11:30 AM

Camp Gawk

Disclosed location. Wear your team colours. Bring your competitive streak — and sensible shoes.

1:00 – 3:00 PM

Work · Sell · Site Stalk

Out in the wild eyeballing the Bendigo network. Yes, it counts as work. No, you can't skip it.

5:30 PM

Team Photo & Socials

Content time. Smile like the quarter's already closed.

6:00 PM

Bevs In Bendigo — The Courthouse Hotel

The main social event. What happens in Bendigo stays on the socials channel.

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Friday

11th Sept · The Recovery
9:00 – 10:30 AM

Lunar Meeting

Location TBC. Attendance very much not TBC.

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Work · Recover · Hydrate

In that order. Electrolytes are provided by no one, plan accordingly.

2:00 PM

Travel Home

Back to civilisation. Same cars, quieter playlist.

Home Base

Where We're Staying

Plus the other two establishments we'll be gracing with our presence.

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All Seasons Hotel

171–183 McIvor Hwy, Bendigo. Home for two nights. Rooms allocated randomly — the algorithm's decision is final and Ash sleeps soundly.

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McIvor Hotel

Wednesday night pub grub. Come hungry, leave legendary.

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The Courthouse Hotel

Thursday's Bevs In Bendigo HQ. Order of proceedings: bevs.

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Live From The Bureau Of Vibes

Bendigo Weather

Straight from the satellites, updated every time you load the page. Trip-day forecasts appear automatically once we're within range (around 25 August).

Checking the skies over Bendigo…

Data: Open-Meteo · Bendigo, VIC · September average: 4°–15°. Pack the jacket. We told you in the packing list.

Thursday 9:30 AM · Disclosed Location

Camp Gawk Teams

The teams are locked in. Find your name, tap your team to claim your colours, then start the trash talk on the Wall.

Camp Gawk — Team Trip 2026 badge
The only rule of Camp Gawk: don't talk about Camp Gawk.
There will be a scoreboard. Do not ask further questions. Cabins will be assigned. Every cabin will claim they were robbed.

Blue Tongues

"All mouth, no follow through."
AimeeKarenJamesLucyCharJoel
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Red Backs

"Deadly & antisocial."
HeidiAsh CDan MPeteAlexIzzyDee
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Green Cain Toads

"Unwanted, unstoppable, unbreakable."
PhilTazBrayStefMattyAnna VSam B
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Pink Galahs

"Half brain. Full commitment."
ChrisZoeAsh TLukeAnna LDan H
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Black Wombats

"Eats roots and leaves."
TaraSteveMitchLisaAmieGabby
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Orange Drop Bears

"Not real. Still dangerous."
QuickyRubyHenryAndyJessieInese
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White Cockatoos

"Loud, filly & protected by law."
Sam LGemKassCodyNath BJoe
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⚠️ Wear your colours with pride at Camp Gawk. No colours, no mercy.

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Official Permission Slip — No Slip, No Camp

Get it signed by your partner, child, housemate or dog, and bring it with you. Points for best signature and most creative forgery. First team to get all their slips back earns bonus points towards the day.

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Don't Be That Person

What To Bring

Tick things off as you pack. The bar remembers, even if you don't after Thursday.

0% packed. Bold strategy.

👕 The Essentials

✓Your team colours (non-negotiable)
✓Clothes for 3 days incl. one decent pub outfit
✓Comfy shoes — Camp Gawk is not a heels event
✓Warm jacket (Bendigo in September is crisp)
✓Toiletries & any meds

💼 The Work Bit

✓Laptop + charger (Thu & Fri are still work days)
✓Phone charger — no excuses for going dark
✓ID for check-in and, well, the pubs

🏕️ The Camp Gawk Kit

✓Enclosed shoes
✓Sweat towel
✓A good FKN attitude
✓Supporter signs
✓Signed permission slip (no slip, no camp)
✓Anything to earn bonus points

🧠 The Smart Moves

✓Water bottle (see: Friday's agenda)
✓Panadol. Trust us.
✓Fresh banter — last quarter's jokes are retired
✓Sunnies, for style and for Friday morning
No Login. No Filter. No Regrets*

The Gawk Wall

A little chat for the trip — hype, carpool logistics, requests for the Wednesday playlist. Everyone sees everything, so keep it classy(ish). *Some regrets possible.

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Trip Cam

Upload your best (and worst) shots from the trip. Photos are shrunk to travel size automatically, so upload straight from your phone.

Asked & Answered

FAQs

Everything you were going to Slack Ash about anyway.

When and where exactly is this happening?
Wednesday 9 – Friday 11 September 2026, in beautiful Bendigo, VIC. We're staying at the All Seasons Hotel. Calendar invites are in your inbox — the calendar is the source of truth for any updates.
What's Camp Gawk and where is the "disclosed location"?
Thursday morning, 9:30–11:30. Team-based activities at a location that will be disclosed when it's disclosed. That's the whole point. Wear your team colours, bring shoes you can move in, and prepare for light-to-moderate glory.
How do the teams work?
Seven teams, and the allocations are out — find your name in the Camp Gawk section above and tap your team to claim it. Wear your colour on Thursday. Yes, it matters. No, you can't trade.
Do I have to come to the work sessions?
Yes. Thursday arvo is Work / Sell / Site Stalk (we're checking out the network in the wild), and Friday has the Lunar Meeting plus a work block. It's an away trip, not annual leave — nice try though.
Who am I rooming with?
Rooms are allocated randomly, per Ash's ironclad no-favouritism policy. Complaints can be lodged directly into the void.
What's the go with food and drinks?
Wednesday: pub grub at the McIvor Hotel. Thursday: Bevs in Bendigo at The Courthouse Hotel. Other meals — keep your receipts and check the usual travel policy, or ask Ash before you order the wagyu.
What if I'm driving / need transport?
Travel kicks off Wednesday arvo and we head back Friday ~2pm. Carpooling details will land in the calendar / Slack. Bendigo is roughly 2 hours from Melbourne up the Calder — allow extra for the servo stop, because there's always a servo stop.
Who got the best room?
Nathan Bonner. He started on September 1st. The random allocation gods have a sense of humour.
The Grand Finale · Site Stalk At Home

Spot Our Billboards

Ten Gawk faces across Bendigo. Drive past, admire the empire, hit "Spotted" when you've clocked one. Full sweep before Friday = eternal bragging rights.

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Digital

Bendigo CBD

54 Mitchell Street — right in the thick of it.

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Digital

Bendigo CBD

89 Mitchell Street — the other Mitchell St stunner.

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Digital + Static

Epsom

87 Midland Highway — double trouble, two formats, one address.

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Digital

Flora Hill

Somerville Street — servicing the uni crowd.

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Digital

Kangaroo Flat

73 High Street — the High St hat-trick, part one.

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Digital

Kangaroo Flat

148 High Street — part two of the hat-trick.

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Static

Kangaroo Flat

94 High Street — the classic. Part three of the hat-trick.

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Static

Golden Gully

78 Hattam Street — a golden oldie in Golden Gully.

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Static ×2

Strathfieldsaye

955 Strathfieldsaye Road — two faces, one stop. Efficiency.

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Feeling ambitious on the drive up? We've also got faces in Castlemaine, Elmore, Goornong, Bridgewater, Dunolly, Maryborough and St Arnaud.