Cooinda Retreats

Cooinda Retreats Community led not for profit centre for connection, gatherings, retreats, wellbeing and creativity since 1938.

Group accommodation, gathering spaces, RV and tent camping in beautiful Victor Harbor. 🌿

A big welcome to the Mars Campers Muster crew, rolling into Cooinda Retreats for what should be a fabulous weekend! 🚐🌿🔥T...
04/09/2026

A big welcome to the Mars Campers Muster crew, rolling into Cooinda Retreats for what should be a fabulous weekend! 🚐🌿🔥

The vans are settling in, the campfires are roaring, and Cooinda is looking pretty special. We’re delighted to have Mars Campers making Nature’s Happy Place their home for the weekend.

Here’s to good company, great adventures and plenty of stories around the fire. 🔥🌙

Welcome to Cooinda, Mars Muster! 💚

📍 VICTOR HARBOR, SOUTH AUSTRALIAWe’re looking for our next Volunteer Caretaker… or Caretaker Couple! 🌿Our current careta...
20/07/2026

📍 VICTOR HARBOR, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

We’re looking for our next Volunteer Caretaker… or Caretaker Couple! 🌿

Our current caretakers, who have been an amazing part of Cooinda, are heading off on the next chapter of their adventure, creating a wonderful opportunity for someone new to join our community.

The role is available now through until the end of August, allowing time to work alongside our current caretakers for a smooth handover.

If you love the camping and caravanning lifestyle, enjoy the outdoors, and are looking for your next adventure in a beautiful coastal bushland setting overlooking Victor Harbor, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 Email: [email protected] to start the conversation.

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After days of wild South Australian rain, the clouds have finally parted at Cooinda Retreats… and what a sight. 🌿☀️The s...
03/07/2026

After days of wild South Australian rain, the clouds have finally parted at Cooinda Retreats… and what a sight. 🌿☀️

The site is fresh, green, sparkling, and looking absolutely spectacular, just in time to welcome a wonderful group staying with us for the next four days.

There’s something pretty special about that first burst of sunshine after a big winter soak. The gums are glowing, the ground feels alive, and Cooinda is putting on a beautiful show.

We’re ready. The site is ready. And honestly, it looks magic. ✨

Christmas talk already? Yep, we’re doing it. 🎄✨🎅Cooinda Retreats and Open Eats are now taking bookings for catered funct...
26/06/2026

Christmas talk already? Yep, we’re doing it. 🎄✨🎅

Cooinda Retreats and Open Eats are now taking bookings for catered functions at our beautiful Victor Harbor retreat site.

From staff Christmas celebrations 🎁 to birthdays 🎂, community gatherings 🌿, team lunches 🍽️, family days 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 and social events 🥂, we’ve got you covered all year round.

With beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces, relaxed catering options, and cosy fireplaces indoors and outdoors through winter 🔥, Cooinda Retreats is the perfect place to gather, celebrate and enjoy great food.

Perfect for groups from around 30 people and up.

Bring the people, we’ll help with the place, the food and the atmosphere. 🌿🍽️✨

Enquiries: [email protected]

Cooinda Retreats + Open Eats
Fresh food. Great vibes. Memorable moments

🌱✨ What an incredible day at Cooinda Retreats. ✨🌱Today, we had the privilege of hosting and sponsoring the Fleurieu Yout...
04/06/2026

🌱✨ What an incredible day at Cooinda Retreats. ✨🌱

Today, we had the privilege of hosting and sponsoring the Fleurieu Youth Climate Summit 2026, welcoming students, educators, community leaders and passionate young people from across the Fleurieu Peninsula for a day focused on learning, collaboration and action.

As a community initiative of Toc H South Australia
seeing Cooinda Retreats used in this way is exactly what inspires us. Bringing people together, creating opportunities for conversation, sharing ideas, and supporting the next generation to explore the challenges and possibilities that lie ahead.

The energy throughout the day was remarkable. From thought-provoking speakers and practical workshops to the enthusiasm and leadership shown by the young people in attendance, there was a genuine sense of optimism and purpose in every corner of the site.

A huge thank you to the organisers, presenters, teachers, volunteers and students who made the day such a success. Most importantly, thank you to the young people who showed that the future is in capable hands.

We are incredibly proud that Cooinda Retreats was chosen as the venue for this important event and grateful for the opportunity to play a small part in supporting it.

🌿 Here’s to curiosity, collaboration and a future shaped by young people who are prepared to make a difference.

🌏💚

A place like Cooinda Retreats doesn’t stay beautiful by accident. 🌿🔨Behind every campsite, building and view is a consta...
31/05/2026

A place like Cooinda Retreats doesn’t stay beautiful by accident. 🌿🔨

Behind every campsite, building and view is a constant cycle of care, maintenance and renewal. Today was one of those important jobs, replacing sections of roofing over our alfresco dining area to keep everything weatherproof and ready for guests to enjoy, whatever the season.

It’s not always the most glamorous work, but it’s the kind of investment that helps protect this special place for the future. Every improvement, big or small, helps ensure Cooinda remains a welcoming space for campers, groups, families and our broader community.

A big thank you to everyone who contributes to keeping Cooinda looking its best. ❤️

🌿 The Fleurieu Youth Climate Summit is almost here! 🌿On Thursday 4 June, students from across the Fleurieu Peninsula wil...
29/05/2026

🌿 The Fleurieu Youth Climate Summit is almost here! 🌿

On Thursday 4 June, students from across the Fleurieu Peninsula will come together at Cooinda Retreats for a day of learning, collaboration, leadership and climate action.

Now in its fifth year, the Summit creates opportunities for young people to share ideas, explore practical solutions, connect with peers, and be inspired by guest speakers and facilitators from across the region.

We are proud to be hosting and sponsoring this important event and look forward to welcoming the next generation of changemakers to Cooinda Retreats.

🌱 Empowering young voices
🤝 Building connections
🌏 Supporting future climate leaders

It was wonderful to welcome Lou Nicholson Fleurieu Peninsula our new State Member for Finniss, to Toc H South Australia’...
28/05/2026

It was wonderful to welcome Lou Nicholson Fleurieu Peninsula our new State Member for Finniss, to Toc H South Australia’s Cooinda Retreats today.

Adam and Beck had the opportunity to walk Lou through the site and share more about our emerging community centre village concept, which focuses on wellbeing, inclusion, connection and practical community support across the Southern Fleurieu.

We also appreciated the chance to discuss the importance of school camps and the Government’s commitment in this area, particularly around access, affordability and the role community-based providers can play.

Thank you Lou for taking the time to visit, listen and understand the work we are doing at Toc H South Australia and Cooinda Retreats.

At Cooinda Retreats, community has always been at the heart of what we do.Cooinda Retreats is a community led, community...
10/05/2026

At Cooinda Retreats, community has always been at the heart of what we do.

Cooinda Retreats is a community led, community operated not for profit space right here in Victor Harbor, created to support connection, belonging, wellbeing, creativity, inclusion, and opportunities for people to come together in meaningful ways.

This site has been part of our local community since 1938, while our broader organisation has been supporting community, volunteerism, and grassroots community action since 1925. 🌿

Over the years, Cooinda has become home to camps and conversations, youth programs, family gatherings, wellbeing activities, volunteer projects, community groups, creative ideas, and people reconnecting with nature and each other.

At its heart, Cooinda is a space for community, and we believe there is still so much potential for this beautiful place to support our local community into the future. ✨

As our organisation continues to grow alongside our community, we’d love to connect with local people, grassroots groups, creatives, volunteers, and those carrying ideas they’d like to explore.

Whether it’s a wellbeing activity, creative workshop, youth initiative, support network, community gathering, or simply people looking for connection, we believe spaces like Cooinda can help bring good ideas and good people together.

Sometimes all that’s needed is an idea, a few people willing to gather, and a welcoming place to begin.

☕ Come for a coffee.
🌱 Have a look around.
💬 Have a chat with the team at Cooinda Retreats.

If you’ve got an idea, a project, a need, or simply a sense that something good could happen when people come together, we’d genuinely love to hear from you.

📩 [email protected]
📞 1300 445 910

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54 Waggon Road
Victor Harbor, SA
5211

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