Willinga Park

27/10/2026

Lauren Newton helped bring so many people together. Today, following the celebration of her life at Juandah Plains, we remember her with love and gratitude.

As Event Director for the Gold Buckle Campdraft Championship and Secretary for Willinga at Juandah Plains Campdraft, Lauren was an important part of our Willinga Park team. Her contribution reached across both events, connecting colleagues, competitors and communities through a shared love of campdrafting.

Lauren summed up her approach simply: “If competitors are happy, I’m happy.”

Those few words say so much about the care she brought to campdrafting and the people who shared it with her.

Lauren recognised the volunteers, local businesses and community who helped make our campdrafts special. She gave so much herself, and we will miss having her alongside us.

We are grateful that she was part of our team, part of our campdrafts and part of our lives.

Our thoughts and love are with Rob, Matthew, Ben, Lesley, Wayne, Andrea and family.

Thank you, Lauren. You will always have a place in our Willinga Park family.

21/10/2026

Last year looked a little like this. Your Cup Day could too. 🥂

Join us for Melbourne Cup at Willinga Park, with a drink on arrival, lunch, cocktails, sweeps and Fashions on the Field. Catch the Cup on the big screen, then stay for live music with Minnie & the Moonrakers.

Dress for the occasion, gather your friends and make an afternoon of it.

📅 Tuesday 3 November | Book via 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/3txbrdzb

14/10/2026

An afternoon worth dressing up for.

Celebrate Melbourne Cup Day at Willinga Park with ch*****ne and canapés, a generous luncheon, live music by Minnie & the Moonrakers and Fashions on the Field, with the race live on the big screen.

Tuesday 3 November · Gates open 11am
$165 per person · Bawley Point
Shuttle options available

Gather your friends and book your tickets.
🔗 https://willingapark.com.au/events/melbourne-cup-2026

12/10/2026

We’re thrilled to be named a finalist in the Business Event Venues category of the 2026 NSW Tourism Awards. 🏆

At Willinga Park, we bring together exceptional architecture, art, nature and hospitality in a private setting at Bawley Point.

We offer space to step away from the everyday, think more clearly and build stronger connections. Our gardens, sculpture walks and onsite accommodation extend that experience beyond the conference room.

This recognition is a proud moment for all of us and reflects the care and commitment we bring to every event.

Thank you to our clients and partners for choosing Willinga Park for your conferences, retreats and business events.

Winners will be announced on Monday 9 November at ICC Sydney.

NSW Tourism Association

08/10/2026

Walk Willinga Park’s gardens with the person who designed them. 🌿

Guided garden tours have been added to Art in the Park this Sunday 11 October. Join Darren Dimoff of DZ Designs for a rare opportunity to hear firsthand about the vision, design and evolution of the grounds.

Bring a little creativity to your Sunday, too.

📸 Find your angle at the Photography Workshop · $10 per person.
🎨 Sip, paint and make it yours · $49 per person per session.
🚌 Discover more of the Park on a bus tour.
🎶 Settle into the Courtyard for live acoustic music with Mark Smith.

Add self guided sculpture walks, Bunker Café, Stables Bar and food and make a day of it.

📅 Sunday 11 October 2026
🕘 9.30am to 4.30pm
📍 134 Forster Drive, Bawley Point
Free gate entry with registration required

Book your creative experience and register for entry 👇
https://willingapark.com.au/events/art-in-the-park

01/10/2026

There is now another way to explore Willinga Park.

Bus tours have been added to the Art in the Park program, giving visitors the opportunity to see more of the grounds, architecture, sculpture and landscape. Tours will depart every hour from 10am, with the final tour leaving at 3pm. Tickets will be available from the information desk on the day.

🌿 EXPLORE
Follow the self guided sculpture and garden walks or step aboard a bus tour to discover more of Willinga Park.

🎨 CREATE
Join the Eurobodalla Photographic Club for a guided Photography Workshop or choose from two Paint & Sip sessions with South Coast Paint and Party.

🎶 ENJOY
Accomplished acoustic guitarist and vocalist Mark Smith will perform live in the Courtyard from 12pm to 3pm. Settle in for the afternoon, then visit the Bunker Café, Stables Bar, Blue Nami Japanese food truck or Bubble Desserts throughout the day.

📅 Sunday 11 October 2026
🕤 Gates open 9.30am

🎟️ Register for free gate entry and book your creative experiences
https://willingapark.com.au/events/art-in-the-park

29/09/2026

A fledgling Glossy Black-Cockatoo has been seen at Willinga Park alongside two adults, making this an extraordinary sighting for a species listed as vulnerable in NSW. Read the full article and discover why the habitat around Willinga Park matters to their future, long after the moment captured in these photographs has passed.

📝 https://tinyurl.com/2e73xmtc

📸 Alex Johnston

29/09/2026

Spend the day discovering art throughout Willinga Park’s gardens and landscape, then take a seat and create a piece of your own.

Classic Paint & Sip is one of the creative experiences taking place during Art in the Park, presented as part of Escape ARTfest.

Guided by South Coast Paint and Party, you will create your own colourful Boho Bouquet to take home.

📅 Sunday 11 October 2026
🕑 2:00pm to 3:30pm
🎟️ $49 per person | Classic Paint & Sip. Bookings Essential
🟢 Gate Entry Free

Gate entry to Art in the Park is free with registration. Paint & Sip bookings are essential.

Looking for a spot to hold your next conference on the South Coast NSW? Discover more about our conference experience including our onsite restaurant and accommodation.

27/09/2026

This World Tourism Day, we’re celebrating the journeys that bring people to Willinga Park and everything they discover once they’re here.

A celebration, time with family or a few days away might be the reason for travelling. At Willinga Park, the experience begins with the landscape in view from your Pavilion and continues through gardens where art becomes part of the walk. One sculpture moves with the wind, another reaches across the water and each invites you to see the grounds from a different perspective.

There is more to discover beyond Willinga Park. Bawley Point’s beaches, the walks of Meroo and Murramarang National Parks and the food and coastal villages of the Shoalhaven give every journey room to grow.

That is what we celebrate today. The chance to welcome people to Willinga Park, share what makes this place distinctive and open the door to more of the South Coast.

Willinga Park. The South Coast’s Most Remarkable Destination.

Explore more at willingapark.com.au

23/09/2026

Texture or classic. Which canvas are you taking home? 🎨

Paint & Sip joins Art in the Park on Sunday 11 October, with two sessions presented by South Coast Paint and Party.

Texture Art from 11:00am to 1:00pm
Classic Paint & Sip from 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Each session is $49 per person.

Book your place
https://willingapark.com.au/events/art-in-the-park