Woodfordia

Woodfordia is a not-for-profit arts organisation dedicated to promoting folklore for the common good.

Woodfordia’s 500 Year Plan
🌱We recognise, appreciate and graciously receive gifts from our ancestors.

🌱We understand these are the gifts of lore and the celebration of our existence.

🌱We aim to gift future generations a clean slate; an organisation unencumbered with financial, social or environmental debt.

🌱We’ll cultivate a convention of decision-making, strengthening through time, that will resonate in our work and nurture our future. We’ll plant a forest of goodwill and benefit from its shade. We will build with the eyes of artists.

🌱We’ll provide space for our descendants to meet the challenges of their generations with vigour, courage and imagination and encourage them to celebrate their journeys with levity and frivolity.

🌱The 500 year plan lives in our minds. It is our myth. It is a vision for how we might be and sensed by all who feel our welcome.

Woodfordia produces the iconic Woodford Folk Festival, The Planting, Lake Gkula Camping and the Festival of Small Halls.

Lake Gkula Camping is proudly run by volunteers, with a small and varied crew who come to lend their time to running the campground, cleaning amenities, serving food and drink in the Lake Gkula Bar & BBQ, selling sundries and merchandise in the General Store, and more. Volunteers are also needed to assist us in preparing the site in the setup and cleaning up afterwards.

Whether you can come for the whole two weeks, or just for a few days, there are plenty of options for getting involved and creating a campground with a special vibe.

We are a bunch of dedicated folk that believe in creating a culture of respect and care while having fun. We try not to take ourselves too seriously but do aim to always provide a world-class experience for anyone who attends or volunteers at our events.
Volunteers are the life blood of our organisation, and Woodfordia has been built by thousands of volunteers over the course of its 39 year history. The spirit of Woodfordia is giving and we value our volunteers greatly.
At Lake Gkula Camping, volunteers are fed 3 meals per day, given a place to camp and encouraged to enjoy all the activities on offer when not working. We aim to make the work fun at all times, and simply ask that our volunteers speak to us if they have any questions or concerns so we can try to help.