COVID-19 Response

Pre-camp Screening

The safety of our camp participants is extremely important to us. If any of the below applies to your child, we cannot have them on camp:

• Those who have COVID-19.
• Those who have current COVID-19 symptoms.
• Those who are awaiting results of a COVID-19 test at the commencement of camp.
• Those who have been in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 within 14 days of camp commencing.
• Those who have directly travelled from or have visited a government-declared COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ or have travelled from overseas within 14 days of camp commencing.

Please contact us as soon as possible if any one of these criteria applies to your child prior to camp.

Sickness on Camp

Our COVID Safe plan requires us to be very cautious regarding sickness on camp. If your child displays one or more symptoms associated with COVID-19 whilst on camp, we will require them to isolate from the camp group and for you to arrange to collect them from camp ASAP. Collecting your child needs to occur within 12 hours at your own expense. If you do not have the capacity to do this, we kindly ask that you contact us to cancel or move your camp registration.

Cancellation of Camp

Currently we are still able to run holiday camps under our COVID Safe plan as per government direction. You can read more about our plan and how we are prioritising the safety of our participants below in this email. If Government directions change and we need to cancel camp prior or during the event, we will notify all parents immediately via text and email.

Cancellation of Registrations

In these difficult times we’ve adjusted our refund policy for cancellation of registrations. We will offer a full refund if:

• LYQ is required to cancel camp,
• You are required to withdraw your child from camp due to the screening questions above, or
• You need to withdraw your child from camp due to safety concerns and measures

In the event that your child is required to come home from camp early due to symptoms, sickness, or a cancelation of camp mid-event, we will refund the cost of food and accommodation for the remaining days.

LYQ’s COVID Safe Strategy

Our practices are in line with the COVID Safe Plan for Outdoor Education Providers which is being utilised by camps all over QLD. We’re working in conjunction with camp venues to provide safe and health camps. Some of the ways that we’re keeping our participants safe is:

• Frequent hygiene practices for participants (washing hands and sanitising always!)
• Frequent and thorough equipment sanitising.
• For school aged children social distancing is not required in accommodation, dining and activities, but should be adhered to as much as possible.
• Specialised COVID-19 training for all leadership.
• Maximum 100 persons at a given event.
• Pre-event screening (including at check-in).
• Detailed record keeping for contact tracing purposes.
• Sending home anyone with COVID-19 symptoms.

Questions?

If you have any questions about your child attending camp or our COVID Safe strategy, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 0430 219 342 or office [at] lyq.org.au. We greatly appreciate your cooperation in keeping out camps safe and healthy.