Vacation Care &
School Holiday Programs

Vacation Care

Vacation care is available through our YMCA Bowen Hills and Victoria Point Centres, as well as Outside of School Hours Centres and Camping.

What’s on at the Y these school holidays

We have plenty of awesome activities, events and programs running across our YMCA locations in South East Queensland these summer school holidays! Our activities are targeted to all different age groups, from toddlers and children, to teens and young adults… right up to adults and seniors! Enjoy outdoor adventures to cosy craft-ernoons, workshops to social sports, gymnastics fun to cooking classes… all in a safe, supportive and inclusive space.

Scroll through our list of activities, events and programs below:

Monday 9 January 2023
Warwick

Table Tennis & Corn Hole: at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 10:00am–12:00pm. $5 per child. 

Monday 9 January 2023
Caloundra

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: 3 hours of gymnastics fun with qualified coaches! Children aged 512 years can enjoy gymnastics play, tumbling, trampoline, ninja circuits and games from 11:30am2:30pm at the Y Caloundra Gymnastics Centre. $30 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Monday 9 January 2023
Bowen Hills

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: sessions jam-packed with three hours of fun gymnastics play! Children aged 5–12 years will enjoy ninja activities, trampolining, games and more from 12:00pm–3:00pm at the Y Bowen Hills Gymnastics Centre. $35 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Monday 9 January 2023
Warwick

Learn to Swim Holiday Intensive: dive into a five-day swim intensive at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from Monday 9 January to Friday 13 January 2023. $50 per child. Bookings required. 

Tuesday 10 January 2023
Joyner

Adventure Day Camp: find your bearings while completing the orienteering course, make a tasty pizza in a wood fire oven and play canoeing-based games on the water at YMCA Camping's Bundalong Bushcamp! Day Camp runs from 8:00am–5:00pm and is suitable for children aged 6–12 years. $75 per child per day (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea included). Bookings required.

Tuesday 10 January 2023
Warwick

Pool Inflatables Fun: climb, jump and slide your way through the floating inflatables course set up at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 10:00am–12:00pm. $5 per child. 

Tuesday 10 January 2023
Mango Hill

Summer Drop-In: young people aged 12–18 years are invited to drop in and hang out at the Y Mango Hill Community Centre to enjoy basketball, gaming, sausage sizzles, new friends and more! No need to book, just drop by between 11:00am–2:00pm.

Tuesday 10 January 2023
Caloundra

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: 3 hours of gymnastics fun with qualified coaches! Children aged 512 years can enjoy gymnastics play, tumbling, trampoline, ninja circuits and games from 11:30am2:30pm at the Y Caloundra Gymnastics Centre. $30 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Wednesday 11 January 2023
Joyner

Adventure Day Camp: have a go at archery, take on the pool inflatable obstacle course and enjoy a swim in the creek at YMCA Camping's Bundalong Bushcamp! Day Camp runs from 8:00am–5:00pm and is suitable for children aged 6–12 years. $75 per child per day (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea included). Bookings required.

Wednesday 11 January 2023
Bowen Hills

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: sessions jam-packed with three hours of fun gymnastics play! Children aged 5–12 years will enjoy ninja activities, trampolining, games and more from 9:00am–12:00pm at the Y Bowen Hills Gymnastics Centre. $35 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Wednesday 11 January 2023
Warwick

Indoor Court Games: get active indoors with a range of fun court games and activities at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 10:00am–12:00pm. $5 per child.

Wednesday 11 January 2023
Mango Hill

Summer Drop-In: young people aged 12–18 years are invited to drop in and hang out at the Y Mango Hill Community Centre to enjoy basketball, gaming, sausage sizzles, new friends and more! No need to book, just drop by between 11:00am–2:00pm.

Wednesday 11 January 2023
Caloundra

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: 3 hours of gymnastics fun with qualified coaches! Children aged 512 years can enjoy gymnastics play, tumbling, trampoline, ninja circuits and games from 11:30am2:30pm at the Y Caloundra Gymnastics Centre. $30 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Thursday 12 January 2023
Joyner

Adventure Day Camp: try indoor rock climbing and stand up paddle boarding on the river, then grab a hose, ballons or water pistol for a fun water fight at YMCA Camping's Bundalong Bushcamp! Day Camp runs from 8:00am–5:00pm and is suitable for children aged 6–12 years. $75 per child per day (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea included). Bookings required.

Thursday 12 January 2023
Warwick

Fit Kids and Swim: at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 10:00am–12:00pm. $5 per child.

Thursday 12 January 2023
Caloundra

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: 3 hours of gymnastics fun with qualified coaches! Children aged 512 years can enjoy gymnastics play, tumbling, trampoline, ninja circuits and games from 11:30am2:30pm at the Y Caloundra Gymnastics Centre. $30 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Friday 13 January 2023
Warwick

Pool Inflatables Fun: climb, jump and slide your way through the floating inflatables course set up at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 10:00am–12:00pm. $5 per child. 

Monday 16 January 2023
Warwick

Learn to Swim Holiday Intensive: dive into a five-day swim intensive at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from Monday 16 January to Friday 20 January 2023. $50 per child. Bookings required. 

Monday 16 January 2023
Cannon Hill

Pottery Wheel Funshop: learn techniques such as wheel throwing and hand sculpting in this fun, physical and engaging pottery workshop held at the Y Cannon Hill Community Centre from 10:00am–12:00pm. This is a Gold'n'Kids event run by Bazil Grumble and is suitable for seniors and their grandchildren aged 6–17 years. $5 per participant. Bookings required.

Monday 16 January 2023
Warwick

Table Tennis & Corn Hole: at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 10:00am–12:00pm. $5 per child. 

Monday 16 January 2023
Caloundra

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: 3 hours of gymnastics fun with qualified coaches! Children aged 512 years can enjoy gymnastics play, tumbling, trampoline, ninja circuits and games from 11:30am2:30pm at the Y Caloundra Gymnastics Centre. $30 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Monday 16 January 2023
Warwick

Taekwondo: try a Taekwondo class for free these school holidays at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 3:30pm–4:30pm.

Tuesday 17 January 2023
Joyner

Adventure Day Camp: test your knot-tying skills during a catapult session, enjoy a bushwalk excursion to Old Petrie Town and work as a team on the possum glider at YMCA Camping's Bundalong Bushcamp! Day Camp runs from 8:00am–5:00pm and is suitable for children aged 6–12 years. $75 per child per day (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea included). Bookings required.

Tuesday 17 January 2023
Bowen Hills

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: sessions jam-packed with three hours of fun gymnastics play! Children aged 5–12 years will enjoy ninja activities, trampolining, games and more from 9:30am–12:30pm at the Y Bowen Hills Gymnastics Centre. $35 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Tuesday 17 January 2023
Warwick

Pool Inflatables Fun: climb, jump and slide your way through the floating inflatables course set up at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 10:00am–12:00pm. $5 per child. 

Tuesday 17 January 2023
Caloundra

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: 3 hours of gymnastics fun with qualified coaches! Children aged 512 years can enjoy gymnastics play, tumbling, trampoline, ninja circuits and games from 11:30am2:30pm at the Y Caloundra Gymnastics Centre. $30 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Tuesday 17 January 2023
Mango Hill

Rekon: free event for 12–18 year olds with music, gaming, comps, basketball, chill and fun vibes and pizza from 1:00pm–4:00pm at the Y Mango Hill Community Centre! This event is proudly supported by Moreton Bay Regional Council, Rekon Youth and YMCA Brisbane.

Tuesday 17 January 2023
Warwick

Taekwondo: try a Taekwondo class for free these school holidays at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 3:30pm–4:30pm.

Wednesday 18 January 2023
Joyner

Adventure Day Camp: take on the team raft-building challenge on the river, race around the obstacle course and have a go at orienteering at YMCA Camping's Bundalong Bushcamp! Day Camp runs from 8:00am–5:00pm and is suitable for children aged 6–12 years. $75 per child per day (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea included). Bookings required.

Wednesday 18 January 2023
Warwick

Indoor Court Games: get active indoors with a range of fun court games and activities at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 10:00am–12:00pm. $5 per child.

Wednesday 18 January 2023
Mango Hill

Summer Drop-In: young people aged 12–18 years are invited to drop in and hang out at the Y Mango Hill Community Centre to enjoy basketball, gaming, sausage sizzles, new friends and more! No need to book, just drop by between 11:00am–2:00pm.

Wednesday 18 January 2023
Caloundra

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: 3 hours of gymnastics fun with qualified coaches! Children aged 512 years can enjoy gymnastics play, tumbling, trampoline, ninja circuits and games from 11:30am2:30pm at the Y Caloundra Gymnastics Centre. $30 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Wednesday 18 January 2023
Bowen Hills

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: sessions jam-packed with three hours of fun gymnastics play! Children aged 5–12 years will enjoy ninja activities, trampolining, games and more from 12:00pm–3:00pm at the Y Bowen Hills Gymnastics Centre. $35 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Wednesday 18 January 2023
Warwick

Taekwondo: try a Taekwondo class for free these school holidays at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 3:30pm–4:30pm.

Wednesday 18 January 2023
Wynnum

Community BBQ: locals community members, and especially young people, are invited to enjoy a free BBQ from 3:30pm–5:30pm at Wynnum Central Park. There will also be a variety of activities on offer, such as basketball, t-shirt printing and a hands-on art installation. This event is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council, Joan Pease MP, Queensland Police Service and the Y Wynnum Community Centre. 

Thursday 19 January 2023
Joyner

Adventure Day Camp: have a go at indoor rock climbing and bouldering, make pizzas with ingredients from the garden and wind down with a relaxed game session at YMCA Camping's Bundalong Bushcamp! Day Camp runs from 8:00am–5:00pm and is suitable for children aged 6–12 years. $75 per child per day (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea included). Bookings required.

Thursday 19 January 2023
Bowen Hills

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: sessions jam-packed with three hours of fun gymnastics play! Children aged 5–12 years will enjoy ninja activities, trampolining, games and more from 9:30am–12:30pm at the Y Bowen Hills Gymnastics Centre. $35 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Thursday 19 January 2023
Warwick

Fit Kids and Swim: at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 10:00am–12:00pm. $5 per child.

Thursday 19 January 2023
Caloundra

Gymnastics School Holiday Program: 3 hours of gymnastics fun with qualified coaches! Children aged 512 years can enjoy gymnastics play, tumbling, trampoline, ninja circuits and games from 11:30am2:30pm at the Y Caloundra Gymnastics Centre. $30 per child per session. Bookings required. 

Thursday 19 January 2023
Warwick

Taekwondo: try a Taekwondo class for free these school holidays at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 3:30pm–4:30pm.

Friday 20 January 2023
Warwick

Pool Inflatables Fun: climb, jump and slide your way through the floating inflatables course set up at the Y Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WIRAC) from 10:00am–12:00pm. $5 per child. 

Volunteer Opportunities

Interested in spending a few hours volunteering these school holidays? There are plenty of volunteer positions available at the Y, especially in our Op Shops and Community Centres. Go ahead and get in touch with one of our locations to see how you can help!

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