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The Camden Head Pilot Station is a community managed facility in the Camden Haven on the mid north coast of New South Wales, 4.5 hours drive north of Sydney.

The heritage listed property is located at Dunbogan, 6km east of Laurieton. It occupies a magnificent Crown Land beachfront site overlooking Pilot and Wash House Beaches and the Camden Haven River Inlet, and adjoining Kattang Nature Reserve.

The Station, in one form or another, provided navigation assistance from 1890 until its closure in 1990, then fell into disrepair. It is heritage listed as ‘a rare surviving intact group of buildings which provides physical evidence of the living and working conditions of the pilot and boatmen’, and was refurbished in 2001-2002 with assistance from State and Local Government.

It comprises a 1950s style 3 bedroom timber cottage, historic signal shed and former boatshed, set in a bushland recreation reserve.

Today the Pilot Station has a new role, to preserve and enhance cultural and natural heritage and to contribute to community well being. The facility offers a unique venue for:

Camden Haven Community College is Reserve Trust Manager of the Pilot Station.

Camden Head Pilot Station
Camden Head Road
Dunbogan NSW Australia 2443

Enquiries
Manager Camden Head Pilot Station
Camden Haven Community College
Phone
02 6559 6699
Fax
02 6559 6727
Postal Address
PO Box 301 Laurieton NSW Australia 2443

Holiday Accommodation Bookings holiday@camdenheadpilotstation.org.au

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Calendar of Accommodation Bookings

News

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Sculpture Workshops
More information

Monday 20 October 9am to 4pm
Community Workshop
Introduction to working with stone

Saturday 26 October 9am to 4pm
Professional Development
practical workshop and seminar aimed at artists of all media. 

Wednesday 29 October 9am to 4pm
Sculpting Workshop interwoven with visual presentations on the influences on a professional artist.

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