Family holidays are worth it!

What are your strongest memories of family holidays growing up? Was it the time when you saw your parents finally relax and have fun with you? Was it that amazing mountaintop view or waterfall swim? Was it the bushwalk that went horribly wrong? Or was it the time you went camping and it rained the whole time? 

The truth is that holidays are more important for our families than we realise. And holidays are about much more than just having fun. After all, our families remember and talk about the bad holidays as much as we do the good ones.

A family holiday gets us out of our normal environment and routine and so it provides a great opportunity for us to reconnect—with each other, with God’s creation and with God through his word.

But planning a holiday is hard work, which makes it hard to prioritise.

That’s why Youthworks is excited to announce the launch of a brand new program, Getaways, which will help more families to enjoy time away together in God’s creation. Let Youthworks do the organising for you!

Getaways offers immersive outdoor adventures and experiences that celebrate God's creation and strengthen family bonds. Each Getaway is designed to help families disconnect to reconnect. Disconnection from the built environment, social commitments and technology allows us to be reconnected to God’s creation, his people and his Son. It’s fair to say that quality time with family is rarely experienced without quantity time, such as a family holiday. We’re confident that these experiences are great value for money and will make memories to last a lifetime.

You can enjoy these programs in three different ways:

Parent–Child Adventures

This program is already up and running and is getting some great feedback. One parent and one child go on a weekend wilderness adventure together. They camp, cook and canoe together and have some guided opportunities for meaningful connection and conversation.

One father said, ‘I enjoyed the whole experience. I can’t think of anything that could be done better. Spending that amount of time with your kids is priceless. I highly recommend it especially how busy us dads are these days. My son will remember this forever.’

These adventures happen on weekends during school terms (except in winter). They are filling up fast so find out more and make a booking on the Getaways website.

Family Adventures

This program is now taking expressions of interest for ‘bucket list’ family adventures to iconic Aussie destinations such as the Red Centre or K’gari (Fraser Island).

Family Holidays

This program is taking expressions of interest for holidays in December 2025–January 2026. These week-long holidays will take place at one of our beautiful Youthworks Conference Centres at Port Hacking. All accommodation, meals, activities and Christian input will be organised for you, making this the perfect stress-free option. But all the activities will be opt-in to allow your family to holiday at your own pace and have plenty of down time together.

Youthworks is passionate about encouraging families to grow together under God. We’re so excited to be able to offer these Getaways to support your family.

Head to the Getaways website to find out more.

In our latest Timeless Parenting conversation, we chatted with Sam Hudson from Youthworks’ Getaways program about how to holiday well as a family.

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