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What?

FED Camp is Habonim Dror’s annual senior camp for chanichimot in Years 9-12. FED is a unique opportunity to connect with Jewish youth from across Australia, explore your Jewish identity, and to learn in meaningful and engaging ways. Importantly, FED offers a space to build lasting friendships and create unforgettable memories over an incredible 10-day journey.

FED Camp is the pinnacle of the Habonim Dror calendar for hundreds of Australia's Jewish youth, and we can't be more excited to run it. We are so looking forward to another incredible summer and we’d love for you to be part of it!

When?

For years 9-11:

11th - 21st January 2026

For years 12:

11th - 15th January 2026

If you have any questions about dates, please reach out.

e: fed@hdoz.com

Cost

The cost of fed has been calculated to compensate for the cost of travel for each location. If you are from anywhere else in Australia that is not listed below, please reach out to our gizbar (treasurer).

No child should miss out on Habo camp due to finances. If you have any financial concerns, please reach out to our gizbar (treasurer).

Michael Heymann

phone: +61 481 325 989

email: gizbar@hdoz.com

CLICK HERE

Please download our 2025 indemnity form to sign

ZAMIR SHNAT SEM

Shnat Sem will be happening on the FED campsite from the 11th-15th of January!!

This is a seminar for those thinking about Shnat 26

Sign ups for this seminar can be made via the same FED26 link!

For all enquiries regarding this seminar, contact Max at shnat@hdoz.com

Contacts

Heads of camp

Remy, Becky, Chloe
Tzev Mach
(Heads of camp)
E: fed@hdoz.com

Payments

Michael
(Gizbar/Treasurer)
E: gizbar@hdoz.com

Health & Safety

Aaron
(Mazkir/Chairperson)
E: mazkir@hdoz.com

Zamir Shnat Sem

Max
(Shnat Rakaz)
E: shnat@hdoz.com

TRAVEL TO CAMP

For Interstate Participants

If you need to fly to Victoria, please book flights arriving at Melbourne Airport
on January 11th before 9am.

A camp bus will collect all interstate arrivals from the airport that morning.

If you arrive in Melbourne earlier, you’re welcome to

join the Victorian group’s bus from Habo House

on the morning of January 11th.

Please book returning flights that leave Melbourne no later than
5pm on January 21st.

Recommended flights for WA participants:

To Camp: JQ971 — Departs Perth Jan 10, 11:40 pm, Arrives Melbourne Jan 11, 6:15 am
Return: JQ974 — Departs Melbourne Jan 21, 7:20 pm, Arrives Perth Jan 21, 8:30 pm

Please make not of your flight details in the sign up form, or send through to Tzev Mach directly once you have booked!

FAQs

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Year 9 - 11 Chanichimot (participants) from any part of Australia. There will also be a year 12 pre-shnat seminar for the first 4 days of camp (11th-15th of January)!

We highly encourage anyone who has yet to attend a Habo camp or has not yet been involved with Habonim Dror to get involved. Habonim Dror values Klaliyut (inclusivity) very highly and if there are any factors that are preventing your child from attending camp, please contact Tzev Mach.

Fed 25 consists of:

Peulot (programs)
Ruach (chanting and dancing)
Tiyulim (hiking and activities)
Intellectual conversations
Jewish cultural experiences (e.g. on Shabbat)
Make lifelong friendships from all over Australia
Kef (fun)!
...and lots more!

Our informal and creative programs facilitate a safe environment to grapple with ideas relating to Judaism, Socialist Zionism and identity. Fed is an opportunity for chanichimot to draw upon their own values and cultivate their own opinions.

We have many amazing madrichimot (leaders) who have put a lot of work and planning into the Machane (Camp). Our madrichimot went through a leadership training program and have Working with Children's Checks. They are continuously undergoing additional leadership and safety training.

Camp is organised and run by a Tzevet Machane who oversee all camp related matters. This Tzevet consists of Remy Lissek, Becky Nebenzahl and Chloe Miller. The Tzevet is also guided by the PnF (Parents and friends of Habonim Dror), as well as the camp adult (Michael Shandler) and our shaliach (Asaf Tzori).

Yes! All our leaders comply with the AZYC's Safeguarding Children policies and have obtained a Working With Children Check (WWCC). These comprehensive policies ensure your children are always safe under our care. For more information click on the links below:

AZYC Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy

AZYC Guidelines for Parents

AZYC Rights of Young People

We have amazing madrichimot who are well practiced in educating, with years of experience in hadracha (leadership).

The safety of our chanichim, your children, is of the utmost importance. We are constantly refining the inner workings of our camp so that it is fun, whilst also prioritising safety.

Our camp is supported by a tzevet (team) of experienced professionals dedicated to the wellbeing of our chanichim. This includes a qualified camp medic and a trained mental health professional, both of whom bring expertise and care to ensure everyone feels safe and supported throughout the camp.

For more information contact:

Aaron Lemberg (Mazkir/Chairperson)

Ph: 0479 189 154

E: mazkir@hdoz.com

Victoria: The bus to camp will depart from Habo House on the morning of January 11th. New South Wales: An overnight bus will depart from Sydney Habo House late on the evening of January 10th, arriving at camp the following morning. WA and Other States: Participants should book their own flights to Melbourne Airport, arriving on January 11th. A camp bus will collect all interstate arrivals from the airport. If arriving in Melbourne earlier, you’re welcome to join the Victorian group on their bus from Habo House.

If you are from WA, we recommend taking the following flights:

Flight There: JQ971

Departs: Saturday 10 January 2026, 11:40pm, Perth

Arrives: Sunday 11th January 2026, 6:15am, Melbourne

Flight Back: JQ974

Departs: Wednesday 21 January 2026, 7:20pm, Melbourne

Arrives: Wednesday 21 January 2026, 8:30pm, Perth

If you plan to make individual travel arrangements, please clearly indicate this on the sign-up form and contact Tzev Mach directly.

For more information about times or alternative travel, please view this document. (please note this document is 2 pages - click to flip through) This information can also be found on the sign up form.