Ruby Retreat is a full weekend retreat for people interested in web development to gather and be awesome together. People attend for a variety of reasons: socializing, hacking, learning, teaching, gaming, and more. Though there is a focus on Ruby, we welcome anyone interested in programming or web technologies to join us.
Warra Gnan Coastal Camp, 17 Stanley Street, Warrnambool, VIC, 3280
Located minutes from the beach and the town itself, Warra Gnan Coastal Camp has capacity for about 80 people.
You will arrive at the venue by riding the train over from Melbourne, or by driving. We will provide more information on how to get there closer to the event.
There is a VLine train from Melbourne You will arrive at the venue by training over from Melbourne, or by driving. We will provide more information on how to get there closer to the event.
By default, every ticket includes a bunk bed onsite at the venue, but you're welcome to BYO tent and camp instead. There are also plentiful camp sites & caravan parks located a short distance up the road, if you wish to stay offsite. We would suggest either Discovery Park Warrnambool or the Lady Bay Hotel.
Yes, the camp site is located approx 1km from the Warrnambool CBD and will have 4G/5G internet access.
Unfortunately, we can't accommodate unaccompanied minors, please look into meetups and workshops in your area. If a parent is attending then we may be able to make arrangements. Please contact us before purchasing your ticket.
We are committed to providing food and drinks to accommodate all attendees needs, just let us know your requirements during ticket purchase and we will make sure you are catered for. If you have severe allergies please include this information and bring along your EpiPen.
We do! If you identify as part of a group that is underrepresented in tech, you can apply for an opportunity ticket. Opportunity tickets work exactly the same as regular ones.
If you would like to help us extend the reach of these tickets, you can make a donation via the tickets page.
Photos from previous events are courtesy of DylanFM and Merrin Macleod.
Ruby Retreat is a Ruby Australia event, and is run under the Ruby Australia Code of Conduct.
For all enquiries contact retreat@ruby.org.au.