Gnylmarung is closing
Gnylmarung campground is closing on 30th September 2026 permanently. We are fully booked up until then.
Owners, Alphonse & Delma Cox thank you for your patronage over the past 18 years. After a lifetime of hard work they are now retiring to spend time with their family. Gnylmarung will now become Private property, a place they can enjoy with their family and friends.
Our History
Gnylmarung
Gnylmarung takes its name from an old station well located near the outstation, remnants of the stone tank and troughs remain today. Gnylmarung was founded in 1990 as part of the Homelands Movement.
Originally Gnylmarung was established as a horticultural training camp, to provide carpentry and building training, plus a garage workshop for the community. The community also hosted camps for childen.
Alphonse & Delma Cox
Alphonse & Delma manage the outstation and have lived here since 1997. They began operations as a tourism enterprise in 2009. They grew up in Beagle Bay, married at the historical Sacred Heart Church and in the late 1990's moved to Gnylmarung where they raised their seven children.
Alphonse & Delma are always willing to share their local knowledge, especially 'where the fish are biting' and if you are lucky enough, they might join you at your campfire for a singalong.
Sacred Heart Church
When the historical church altar needed restoration Alphonse & Delma and other local people scoured the beaches for the right shells, much of it coming from Gnylmarung's beach.
Even a certain type of hard nut used in the artwork was located in plentiful supply in a bower bird nest. Fine-point paintwork was touched up and restored to its former beauty.
The beautifully restored church is a popular tourist destination.
Our Mission
A little bit about the magic
