2026 Autumn Retreat

Join Lynette Leach and team for the WellSpring Autumn Retreat at the beautiful Don Bosco Retreat Centre.

Join Lynette Leach and team for the WellSpring Autumn Retreat at the beautiful Don Bosco Retreat Centre. This is a silent overnight retreat which includes accommodation, meals, reflections in community twice a day, and spiritual companioning once a day.

There are two options:

3 nights (from 5 pm on Friday 6 - 3pm on Monday 9 March 2026)

6 nights (from 5 pm on Friday 6 - 3pm on Thursday 12 March 2026)

Lynette Leach is a WellSpring spiritual companion and was part of the retreat team last year. Tim McCowan, who has led the Autumn Retreat for many years, will be supporting Lynette and the team. Lynette has a particular interest in prayerful labyrinth walks, and enjoys playing the piano and reading. Lynette is available to answer questions about the content of the retreat, and Mary McCowan about the venue.

Note the venue has shared bathroom facilities and you need to bring your own linen (sheets, pillowcases, towels). Linen can be provided at an extra charge of $35pp.

If you want to financially assist someone else to attend, you can do this in the "purchase additional product" section. This is in increments of $100, so you can choose how much to support someone else.

Payments

For our long retreats, only the deposit will be collected via Eventbrite. The remaining fee will be invoiced for payment by direct debit. This avoids you paying a hefty credit card surcharge. If you would still like to pay by credit card, please notify accounts on receipt of the invoice, and this option will be made available to you.

Refund policy

Our refund policy for the retreat is to allow refunds up to 30 days before the retreat. We appreciate that unexpected events can happen, so we will attempt to give you a partial refund, should something happen after that date that prevents you from coming to the retreat. The fixed cost component of the retreat is about 30% of the total cost. This portion will not be refunded. The amount of any refund will depend on actual costs and will be at our discretion.

Gift Voucher / Event Credit

If you have a WellSpring gift voucher or event credit that you would like to apply to this booking, please choose Direct Deposit as your payment method. Then, please transfer the order amount less your credit amount, and email the office to advise us of this: info@wellspringcentre.org.au. Please provide the relevant order and transaction details in your email.

Membership Discount

Please note that WellSpring Members receive 10% off all eligible events and retreats when registering with the email address associated with your membership. Join or renew to benefit now!

Waiver

By registering, I acknowledge that I have voluntarily enrolled to participate in this event. I am medically, physically, mentally, psychologically and in all respects fit and able to participate in the event. I hereby release and discharge my rights and claims for damages or liabilities that may occur as a result of my participation in this event.