Yarrawood Conference Centre [Sydney Teachers College (STC)]

In 1926 the first of the sites of what was to become the Yarrawood Conference Centre was bought on the banks of the Nepean River at Castlereagh. The intention was to establish a permanent base for practice teaching camps for rural schools. The property was not owned by the NSW Department of Public Instruction, but purchased by a trust. In 1943 the land title was transferred to the Minister.

Yarrawood, as it was commonly known, continued to be used by the College for Practice Teaching Camps until 1965.

As well as its use by the College, Yarrawood was available for hire to external organisations.