Camp Gallipoli stripped of charity status following ACNC investigation

By Chris Vedelago and Cameron Houston
Updated December 29 2016 - 12:19pm, first published December 24 2016 - 12:15am
Families set up to camp under the stars "just like the Diggers did". Photo: Simon Schluter
Families set up to camp under the stars "just like the Diggers did". Photo: Simon Schluter
More than 40,000 people attended Camp Gallipoli.
More than 40,000 people attended Camp Gallipoli.
Camp Gallipoli director Chris Fox was just "trying to do something good for the bloody nation".
Camp Gallipoli director Chris Fox was just "trying to do something good for the bloody nation".
Shannon Noll provided entertainment at the Centenary event. Photo: Jay Cronan
Shannon Noll provided entertainment at the Centenary event. Photo: Jay Cronan
Camping passes for the Centenary event were as much as $120. Photo: Christopher Pearce
Camping passes for the Centenary event were as much as $120. Photo: Christopher Pearce
Television legend Ray Martin was a major supporter of the foundation.
Television legend Ray Martin was a major supporter of the foundation.
Night falls at Camp Gallipoli on April 24, 2015. Photo: Christopher Pearce
Night falls at Camp Gallipoli on April 24, 2015. Photo: Christopher Pearce
Dr Brendan Nelson Director of the Australian War Memorial and Alan Ferguson Chairman of Camp Gallipoli holding the RSL Anzac Flame. Photo: Melissa Adams
Dr Brendan Nelson Director of the Australian War Memorial and Alan Ferguson Chairman of Camp Gallipoli holding the RSL Anzac Flame. Photo: Melissa Adams
Campers packing up at Camp Gallipoli on April 25, 2015 in Sydney. Photo: Joosep Martinson
Campers packing up at Camp Gallipoli on April 25, 2015 in Sydney. Photo: Joosep Martinson
Families set up to camp under the stars "just like the Diggers did". Photo: Christopher Pearce
Families set up to camp under the stars "just like the Diggers did". Photo: Christopher Pearce
Shannon Noll and You Am I provided entertainment at the event. Photo: Christopher Pearce
Shannon Noll and You Am I provided entertainment at the event. Photo: Christopher Pearce

By most accounts, Camp Gallipoli was a big success. More than 40,000 people, mostly children, attended its 2015 Anzac Centenary events around the country, paying up $120 to camp out under the stars "just like the Diggers did".

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