Order/GFR
Women's GFR Retreat
Monday 5 May 2025 – Thursday 15 May 2025
Retreat for women who have asked for ordination.
10 nights.
Sunday 21 September 2025 – Sunday 28 September 2025 at Vijayaloka Retreat Centre in Minto Heights
Retreat for women who are training to join the Triratna Buddhist Order. Please book directly with the GFR team.
Our retreats are held at Vijayaloka Retreat Centre which provides simple shared accommodation for approximately 40 people in a beautiful bush setting on the George's River.
The retreat is at Vijayaloka Retreat Centre in Minto Heights.
Vijayaloka's address for use in sat-navs is 36 Howard Road, Minto Heights NSW 2566. Travel time from central Sydney is about one hour.
There is a blue sign at Vijayaloka's entrance. Enter there and then park the car park immediately on your right.
Vijayaloka is very easy to access by train. The closest train station is Mintowhich is on the T8 Airport Line towards MacArthur and Campbelltown. Travel time is about 50 minutes from Central.
We can normally arrange for those travelling by train to be picked up from the train station. Please indicate when booking if you need to be picked up and aim to be at Minto around 5:30-6pm. We will contact you shortly before the start of the retreat to confirm. Alternatively you can take a taxi from the bottle shop across the road from the station, or an Uber.