happy camper hq SNEAK PEAK
Happy Camper Catering is building its next big adventure in Braybrook: Happy Camper HQ.
This new home will unite everything we love under one roof - a larger, commercial catering kitchen for Happy Camper Pizza to fuel more trucks and events, a purpose-built event space, and a Slow Camp community hub for classes, workshops and shared dinners.
Designed with longtime collaborator Petrina Turner, the project celebrates the Happy Camper spirit of creativity, connection and celebration, right next-door to Happy Camper’s restaurant, Campground Kitchen & Bar.
We’ve been keeping a little secret in Braybrook. After years of slinging wood-fired pizza from our vintage trucks, selling takeaway pizza from our Braybrook warehouse and then welcoming guests to Happy Camper Pizza’s base camp, Campground Kitchen & Bar, we’re building something bigger - Happy Camper HQ, opening in 2026.
This new home is more than just a kitchen. It’s a place where all the pieces of Happy Camper Catering come together:
Commercial Kitchen & Catering Hub – a purpose-built space to power more trucks, more events, and even more of the food you love.
Event Space – designed for birthdays, weddings and celebrations of every kind.
Slow Camp Community Hub – a warm, flexible venue for cooking classes, art workshops and long, shared dinners.
Designer Petrina Turner, who worked with us on our vintage trucks and the Campground fit-out, has been shaping the vision with us for over a year. Together we’re building a space that reflects everything Happy Camper stands for: community, creativity and celebration.
We’ll be sharing progress updates and plenty of behind-the-scenes details as the build unfolds.
Here’s to a new chapter and more spaces that bring people together.
happy camper wins wedding award abia
Happy Camper Pizza has just been named Runner-Up in the ABIA Awards for Independent Wedding Caterers, and we couldn’t be prouder of our amazing catering team!
Proud moment alert! Happy Camper Catering has just been named Runner-Up in the Australian Bridal Industry Awards for Independent Wedding Caterers 2025!
This isn’t just about pizza (though we do love our pizza - it’s about every canapé crafted, every gelato scoop shared, and every “wow” from a wedding crowd.
To our beautiful brides + grooms: thank you for nominating us and letting us be part of your story. To our amazing team: you’re the heart of it all, from rolling dough at sunrise to serving slices under the stars.
Second place in a line-up that includes some of the country’s best caterers and venues? We’ll happily take that with a side of prosecco.
Here’s to more love, more celebrations, and more happiness, one slice at a time.
HAPPY CAMPER HQ build is underway!
Happy Camper HQ is officially on the way!
Next door to Campground Kitchen in Braybrook, Happy Camper HQ will be our new, larger commercial kitchen and full event space - perfect for weddings, birthdays, corporate gatherings and every celebration in between.
It will also house Slow Camp, a community hub for cooking classes, art workshops and unplugged dinners so we can keep bringing people together around food and creativity.
Happy Camper HQ is officially on the way!
Next door to Campground Kitchen in Braybrook, Happy Camper HQ will be our new, larger commercial kitchen and full event space - perfect for weddings, birthdays, corporate gatherings and every celebration in between.
It will also house Slow Camp, a community hub for cooking classes, art workshops and unplugged dinners so we can keep bringing people together around food and creativity.
Getting here hasn’t been easy - think planning hurdles with Maribyrnong Council and the long road from rebuilding after the fire to creating Campground Kitchen - but giving Happy Camper its own event space has always been the dream.
We can’t wait to share more as we get closer to opening in 2026.
Thanks for being part of the journey, this has been 12 years in the making and the next chapter is for all of you. 💛