General days play

The session normally starts at a time confirmed at booking. Summer sessions start at either 8am or 12pm with winter sessions at 10am or 12pm in rain, hail or shine. (Foreseeable bad weather may require play being canceled, please phone 1300 78 53 78 if in doubt.) To date we have not yet cancelled a session due to bad weather. Paintball is an all weather sport.

What does a "session" consist of?

Upon arriving you will sign in, choose and pay for an initial package and any extra gear required, put on your overalls and listen to a safety briefing/site induction. You will be issued your safety gear and marker, assigned to a team and taken to the first field. We generally say a 500 round package gets you a session time of 3-4 hours. This is from arriving till handing back the gear. Generally in a group of people, half of them will purchase more paint in this time, so it often doesn’t make the session run longer, they just play harder!! We don’t have rigid finishing times, apart from afternoon when we must be finished by 6pm, so if you are still having fun and getting extra paint, you can play on till your group is either out of paint, time, energy or money - which ever comes first!!

During your session you will move through a variety of fields and play multiple games at each. Some games may be capture the flag or attack and defend the bunker, some have one life others have multiple lives. Games vary in length. There is plenty of time to stop and chat, compare notes, plan attacks etc between games. We don’t just give you a loaded gun and leave you to your own devices for hours!!

The last shots will be fired by 6pm, or when you have simply had enough, although in winter we seem to wind up earlier as its getting dark sooner. Phoenix Paintball provides unlimited bottled water.

The Phoenix Paintball site has toilets and BBQ facilities.

Showers are available at the local indoor pool (Nov - April) for a small fee of $2.00 per person. This is good for those wanting to go out afterwards. The pool is only a short drive from the gate - literally within 500 meters. Please let staff know if you’d like to utilise this as we have to inform the pool that your group is coming.

Equipment and safety:

The markers and paintballs we supply are manufactured and maintained to precise standards. All privately owned equipment must be inspected and logged by staff. Please inform staff on booking if you are bringing privately owed markers.

The markers are powered by a small tank of compressed gas and are pre-tested daily by chronograph to within the international safety limit of 300 feet per second.

The paintballs are non-toxic, non-caustic, water-soluble and biodegradable and are designed to split open easily when they hit a target. Therefore old or poor quality, cheap paintballs are not allowable. For safety purpose only paintballs supplied by Phoenix Paintball are to be used on the field on the day of play. See our media page for a YouTube media file on "How paintballs are made"

We also supply you with personal protective equipment and a safety briefing in accordance with the Paintball Code of Practice. Protective equipment consists of a face mask and overalls for each player, a protective vest for women and the option for the guys to purchase a cricket box.

Behavior obligations:

Our aim is for everyone to enjoy their visit to Phoenix Paintball. This includes giving due respect to players on opposing sides, visitors, spectators and other Lodge accommodation customers. Special care needs to be taken to avoid harming wildlife or farm animals (e.g. horses, goats) on the site.

Therefore in accordance with the Victorian Paintball Code of Practice, we must ensure that anyone who may be a potential source of danger to themselves or others is not permitted to participate in paintball games. In particular, we will not permit a person to play if that person is, in our reasonable opinion, under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. This site has a zero alcohol tolerance. Also no physical contact between players is permitted during paintball games.

Non-compliance with these expectations or staff directions may result in immediate exclusion from the site, without compensation.