Escarpment above forested slopes at Lake David at Lake Yarrunga, Kangaroo Valley, at first light.

Private residencies · by enquiry

Remarkable places. Deliberate hosting.

Wylde Systems creates selectively hosted residencies for private groups, founders and leadership teams who want depth without spectacle. It begins at Lake David at Lake Yarrunga, Kangaroo Valley.

What this is

Residencies shaped by place, privacy and precise hosting.

Each residency is built from scratch. Different every time. Shaped around you.

A small group walking away through a corridor of close-standing trees.
The lodge at dusk with its windows lit, a long table set outside on the gravel, and forested hills behind.

Flagship host place

Lake David at Lake Yarrunga.

A private property in Kangaroo Valley, within reach of Sydney and Canberra, where the landscape does most of the work.

Kangaroo Valley has been a meeting place far longer than it has been a destination. It is why the valley works for what we do.

Wylde Systems begins at Lake David

Cultural leadership

Cultural programming led by Yanaga Murru.

Scoped, led, approved and priced by Yanaga Murru under their own authority. They retain all relevant Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property.

How this works

A small group gathered at the water margin below the escarpment.
A coupe of botanical aperitif beside foraged leaf and flower on worn timber.

Botanical hospitality

Botanical hospitality by Trolley’d.

Native and regional ingredients, foraged where they can be.

The experience

Seasonal food and the shared table

Dinner is the centre of the evening.

One long table, and a menu built around what the region actually has that week.

The experience

A long table set by candlelight beneath a hanging arrangement of native foliage.

Proof

Delivered, then documented.

A residency was delivered at Lake David on 18 to 19 July 2026 as a private pre-production event, with a cultural opening led by Yanaga Murru, botanical hospitality by Trolley’d and dinner by Moonacres.

Five conditions

Five things we are careful about.

Privacy, cultural integrity, precision, provenance, and time that stays unprogrammed.

How a residency works

Enquiry

How a private enquiry works.

Residencies are arranged by enquiry, not booked.

01 · Enquiry

You tell us the objective.

Not just dates. What the time is for, who is coming, and what would make it worth doing.

02 · Conversation

We test the fit.

A direct conversation about scope, budget, availability and whether this is the right setting. Some enquiries we decline.

03 · Proposal

One costed recommendation.

A single scope with nothing hidden, including which partners are engaged and what remains optional.

04 · Confirmation

Dates held on deposit.

A deposit secures the date and partner holds. Detail is confirmed well before arrival.

Acknowledgement of Country

We Acknowledge Wodi Wodi Kin (Family) Country as being Dharrawal interpreted Country. We extend acknowledgement to the current Traditional Custodians of the land we are situated, and to all Elders Past and Present, and recognise their continuing connection to Land, Sky, Water and Country.