Binna Burra Mountain Lodge - Lamington National Park

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Retreat to a place of solitude

Bushwalk through breathtaking rainforest, abseil exhilarating cliffs, experience the thrills of a 160-metre flying foxride, spoil yourself with gourmet food or just take time out to relax, dream...
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by Brian Sutton, Daily News - Gold Coast
5th November 2005

Rainbow Lorikeet

About Employment at Binna Burra

Interested in becoming a team member of this special and unique environment?

Current Employment opportunities

No current employment opportunites

Our vision:

Preservation of the spirit of Binna Burra through continuous business renewal.

The Mission of the Board, Management and Staff:

We are custodians of Binna Burra's heritage, we nurture and improve it today, and we will pass it on in good health to future generations.

To achieve this we must have a sustainable business which has sufficient economic strength to ensure its environmental and social performance recognizes and complements the world heritage natural environment in which the business is located.

Our success lies with the staff and Management's joint commitment to customer service, the provision of the best personal service to our Lodge guests, and staff commitment to our internal customers, that is, each other. Good service to guests starts with good service in the workplace.

Our management philosophy is that our concern for the well being of our employees will ensure a similar care and concern for Lodge guests. We believe fundamentally that when we do this, our team will be unbeatable and our success in the marketplace will be assured, because our team will out perform any other.

Staff are fortunate to work in this spectacular environment, and through providing excellent service to guests and each other, all staff enjoy job satisfaction and quality of life.

Binna Burra Management advertise most positions vacant internally in the first instance and then externally.

All employees and all job applicants will be assessed according to their skills, qualifications, abilities, prior work performance, attitudes and aptitudes. Recruitment and promotion will be on the basis that each applicant will be considered fairly and equally. The selected applicant will be the person who best meets the requirements of the position.

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Binna Burra Lodge Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Binna Burra Lodge Limited that all employees will work in an environment that provides for equal opportunity and supports the principle of affirmative action. Management will provide an environment for all employees that offers encouragement and opportunity to set personal goals, within the framework of the company's objectives and achieve satisfaction in what they do at work.

Each employee has a responsibility to treat all fellow employees with fairness and equality so that the total working environment is free from discriminatory activities and practices.

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Training Policy

Binna Burra Lodge Ltd believes that all levels of staff must be trained, nurtured, and developed to realise their true potential and enable them to achieve optimum performance.

Binna Burra recognises that in order to increase the efficiency and productivity of the enterprise a significant commitment to training and skill development is required. Accordingly Binna Burra Lodge Limited commits itself to:

  • Developing a more highly skilled and flexible workforce
  • Providing employees with career opportunities through appropriate training to acquire additional skills
  • Removing barriers to the utilisation of skills acquired

Environmental Staff Training

The cores Values and Mission statements require ongoing commitment to Environmental Training of our dedicated team.

Staff have basic understanding of:

  • The natural and conservation values of the area.
  • The application and relevance of accreditation obligations to the various staff members.
  • The core principals of ecotourism and how this operation achieves them.
  • Appropriate behaviors they should adhere to as part of their duties that help to minimise the operations impact.
  • Appropriate actions that they and customers should take to minimise environmental impacts.
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Occupational Health and Safety

Our Commitment

Binna Burra Lodge Limited's Occupational Health and Safety Policy is to: -

  • Comply with all legislative requirements.
  • Identify and assess risks.
  • Prevent injuries to employees, contractors, and visitors.
  • Provide a safe place in which to work.
  • Train employees in safe operating practices.

The company and its employees both share the OHS & W responsibility. The employee has a responsibility to perform all the tasks in a safe manner, to comply with the company policy, to have an awareness of OHS & W issues, and to actively contribute to a safe working environment.

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Employment at Binna Burra is unique

Binna Burra Staff strive to satisfy the needs and expectations of its customers in every aspect of the service delivery

Binna Burra Staff strive to provide for friendship, tolerance, safety and mutual understanding among those different nationalities and cultures who choose to visit Binna Burra

Binna Burra Staff aim to reconnect themselves & Visitors with their environment for the spiritual, emotional and therapeutic benefits that nature provides

Binna Burra Staff aim to provide visitors with ready access to educational materials and experiences to enhance their understanding and appreciation of our local environment and threats to it.

Binna Burra Staff encourage practices amongst our visitors which minimize the human impact on the world heritage environment

Binna Burra Staff promote new human values and lifestyles to achieve a more harmonious relationship with local, regional and global resources and environments.

Binna Burra Staff encourage simplicity of functions to prevail while respecting basic human needs of comfort and safety

Binna Burra Staff strive for continuous improvement in service and performance

Binna Burra Management provide encouragement incentives for our staff to continuously educate themselves on ways to interpret the environment, the history and the heritage of Binna Burra in ways that inspire and educate visitors

Binna Burra Staff promote historical, heritage, cultural and environmental understanding of its land and built resources with local national and global relationships

Binna Burra's employment policies enhance the local Beechmont resident population's well-being, quality of life and employment opportunities

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Employment at Binna Burra