by Binna Burra | Sep 22, 2021 | News
The Gymea lily Doryanthes excelsa is a truly iconic plant of the Australian bush. The botanic name, 'Doryanthes', derives from two Greek words - 'dory', meaning spear, and 'anthos', meaning flower and this refers to the beacon like flower heads that stand out in the...
by Binna Burra | Sep 15, 2021 | News
The United Nations International Day of Peace is held each year on the 21 st of September. The 2021 theme is “Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world”. In this era of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN says: ‘… we are inspired to think creatively and...
by Binna Burra | Sep 15, 2021 | News
The Romeo Lahey Memorial Lecture honours the principal founder of the National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ), who remained President or more than 30 years and was instrumental in convincing the Queensland Government to declare many of the state’s national...
by Binna Burra | Sep 14, 2021 | News
On the second anniversary of the September 2019 bushfire devastation at Binna Burra Lodge "In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks." (John Muir) The New Bushwalker's Precinct is now OPEN at Binna Burra Includes the refurnished Bushwalker’s Bar...
by Binna Burra | Sep 9, 2021 | News
The Resilient Australia Awards: celebrate and promote initiatives that build whole of community resilience to disasters and emergencies around Australia, as well as images capturing resilience in action recognise collaboration and innovative thinking across all...
by Binna Burra | Sep 1, 2021 | News
As an eleven year old visiting Binna Burra Lodge in 1941, Raymond Smith remembered the best way to get a lot of food at meals times was just to say ‘Yes please!’ The more he said ‘Yes please’ the more his plate filled up with the country style home cooking that Binna...
