News

New Science Advisory Group formed at bushfire impacted iconic ecolodge. The iconic Binna Burra Lodge in the scenic rim hinterland of Australia’s Gold Coast was the first major tourism resort devastated by the 2019/2020 bushfire season in Australia. ‘Six months later,...

While welcomed, the recent heavy rain will cause further delays in the repair work underway on the single access road into Binna Burra Lodge, Lamington National Park in the scenic rim of the Gold Coast hinterland On 8 September 2019, the historic Binna Burra Lodge and...

A new PAL has been announced by Binna Burra with The Tourism CoLab, a for-purpose enterprise consisting of a group of international creative thinkers with expertise in urban and regional planning, business and entrepreneurship, social enterprise and regenerative...

Binna Burra takes over the operations of the Headmaster’s Café at the Old School Beechmont – Gold Coast Hinterland. Since the heritage-listed ecolodge was devastated in bushfires in early September 2019, the single road access is still under repair so no business can...

Image: On behalf of all the staff present for the pre bushfire evacuation on Friday 6 September 2019 at Binna Burra Lodge, Leighton Pitcher, Louanne Byrnes, Scott Parker and Ian Pritchard receive the ‘Marjorie Groom Award’ for exceptional staff from Marjorie’s son and...

Photo: Richard Groom and Greg Lahey, representing the two founding families of Binna Burra Lodge, do the heavy lifting and carry the historic bell. The official custodian of the bell, Barry Davies, did the honours to make the bell ring once again. Binna Burra Bell...

One day after the devastating bushfire at Binna Burra Lodge on Sunday 8 September 2019 Extract of article in The Guardian. By Ben Smee, published Monday 9 Sep 2019   Impacts of climate change. 'Like nothing we've seen': Queensland bushfires tear through...

After the devastation from severe bushfires in September 2019, an iconic Australian ecolodge, will continue with the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative.   ‘It’s about business being a force for good’ said Steve Noakes, Chair of the Board of Directors...

The message about the recovery and renewal of Binna Burra will go to many consumer and  travel industry audiences in Australia and beyond. One of those will be the Ecotourism Australia’s Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference, Cairns 2-4 December 2019.  The...

A new era of adventure tourism @ Binna Burra will arrive in 2020 ! a catalytic experience to expand international access and overnight visit expenditure at Binna Burra Lodge The Queensland Minister of Tourism, Hon Kate Jones, announced yesterday that  Binna Burra...

BRING BACK BINNA BURRA Queensland's treasured Binna Burra Lodge in the Gold Coast hinterland will make a comeback in finer form than it was before it was largely gutted by bushfire. That was the vow lodge chairman Steve Noakes made in the grassy courtyard of...

BRING BACK BINNA BURRA Dear Binna Burra stakeholder, We are now well into recovery planning stage. THIS IS OUR IMMEDIATE PLAN. We will adapt the principles underpin all recovery planning and operations as recommended by Queensland Government - Disaster Management: and...