Our Passionate Partners
Passionate People | Passionate Businesses
The following people are passionate about their businesses and truly love their work. We are keen to recommend them to you. Why not get in touch and together you can share your passions!
 Cate runs the north star hotel Melrose, southern sister of the prairie hotel, parachilna. The north star is an oasis of outback chic on the outskirts of the Willochra plains, the outback and the rugged Flinders Ranges. Nestled against the eastern flanks of Mt Remarkable, the north star offers sophisticated, stylish yet relaxed accommodation, wonderfully comfortable accommodation & facilites and great service. It makes a perfect place to stop & stay when visiting the Flinders Ranges, we guarantee you'll leave smiling.
 Christine runs 65Main in Daylesford-Hepbrun Springs, a big bright heritage house which Chris plugs as" the B&B with TLC." Chris also ensures her B&B is a "doilly free zone" making it a contemporary, chic and casual spot to hang out in and stay as your base for all your Daylesford adventures and indulgences.
 Frank and Katrina at Bimbi Park love where they live amongst the koalas and manna gums of Cape Otway. Their caravan park has to have the best facilities you will find and their deluxe ensuite cabins are setting the standard for the rest of Australia. Frank loves to cater for groups and his cooking is simply superb with his wood-fired pizzas a specialty! Our guests continue to rave about Frank's superb cooking on our walking tours and our guides enjoy the food too!
 Helen runs the gorgeous Wombat Hills Cottages located out of Mansfield in north eastern Victoria. Set in acres of gardens these beautifully crafted stone cottages make the ideal locale for a romantic getaway in the midst of crisp, alpine air. If you prefer to escape with friends or family, the three bedroom Rose cottage is just the ticket.
 Jill runs Bear Gully Cottages delightful luxury accommodation overlooking Waratah Bay with stunning ocean views towards Wilsons Promontory. Only 2.5 hours from Melbourne staying at Bear Gully opens a whole array of enticing possibilities and allows you to discover one of Victoria's hidden gems.
 Malcolm runs Cape Otway Ocean Lodge . Malcolm has plenty of dorm style accommodation and his place makes an ideal base for large walking groups. He also has Holly cooking for him. Holly is passionate about food and plants, grows her own organic produce and she is one of the very best cooks in the district.
 Mark Brack runs Marks Tours a niche owner operated venture in which Mark uses his extensive local knowledge to interpret the unique indigenous, European and anthropological history of the Cape Otway region. Mark is passionate about the Cape Otway region and his local knowledge, appreciation and sense of humour shine through. We emply Mark on all of our guided tours as he provides our guests with a unique insight into this wonderful location.
 Nicola runs Habitat HQ St Kilda Melbourne's glammest funkiest 4.5 star backpacker hostel in soulful St Kilda. Nicola and her staff will make you feel right at home and give you all the latest on what's hot, what to see, and most important: where to find the best coffee in town. Stay at Habitat HQ, Melbourne's funkiest backpacker hostel.
Travel Resources
These resources are useful when planning your trip. We regularly plan using these resources and are happy to recommend them to you.
 Australian Bureau of Meteorology | the BOM website is an incredibly useful resource covering all of Australia's states and territories. Inside you will find weather forecasts, rain radar, synoptic & satellite charts, tide times and a host of other useful info.
 The Australian Early Warning Network is a subscriber service available free of charge to the Australian public and its aim is to save lives and property. EWN provides free emergency alerts via SMS and email to subscribers covering every weather event from severe weather warnings through to tsunamis. EWN monitors and tracks potentially dangerous weather systems and uses the network to alert people directly in the path of an event such as a thunderstorm with the potential for hail, flash flooding or damaging winds.
 Parks Victoria. At the Parks Vic site you will find guides & maps to all Victoria's parks, as well as the lowdown on the current situation in all of our parks & reserves - essential info such as park closures, seasonal track closures, parks guides, fire info, etc can all be found here.
 South Australia National Parks and Wildlife. The DEH site contains info on more than 300 parks and reserves in South Australia.
 Tourism Victoria | TV is very helpful in assisting us with our marketing and preparing our product for the international market. TV also assists us in meeting key stakeholders when we are looking at introducing our product into other regions of Victoria. Good to do business with.
 South Australian Tourism Commission | The SATC is very helpful in assisting us introduce our walks into South Australia and organises meetings for us with key stakeholders and landowners. Good to do business with.
 The Great Southern Touring Route assists us in our marketing of the Great Ocean Walk both in Australia and overseas.
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