http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:17:53Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/3/64215/51865 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Kinglake_After_Fires.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>In scenic rural Victoria, not too far out of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, they're still cleaning up after February's <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/2/12/33622/6705/travel/Victorian+Fires+Still+Burning%3B+Help+Floods+In">horrific fires</a>. One of the worst hit towns, <b>Kinglake</b>, has just found out it will be home to a new 4.5 star resort which will pretty much "rise from the ashes" of a town that lost not only most of its houses but many of its citizens too.<p>The as-yet-unnamed resort is the brainchild of <a href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,27574,25271982-2862,00.html">local developer Bruce Thomas</a> who has planned a luxury resort with a pool and conference facilities to be built at Pheasant Creek on land that was partly damaged by the fires. They hope the resort will bring back the tourists and provide a financial amandak 2009-04-03T10:55:45-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/