Kinglake, Australia Gets New Resort, Post-Fires
In scenic rural Victoria, not too far out of Melbourne, they're still cleaning up after February's horrific fires. One of the worst hit towns, Kinglake, 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.
The as-yet-unnamed resort is the brainchild of local developer Bruce Thomas 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 injection into the local community.
There's already speculation that the Kinglake hotel will bring in a few "disaster tourists" keen to see the place that made headlines; the local council says that in general, most people to stop by Kinglake so far have "been very respectful" and in the end, if they're handing over their accommodation dollars, who's going to complain?
The plan is to start building within three months, but there's no opening date or any other details available yet. Kinglake's in a beautiful area and very day-trippable from Melbourne, so we'll be keeping an eye on this one.
[Photo: Sascha Grant]
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