On the Wallaby Lodge

The Worlds Greenest Lodge…

The Green Wally project will be an ongoing evolution however we have now completed a lot of the major works on our journey to becoming the “Greenest Lodge in the World”.

“A building that teaches”…

On the Wallaby Lodge now provides visitors with a unique opportunity to experience first-hand how careful design and practices can allow us to generate and store our own power, and to save water with a variety of water saving devices including a grey water system. Throughout the property, visitors will find a series of low-key interpretive opportunities to help learn through signage and interactive displays about the conservation and energy generating systems in use. We also encourage guests to pick fresh herbs from our edible gardens and to soak up the homely atmosphere.

“Our hope is to educate and delight our guest and to inspire visitors to make sustainable choices in their own homes and communities”

 

“A home for those who roam”. On the Wallaby Lodge in Yungaburra on the Atherton tablelands offers affordable dorm share, double and twin rooms, camping and campervan sites. This cosy eco lodge is designed to welcome travellers of all ages, outdoor enthusiasts, mountain bikers, hikers and educational groups.

On the Wallaby Eco Lodge includes:

  • Dorm beds for low-cost shared accommodation
  • Double and Twin Rooms
  • Site for tents and campervans
  • Community kitchen
  • Dining room and games area
  • Outdoor undercover area for entertaining and educational workshops
  • Communal campfire
  • Outdoor Rocket Pizza Oven (in progress)
  • Laundry area
  • Fresh rainwater drinking fountain
  • Bike storage and hire
  • A base for: Mountain Biking, Day and Night Wildlife Canoeing Tours, Night walks and Hiking

The beginnings … The original lodge was a wood style Queenslander home that was converted into a backpackers lodge over 20 years ago. The design of the lodge was inspired by traditional rural structures, and creates a welcoming interior that invites guests to settle in and relax.  It has been well loved and has a lot of character. The “Green Wally Project” is an ongoing journey that shows our love not only for the building and the people who visit, but also for the planet in which we all reside.

Would you like to offset your carbon emissions for your journey? If so please visit Green Fleet

Other organisations making a difference are :

T.R.E.A.T  Trees for the Evelyn and Atherton Tablelands (TREAT) was started in 1982 by botanist Joan Wright and rainforest ecologist Geoff Tracey, who recognised the need for a community-based tree planting organisation to revegetate degraded lands and create corridors for wildlife on the Tablelands. TREAT has wonderful working relationships with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service – Restoration Services – at the Lake Eacham Nursery, many landholders, other landcare and community groups.

Rainforest Rescue has been protecting and restoring rainforests in Australia and internationally since 1998. They do this by purchasing properties of high conservation value rainforest and protecting their biodiversity.

Rainforest Reserves‘ mission is to care for injured and orphaned cassowaries to help return them back to the Wild. Our aim is also to help reverse the Extinction crisis which faces Cassowaries by restoring rainforest for Cassowaries and their friends, through planting and maintenance.