Environmental Policies
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The Unique Management Environment of Binna Burra
The Lodge is situated on a 38 hectare privately owned property within the boundary of Lamington National Park. This alone presents a unique and challenging management environment, with many additional factors having to be taken into consideration due to the proximity of the National Park. Adding to these management constraints, the Lodge itself is now recognised as a heritage site.
Prior to the establishment of Binna Burra Mountain Lodge, the property was farmed and logged, and a considerable area had been cleared. Since its foundation in 1933, Binna Burra has successfully rehabilitated these degraded areas, returning the land to its natural rainforest state.
Although a complete lack of negative influence is not a realistic objective for a tourist destination, Binna Burra is pro-actively committed to minimising all adverse impacts on its surrounding environment and the environment as a whole.
Current management procedures at Binna Burra are quite effective and keep negative impacts to a minimum by regulating guest activities through education and interpretation and by isolating such activities to designated areas.
Maintaining the vegetation in and around the lodge for aesthetic and functional purposes is also a primary management objective, as well as maintaining environmental best practice procedures which have been adopted within the every day running of the Lodge and its environment.
Land Management Plan Objectives
Binna Burra Mountain Lodge's management and staff have a long history of sustainable land management, as evidenced by the following objectives:
- To enhance natural features of the environment for observation and education purposes
- To maintain landscape integrity and amenity
- To maintain the environment to the satisfactory level of social standards and acceptability
- To provide and maintain habitats for native fauna
- To maintain the function of the ecosystems
- To ensure the long-term conservation of the natural environment
- To conserve the genetic diversity of the environment
- To utilise the area's available resources
- To encourage the involvement of staff from all departments in the land management process
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