Unwind in our 20 Ha secluded Strathewen wildlife sanctuary dedicated to the restoration and permanent preservation of the natural heritage of the Diamond Valley catchment. Your spacious self-contained, attractive mudbrick B&B suites, all having mountain views set the stage for a relaxing retreat. Its associated studio with lounge, dining, wood fire and high definition projector presentation provides versatility for workshops and all-weather entertainment. An ideal retreat for lovers of the outdoors and also for groups seeking a friendly well -equipped venue for their pursuits.

Enjoy refreshing tranquillity by day and brilliant starlit nights, remote from everyday intrusions while only an hour from the CBD and less than 15 minutes from the ever popular St Andrews market and country Pub. Good access to the wineries of Nillumbik and Melbourne's outer northeast, together with scenic attractions including the Kinglake National Park, reservoirs, forest walks and the Murrundindi Cascades.

.Here, nature can be your therapist as you stroll along peaceful walks with magnificent trees and bushland gems or exert yourself on other more challenging tracks. Enjoy your breakfast basket with kangaroos grazing peacefullynearby while lyrebirds call from valleys where mists can drift ethereally.The varied landscapes, from dry hilltops to a ferny valley with seasonal creek, provide habitats for over 70 bird species, kangaroos wallabies, wombats, echidnas, sugar gliders and a wide range of wildflowers and terrestrial orchids


WURLIE Mudbrick B&B
Self-contained suites & entry
W3,4 : Queen + Single Bed
W2 : Double Bed
..( All with kitchenettes)
W1 : Separate Queen Bedroom with Single Bed /Living kitchen
QUINT STUDIO Accommodation
Q : Queen + 2 Single Rooms

* Electric blankets
* En suites with IR heating
* Each split-unit A/C
* Microwaves & Hotplates
* Refrigerators
* TV & 3 with DVD/CD
*Aboriginal for overnight shelter

TARIFFS $ A
COUPLES First Night*


W2 W3,4 W1 Q

MID-WEEK
100 120 180 220
WEEKEND
120 140 210 250
* *MULTIPLE NIGHTS 50%
REBATE !

Children under 5 free others
$15 per/night 15% off seniors


Phone: (03) 9714 8877

Email: mail@biota-haven.com.au

RESIDENCE WING

* 1 Double & 1 Single Bedroom
with a shared guest bathroom

 

SNUG ANNEX

* Potbelly, gas cooker, microwave and refrigerator
* Four bunk beds and double
convertible couch.
* Share Quint Bathroom

 

CATERING
*Generous continental breakfast basket is provided daily including, if desired, for $10 per day a selection of bacon, sausages free range eggs, tomatoes mushrooms vegeburgers for a hot and hearty meal.
* .

....QUINT NATURE STUDIO
* Presentation lounge, dining, wood ``heater, high definition projector ``&computer consoles.
* Library and activity rooms
* Full kitchen
* Shower & disabled toilet
* Undercover gas barbeque


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Hosts, Don and Leonie Hatton have been involved in community conservation for 40 years. Laanecoorie was acquired and named in 1984. A forum of ecologists endorsed the Biota Haven concept in 1998 and Nillumbik's Mayor welcomed it in 2000 as an ecologically sustainable enterprise encouraging local (walking track) ecotourism.

PLEASE NOTE:
LAANECOORIE IS A NONSMOKING SITE
NO SPAS

BIOTA-HAVEN PROJECT
NATURE CALENDAR
LAANECOORIE APPROACHES
GATE SIGN : 'LAND FOR WILDLIFE'

ARTHURS CREEK
VIA ROADS :

Nankervis
Cottles Bridge-Strathewen
Bowden Spur
Rankines (1km)
(Left entry 30m after creek culvert)

COTTLES BRIDGE
VIA ROADS :

Cottles Bridge-Strathewen
Bowden Spur
Rankines (1km)
(Left entry 30m after creek culvert)

ST ANDREWS
VIA ROADS :

Mittons Bridge
Jacksons
Rankines(3.5km)
(Right entry 20m before 40 km sign)

 

COTTLES BRIDGE
VIA ROADS :

Cottles Bridge-Strathewen
Hilderbrand
Jacksons
Rankines (3.5km)
(Right entry 20m before 40 km sign

 


Laanecoorie is Place of Kangaroos
Biota is Biodiversity of Given Region and Era
Here: Outer NE Melbourne and Pre-Alienation