About
Eagles Nest I
We welcome you to this beautiful part of the world. The Lodge's features are listed below.
Eagles Nest I
Retreat-
"Where you can unwind;
indulge the senses;
partake in a little well deserved pampering;
and soar like an Eagle;
the coming together of time;
yesterday, today, tomorrow;
where dreamtime becomes reality;
that's Eagles Nest Retreat".
Eagles Nest
Retreat has the following features:
- Two storey open planned design within a 186 square metre layout.
- Two bedrooms, King and Queensize beds.
- Two Bathrooms, a spa bath and shower downstairs and a spa pool and twin
shower upstairs.
- An outside spa featuring 12 micro jets and a hot pump.
- Self catering fully equipped kitchen.
- Open fire, Heat Pump and air conditioner.
- Fully equipped laundry.
- Spectacular views day or night through our specially designed windows.
- Television, video, C.D. and DVD player.
- Mood lighting, you choose the desired effect or why not sit in the moonlight?
- Private courtyard, barbecue area and campfire area.
- 360 degree view, private balcony with a small kitchenette in the upstairs
bedroom.
- Revolving sofa on a 360 degree turntable for viewing the exquisite landscape
or sit and relax by the log fire.
- "Total" privacy, we have only one Lodge with it's own unique
environment.
- Floor heating in both bathrooms and upstairs toilet.
- The upstairs bedroom features a large window in the ceiling providing views
of the Southern Sky while in bed.
- To keep Eagles Nest Retreat in immaculate shape we do not permit smoking
or pets however special provisions are made for smoking in the courtyard and
on the balcony.
In House Services:
- Dream
Chef (by arrangement), you've heard of the "Surprise Chef", you've seen
the "Naked Chef", now is the time to experience the "Dream
Chef"!
- Dream Chef (Click Here) (by arrangement),
sit back and relax as we prepare an exquisite meal for you.
- Massage (Click Here) (by arrangement),
a relaxing therapeutic massage...relax.
Products:
-Open the refrigerator at Eagles Nest and you will find free range eggs grown locally in Sheffield. The chickens are fed organic grain. See how orange the yokes are!
Photography
- Eagles
Nest Retreat is a great location for sunsets, sunrises and capturing our unique
rural landscape. Eleven different mountains or mountain ranges can be viewed
from Eagles Nest Retreat looking through our huge specially designed windows.
Wildlife
- Feed the Ring Tailed Possums at night, view the Wedge Tailed Eagles and discover the resident Platypus on the farm dam at dusk.
Dairy
- Eagles Nest Retreat is located on a working Dairy Farm. There is the option to view or participate in the milking of cows. Why not help feed the calves?
Tarriff
History
and Background
Eagles Nest Retreat was created from the dream of Des Brown supported graciously
by his wife Dianne.
The 20-hectare property was purchased by Des on the 19th of October 1973 and
became part of the 117-hectare dairying and cropping farm.
Over time the positive and challenging words of radio personality John Laws
of “Keep the Dream Alive” provoked a desire to share the unique
views of the exquisite rural landscape, Mount Roland and ten other mountains
or ranges with the world.
Therefore Des after over 40 years a dairy farmer with over thirty years in
partnership with Dianne, took the opportunity, made the commitment, grabbed
the courage to make the “Dream” a reality.
In December 2000 planning approval was sought for a tourist accommodation
facility, then Des over the next 2 years enjoyed the opportunity to live
the “Dream”. This through being a landscape designer, architect,
furniture designer both inside and out, interior decorator and lighting consultant.
The goal being to give a unique Tasmanian experience utilising Tasmanian timbers
such as Tas Oak, Blackwood, Huon Pine along with Ben Lomond granite and endemic
alpine plants.
It was to recognize the cultural links to the past and to use various mediums
to showcase the talents of Tasmanian artists.
It is easy design something but there is greater success in implementations
when others involved capture the vision and own it.
The building displays the various skills of the local tradesman. Gary Dick,
builder, who has the many skills of “Jack of all trades”, welder
Kerry Fox, supported with engineering advice from Wayne Soderberg, and drawing
talents from Paul Wood. The photography by Garth Colledge with electrical
services by Greg Rayner and plumbing by Ron Greeves.
The Blackwood staircase shows the style of Jamie Dunlop. The extensive courtyard
by Don Ferguson and Barry Poulton.
The garden furniture features by John Burr, Claude Mitchell, Kerry Fox and
Barry Poulton. The inside painting shows the skills of Nathan and Noel Keen.
The website was designed by Tim Wilson and Sean Hartigan of 360 Virtual Tours.
The vision to promote the talents of Tasmanian artists is achieved through
the work of, in painting, leading contemporary aboriginal artist Mick Quillam
and watercolour by Margaret Brown.
In furniture making, Craig Howard of Heritage Furniture featuring Huon pine
bedroom furniture, along with Richard Ellis who built the sofa, which rotates
360 degrees.
The boomerang granite table was built by Dunn Industries, the wood carving
in the form of Blackwood, Huon pine and glass table by Michael Reeve.
The extensive conversion of agricultural machinery to “furniture” an
example being parts of dairy equipment made into a bed head by Seba Sheetmetal.
In music, the theme song for Eagles Nest Retreat written and sung by Robb
Tait of Wilmot.
Eagles Nest Retreat as its own environmental surrounds containing a private
courtyard, barbeque and campfire areas with all the rest of the land being
an integral part of a 150 cow dairy farm which has a 40 unit rotary dairy. The main part of the dairy farm has been sold to an English couple Richard Smart and Trina Hole from Somerset.
Eagles Nest Retreat was opened by the former Premier of Tasmania, the Hon.
Jim Bacon MHA on December 7th 2002.
Click here to view some pictures or listen to the former
Premier's speech from the opening.
Eagles Nest Retreat is appreciated by it's visitors. Click here to view their unedited comments about the retreat.
Links:
Dan
Fellow- Photography
Melle Beauty-
Spa Beauty Care products
Bruce Hutchison-
Photography
Tasmazia- Tourist
Attraction
Brian Dullaghan- Video
Production
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