Creating Local Connections
Our Story
From its inception, it was important to us that Stony Rise Lodge be a local project. Lovingly built and looked after by locals, the people you’ll meet at the Lodge are friends.
107 Douglas Dawson Track has been in our family since the seventies. Known as the Triangle Block it was once the back paddock of our Beacon Hill Road farm. Building a house on the Triangle Block was Dad’s dream. Sadly he didn’t get to see Stony Rise Lodge, but his love of pottery and art is featured throughout as a nod to him.
Stony Rise Lodge is architecturally designed by our cousin, John Lea, as a contemporary take on the original Beacon Hill Road farmhouse. Our interiors, designed by Anne-Marie Pyne, reflect the colours of Robe’s unique landscape where bush meets coast with white polished concrete, lapis blue cabinetry and sage and tan accents.
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We support local businesses by sourcing our food locally and our partners-in-fun are local experts, like Dad was. We want you to love Robe as much as we do and we’re here to help you make the most of your stay.
Rejuvenation
Our Native Vegetation Management Plan
Dad removed the stock from the Triangle Block in the mid-seventies and the rejuvenated scrub now surrounds the Lodge. It’s recognised as having Significant Environmental Benefit and is managed under a Native Vegetation Management Plan.
The Significant Environmental Benefit area is dedicated to the conservation of native vegetation and fauna. Working with the support of the Native Vegetation Council we’ve committed to a ten-year plan to eradicate the Bridal Creeper, False Caper and Buckthorn that pose a threat to the native flora and fauna.