Huon Bush Retreats Pty Ltd

HBR is owned and operated by Michael Higgins and Paul Dimmick. HBR is the business branch of the greater reserve and delivers guest services on a day to day basis.

Accreditation

Accredited as a provider of quality nature based tourism experiences.
Click here for full membership and accreditation details.

Michael Higgins (and River)

Michael is our chef and provides most of the guest services and day to day management.

River is one of our orphaned animals that we raise from time to time. She is very friendly and might even greet you at reception.

Paul Dimmick

Paul manages the infrastructure and promotional activities.

He was a full time activist in the successful campaign to save the Franklin River and various other environmental and community campaigns.

Huon Nature Trust

Huon Nature Trust exists to commercially support the aims and protection of Mt Misery Habitat Reserve. Environmentally minded people have pooled money into the trust to achieve protection of natural values.

The unit trust owns the land, cabins and infrastructure, with the principal goal of protecting the land and natural values at Mt Misery. It is an arrangement where ethical investment meets private conservation. The Trust then leases the land and cabins to Huon Bush Retreats.

About half of the available units have been sold so far. As units are sold, more cabins can be built, up to the maximum of eight. After that, we hope to purchase surrounding land to better protect the core values of Mt Misery Habitat Reserve.

For more information about how the trust operates, download the attached pdf from the botttom of this page, or please email us info@huonbushretreats.com

Mount Misery Habitat Reserve

Mt Misery Habitat Reserve is a loose community conservation effort, where about many neighbors have co-operatively protected some 8 square kilometers (1,600 acres) of private lands plus the intervening public lands.

Many of the properties (including HBR) are protected in perpetuity by conservation covenants. Covenants are attached to the title and the conditions apply to all future owners. Most of the covenants in this area allow people to use 20% of each title, leaving 80% protected for nature.

Several reserve residents are being sued by Gunns Ltd (the Gunns 20), based on their involvement in the successful campaign to stop the logging of lands adjacent the north eastern side of the reserve at Lucaston.

Part of the reserve, southwest from the summit, is owned by Huon Nature Trust and leased by Huon Bush Retreats.

How to find us

Located just fifty minutes south from Hobart, and ten minutes from Huonville, Huon Bush Retreats is the perfect place from which to explore the Huon Valley and Far South.

Click here for full directions to find us

Our Ethics

• Protecting the natural values of Mt Misery Area and encouraging better protection of the environment everywhere
• Treating guests and staff with equality and respect, regardless of race, sexuality, political persuasions or religion
• Sharing our vision for a community where people live in close harmony with their natural surroundings
• Supporting community groups with environmental or social equality policies. Each month, we give a raffle prize or similar to such a group.