Luxury lodge The Louise, in South Australia’s Barossa wine region, has been acquired by Baillie Lodges, adding to the company’s growing collection of properties from September 2021.

This is the second luxury lodge to join the group in South Australia. Southern Ocean Lodge, situated on Kangaroo Island, joined the fold in 2008. The lodge was destroyed in the bushfires in January 2020 and the property is now closed. However, Baillie Lodges is rebuilding the lodge and anticipates this will reopen in late 2022 or early 2023. 

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Queensland has a line up of major tourism developments next year.

In Tropical North Queensland, Silky Oaks Lodge is undergoing a facelift to reopen on 1 October 2021 under the Baillie Lodges brand. Influenced by its Daintree Rainforest surroundings, the