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The Bright Lodge

14 September 2026

A 1960s timber-and-stone alpine motel in Bright, Victoria, brought back by a pair of hospitality refugees who kept the bones, the sign and the fireplaces and let the rest breathe.

Kookaburra Motor Lodge

14 September 2026

A central Halls Gap original — twenty-eight rooms within walking distance of every cafe, the trailheads, and a kookaburra that has memorised the breakfast routine.

Hara House

14 September 2026

An 80s motor inn reborn as alpine mid-century with patterned tiles, wood veneers and a rectangular pool that catches an afternoon shadow worth waiting for.

Royal Mail Hotel

14 September 2026

A Grampians original from 1855 with motel rooms out back overlooking Mount Sturgeon, a kitchen garden you could lose a friend in, and the most-awarded wine list in regional Australia.

Country Plaza Halls Gap

14 September 2026

An alpine fifty-one-roomer at the foot of the Grampians — pool, restaurant, playground, and a wallaby population that audits the lawn at dusk.

Bright Motor Inn

14 September 2026

A High Country hideaway under hundred-year-old trees — pool, river views, parkside, and a price-point that has remained gloriously of the seventies.