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FEATURE THE DECK AND BEER GARDEN ARE ICONIC IN WEIPA. THE DECK HAS BECOME WHAT PEOPLE REFER TO AS ‘THE PLACE TO MEET’ <strong>QHA</strong> REVIEW | 20
FEATURE So how did this mining town attract the interest of the Powers, and more importantly, what is it like running one of the northern most hotels in Australia? We were keen to find out. Bernard takes up the story. “The hotel was built in 1970 by Australian Airlines, then known as TAA. It consisted of the main hotel with an adjoining motel of 22 units. In 1980, they built a further 18 units to bring the total to 40. We bought the resort in 1981. Aside from numerous refurbishments to both the motel and the main hotel building, the overall structure hasn’t changed other than the addition of a very large beautiful deck overlooking the bay.” The result has seen it become a focal point for not only the hotel but indeed the people in town and the surrounding regions. Mark elaborates, “The deck and beer garden are iconic in Weipa. The deck has become what people refer to as ‘the place to meet’, whether it is your first time or you have lived there for 50 years. It is a beautiful spot in the day or night. It’s position overlooking Albatross Bay is also unique in that it is one of the only places in Queensland where you can watch the sun set over the ocean from the western side.” It prompted us to ask Mark about hotel patronage and the types of customers The Albatross attracts. “The average person can be anything from a 24 yearold masters engineering student who wants a fantastic cup of coffee and knows a great red wine, a family travelling around Australia camping and fishing, an executive couple who have just retired or a group of professionals who are coming up recreationally. It is that diverse. It can even be a number of employees of the various companies who use Weipa as a central point for their commercial or public works around the mines. It’s a huge mixture.” Mark went on to explain how Weipa is anything but a boom or bust town. “It is a steady, stable town underpinned by Rio Tinto but there is also a lot of government activity. Education is a huge employer up here through public and private schooling. There is a lot of visitation to Cape York due to education, health, environment and defence.” As a result Weipa Airport has flights arriving regularly throughout the week. Work is being undertaken on a new mine, along with an upgrade of the port facilities and aside from the commercial airport, just 30 minutes outside of Weipa is the Royal Australian Air Force’s Scherger base. This is a strategic air strip capable of being activated at short notice. It was designed for operational units to move into existing facilities at little or no notice, either for urgent defence requirements or military exercises. Mark continues, “There are enormous environmental and infrastructure development works taking place. Water, roads, manufacturing, along with all the support services which come with it – the size of these projects <strong>QHA</strong> REVIEW | 21
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