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born out of a desire to create an authentic experience that could be shared with all. We dreamt up a vision to honour the location, embrace the unique and celebrate our local community. What we have created is not only a beautiful place for travellers to rest their heads, but a true coming together of what makes this place so amazing – a place full to the brim with vibrant, inspiring and imaginative creative makers, artists and craftspeople.

While we celebrate our love for design and local creatives, we also challenged ourselves to revitalise the restaurant in the most sustainable and conscious way we could. For us, it’s a journey about being setting the bar, creating a rhythm and we ask our guests to come with us on the journey..

With people who ..

THE IDLE COLLECTIVE

  • Owners, designers, creative directors and visionaries behind Idle, with a string of personal creative developments behind them found themselves under the offer to consider their next gig. Born and bred on the lake system of which the vessel floats, they were ready to deep-dive into a creative endeavour - one that would allow them to reflect the heartbeat and rhythm of a community and lifestyle that had given them so much. Once they made the call, a few quiet conversations with friends that carried their vision to life. A team of humble warriors who dedicated so much passion, love and creativity into Idle. This creative powerhouse of a team has worked together seamlessly and with great synergy—weaving and integrating various roles and tasks throughout the project. And always with great passion and heaps of laughs.

  • Local forward thinking building magicians, Daniel & the team at Hutt are a progressive team of builders and designers specialising in big and tiny spaces with flare. They brought creative solutions to every single part of the project, and tackled odd issues such as level and straight surfacing on water… not an easy task but mastered by these guys.

  • Wendy Kenworthy - Smith is Idle’s very best friend. Our creative consultant, connector, creator, motivator, do-er. If you don’t know her, you should. There’s not much on board that she hasn’t touched or been consulted on, and her wisdom of design, colour and whats ALWAYS on trend is boundless.

  • Fry Pluming

    RC Davis Electrical

    Corey Bills Plastering

    Jarrod Knowles Tiling

    NUWAVE Cabinets

    Outlook Curtains & Blinds

    Lakes Entrance Carpet Court

    AB Hunter Fishing