Fire at Adel’s Grove

The campground is often packed and would have been now with it being in the middle of both the grey nomad season and the school holidays. It is amazing (thankfully) that everybody made a successful escape in the dark.

Best wishes and good luck to all the team up there...

I flew an aircraft into Adel's over 25 years ago and have been visiting ever as often as we can ever since...

"The Grove" had it genesis in the wonderful work that Albert de Lestang did, only to be destroyed by fire in the 1950s...

History repeats, but without doubt I'm sure it will recover once again.

Cheers, Baz - The Landy

So sad
Was just there in April this year & it was just the start of the season they were busy getting everything ready for the season & it was looking great (have been there several times)
I'm glad to here no one was injured & hope they can keep operating in some form whilst they rebuild
When you think some of the fire fighters came from as far as Doomadgee & Burketown
Hope the Insurance companies are fair, "there normally not" for all involved
So So Sad

One of the problems with fires like this is, whether the insurance is adequate to cover a full and proper rebuild - and to cover loss of income while the place is being rebuilt.
Not enough people realise that if you underinsure in the total value, a damage claim can be reduced to recognise the property was underinsured in total.
This is called "apply-average" in insurance-speak, and it has cost a lot of people substantial sums in the past, when they made damage claims on their insurance.

Underinsurance

The other important thing is to keep extensive records (pictorial, and on paper) of what you spent on the building, what was inside it, and the cost records of the equipment and items/consumables that were inside the building.
Then keep those records in a fire-proof safe, or fire-proof document holders.

I've had my house burn down (due to no fault of mine), and it was a very soul-destroying episode - even to the extent of having to be subjected to a grilling by the police, who are the first on the scene, looking for evidence and proof of arson.

Cheers, Ron.

That's bad news all around.

2019 seems to be a year that these things are destined to affect many travellers. We have (had?) a booking there for the end of July, now very much up in the air.

And that follows up on the Tobermorey flood in March - we had booked there early this year for a transit stay in a week or so's time, and rang on Sunday to check whether they are back on their feet properly. (Only partly as of now.) They have lost all records of bookings placed before the flood, and they are still impacted.

Back in 2015? we arrived in Winton to see the smoke still rising at the WM Centre. Not sure if we are jinxed or whether we are just "carriers".

This is so sad for such a fantastic place to stay.

More than ever before, please do not put this off going to this little gem.

Yes it was the shop and restaurant, but the camping grounds will be fine, and without your support it is going to give the owners an even harder time.

Help them rebuild with your support, and see a real oasis in the bush.


Stephen

“An Update from the Adels Grove Team (on Facebook)...

We can confirm a fire has destroyed our main building last night impacting the reception/shop, restaurant, deck and bar with no injuries reported.

An 82-acre holiday park we have 61 accommodation rooms and glamping tents plus 235 camp and caravan sites which are relatively unaffected.

While we regroup we believe the temporary loss of services should not impact the vast majority of our visitors provided they are self-sufficient and equipped with supplies.

With many campers opting to remain in the park to continue their holiday the Lawn Hill Gorge boat tours are running and canoe hire is open for business!

Thank you to everyone for their patience with temporary arrangements for check in and alike.

Any travellers or guests wanting further information or assistance can call 0474 522 146 while phone lines are re-established.”

This is bad news indeed. I hope the fish and chip shop escaped the damage, and encourage all who can to make the trip to this wonderful place.
Best wishes with the rebuilding.