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BEERTOPIA The BunGeo region is making a name for itself as a beer-lovers’ hub, says Dianne Bortoletto.
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iving the good life includes relaxing with family and friends over a couple of freshly brewed beers and some good food in chill surrounds. The good news is that the region is about to get three new venues for you to do just that. Treendale Farm Hotel The owners behind some of WA’s iconic pubs are in the final stages of building Treendale Farm Hotel, a massive 10,000 squaremetre family-friendly venue catering for 1,000 people, set to open mid-November.
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Situated on Australind’s The Promenade, Treendale Farm Hotel is designed to appeal to everyone, particularly families. Despite its name, it’s neither a farm nor a hotel, but instead, it’s a huge open-plan warehouse-style venue with long communal tables, food designed for sharing, and activities for kids. Treendale Farm Hotel operations manager Matt Marinich said that the area is ready for a public house and a family dining venue. “As you walk in, there’s a sports bar on the left with a
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TV wall, big screens as well as TAB machines, then you walk through a large alfresco area into a large open plan dining hall, like a big beer hall and that leads to a very large beer garden – there’s two beer gardens in fact, and three kids play areas,” Matt said. “There’s one indoor play area, a small play area outside for younger children and a very large adventure playground, that pays homage to the site’s former life as a farm, featuring a seven-metre high windmill, a wooden boat, and water tank with a connecting bridge and
slides for kids to burn energy. “For bigger kids, there’s a grassy area to kick the footy or play cricket, which is surrounded by greenery and picnic tables. “The food will be solid, reliable, consistent pub food – think pizza, burgers and pub staples including steaks and parmis. “There are 48 taps for beer, so plenty of opportunity for us to showcase local craft beer, such as Eagle Bay, Beer Farm, among others.” As for entertainment, Treendale Farm Hotel will go to the local community first for musicians and bands closer to the time of opening. The good news for parents is that there will be focus on kids entertainment too with craft sessions, petting zoos, face painters and regular events planned throughout the year. Key personnel are appointed including the venue manager, head chef and bottle shop manager, who are all currently recruiting their teams. The Bottleshop at Treendale Farm Hotel is built big enough to cater for tradies and trucks to drive through. Like the main venue, the bottleshop is also huge and comes with a tasting corner which will host different pop up tastings by local producers of natural wines, cider, spirits and craft beer. Treendale Farm Hotel is owned by the ‘Locals’ group, Dave Allen, a local Bunbury resident and Lawson visitbunburygeographe.com.au
