AUSTRALIA Zoo received $400,000 from the state government to build eight luxury cabins at the iconic tourist attraction.
The funding allowed the zoo to build its Crocodile Hunter Lodge, after it successfully applied for a grant through the $8 million Growing Tourism Infrastructure Fund 2018.
The lodge is an exclusive property with rates for a two-night stay for two adults on weekends nearly $1900, which includes entry to the zoo and breakfast.
The lodge also boasts a high-end restaurant, group camping ground, pool and reception.
Opening the lodge in September this year, Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said it would see “$4.5m feed back into the local economy each and every year going forward”.
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