ABOUT US
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âš¡ The Problem
Let’s be honest — most “eco” stays aren’t.
A solar panel here, a bamboo toothbrush there — and suddenly everyone’s sustainable. The trouble is, guests can feel the gap between the promise and the experience.
It’s all photo ops and polished words — but no real peace, no real purpose. You leave with lovely memories… and the same restless feeling you arrived with.
🌾 Our Rebellion
We didn’t build Magnetic Glamping to blend in.
We built it to call time on performative sustainability and reclaim what luxury should mean: space, sincerity, and a slower pace.
Every element — from our raised recycled timber/acrylic decks to our refillable glass carafes — exists because it’s better for the earth and better for you. No green theatre. No Wi-Fi masquerading as wellness. No TVs.
OUR ACCREDITATION
Tourism of the Future
We take great pride in being an Eco Certified Tourism Resort and Quality Tourism Accredited Business. We ensure sustainable practices in the operations of Magnetic Glamping to offer guests a lower impact stay with a focus on conservation for future generations.
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Sustainability & Meaningful Impact
Sustainability is no longer a bonus—it’s part of what travellers want when choosing where to stay.
We strive to:
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Use eco-friendly products
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Support local communities
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Reduce our environmental footprint
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We communicate our impact clearly
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Our emissions are lower than the norm for our industry
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CHOOSE OUR ECO-CONSCIOUS STAYS
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We have owned the property for over 30 years, and have watched the way developments have been heading in the past, often in a haphazard manner, and our wish is to make an ecological difference. Turning normal resort development on it’s head, we have opted for providing a resort with a minimal footprint.
Constructed of Australian produced products, our vision is to be totally self sufficient, working towards a fully sustainable business, without reliance on Government infrastructure. Our on-site sewerage system, has 5 stages of treatment, and the clear water that is the end product is pumped up the hill, to provide irrigation. We don’t have any water lost to the Council drainage system.
We are independent of that. We are so passionate about this that we opted for Eco Anchors as the foundations, which have spikes into the ground instead of the usual large slab of concrete. This way the natural flow of rain water across our site, is unimpeded, as no disturbance has been made to the land.
Offsetting our emissions with the planting of hundreds of tropical plants throughout our resort, Visitors will be interested in how we have achieved these gardens in such a short time. This conservation project on our own property, is offsetting our emissions ensuring we are carbon neutral.
We are still planting more and more shrubs and shade trees, as they are integral to ours and guests enjoyment of the resort.
Throughout the resort, the night lighting on the paths, and lawn areas, is by LED lighting, or solar. The lights within the tented structures, have been limited in number, and low wattage LED lights. The showers have reduced flows, and the cooling of the tents is mainly by fans, and large netted windows. We don’t encourage guests to use air conditioning unless it is vitally necessary, making our guests part of the solution!
Our next stage will be the installation of solar, to power the resort, and also to install water tanks. We are strongly involved with the local committees, as in MITAG (Magnetic Island Transport Group), and interested in obtaining Sustainability for the Region.
TOURISM EMISSION REDUCTION PLAN
