April 24, 2025

116 - Benjamin Bailey-Webb on how a slow, considered approach to creating one of Australia's most sought-after sustainable stays worked in his favour

1 hour 8 minutes

Like many of us, Benj Bailey-Webb has had his fair share of trials and tribulations over the past 5 or so years. The owner-builder of the now widely lauded permanent tiny house in Victoria's majestic Grampians region, Nook On The Hill, started off wanting to design and build a small footprint, sustainable home for himself and his then-partner, Holly.

As the process played out, however, and also through a global pandemic, significant bushfires in the local region and his father being seriously ill, Benj's objectives evolved and changed and ultimately, the decision was reached to open the property up to guests.

Benj's story is one that is resoundingly human and one that many of us in the short-term accommodation sector will fiercely identify with. It was such a pleasure chatting with him a few weeks ago and I'm sure you'll get a lot out of this episode today. A quick content warning too that this episode does include discussion of terminal cancer.

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