[2] In 1930 Romeo Lahey, who had played a significant role in having Lamington National Park gazetted in 1915, met Arthur Groom, a freelance journalist 17 years his junior.

[1] During their discussions within the NPAQ the two men found they shared similar ideas for the provision of lodges, guest houses or huts close to national parks throughout Queensland, but particularly Lamington.

[3] As shares sold slowly due to the Depression it was decided to organise camps at Binna Burra in order to promote the company.

A flying fox was erected soon afterwards using the engineering knowledge of Romeo Lahey and fellow director Lewis Day and Old Bill's previous experience in the coalmining valleys of New South Wales.

It consisted of a huge wheel, the whim, laid horizontally at the top of the rise, pulled round by draughthorse to draw a heavy-duty cable on which baggage was strung for its ascent, about 150 metres (490 ft).

Her keen interest in plants led to Tony Groom approaching her in 1967 with a view to establishing a garden in between the terraces of cabins which, for many years, had been a repository for workmen's rubbish from building projects and items some guests no longer wanted.

The Lamington Natural History Association (LNHA) was created in 1975, a combined operation of Binna Burra, O'Reilly's and the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

In the same year, a full-time teacher was appointed to run the centre and to develop special teaching programmes for study of the national park.

The playground was devised by specialist toy and play equipment designer, Kate Bishop, who had worked extensively with blind and visually impaired children.

Romeo Lahey also took plate glass photographs at the outset of World War I, as an adjunct to his campaign for the area to be reserved as a national park.

The nationally acclaimed landscape paintings of the area by William Robinson further illustrate the significance of this whole Lamington region in terms of aesthetic value as does Raymond Curtis' 1989 orchestral work Journey Among Mountains.

[1] On Friday afternoon, 6 September 2019, all guests and staff at Binna Burra Lodge were evacuated as a major bushfire advanced on Beechmont and Lamington National Park.

Early on Sunday morning, 8 September 2019, the bushfire devastated the heritage listed lodge and cabins and caused damage to two of the Skylodge buildings.

Controlled road access occurred after the first visitors returned to the Binna Burra side of Lamington National Park on 1 September 2020.

Cameron Dick, Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment, made the official announcement that the State Government would provide funding support of $18 million to rebuild the lodge and cabins.

(In 2022 local fire-fighter, Suzanne Noakes, became a recipient of the National Medal, Australia's most awarded civilian medal- recognising that during the 2019 bushfires she ‘… risked your life or safety to protect and assist the community in times of emergency or natural disaster.’) On 24 July 2022, the Board of Directors approved the new Master Plan for Binna Burra.

In November 2022, the Federal Minister for Emergency Management Senator Murray Watt; Scenic Rim Mayor Greg Christensen joined Binna Burra Board, staff and Friends of Binna Burra (FoBBs) volunteers for the official opening of the new Tea House facilities – the extension of the Tea House deck and the construction of showers, toilets, a first aid room and storage areas under the Tea House, the addition of four safari tents to the camping ground and new amenities blocks – at the safari tents and at the base of Mount Roberts.

The projects were co-funded by the Australian and Queensland governments through the Local Economic Recovery Program, with a grant of $500,000 auspiced by Scenic Rim Regional Council.

[1] An area of maintained lawn, known as the Saddle, of approximately one hectare, some 250 metres (820 ft) south of Binna Burra Mountain Lodge.

[1] Two hoop pines situated on the western side of the maintained lawn bordering the forest edge 250 metres (820 ft) south of Binna Burra Mountain Lodge adjacent to the Christmas Camp 1933 site.

[1] A basalt stone wall and a rosewood seat with a brass plaque dedicated to the memory of Arthur Groom, a man who loved and understood the bush.

It is situated immediately in front of the entrance to the main border track at the Binna Burra end of Lamington National Park.

Binna Burra's first water supply was drawn via a powerful pump from a single well sunk in the bed of the western tributary of Bellbird Creek.

The old shed was used to create the bird hide when Jenny and Glenn Holmes spent time working as naturalists for Binna Burra around 1990.

[1] Once the home of Arthur Groom, the building is located about six hundred metres south of the lodge on the slope rising to the entrance of Lamington National Park.

19th Romeo Lahey Memorial Lecture 2021 Steve Noakes Binna Burra Cultural Landscape was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 31 December 2002 having satisfied the following criteria.

The design and structure of the resort conform to its aims of providing tourist facilities and accommodation within an area of outstanding beauty, while assisting in preserving such in its natural state.

Romeo Lahey also took glass plate photographs at the outset of World War I, as an adjunct to his campaign for the area to be reserved as a national park.

[1] The nationally acclaimed landscape paintings of the area by William Robinson further illustrate the significance of this whole Lamington region in terms of aesthetic value as does Raymond Curtis's 1989 orchestral work Journey Among Mountains.

There is a long and strong association of the place with Romeo Lahey who was significant not only in establishing Binna Burra but in having Lamington National Park gazetted in 1915, following early work begun by RM Collins.