About us.
We (Ian and Megan) are avid campers who try to escape any weekend we can. We happened to camp in Quinninup a while back and fell in love with the place! We were lucky enough to discover Millars by the Lake, a beautifully restored cottage, and now have the opportunity for our young family to slow down, connect and make memories in this gem of a place. We are settled in Albany, and Millars is a perfect half-way point to share weekends with friends and family travelling from Perth.
As a couple who love the outdoors, whether it’s hiking or biking through the forest, camping under the stars or kayaking on the lake, we knew this would be the perfect place to create lasting memories. Now, with our young son, we’re so excited to share this experience as a family and welcome others to enjoy it too.
Millars is about connection. It’s about gathering around the fire pit with a glass of wine, taking long walks by the water, playing boardgames with friends, having a beer at the local pub or finally diving into that book you’ve been meaning to read. It’s about good food, laughter, and those quiet, meaningful moments that help you reset.
We hope Millars becomes your place to pause, explore, and reconnect.
Millars by the lake
In 1944 when WA’s timber trade was booming, Millars Timber and Trading Co purchased the forest hamlet of Quinninup to construct a township fit for a thriving mill. By 1946 the mill settlement with workers’ cottages was built, including our cottage ‘Millars by the lake’.
Today the mill is no longer but during its 75 year history Millars has lived a character-filled life with owners including the school’s headmaster, an artist, the pub owner, and finally us.
With its quirks and heritage charm the cottage isn’t perfect nor would we want it to be, but it’s the perfect setting for honest conversations, somewhere to be vulnerable, a place where you can be unreservedly you.
Image via quinninup.net.au