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Midginbil Eco Resort

Name: Midginbil Eco Resort
Address: 252 Midginbil Road, Midginbil NSW 2484, Tweed Coast, New South Wales, 2484, AU
Telephone: 02 6679 7033

Tweed Coast, New South Wales Capacity: Up to 150

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Overview & Vibe

Midginbil Eco Resort is a 3-day, exclusive-use wedding property in the Tweed hinterland, between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast, near the World Heritage-listed Nightcap National Park. The model is unusual and it is the whole point: you hire the resort outright for a weekend, and your guests pay for their own accommodation and meals. Everyone stays on site for two nights, and the wedding becomes a weekend rather than an evening.

Setting & Style

The centrepiece is a genuine working barn, dressed with long timber tables, cross-back chairs and festoon lighting. Outside, the ceremony settings are open paddock and lawn looking straight at the Border Ranges — the venue’s own photographs are dominated by that skyline behind the couple. There is also a pool, tennis, and rainforest walks on the property.

Ideal For

Couples with a lot of travelling guests and a real budget constraint, who would rather spend three relaxed days than six formal hours. It is explicitly DIY — you style it, you bring the alcohol, you run your own ceremony — so it suits people who want control more than service. With beds for 150 across lodge rooms, safari tents, bunkhouses, cottages and camping, nobody drives home.

The Need-to-Knows

The cost structure is the thing to understand, and none of the figures are published. You pay one exclusive-use hire fee; guests pay separately for accommodation and a meal package covering a Friday BBQ, two cooked breakfasts and a light lunch. The venue states you need roughly 70 guests staying two nights with meals to reach its minimum charge, which is the real floor on the size of wedding this suits. Mid-week packages are 15% cheaper. Alcohol is BYO throughout. Everything else — actual prices, the information pack — comes only after you enquire.

Standout Feature

Two nights, not one. Almost every venue sells a day; this one sells a Friday-to-Sunday, and the structure — welcome BBQ, wedding, recovery breakfast — is built into the package rather than bolted on. For a guest list flying into Coolangatta, that changes the trip from an obligation into a holiday.

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Website

midginbilecoresort.com.au

Phone

02 6679 7033

Address

252 Midginbil Road, Midginbil NSW 2484

Amenities

Character-Filled Barn
Exclusive Use Of The Resort
Three-Day Two-Night Format
Outdoor Ceremony Sites With Mountain Views
Swimming Pool
Tennis Court
Rainforest Walks
BYO Alcohol
DIY Styling And Catering Freedom
Wedding Information Pack
Exclusive Cottage
Ten Lodge Rooms
Eight Bunkhouse Rooms
Seven Deluxe Safari Tents
Bell Tents
Camping
Guest Meal Package
Mid-Week 15% Discount

Ceremony Setting

barn
lawn
garden

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Nightcap National Park – "The resort sits near the World Heritage-listed Nightcap National Park, offering a beautiful natural setting for weddings"
Byron Bay and the Gold Coast – The venue places itself "in the Northern Rivers Tweed hinterland, between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast"
Coolangatta Airport – "approximately 45 minutes from Coolangatta Airport"
Brisbane – "2 hours" by road; Coffs Harbour is "3 hours"

On Site Accommodation

Price Notes

No prices are published anywhere; all costs come via an enquiry-only information package
The model: the couple pays ONE exclusive-use resort hire fee; guests pay separately for their own accommodation and meal package
Minimum charge threshold — "You only need 70 guests to stay 2 nights with meals until you reach the minimum charge"
Standard package is 2 nights / 3 days — Friday and Saturday nights, or Tuesday and Wednesday nights
Mid-week packages are at a 15% discounted rate
Guest meal package for a weekend event covers four meals: a Friday night BBQ dinner, cooked breakfasts Saturday and Sunday, and a light lunch before the wedding
BYO alcohol throughout — guests BYO for the Friday BBQ, the couple supplies alcohol for the reception
Ceremonies and receptions are DIY; the venue supplies a "Get Ready for your wedding" information pack
An optional extra night can be added for the couple and some guests
Accommodation on site: an exclusive cottage; 10 lodge rooms sleeping 1–6; 8 bunkhouse rooms each sleeping 6 (a queen bed and two sets of bunks); 7 deluxe safari/glamping tents sleeping 2 with private bathroom; bell tents sleeping 2 with solar light and USB; plus camping
On-site activities included in the setting: tennis, swimming, rainforest walks
Venue inspections are by appointment only — "bookings are essential for venue inspections"

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