Monday 4 December 2006

Awards for Kings Creek

Frankston Independent
Tuesday 28/11/2006, Page: 22

Kings Creek Hotel is a winner on two counts - its drive-through bottle shop and the wind turbine that towers over the hotel in Frankston-Flinders Rd, Hastings.

Kings Creek's liquor barn was voted best hotel bottle shop and drive-through in the state at the annual Australian Hotel Association state awards at Crown Casino. Also Kings Creek was awarded for "outstanding innovation in environmentally sustainable practice" at the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Business awards.

Judges said the liquor barn showed excellence in sustainability with its wind turbine running the fridges and lighting.

The hotel association judges also took into account the Creek's gardens, convenience, staff service, competitive pricing and variety of beers, wines and spirits.

The liquor barn site was formerly occupied by an independent service station in the early 80s. It was the highest volume and first LPG site on the Mornington Peninsula, but was converted to its present use when independents were forced out of the market, said Kings Creek owner Bruce Alderson, who also operated the service station.

The hotel welcomes family visits to the turbine as the Aldersons try to increase community awareness of sustainable energy production and its beneficial effects on the fight against global warming.

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