Owners Pip James and Bill Powell, recently retired, developed Bawley Bush Retreat, now Jackson Ranch, at Bawley Point. They started development there in 1992 and sold to the Bannister Hotel group in 2021. Pip grew up in London and retired from an Australian career in journalism, university tutoring and motherhood. Bill grew up on a farm in Victoria and longago made the sea change from an executive career in Sydney. Pip and Bill used to holiday on the NSW south coast and so it was natural to choose this area when we wanted to leave the city.
We have hobbies including being in a choir, book groups, film groups and we convene a ukelele group each Saturday when we are home. When we are home we welcome a knock on the door and are happy to answer questions and share knowledge of the area with guests. When we are not at home we have co-hosts who substitute for us.