“Incomparable host. Excellent food. Fantastic atmosphere. A little bit of Italy on the southwest slopes ... not to be missed.” This is just one of the many upbeat reviews of Willowvale Mill, located in Laggan, New South Wales. It pretty much sums up what guests once experienced in this restaurant, accommodation and conference centre that was set in the original flour mill of this diminutive southern tablelands township.
It’s a one-man band that’s has been a long time a-playin’. It was 1972 when entrepreneur Graham Liney first bought the property, which featured a shell of the original 1840s building. Four years later, it was devastated
