Our Story So Far
Peninsula Hot Springs was founded by brothers Charles & Richard Davidson and Norm Cleland.
The inspiration for the project began when Charles visited several hot springs while living in Japan in 1992. This sparked off several years of touring and studying hot springs around the world
In 1996 Charles heard a rumour that hot geothermal water had been discovered on the Mornington Peninsula in 1979, and a search of Department of Minerals and Energy records substantiated it.
In 1997 the two brothers formed a partnership and they bought the 42 acre site on which the hot springs now stand. It took several more years of hard work to design the facility, secure the water licence, obtain a planning permit, and drill a bore some 637 meter deep to a plentiful aquifer of 54 dge C natural hot minerals waters. The discovery of the waters made national news - National 9 News February 2002. The Davidson brothers then found an investor, in the form of Norm Cleland and his family, and together proceeded to build the Stage one Spa Dreaming Centre facility which opened in June 2005. In December 2009 the second stage Bath House centre pened vastly increasing the number of bathing experiences and providing a area for children and families. Future plans include an increase in bathing experiences, accommodation, a restaurant and more wellness focussed facilities.
Read about our future development, and download a PDF detailing the three stage Peninsula Hot Springs vision
