Mouses House Retreat - Meet Your Hosts

Wayne and Christine Randall have more than 25 years in the hotel, restaurant and tourism industry.

As your proud hosts and owners, they bring professionalism and quality together for an unimaginable rainforest experience.

Wayne Randall

The Mouses House is Wayne's life and passion since purchasing the retreat together with his beautiful wife Christine in October 2004. He is very proud to welcome each and every guest to the Mouses House to experience the magic of our rainforest. As your host, Wayne loves talking to everyone and is very knowledgeable about Springbrook and what it has to offer. Wayne is happily married to his wife of 20 years Christine and has two beautiful children Nicholas and Jessica.

Born and raised on the south side of Brisbane, Wayne's working life in the hospitality industry started over 25 years ago as an apprentice chef. Having worked in Europe for 10 years as Head Chef in a number of restaurants and hotels, family drew him back to Australia in 2000 to start his first business - Manager/owner of a retirement village in Logan, south of Brisbane. After 4 years, Wayne and Christine sold to purchase The Mouses House. What drives Wayne to work on average 70 hours a week? The joy of living in such a enchanted rainforest and to see each guest depart with a big smile on their faces. Hobbies include computers, green bean coffee blending, roasting and espressing and travelling when possible.

Christine Randall

The backbone of any team is a wonderful woman, and the Mouses House Retreat has one of the finest. Christine is truely dedicated to the Mouses House, doing many of the 'back-office' duties.

But the Mouses House Retreat is not Christine's only work, apart from being a doting mother, she works full time as a Griffith University lecturer. Her working background began in nursing supporting her Physiotherapy degree at QLD University. Travelling back to her second home country Switzerland with partner Wayne, Christine worked in a number of Physio clinics in her 10 year stay. Her passion for caring for people has moved into Rehabilitation Counselling, lecturing within Human Services.

Christine was born in Cooma NSW in the Snowy Mountains to Swiss parents and is fluent in German. These many talents help Christine enjoy hosting guests from Australia and around the world. Her hobbies include reading, rainforest walks and helping her teenage children with their homework and school activities.