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Further news regarding the Whitsunday Skyway
Please see my earlier post (Nov 2024) regarding this tourism development proposal. And now here is some further information from the...


The celebrity effect: Does star power really boost property value?
"Cashed up celebrities making big property moves can attract plenty of attention, but real estate experts say it could even push up home...

Humour: Themed accommodation concept
Accommodation is everywhere. But not like this* Google on ' Homicide TV series ' and step into Melbourne in the 1960's. Some of us can...

Humour: Flathead hatchery proposal
I've previously seen properties advertised for sale that featured one or more ornamental fish ponds ( here's an example ). Anyway this...

North Qld sale sets new region record, eclipses some coast mega mansions
A waterfront villa with access to a private beach has set a new property record for the Whitsundays, and eclipsed prices for some...

A house shaped like a boat?
Now that's an interesting idea, and one I have previously entertained with regards to our home at Airlie Beach. Should you now go and...

The Airlie Beach market is zooming
I received the weekly newsletter from local real estate agent 'Ray White' the other day, and it made for interesting reading as it often...


Humour: A long walk to Magnums? Not necessarily so (a unique tourism development proposal)
I contributed a brief post the other day to the 'Holiday Homes Australia For Sale' group on Facebook. One of the readers, Danny, made the...

The search for cyclone survivors (and level-headed media coverage) begins
'Significant risk' cyclone will cross Queensland coast between Cairns and Rockhampton this week, BOM says (21 January 2024) Queensland...

Humour: Concerning the 'Mandalay Eco-slide' tourism concept
I was just reading public comments about the proposed Whitsunday Skyway in one of the local Facebook groups (17 January 2024). Local...

An update regarding the Whitsunday SkyWay
(Source: Jeremy Pierce, Gold Coast Bulletin, January 2024) A spectacular new $86m SkyWay featuring a cable car, downhill luge, mountain...

A quirky property story
The following text was prepared back in February 2021, but was never distributed as a media release as I had initially planned. As I've...


That new sign down on Mandalay Road
What it really needed was Christmas lights ... if only I had, had the time to organise them Postscript (September 2024): I've retired...
Chesapeake Estate - One lot has just been sold, and another is on the market (Jan 2024)
The Airlie Beach real estate market continues to bubble along quite nicely, and this is reflected here in Chesapeake Estate. Lot 2, which...

Oatley family weighs $1b Hamilton sale; hires UBS
The following article from the Financial Review on 10 September 2023, provides an interesting rundown of not only plans for Hamilton...

Lindeman Island bought by wealthy Singaporean family
"The names of the new owners of Lindeman Island, about 15km south of Hamilton Island in north Queensland, have not yet been revealed but...

‘Golden era of growth’: 10 projects set to transform the Whitsundays
In an article last week in the Brisbane Courier Mail, Katrina Lezaic writes about the top 10 Projects set to change the landscape of the...
The regions where home prices are still rising to hit new peaks
On the 10 October 2022, the following article was published by www.realestate.com.au: "After ongoing interest rate hikes and subsequent...
Jobs demand set to spark housing shortage in four Australian regional areas
An article of interest by Emily Power appeared in domain.com.au on 19 September 2022 "... Ms Conisbee said the Whitsundays, where the...
Major hydro-power station to be built west of Mackay
“The Pioneer-Burdekin mega project, west of Mackay could be the largest pumped hydro project in the world, with potential generation...
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