To get to Haggerstone Island, you generally need to get yourself to Cairns, take a light propeller plane to nearby Hicks Island, then dinghy over.

But for the cashed-up jet set who frequent the luxury getaway, its isolation has always been a bonus. As has the ability to rub shoulders with its very exclusive clientele, now even more likely to include hospitality empire-builder Justin Hemmes and Caledonia chairman Mark Nelson.