Love Island: Ash Barty, Garry Kissick married on exclusive Makepeace at Noosa

Queensland tennis champion Ash Barty and Garry Kissick were married on an exclusive Sunshine Coast island which sets guests back $18,000 a night.

Retired tennis star Ash Barty likes to keep things on the down-low – and her marriage to long-time partner Garry ­Kissick was no exception.

But it can be revealed the mystery location for their nuptials was the exclusive – and fittingly heart-shaped – Makepeace Island on the Noosa River in the Sunshine Coast.

Citybeat phone calls to the Noosa Heads island resort, which you can rent out for more than $18,000 a night, went straight to message bank, with the voice on the other end saying the island was closed for renovations and would reopen in mid-September.

Ash Barty and Garry Kissick on their wedding day. Picture: Nic Morley

But our sources say they believe the pair were married there in front of family and close friends last month after returning from St Andrews in Scotland, having seen Queenslander Cameron Smith win the British Open.

With a long list of celebrity guests including Justin Bieber and the Hemsworth brothers, the 10ha Makepeace Island is one of Queensland’s most exclusive resorts.

Previously known as Pig Island, Makepeace was named after former resident and colourful local character Hannah “Shotgun” Makepeace.

In 2009, Makepeace Island was developed as a private retreat for family and friends of the owners, Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Australia co-founder Brett Godfrey.

Sir Richard Branson’s Makepeace Island.

In July 2011 its doors were opened for exclusive use with its three two-bedroom villas, Boathouse and four spacious suites in the Island House able to accommodate up to 22 guests.

In 2018 Radek Sali, chairman and founder of Light Warrior, an investment group that invests in businesses that are socially responsible and environmentally conscious, became the third joint owner.

A year later Queensland richlisters Cathie Reid and Stuart Giles, co-founders of the Icon Cancer Care Group and the Epic Good Foundation joined the Makepeace ownership family.

Garry Kissick and Ash Barty. Source: Instagram

Christmas cheer

A company that for more than 40 years has been spreading Christmas cheer through is hampers has unveiled a new state-of-the-art national packing and distribution centre in South East Queensland.

Chrisco, which started as a mail order business and then pivoted into the online realm, has precommitted to a $40m 21,189sq m temperature-controlled food-grade facility at the Berrinba Logistics Hub that will be completed in June, 2023.

The new office/warehouse consolidates its facilities at Lytton in Brisbane and Keysborough in Melbourne facilities under the one roof in Berrinba.

An artist's impression of Chrisco’s new distribution centre at Berrinba.

The new facility will be part-ambient, part-temperature-controlled, consisting of different temperature zones.

The building is on 10ha in development giant’s LOGOS’ estate, of which 70 per cent of its

developable area has been secured. CBRE’s Peter Turnbull struck the deal

Chrisco managing director Geoff Spong says LOGOS has a track record of delivering logistics facilities on time.

“Having our Australian business housed within a single facility will allow further efficiencies to be driven through the business and support Chrisco for its next phase of growth,” he says.