Dream home turns into $1.3m nightmare after construction collapse
A young couple fighting for their dream home asked the builder to put his Porsche up for collateral if the work wasn’t completed. See the shell of a home they are now left with.
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Revealed: Sparky, glazier owed big bucks in $1.5M builder collapse
An award-winning but now defunct Queensland building company has left local contractors – two of whom are owed more than $140,000 combined – in the lurch as the construction watchdog weighs in.
‘At long last’: New hub for heroes has pool, laser tag arena
After years of searching a North Queensland RSL has found a new home for its members while also hoping to bring younger vets and their families into the fold via their new community centre.
NAMED: Award winning builder goes bust owing more than $1.5m
Clients allegedly left with shattered dreams and unfinished homes are pleading for other victims to come forward following a builder boasting dozens of awards across Qld entering into liquidation.
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Inside plan to stop short term accommodation ‘chewing up’ rentals
There’s a new push to rein in holiday homes which now cater for half of all visitor stays in the Whitsundays in the hope it will help stabilise skyrocketing rental prices.
Drone photo reveals North Qld property’s epic motocross track
A North Queensland acreage property is for sale, complete with an epic motocross track that can be seen from high in the sky.
Hidden crisis: Dark secrets of Qld coastal towns swallowed by Airbnb
A hidden crisis is “swallowing” three Queensland towns whole – and if you’ve visited them, you might be part of the problem.
Top Drone: Flight school for farmers teaches precision wasp drops
An award-winning Queensland business plans to build a training school for the next farming revolution — and they’ve got the tech to drop wasps, pesticides and more with precision.
200+ units in Airlie Beach retirement village, subdivision approved
Seaside bushland just minutes from Airlie Beach will be transformed into a new retirement village featuring 230 multi-unit dwellings, a community centre, gym and swimming pool. SEE THE PLANS
Whitsundays’ newest oceanside resort gets seal of approval
A four-storey resort designed for family, sporting, and tour groups has received preliminary approval to be built by the ocean in Airlie Beach. SEE THE PLANS.
4100+ new DIDO, FIFO mining camp rooms knocked back
The corporation behind four large work villages in Queensland’s coal-rich Bowen Basin has been barred from building more than 4100 new rooms for DIDO, FIFO miners.
The Mackay region’s 10 biggest sales of 2023
Let’s look back on the year that was by having a sticky beak at the biggest property sales of 2023.
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