Rainforest saved with $23m buy-up

A GROUP that bought up parts of the Daintree rainforest to protect it from development has now saved $23 million worth of Tasmanian forest.

See Australia’s biggest prize home

RAINBOW Bay is the location for Australia’s biggest ever prize home, with the BoysTown charity lottery announcing a $2.5 million prize package.

Mayor voices street name distaste

IF Mayor Peter Taylor had his way, the street names used in one of Toowoomba’s more “bubbly” estates would be corked, shelved and allowed to age forever.

Beach house in top 10 of NSW

A LITTLE piece of paradise on Sapphire Beach has been named out of the top 10 luxury beach houses in NSW.

Underwater habitat not so fanciful

A NORTHERN NSW company is working with inventor Shaun Waterford to create a prototype structure of an underwater habitat.

Housing crisis grips region

FACED with rising rents and an economic downturn, four Northern Rivers areas have been classed as having a high need for more affordable housing.

Green Planet: eco ideas, sustainable stuff

Hemp home a fine joint

WHEN Graham Sippo and Patricia Schmidt finish their home at Billen Cliffs Village it will be one fine joint – and the first Australian home made from hemp.

Coast unit sales on the way back

REAL estate agents along the Northern Rivers coastline say that sales of apartments have held steady in the past year, despite analysts’ warnings.

Plush hotel a step closer

AFTER a two year battle to overcome residents’ objections, a swish $15 million hotel development has been approved at Byron Bay.