Mansions, waterfront units, whole island: Top 10 sales of 2024
From luxury apartments on Hamilton to an entire island, these were some of the biggest property sales of 2024 across the Mackay and Whitsundays regions.
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Exclusive celeb-style mansion where Qld couples can now marry
A sprawling Mediterranean-inspired mansion in the Whitsundays with its own marina and helipad will open for wedding bookings. And it’s not the only new option for couples planning to tie the knot in the tropics.
10 bidders: Island that inspired Chronicles of Narnia sold for amazing price
An Aussie island that inspired beloved cult classic The Chronicles of Narnia has sold at auctionwith 10 local, interstate and overseas bidders competing for the stunning retreat.
Hotel ditches gaming room plan, adds beer garden
An iconic hotel has changed its expansion plans from a gaming room extension to potentially adding a beer garden and new bar.
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Four new units coming to support single, homeless women
The Whitsundays Housing Company will build new, self-contained units in a regional town to help provide single women over 55 with affordable and safe housing.
Historic Qld bank used in television series transformed to help animals
A North Queensland veterinarian has forked out $1.3m to get a new clinic up and running on the site of an old Commonwealth Bank building which was also used in a highly-rated Aussie TV crime drama.
Aussie island that inspired cult-classic The Chronicles of Narnia for sale
An Aussie island that inspired beloved cult classic The Chronicles of Narnia has been put up for sale by its renowned Hollywood producer – with no lions, witches or wardrobes.
$10m slashed off Crown Barangaroo penthouse asking price
Sydney’s swankiest apartment is back on the market, with a high-profile Luxe Listings agent dropped and the new team tasked with selling the six-bedroom unit spending $500,000 on staging.
North Qld house listed for Bondi, Toorak price
A North Queensland house has been listed for the median price of a house in some of Sydney and Melbourne’s poshest suburbs, and you won’t believe where it is. CHECK IT OUT!
FIRST LOOK: New GP practice, pharmacy coming to Whitsundays
The Whitsundays will soon have a new GP practice and pharmacy with a development application getting the green light from council. See the plans.
FIRST LOOK: New Bruce Highway servo coming to Whitsundays
A new self-service fuel station has been approved for the Bruce Highway in the Whitsundays catering for cars, light vehicles and B-double trucks up to 26m in length.
FIRST LOOK: ‘Bespoke, exquisite’ beachfront properties hit market
A suite of two-storey, four-bedroom homes have hit the market in North Queensland boasting absolute beachfront and uninterrupted views of the Coral Sea.
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.
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.
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