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China Bloom, locals fight over Whitsundays beaches
Locals who have called picturesque Keswick Island home for years claim a Chinese developer who owns the island’s main lease has resorted to increasingly petty tactics in a war over the Whitsundays paradise.
News.com.au spoke to Keswick Island land owners last week after it emerged wealthy developer, Hong-Kong-based China Bloom, had closed beaches, shut off parts of the national park, removed access to the airstrip and banned short term accommodation and rentals.
The tiny island in the Coral Sea, 30km from Mackay, is being controlled by the…
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