Noosa News
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…
-
General19 hours agoWallabies vs Italy rugby union Test live updates — blog, scores and stats from Udine
-
General18 hours agoHow the dismissal of Gough Whitlam’s Labor government in 1975 was sealed by the Senate
-
Noosa News10 hours agoPhotographer Nadia Shevtsova remembered by family in touching tribute after deadly crash at Gold Coast
-
General22 hours agoIsrael identifies latest hostage body as Lior Rudaeff, as families await five more