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The spokeswoman said the department was working with Mackay Regional Council and Department of Resources to address resident concerns with island management. “Sub-lessees continue to have access to the national park, esplanade and beach areas of the island,” a DOR spokeswoman said. View of Basil Bay at Keswick Island. Picture: JewelZee Until early December, neither lease holder China Bloom nor development manager Greaton were responding to the residents’ claims. On December 7, Polymer Studios delivered a lengthy response to the claims on China Bloom’s behalf – including claims ...

Premium Content Subscriber only From a Yalboroo woman who was found alive after days of searching to Mackay being named a top destination for Queensland travellers, these were some of the top stories in March 2020.     A CHINESE company with lease hold over parts of Keswick Island has been called out for illegally trying to restrict public access to the popular tourism destination. Picture: Daily Mercury   The death of a teenage girl in an alleged hit and run incident in Beaconsfield rocked the community as police searched for the driver. Investigations were continuing into the dea...

The list goes on. Calling the residents anti-development, China Bloom also claimed residents had failed to comply with lease requirements they build homes within five years of buying their lots and they were "actively working to undermine the progress of any future development of the island". Residents have been arguing all year that the developer has been breaching its lease agreement. It's easy to understand why residents want to keep their little slice of paradise just the way it is. But it sounds like the China Bloom is ready to fight fire with fire - though that phrase is probably i...