A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

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The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

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Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

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“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

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Maréa Residences brings parkside apartments to Coolangatta

Melbourne developer PDG has secured Victorian Government approval for its $1.5 billion Southbank development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-one-1-queens-bridge-street-southbank-vic-3006">The One</a>, clearing the way for the long-dormant riverfront site opposite Crown to finally be developed.

The Minister for Planning has approved the project at 1-29 Queens Bridge Street, with the Department of Transport and Planning issuing the planning permit following its assessment.

The approval will allow PDG to develop the prominent 5,059 sqm site with a major mixed-use tower comprising premium apartments, including branded residences, a luxury hotel and boutique office space.

PDG acquired the site in late 2024, with its position directly opposite Crown's main entrance and near Melbourne's Arts Precinct making it one of Southbank's most significant remaining development opportunities.

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Designed by COX in collaboration with ODO and PDG, the tower's architecture draws on the movement of the Yarra River, with six vertical pleats running the height of the sculpted facade.

The project will also see the heritage-listed Queens Bridge Hotel restored and incorporated into the development&nbsp;with new hospitality and public uses, including a rooftop venue.

A significant component of The One will be its residential amenity.

More than 5,000 sqm of resident facilities will be delivered across a single level, making it one of the largest consolidated residential amenity offerings proposed in an Australian apartment development.

The planning approval also incorporates a major upgrade of Queensbridge Square, which PDG will deliver in partnership with the City of Melbourne.

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The existing square will be revitalised as a new civic and pedestrian space along the Yarra River, strengthening the connection between the project, Southbank and the riverfront.

PDG Founder and Managing Director Vince Giuliano said the approval represented a major milestone for a site which has remained largely underutilised for more than 15 years.

“This is the most significant Planning Permit approval Melbourne has seen in recent years,” Giuliano said.

“For more than 15 years, this site has remained underutilised. This approval enables us to deliver a project that will contribute meaningfully to the revitalisation of Southbank, restore and reactivate an important heritage building, and create a new civic and hospitality destination for Melbourne.”

The latest approval follows an earlier planning permit issued by the City of Melbourne covering demolition works across part of the site at 9-29 Queens Bridge Street. Those demolition and early works are already underway.

PDG has also started generating early interest in the residential component from owner-occupiers ahead of a planned public launch in early 2027.

PDG secures approval for $1.5bn Southbank apartment development, The One

Local developer Harridan is seeking to turn its Woolloongabba apartment project into the first stage of a broader transformation of Burke Street, using a new 16-storey mixed-use building to establish a greener pedestrian connection toward the rapidly evolving Boggo Road transport and knowledge precinct.

The South East Queensland developer has filed plans for 154 apartments on the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-burke-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">southern side of Burke Street</a>, where its proposal has been designed alongside a wider vision by LatStudios for the street.

That vision positions the southern side of Burke Street for buildings of 15 storeys and above, while envisaging lower-rise development of up to five storeys on the northern side to transition into Woolloongabba's existing character housing. It also proposes wider pedestrian verges, deep planting, new street trees and upgrades to the pedestrian approach to Boggo Road Station.

The Harridan development itself has been designed by Brisbane-based Arqus Design and will comprise 154 apartments across 16 storeys. The mix is weighted heavily toward two-bedroom apartments, with 121 proposed alongside 10 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom residences. There will typically be around 14 units per floor.

A lower-ground car park and three podium levels will accommodate 156 resident parking spaces, along with visitor and commercial parking. There will also be 154 resident bicycle spaces and 40 visitor bicycle parks.

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Harridan is a family-owned developer and part of the Holmwood Highgate Group, with more than three decades of development activity across South East Queensland. Its portfolio spans residential, commercial and industrial property, with current residential projects including Riverbank on Byron in Bulimba, Esperance Residences in Carina and The Precinct at Kinross Road in Thornlands.

Wooloongabba has been popular for apartment developers, particularly since the announcement of the 2032 Summer Olympics games in Brisbane.

While there have been a lot of development applications, it has failed to materialize into real supply.&nbsp;

Sarazin has been the major player in the area. They are under construction at Murcia Residences, on the fringe of East Brisbane and Woolloongabba. They have just launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-stanley-residences-woolloongabba-8-trafalgar-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">The Stanley Residences</a>, in Woolloongabba on Trafalagar Street. They also have Nuage coming soon on the nearby <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nuage-woolloongabba-14-wellington-road-woolloongabba-qld-4102">Wellington Road</a>.

First look: Harridan plans Burke Street transformation beside Boggo Road transport hub

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	Just three double-storey Sky Homes sit at the top of The Waterline, each with its own private marina berth and rooftop terrace.
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	Construction on The Waterline is complete, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.
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Lewis Land has opened the first completed sky home for inspection at Harbour Shores, giving buyers their first opportunity to step inside one of just three double-storey residences crowning The Waterline.

Each sky home comes with its own private marina berth, rooftop terrace and Broadwater views, combining the scale of a larger home with direct access to the boating lifestyle that underpins the wider <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/harbour-shores-biggera-waters-564-oxley-drive-biggera-waters-qld-4216">Harbour Shores</a> masterplan.

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Lewis Land Head of Development Michael Long said the inclusion of a berth with every Sky Home had become increasingly valuable as marina access across the Gold Coast tightened.

“Marina berths are becoming increasingly difficult to secure across the Gold Coast, so including one with every Sky Home makes this a genuinely rare offering,” Long said.

“The private 70-berth marina will accommodate boats up to 12 metres in length and is positioned just 2.5 kilometres from the Broadwater, placing the open ocean only 15 minutes away.

“Being able to step out of your home onto your boat is a rare luxury, and it’s something residents here can look forward to when it opens later this year.”

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The display opening comes as construction completes on The Waterline, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.

The three Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and each feature three bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive kitchens with butler's pantries and large balconies taking in the Broadwater outlook.

Each residence also has three secure basement car spaces and additional storage.

“This is the first opportunity the Gold Coast has had to step into Harbour Shores and see, touch and feel what we’re bringing to life here,” Long said.

“There are only three Sky Homes within The Waterline, ranging in size from 282sqm to 367sqm, with each residence featuring three large bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive custom-built kitchens with butler’s pantry, and large balconies capturing Broadwater views.”

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Residents of The Waterline will have access to a private pool, along with Harbour Shores' wider collection of amenity including a lagoon pool, social clubhouse, tennis court, gym, yoga facilities and sauna.

Lewis Land partnered with Studio Collective to furnish the completed display, with the interiors designed to demonstrate how the residences could function as permanent homes rather than simply as show apartments.

Studio Collective Director Melissa Park said the surrounding waterways informed the interiors, but in a more restrained way than a traditional coastal scheme.

“We drew inspiration from the canals and coastal surrounds, but our approach was to interpret that subtly through layered materials and a grounded palette of earthy tones, rather than literal coastal references,” Park said.

“We introduced hero moments of green and teal to reference the surrounding waterways, while mirrored elements help reflect natural light.

“The result is a residence that feels elevated yet comfortable, somewhere buyers can genuinely imagine themselves living, entertaining and unwinding.”

Sky Homes are priced from $3.65 million.

Lewis Land is also offering private marina berths with The Residences, its limited collection of three and four-bedroom villas positioned directly along the Harbour Shores waterfront boardwalk.

Three-bedroom villas are priced from $2.99 million, while four-bedroom residences start from $3.19 million.

Harbour Shores is being marketed by Colliers International.

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Lewis Land opens sky home display as The Waterline completes at Harbour Shores

St Vincent de Paul Society Housing Australia has filed plans for a major mixed-use housing precinct on the southern edge of the North Sydney CBD, adding another significant proposal to a pocket around North Sydn​ey Station that is quickly becoming one of the LGA's busiest development zones.

The State Significant Development Application covers a 5,990 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1-19-mackenzie-street-lavender-bay-nsw-2060">1-19 MacKenzie Street and 211 Blues Point Road in Lavender Bay</a>, immediately south of Nor​th Sydney Station and between the commercial core and the lower-rise Lavender Bay Heritage Conservation Area.

Designed by Wardle, the proposal would deliver a new residential tower comprising 88 build-to-sell apartments and 19 affordable apartments, alongside a separate co-living building with 57 rooms and a building manager's studio.

It would also see the significant restoration and upgrade of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the adaptive reuse of the former school building, new parish facilities, retail, a new public square and around 1,000 sqm of publicly accessible open space.

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The project is seeking a concurrent rezoning of the site to R4 High Density Residential and an increase in the maximum building height to allow a tower reaching RL120, or up to 20 storeys. The proposal was progressed through the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The build-to-sell component will be weighted toward larger apartments, with just six one-bedroom apartments compared with 31 two-beds, 43 three-beds and eight four-bedroom residences.

The 19 affordable apartments will comprise two studios, 15 one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom apartments, taking the total apartment component to 107 residences before the 58 co-living rooms are included.

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Wardle's design for the Vinnies site has sought to negotiate that emerging high-rise context while retaining the lower-scale character of MacKenzie Street and the adjoining heritage conservation area.

The main building adopts a three-storey podium and tower arrangement, with the podium aligned to the ridgeline and front setback of St Francis Xavier Church.&nbsp;Wardle has designed the podium with colonnades, seating, recessed entries and active ground-floor frontages, with sandstone-toned precast concrete and face brick referencing the materiality of the existing church.

The tower then steps back eight metres to the south and six metres to the north before rising in a sculpted form comprising four interlocking quadrants. Wardle has also introduced rounded forms and chamfered corners to reduce the tower's perceived bulk and improve view sharing with neighbouring development sites.

Resident facilities and outdoor areas are planned at the separation between the podium and tower at Level 3, oriented toward Sydney Harbour and the CBD skyline.

The tower itself will feature a glass reinforced concrete facade, with recessed balconies and deep reveals used both to provide shading and privacy and frame views toward the harbour and city. The lower levels take a different architectural approach, using brick and sandstone-toned finishes intended to establish a stronger relationship with St Francis Xavier Church. The Church itself will be conserved and upgraded for its continued use, while the former school building will be adaptively reused as part of the co-living component.

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The proposal adds to an increasingly concentrated pipeline of residential development around Blue Street, MacKenzie Street and Lavender Bay.

Just west of the site, Central Element lodged plans earlier this year for one of the most significant residential developments proposed in Lavender Bay in recent years.

Central Element's SJB-designed scheme at 64-66 Lavender Street and 3-7 Middlemiss Street would deliver 163 apartments across two towers rising 23 and 32 storeys, replacing five existing apartment buildings containing 32 homes. The project also forms part of the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-central-element-reveals-lavender-bay-apartment-plans?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">First look: Central Element reveals Lavender Bay apartment plans</a>

Immediately around North Sy​dney Station, another two significant proposals have emerged at 5 and 15 Blue Street.

Zurich Australian Insurance Properties is seeking to adaptively reuse its longstanding commercial building at 5 Blue Street, directly above North Sydney Station, rather than demolishing the structure.

Its SSDA proposes converting the building into a 14-storey mixed-use development with 62 apartments and 86 co-living rooms, together with ground-floor retail and a major refurbishment of Blue Street Plaza. The application is currently at the Response to Submissions stage.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-zurich-targets-north-sydney-office-conversion-with-148-unit-proposal-above-metro-station">First look: Zurich targets North Sydney office conversion with 148-unit proposal above Metro station</a>

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First look: Vinnies files for 20-storey Lavender Bay apartment tower as North Sydney housing pocket heats up

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The ocean-view double storey house on a 1,388 square metre block at 17 Lacrosse Rise, Sorrento has sold for $3 million. 
The Beaumonde home was built in 2000 and has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a BBQ with its own gazebo and a tennis court. 
The median price for a house in Sorrento is $1,035,000 according to CoreLogic RP Data.
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Landmark property in Sorrento sold

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One of South Australia's most luxurious mansions, Villa D'Este, has been listed by the Budini family with $2.495 million hopes.
It's named after the Hotel Villa D'Este in Italy's Lake Como where George Clooney lives.
Set on 5745 sqm, the Stirling home was originally designed by Berriman and Milliken Architects and built by H F. Sarah in 1976 .
Even the smallest of details were considered in the creation, with the grand entrance door handles being commissioned by Sydney artist Lucy Boyd.
The <a href="https://harcourts.com.au/Property/658600/SAD24634/42-Birch-Road" target="_blank">four bedroom bespoke home</a> sits in large designer gardens which were originally established in 1890.
There's also numerous terraces which overlook the all weather tennis court.
The property is available through Harcourts Williams agents Stephanie and John Williams.
 
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australia property section.
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Stirling SA trophy home Villa D'Este listed

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The Sydney Swans captain Kieren Jack, has kept himself busy amid his much publicised family feud, to list his redundant former Randwick home.
Jack bought the 1920s home in 2012 for $1.295 million.
But the AFL star has no need for it following his now completed renovation in Paddington.
The recently vacated Canberra Street, Randwick property has just seen a one year rental expire last month having been up for rent in June last year at $1,000 a week.
Set on 234 sqm, the dual level family home combines original Federation features and contemporary appointments.
It has two bedrooms, a recently renovated bathroom, modern kitchen and home office.
There's a low maintenance rear garden with barbecue area and treelined courtyard.
Carl Wilson at Home Estate Agents is taking it to August 13 auction, after Courtney Giles from Advantage Property Styling furnished the home.
Given two nearby sales at $1.8 million plus, Wilsn is suggesting $1.7 million to $1.8 million price guidance ahead of this weekend's first open for inspection.
Jack calls Paddington home, having bought a two bedroom terrace in 2014 for $1.34 million. His is the only name on the title, not girlfriend Charlotte Goodlet.
He had former Swans player David Willis undertake the project in Paddington.
He climbed onto the property ladder aged 22 just two years into his Sydney Swans career, buying a two bedroom Randwick apartment in 2009.
Set in a renovated block of nine units, Jack paid $570,000 for the apartment which was listed for rent at $560 a week in 2014. He retains the apartment on Mulwarree Avenue.
The Swans star has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons as the Sydney side still look set for a top eight finish despite a demoralising late defeat to the Hawks on Thursday night.
He's been embroiled in a media battle after mum Donna took to social media at her annoyance that Jack gave free tickets for his 200th game to the parents of his girlfriend, Charlotte Goodlet.
She tweeted "So sad. Dad 200 RL you 200 AFL &amp; you dont want us there, your parents. No appreciation for all the yrs helping you get there."
It's well broadcasted that Donna and Kieren's father, rugby league legend Garry Jack, haven't embraced the relationship with the model who was a finalist in the 2013 Miss Universe Australia pageant.
Jack has been dating Charlotte, who is also the Nine News producer, for over three years.  
This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.
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The level of residential listings nationwide fell in most capital cities across June except Brisbane and Perth, according to SQM Research.
Listings in Brisbane and Perth rose month on month and national sales listings are up 2.5 percent compared to June 2015.  
Canberra recorded the largest decline for June with property listings falling 5.6 percent, according to SQM Research managing director Louis Christopher.
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He said total online national residential listings fell during June 2016 from 350,333 to 345,058, decreasing 1.5 percent from May 2016.
“This is a fairly normal result for winter where, historically, property listings fall during the colder months," he said.
"The one abnormality is Sydney, where we’re recording a massive year on year rise of 30 percent.
"If anything that just shows how frenzied the Sydney market was this time last year. However, Sydney is not oversupplied with listings right now. Rather, it is returning to more normal long term averages.
 
"Year-on-year results reveal Melbourne median asking prices have risen 15.6 percent for houses and 6.4 percent for units compared to this time last year.
"Brisbane has also experienced yearly changes, with median asking prices for houses climbing 5.8 percent, compared to just 0.8 percent for units.
Meanwhile, median asking prices continue to fall in both Darwin and Perth."
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The Bondi hoarders' property - withdrawn from sheriff's auction last week - is set to be rescheduled despite the family turning up to court with wads of hundred-dollar notes.
The family managed to stave off the forced auction of their home on Thursday night.
Then on Friday Mary Bobolas and her adult daughters Elena and Liana arrived in court carrying several bags each, desirious of paying their debt owed to Waverley Council.
They produced bags of $100 notes as a “show of good will that funds were available”.
But magistrate Joanne Keogh said the family had failed to demonstrate sufficient means to pay the money owed to the council.
There remains the prospect the family will lodge an appeal.
A $2 million sale had been anticipated due to its prime location and 550 sqm block size.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-bondi-118903099" target="_blank">19 Boonara Avenue</a> offering was listed under instructions of the NSW Sheriff's Office.
It was the third time that the marketing failed to end in any under the hammer sale.
There was an unexpected delay last month.
Previously the owner Mary Bobolas dodged the sale of the property February last year by coming up with $180,000 to pay Waverley Council's cleaning and legal bills just hours before that scheduled auction.
The drawn out process has seen buyer interest wane as when it was first listed in 2015, 63 contracts had been handed out. Last month it was in the 30s. This time interest was down to around the expected 10 attendees.
They will need to pay a further $160,000 to meet the newest set of cleaning and legal bills.
The council's solicitors wrote to the Bobolas family in November asking for settlement of the outstanding money to avoid the sale but they received no funds.
Raine &amp; Horne agent Ric Serrao was commissioned by the NSW Sheriff's Office to sell the property so that clean-up costs can be recovered on behalf of the council.
Rubbish flowed out of the door and onto the property frontage on the latest listing images despite a 10 truck clear up in July last year.
There were no inspections possible for prospective buyers.
Ric Serrao couldn't even access the property so there were no internal photos or floor plan available.
 
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Bondi hoarders saga continues

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Simona founder Inge Fonagy has listed at Whale Beach.
She will be hoping for more luck this time round for<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-whale+beach-119073759" target="_blank"> her long-held Whale Beach home</a>.
The home has been in the hands of the designer since 1964 when Inge and her late husband George, who had founded the fashion empire a year before, paid £9500.
The property was originally listed by LJ Hooker Palm Beach with a $3.9 million plus hopes in February last year. 
It has hopes of $3.25 million plus for its June 16 auction.
The Japanese-inspired timber property on 949 sqm has two levels, with three bedrooms.
Its floor to ceilings windows which open to a wide full length terrace.
Surrounded by landscaped subtropical grounds, the estate also has a pool overlooking Dolphin Bay and Whale Beach.
The style king Tyler Brule, founder of the interiors bible Wallpaper magazine, holidayed their in the late 1990s with his artist mother Virge.
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Designer Whale Beach offering relisted

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Ever imagined owning your own town?
Well, Monogorilby, the southeast Queensland town four hours inland from the Sunshine Coast was up for sale, then under offer, and the latest is it is now under contract.
The whole town, available through Sutton Nationwide Realty agent Julie Sutton was available for just $750,000.
Advertised as 'having it all', the purchase includes 16 houses, each with two, three or four bedrooms.
Some of home are currently tenanted, which will mean rental income straight away.
There are eight lowset and eight highset Queenslanders each with their own fenced back yards and Telstra connection.
There's a community town hall and an old school house which is surrounded by 16 hectares of groomed parkland.
A de-commissioned saw mill with timber framed open sheds, a water purification treatment plant and a three-phase power depot compete the town's building.
Julie suggests there's more space to build, perfect for a caravan park, conference centre or church.
The town is located about 270 kilometres northwest of Brisbane.
It's not the first time a town has sold.
The tourist ghost town Joadja Creek, 28 kilometres from Bowral in the Southern Highlands sold in 2011.
The mining town was abandoned in 1904 after shale-oil deposits dwindled, alongside competition from US imports.
It was first sold as grazing land over 100 years ago by Raine &amp; Horne Sydney for £4400.
The village had been home to up to 1300 miners, mostly Scottish, and their families.
It consisted of mostly industrial ruins and workers' cottages, although an 1870s manager's homestead had been restored.
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Monogoribly township under offer

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The latest discounted property of the week from SQM Research is a townhouse in the middle of Launceston, Tasmania with a price reduction of $44,000 - supposedly just for June.
SQM research managing director Louis Christopher said the property, 3/28 Abbot St, East Launceston, Tasmania, first came onto the market back in April this year with an original asking price just shy of $330,000.  
"The vendor has now slashed this price by $44,000 reducing the property to just $285,000, supposedly just for the month of June (clearly a sellers bluff)," he said.
"The townhouse is located smack bang in the middle of Launceston, with two generous sized bedrooms, one bathroom, balcony and courtyard. The property is solid brick rendered with a brand new kitchen, and double glazed windows (to help minimise those cosmopolitan noises). 
"The listing states that the townhouse is conveniently located adjacent to a bus stop, with plenty of public transport routes nearby, and Launceston airport just a short 20 minute drive away. Launceston is located approximately 200km outside of Tasmania's capital city Hobart.
"According to 12 month actuals to March - Hobart is currently outperforming this forecast with property prices rising at 7.6 percent.
"Notably, East Launceston recorded a vacancy rate of 1.9 percent in April 2016, this reflects a reasonably tight residential market, however, and it is slightly higher than the capital city average of 0.9 percent for Hobart."
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Hobart townhouse makes SQM's discount of the week

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<div>Residential listings fell across the country during May with vendors lifting asking prices 0.5 percent to 1 percent during the month, according to SQM Research.</div>
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<div>Research from SQM found property listings in Sydney fell by 6.2 percent during the month, but are 16.9 percent higher compared to May 2015.</div>
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<img src="/images/2016/06/09/sqm1.jpg" alt=""> SQM Research managing director Louis Christopher said Hobart recorded a 6.1 percent decline in listings for the month, with sale listings are also now down by 11.8 percentage points for the year, which SQM believes indicates a strengthening housing market in Tasmania. </div>
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<div>"Melbourne also recorded yearly falls with listings down 6.4 percent from this time last year (May 2015)," he said.</div>
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<div>"It’s possible the interest rate cut at the beginning of the month may have already led to an increase in buyer confidence, leading to higher absorption rates for listed properties.</div>
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<div>"Certainly, it seems that vendors were a little more confident during the month with vendor asking prices rising across most cities. From a forecasting perspective we are pleased that our 2016 forecasts made in October last year, seem to be on target for all cities."</div>
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<div>"Year-on-year results reveal Melbourne median asking prices have risen 13.4 percent for houses and 6.4 percent for units compared to this time last year. Canberra has also experienced yearly changes with median asking prices for houses climbing 10.4 percent and 0.2 percent for units.</div>
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May residential prices up, listings down: SQM

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The Ultra Tune owner Sean Buckley has listed his redundant Gold Coast penthouse for June 15 auction.
<a href="https://www.coastal.com.au/2954348/" target="_blank">The sprawling 573 sqm northern unfurnished penthouse</a> in Aria cost Buckley $2.7 million when bought late last year from the Smith family of Balwyn.
Set over two levels, the Sunland-built apartment has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a private rooftop terrace with a 15 metre lap pool and a 10 person sauna.
Aria's southern penthouse was once owned by Athena Starwoman and husband John Demartini.
Buckley is the executive chairman of Ultra Tune which is an Australian car service franchise with over 270 outlets across Australia. 
He also owns Ultra Thoroughbreds, a primary and pre-training equestrian stud which has had huge success, particularly with Shamus Award who won the Cox Plate in 2013 and the Australian Guineas in 2014.
The marketing of the apartment by listing agent Tolemy Stevens of Harcourts Coastal suggests that the apartment was acquired as part of a large commercial deal and was surplus to requirements. 
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australia property section.
 
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