Resort operators have been put on notice after a Hong Kong businessman was stripped of a Queensland island tourism lease for failing to restart a tourist facility. Double Island, off the far north coast near Cairns, has been returned to the Queensland government after it claimed a legal win. The island was home to a luxury resort which shut down six years ago.
“The community and the local members want to see Double Island open, thriving and available to use, as do I, which is why I took this action,” Stewart said on Friday. The news was welcomed by local MP Craig Crawford, who said the outcome was “bloody brilliant”. “It is now back in the hands of Queenslanders,” he said. “This is the day we’ve all been waiting for after six long years. “Many in the community did not think this day would come, but I knew if we stuck to our guns we would win.
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