Double Island, Queensland
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Double Island (originally Wangal Djungay (Djabugay))Script error: No such module "Unsubst". is an island approximately Script error: No such module "convert". off Ellis Beach, inside the Great Barrier Reef on the coast of Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
Geography
The island lies approximately 1.5 km north-east of Palm Cove, Queensland, and about 30 km north of Cairns.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
History
The island was known to, and used by, the local Aboriginal Australians (predecessors of the Djabugay people) for many tens of thousands of years. The Djabugay people (particularly the Yirrgay group) believe it is the resting place of Gudju Gudju, a Rainbow Serpent.[3]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The discovery of gold on the mainland west of the area made Double Island well-known in the 1880s and 1890s; allegedly, a mining company at Irvinebank used the island around that time as a resort for employees.[4] Also around that time, some local graziers started using the island to graze cattle.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Double Island (Wangal Djungay) was the location of an exclusive resort. Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and Keanu Reeves have been among the celebrities who stayed on the island.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[5][6]
The resort has been closed to the public for years.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2012, Benny Wu from Hong Kong bought the lease of the island and planned a $10 million upgrade to the island's resort for wealthy tourists.[7] However, by 2023, no maintenance or upgrades had been performed. With the resort having fallen into disrepair, this prompted calls for the lease to be cancelled.[8] In June 2024, Wu's lease was revoked and the island was returned to the state of Queensland.[9]
References
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- ↑ Daniel Bateman, "Resort’s tree felling scars Double Island", The Cairns Post, 5 December 2014, page 11
- ↑ "Brangelina to spend summer in Sunshine State", The Cairns Post, 11 September 2013, page 2
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