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2/02/2010 - Luxury high life up for grabs
The Elysee at Kirra penthouse is just as impressive. The architect-designed super-luxury 864sqm beachfront property has an inground pool, 4m high ceilings, a private internal lift, Iranian marble floors, an 18m lap pool and a four-car lockup garage....READ MORE
5/06/2009 - Elysee Apartments
The Elysee Residences multi-million dollar apartment complex at Kirra on the Gold Coast is a model for sustainable construction practice combined with luxury living....READ MORE
5/06/2009 - Final flurry of interest in top spot
Tenders have closed on the penthouse at Elysee at Kirra beach and, as agent Troy Dowker sifts through the expressions of interest before contacting serious contenders, he said he was confident of a sale....READ MORE
5/06/2009 - Prestige Property
Australian Good Food and Accommodation Guide publisher Jeremy DeBray is selling this penthouse at Kirra on the southern stretch of Queensland's Gold Coast....READ MORE
5/06/2009 - Topping off Kirra's megastar address
Australian Good Food and Accommodation Guide publisher Jeremy DeBray is selling this penthouse at Kirra on the southern stretch of Queensland's Gold Coast....READ MORE
16/07/2008 - Litfin Project Marketing
...Elysee Residences at Kirra have underlined the strong demand for spacious and luxurious living spaces in prime beachfront locations, particularly within well established village-style infrastructure......READ MORE
16/07/2008 - Sky High Demand for Apartments
The Gold Coasts residential unit and townhouse market has performed well in recent years, with healthy growth recorded in most areas....READ MORE
1/07/2008 - No detail overlooked to achieve luxury
The $90 million Elysee Residences in Kirra on the Gold Coast have captured the essence of the new generation of beachfront apartments - superlative quality, large, uncompromising living spaces....READ MORE
16/02/2008 - Boutique is the new buzz word for luxury buyers
The Gold Coast's reputation as the home of highrise buildings marketed to attract holiday makers is being challenged by the emergence of ultra-luxury residential towers. ...READ MORE
6/02/2008 - Asian airlines eye off Coast
AirAsia X has sold more than 60,000 tickets to the Gold Coast since the budget airline launched in November, fuelling speculation more Asian airlines could soon be flying to the tourist strip. ...READ MORE
3/01/2008 - Quality key to Kirra residences
Fittings of quality and attention to detail are the hallmarks of a luxury apartment project at Kirra. The $90 million Elysee Residences has captured the essence of a new generation of beachfront apartments - superlative quality in large, uncompromising living spaces. ...READ MORE
15/12/2007 - Elysee display to debut in January
The first of 24 luxury apartments in the $90 million Elysee Residences at Kirra is to be unveiled in the new year, six months ahead of schedule....READ MORE
1/12/2007 - Bubbling under Kirra surface
The southern gold coast and Tweed surfing community has created a unified voice to speak out on restoring Kirra's perfect surf....READ MORE
11/11/2007 - Golden rule for buyers is stick with the coast
The Gold Coast property market is defying sceptics, recording strong price growth, high sales volumes and an influx of new residents....READ MORE
1/11/2007 - Some extra topping for big Piazza
Beachside development in boomtown Kirra has exploded over the $600 million mark after the council approved the 13-storey Piazza luxury high rise....READ MORE
27/10/2007 - Tower such an alluring prospect
Allure, the Gold Coast's newest exclusive beachfront apartment tower, is at point of completion after achieving off-the-plan sales worth $35 million....READ MORE
26/10/2007 - Car parks add value
Making room for the things you love is hard when there is only so much space available....READ MORE
24/10/2007 - Boom puts high-rise unit sales on the up
Sales of apartments across the Gold and Tweed coasts are going gangbusters....READ MORE
29/09/2007 - Sky-high housing
Not everyone feels like escaping Melbourne winters for the sunny climes of Queensland for at least part of the year, but it is undeniable that the Gold Coast has become the apartment "Mecca" of Australia....READ MORE
29/09/2007 - Demand strong for coastal apartments
The Gold Coast and Tweed apartment markets continue to strengthen with latest research showing new unit sales have jumped 30 per cent in the past three months....READ MORE
20/09/2007 - Gold Coast takes the lead in high-rise living standards
The Gold Coast is leading Australia's apartment revolution. Led by the increasing rarity of beachfront sites as the market clamours to get closer to the beach, developers are now focusing their attention on a careful blend of superlative quality and space....READ MORE
19/09/2007 - Plane sailing for AirAsia X flights
Malaysia's long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X said yesterday it would launch four flights to the Gold Coast in October with the arrival of its first A330 aircraft....READ MORE
8/09/2007 - Gold Coast, Tweed apartment demand
Research shows that Gold Coast and Tweed apartment markets continue to "strengthen" with unit sales increasing 30 per cent in the past three months....READ MORE
6/09/2007 - 'Supertowers' leap all other tall buildings
Luxury high rises Allure, Jade and Elysee have taken the Gold Coast into what is now officially known as the 'supertower' era....READ MORE
1/09/2007 - Sales of units soar in big Coast buy-up
The Gold Coast skyline is soaring - and so are the sales....READ MORE
25/08/2007 - Reward invitation at Elysee: personalise your penthouse
The developers of the $80 million Elysee Residences at Kirra are giving prospective owners the unique opportunity to design their own penthouse....READ MORE
22/08/2007 - Flight of the rich
The A$80 million luxury Elysee Residences on the Kirra beachfront and Ivory on Burleigh at Burleigh Heads, which offer some one per floor apartments, have recently achieved phenomenal sales....READ MORE
22/08/2007 - It's time and tide at Kirra Beach
Council works to narrow the stretch of sand on Kirra Beach will have wide-ranging benefits for beachgoers and Gold Coast City....READ MORE
17/08/2007 - A sea change, for sure
Take a good look now because the Kirra foreshore makeover is well under way....READ MORE
17/08/2007 - Tugun foreshore earthworks
Major earthworks are currently underway along Tugun foreshore as part of a Gold Coast City Council masterplan to improve parkland facilities in the area....READ MORE
17/08/2007 - Kirra wave quality bid
Gold Coast City Council is pushing the Queensland government to review sand dredging at Kirra to improve the break's once-legendary waves....READ MORE
16/08/2007 - Makeover for Tugun beaches
Major earthworks are currently underway along Tugun foreshore as part of a Gold Coast City Council masterplan to improve parkland facilities in the area....READ MORE
11/08/2007 - $outhside $ensations
Luxury-plus apartments hit $3m mark. A dozen apartments between Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta have been sold for more than $3 million in the past year. ...READ MORE
9/08/2007 - Kirra beach reclaims surf
The Gold Coast City Council has begun works to reduce the long stretch of sand at Kirra beach....READ MORE
8/08/2007 - Traders angry at council inaction
A Kirra business-owner is angry at the inaction over Kirra beach, which has been blamed for a huge drop in visitors since he opened his store 14 years ago....READ MORE
4/08/2007 - Wide beach just too big
While islands in the Torres Strait run the risk of disappearing under rising sea levels, Gold Coast locals are joking that you need a camel and a packed lunch to reach the surf at Kirra Beach....READ MORE
2/08/2007 - Kirra's shore thing
First step for beach walkway. Rotting timber stairways and grubby beach access points at Kirra were ripped down yesterday as the council started work on a new foreshore project. ...READ MORE
28/07/2007 - Second bid for higher Kirra tower
A developer is having a second attempt to convince Gold Coast City Council to approve a unit complex that exceeds Kirra's height guidelines by more than 100 per cent....READ MORE
25/07/2007 - Hot Tomato 25/07/07 10:00am
Kids at Currumbin will get a visit today from the Fed Environment Minister to receive a Green voucher from Malcolm Turnbull. Turnbull has already visited the Eco Village and will visit the Elysee development at Kirra to check out the water saving initiatives. ...READ MORE
25/07/2007 - Landing a big one
The Gold Coast has emerged as a strong chance to become the Australian base of the world's newest long-distance budget airline carrier, AirAsia X....READ MORE
21/07/2007 - Our future takes shape in the south
These photographs show the southern Gold Coast's $1.77 billion vital organs for the 21st century....READ MORE
20/07/2007 - Plan for Nirvana to be more heavenly
Developer Niecon wants to increase the height of its Nirvana by the Sea Tower at Kirra....READ MORE
18/07/2007 - Super-size me
Super-sized apartments potentially represent the next significant shift in residential living on the Gold Coast, says property industry specialist Chris Litfin....READ MORE
18/07/2007 - Waterside localities at top of list
Ten Gold Coast suburbs have been pinpointed as potential investment hot spots this year....READ MORE
7/07/2007 - Laing O'Rourke to build Elysee project
Gold Coast: Reward Developments Australia has appointed Laing O'Rourke to build the $80 million apartment project, Elysee Residences, at Kirra on the Queensland Gold Coast. ...READ MORE
6/07/2007 - Mixed-use tower planned for Kirra
Brisbane developers target renowned surf-break suburb. A Brisbane-based property company is the latest in a line of developers to lay plans for a mixed-use tower project at Kirra. ...READ MORE
27/06/2007 - Jetstar Euro vision
Airport revamp clears budget airline for international take-off. Jetstar could offer flights between Coolangatta and Europe from 2010 following a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the Gold Coast Airport. ...READ MORE
22/06/2007 - Kirra popular with investors
It doesn't matter if you have beach views - if you own property in Kirra Beach than you are sitting on a gold mine, real estate experts say....READ MORE
21/06/2007 - Kirra property boom leads south's revival
It doesn't matter if you have beach views - if you own property in Kirra Beach than you are sitting on a gold mine, real estate experts say....READ MORE
13/06/2007 - Tanks collect for water-wise units
Developer taps a sustainable future. The people who will soon be settling down at the Elysee Residences at Kirra can be ensured not a single drop of their water will go to waste....READ MORE
5/06/2007 - Super-sized spree
Super apartments in the sky are the fastest growing trend in the property market and cashed-up baby boomers are leading the way....READ MORE
31/05/2007 - Kirra lagoon may fix kegs
Sand may be pushed back up Kirra Beach from the shoreline to create a semi-permanent lagoon as an interim measure to try to improve wave quality for surfers....READ MORE
29/05/2007 - Tiger on the prowl
If you ask a few people in the know, they'll tell you better aviation access is one of the key requirements to the future prosperity of the Gold Coast....READ MORE
29/05/2007 - Air fares blitz on cards by 2008
Air travellers can expect to be paying no more than $100 for fares between major Australian capital cities by Christmas....READ MORE
29/05/2007 - Jetstar's plans for long-haul flights
Jetstar is 'over the moon' with its major sponsorship deal with the Titans, suggesting the airline's partnership with the Gold Coast could be strengthened soon with extra international flights in and out of the city....READ MORE
25/05/2007 - Builder starts work on Elysee Residences
Private development and construction company Laing O'Rourke has been appointed to build Reward Developments Australia's Elysee Residences, at Kirra....READ MORE
20/05/2007 - Flying high in Sydney's mega pads
Top-end property may be buoyant, but it's the "supersized" apartment that's flying highest....READ MORE
19/05/2007 - $3m Kirra apartment
Former Mercedes Benz wholesaler Colin Heckenberg is the latest off-the-plan buyer at Elysee Residences at Kirra in Queensland....READ MORE
18/05/2007 - Luxury units at Kirra
Work has now started on the luxury Elysee Residences at Kirra on the Gold Coast, following the appointment of construction group Laing O'Rourke to the project....READ MORE
17/05/2007 - Tiger on the tarmac
Gold Coast Airport's long-awaited runway extension has been officially open less than 24 hours but already is attracting big business, with Singapore low-cost airline Tiger Airways negotiating to make Coolangatta its new headquarters....READ MORE
17/05/2007 - Daily News Editorial
It's amazing the difference 458 metres of asphalt can make. But the length of tar and gravel is going to make a world of difference to life and business for a great many people on the Tweed and the Gold Coast from next month....READ MORE
17/05/2007 - Real estate market rocks at Wintersun
Christmas, Easter and Wintersun are now the three dates southern Gold Coast real estate agents circle on their calendars....READ MORE
17/05/2007 - New runway takes off
The Tweed and Gold Coast can expect an immediate, major boost to tourism numbers following yesterday's Gold Coast Airport runway extension launch....READ MORE
10/05/2007 - Marathon looks to hit the ground running with television ads
For the first time, the Gold Coast Airport Marathon has its own fully-scripted TV commercial....READ MORE
5/05/2007 - Elysee making a statement
A blend of interstate, local and Brisbane buyers have combined to make Elysee Residences at Kirra one of the most sought-after beachfront residential addresses on the southern Gold Coast....READ MORE
28/04/2007 - Kirra turf's wave of Brissie buyers
Brisbanites are snapping up Kirra units, often sight unseen, with some real estate agents claming the beachside suburb's 'new Noosa' tag is feeding the frenzy....READ MORE
28/04/2007 - Specks of gold at the top end on retirement coast
The Gold Coast property sector's optimism often draws a wry smile, but for parts of the market such optimism has legs....READ MORE
28/04/2007 - It's cool in Kirra
Developers have focused on Gold Coast meccas such as Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach over the past 20 years but other areas have missed out. The beaches close to Coolangatta airport were known as great for surfing but until recently the surrounding streets had a rough-and-ready reputation....READ MORE
15/04/2007 - Massive tanks for highrise blocks
Massive water tanks are likely to become compulsory additions to the foundations of new residential highrise buildings in southeast Queensland....READ MORE
13/04/2007 - Sydney buyer outlays $11.5m for airport site
A high-profile development site at the entry to the Gold Coast Airport at Bilinga has sold to a Sydney developer for $11.5 million in the wake of a hotly contested tender campaign....READ MORE
9/04/2007 - Kirra the new Noosa
Growth spurt makes southern coast a boom town. Booming Kirra has been dubbed Queensland's new Noosa with heavy industrial cranes crowding the world-famous beach shack suburb. ...READ MORE
7/04/2007 - Luxury on a super scale
A luxury $80 million super apartment project at the cutting edge of residential beachfront living has been unveiled in Kirra....READ MORE
31/03/2007 - Coast developers talking up benchmark initiatives
Gold Coast developers are leading the way in the implementation of environmentally sustainable development (ESD) practices, with two apartment projects setting a new benchmark....READ MORE
30/03/2007 - Developer tanks to help Kirra
Massive water tanks will be installed at a private development at Kirra to maintain the foreshore it overlooks....READ MORE
30/03/2007 - 4CRB FM 30/03/2007 8:30am
Huge water tanks are to be installed at a private development at Kirra to help maintain the buildings foreshore. It's believed to be the first time a private developer has provided such a significant piece or water infrastructure in the country. ...READ MORE
29/03/2007 - Jumbo jets welcome
One of the most crucial pieces of infrastructure ever built on the Gold Coast, the extension of the Coolangatta airport runway, will be finished tomorrow, opening up a new era in Queensland aviation and tourism....READ MORE
23/03/2007 - NBN News 23/03/2007 6.09pm
A Gold Coast development company has engineered a groundbreaking water saving strategy for a new apartment building at Kirra. It will mean no council water is needed. ...READ MORE
23/03/2007 - Channel 9 Gold Coast alert
In an Australian first a developer is building a massive water tank under a new Kirra apartment building, saving more than one million litres a year....READ MORE
23/03/2007 - ABC Coast FM News 23/03/07 12:05pm
A developer is contributing one of south-east Queenslands most sought after commodities to the Gold Coast City Council. The company behind an apartment project at Kirra will provide a 150,000 subterranean tank to water public parkland on the Kirra foreshore. ...READ MORE
23/03/2007 - Hot Tomato News 23/03/07 07:31am
The Elysee Residences apartment on Kirra foreshore being built by developer Reward Developments will have a 150,000 litre water tank installed to keep the nearby parklands green. ...READ MORE
21/02/2007 - Snapper's wrecked
Gold Coast surfing superstar Joel Parkinson has warned the opening World Championship Tour event of the year is in danger of flopping because of the Tweed River sand bypass project....READ MORE
21/02/2007 - Kirra Grows Up
Kirra Beach is being transformed by high-rise projects and there's little the council can do about it, says area councillor, Chris Robbins....READ MORE
15/02/2007 - Beach shack sells for $2.2m as Bilinga prices surge
A Bilinga beach shack has sold for $2.25 million, heralding Pacific Parade's claim as the Coast's next multimillion-dollar street address....READ MORE
15/02/2007 - Bypass Boom Times
New Roads to boost home prices....READ MORE
14/02/2007 - Federal Funds pass on Kirra
The Federal Government has $20 million to put towards environmental projects this year, but apparently not to efforts restore the surfing break at Kirra Point....READ MORE
14/02/2007 - No Federal Funding
Commonwealth won't pay for Kirra Point surf break....READ MORE
3/02/2007 - Investors will flood in on back of water call
The Queensland Government's introduction of recycled water into the south-east corner will revive property investment and declining migration in the region, says independent property analyst Michael Matusik....READ MORE
3/02/2007 - Recycled water plan revives investment in Queensland property
Property analyst Michael Matusik predicts the Queensland Government's decision to introduce recycled water into Southeast Queensland will revive property investment and declining migration in the region....READ MORE
28/01/2007 - Carpark paved with gold
Building ban protects million-dollar views. It may look like any other piece of bitumen, but this Gold Coast car park is worth $4.5 million. ...READ MORE
20/01/2007 - Super changes to fuel apartment
Changes in superannuation laws will fuel the rising demand for luxury super apartments in southeast Queensland, according to independent property analyst Michael Matusik....READ MORE
3/01/2007 - Bypass to spur expansion
The completion of the $543 million Tugun bypass will spur property price growth on the southern Gold Coast, says independent property market analyst Michael Matusik....READ MORE
25/12/2006 - Tugun's land rush
Developers hitch ride on bypass. Developers are leading the race for prime land in Tugun as the beachside suburb braces for a multi-million-dollar renaissance in 2007, when the Tugun bypass nears completion. ...READ MORE
17/12/2006 - Kirra to ride high as Coast surges
The southern Gold Coast is set to boom in the next few years, with prestige property developers hunting for super apartment sites....READ MORE
2/12/2006 - Apartments recycled as buyers vote with their wallets
It seems that apartment buyers in Queensland's southeast are still voting with their wallets, opting in a big way for existing apartments rather than new stock, because it's cheaper....READ MORE
2/12/2006 - Short-term support for recycled water plan
Southeast Queensland's mayors are largely supportive of plans to put recycled water into dams, but some would rather not drink it forever....READ MORE
2/12/2006 - Airport dreaming
$1b 'city' will have wow factor. Gold Coast Airport is to have a state-of-the-art $100 million terminal as the centrepiece of a sprawling $1 billion-plus business precinct with high rises, office towers and a train line. ...READ MORE
19/11/2006 - Supersize me
Up in the sky...it's a bird...it's a plane...it's a "superapartment"....READ MORE
18/11/2006 - Beachfront shortage leads to erection of super highrise apartments
Kerry Packer had Australia's first. Donald Trump elevated them to new heights and now even the North Vietnamese have their own super apartments....READ MORE
16/11/2006 - Drowning in beach sand
The Gold Coast City Council will cough up a further $7.7 m toward the Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Project that has drowned Kirra and other southern beaches in sand....READ MORE
10/11/2006 - Occy wants Kirra's Big Groyne rebuilt
Australia's top surfers want the Kirra Big Groyne put back....READ MORE
9/11/2006 - 'Super tower' plan for Kirra
A low-profile development company is planning to make a dramatic Gold Coast debut with an $80 million-plus beachfront apartment project at Kirra....READ MORE
9/11/2006 - 42 million tonnes of rain fell on us
Savage storm buckets coast A Mountain of water weighing more than 42 million tonnes fell on the Gold Coast yesterday as a savage storm front ripped through southeast Queensland. ...READ MORE
9/11/2006 - Kirra gets a high rise
Coolangatta will have another highrise added to its skyline after the Gold Coast City Council approved a 13-storey apartment building....READ MORE
8/11/2006 - High rise approved - Council agrees to a 13-storey unit block opposite Kirra Beach
Coolangatta will have another highrise added to its skyline after the Gold Coast City Council approved a 13-storey apartment building....READ MORE
31/10/2006 - Buying back the past - Surfers come home
Sixties 'surf bums' turned suit-and-tie professionals are behind a surge in beachside real estate buying on the southern Gold Coast....READ MORE
25/10/2006 - Vertical Living
A new trend of high-rise living and spacious apartments is arising on the Coast....READ MORE
22/10/2006 - City's 20-year boom
Brisbane tipped to lead the way until 2026. Brisbane will be Australia's fastest growing city for at least two decades, according to economic analyst Phil Ruthven. ...READ MORE
21/10/2006 - High-fliers green with envy after Jade's $20m ask
As the record asking price for an Australian penthouse hits $20 million, as it has for the prime position atop the Bezzina Group's Jade tower in Surfers Paradise, it invites a question: is the market for the five-star high life set to equal ground-level luxury living?...READ MORE
21/10/2006 - City has big tourism future
Global brokerage house Goldman Sachs sees the Gold Coast becoming a major international tourist destination that would rival Singapore, Dubai and New York....READ MORE
21/10/2006 - $20m shack breaks a record
The $20 million paid for a fibro "knockdown" shack on the Gold Coast beachfront marks the highest price ever achieved for a residential property in Queensland....READ MORE
21/10/2006 - Wealth drives boom on millionaires' rows
So far this year 80 homes have sold for over $5 million each in NSW alone - that's nearly $500 million ploughed into the top end of Sydney's housing market....READ MORE
1/10/2006 - Bypass will be a road to riches
Property values at the southern end of the Gold Coast are tipped to soar when the $543 Tugun bypass is finished in 2008....READ MORE
24/09/2006 - With demand on the rise, the only way is up
Oversized luxury residences called super apartments have emerged as the latest trend in beachfront living on the Gold Coast....READ MORE
22/09/2006 - Pikos Group in $3.9m Kirra play
A Darwin-based developer has spent $3.9 million to acquire a beachside site at Kirra....READ MORE
21/09/2006 - The City and the Shire
An eco-friendly, low-rise idyll or a high-rise apartment with ocean view? Although geographically close, two coastal property markets are a world apart....READ MORE
19/09/2006 - Gold Coast unit leads as luxury end surges
A Gold Coast developer is asking $20 million for a beachside apartment as prestige property markets across the country continue to surge....READ MORE
16/09/2006 - Golden glow on coast
Prices for the top-end luxury penthouses on Queensland's Gold Coast are going through the roof, reports Fiona Cameron....READ MORE
6/09/2006 - Council expands oceanfront parkland
The Coolangatta Oceanway Parkland along Coolangatta Beach has been expanded by more than 20,000 square metres....READ MORE
1/09/2006 - Baby Boomers
First it was a change of pace - a step out of the bright lights of the big cities and into a sea change lifestyle - and now it's a change of place. Baby boomers, those persistent architects of change, are at it again....READ MORE
1/09/2006 - Super Alternative for Beachfront Living
The growth is dramatic. Less than 30 years ago, a standard beachfront property at Mermaid Beach's iconic Hedges Ave sold for $76,000....READ MORE
31/08/2006 - Sky home deal to break record
The Bondi Beach apartment price record is about to be smashed by a $10 million-plus sale on the iconic Campbell Parade....READ MORE
31/08/2006 - Figures fail our city
The Gold Coast is suffering a critical lack of infrastructure because the State Government continues to underestimate our city....READ MORE
25/08/2006 - 10-level tower for Kirra
The development juggernaut continues to roll at Kirra with plans in the pipeline for a mixed-use tower on the beachside strip....READ MORE
19/08/2006 - Investors always on lookout for The Next Big Thing
Twenty-five years of writing about property has taught me this: the one big thing investors really want to know is The Next Big Thing....READ MORE
19/08/2006 - Units lord it over manors
Think record Sydney property prices... and think harbourside suburbs like Point Piper which is home to Altona, still Australia's most expensive home after a $28 million sale four years ago....READ MORE
16/08/2006 - Kirra could be next Byron Bay or Noosa
Kirra could be the next Noosa or Byron Bay or it could remain a surfing icon, but only if residents are willing to fight for it, warns an urban design expert....READ MORE
11/08/2006 - Reviving Kirra's glory
The swell was pumping, the wind was offshore and Gold Coast surfers were ready to boogie....READ MORE
27/07/2006 - Queensland's countdown to a 2008 crisis
The Queensland government is finally reacting to the danger of drought - but is it too late, asks Mark Ludlow....READ MORE
19/07/2006 - Super apartments step up as next major trend
Super apartments - expansive apartments the size of large waterfront and beachfront homes but offering the added bonus of extra privacy, security and elevated views - are set to become the next major trend in apartment living in coastal Australia....READ MORE
19/07/2006 - Catching the surging property wave at Kirra
For many years Kirra has been a sleeping beauty suburb of the Gold Coast due to a number of factors, especially traffic congestion....READ MORE
13/07/2006 - WA penthouse sells for record $4.5m
Multiplex has turned one of Perth's favourite watering holes into apartments averaging $2.6 million, writes Marsha Jacobs....READ MORE
13/07/2006 - Super-rich enjoy private property boom
Ask real estate agents in Vaucluse, Dalkeith, Surfers Paradise or Toorak about the state of the residential property market and you won't hear about the two-year doldrums where prices have fallen as much as 10 per cent....READ MORE
13/07/2006 - Pub baron buys back into hotels
After selling much of his empire earlier this year, Queensland pub baron Tom Hedley has re-entered the hotel sector, paying about $34 million for the famed Kirra Beach Hotel on the Gold Coast and two smaller pubs in northern NSW....READ MORE
12/07/2006 - Luxury Apartment Living
Forget the beachhouse and the townhouse. The new trend in real estate overseas is the super apartment, writes Liz McDonald....READ MORE
1/07/2006 - Interest strong for Kirra
Interest in southern Gold Coast real estate continues to hold strong with 50 per cent of the $89 million Kirra Surf Apartments sold since its launch in April....READ MORE
29/06/2006 - Bypass will drive up southern values
Southern Gold Coast residents are set to receive a substantial spike in property prices when the Tugun bypass is completed in 2008....READ MORE
17/06/2006 - Think big in apartment living
Apartments the size of generous homes are offering a new way of living with the bonus of extra privacy, security and elevated views....READ MORE
10/06/2006 - Our great southern suburbs
The once quiet seaside villages around southern Gold Coast, Coolangatta and outlying suburbs, have slowly come to life over recent years with $2.76 billion worth of development planned or under construction....READ MORE
3/06/2006 - Millionaires spend megabucks on super apartments
It's back to the future for the super apartment, with forecasts that the concept - conceived in the Sunshine State in the 1980's - will be the next big thing in waterfront living....READ MORE
1/06/2006 - Kirra takes super approach to development
Kirra, for years overlooked by developers in favour of other suburbs to the north and south, is set to boom in the next few years - and on the grandest of scales....READ MORE
8/04/2006 - Mr Kirra on crest of development wave
If there's anything that Peter Turner doesn't know about Kirra, it's probably not worth knowing. It's the by-product of living and breathing Kirra for a lifetime. ...READ MORE
26/03/2006 - A Golden spot set to grow
The Gold Coast has long been regarded as one of Australia's premier holiday destinations....READ MORE
11/03/2006 - Gold Coast's Kirra the one that almost got away
Nailing down the next coastal property hot spot is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack, but a sleepy beachside suburb on the Queensland-NSW border appears to be the one that has slipped under the radar. ...READ MORE
10/03/2006 - Nobody can stay mum about Kirra's future
The Gold Coast’s next cafe and dining precinct is emerging at Kirra, the region’s latest development hotspot....READ MORE
7/03/2006 - High-rise unit demand climbs above houses
High-rise units are overtaking houses as the Gold Coast's preferred properties....READ MORE
1/03/2006 - Sustainable Future
Building a sustainable future. It has been a topic of voluminous presentations and discussions since we were encouraged in the 1960s 'to turn on, tune in and drop out'....READ MORE
1/03/2006 - Beauty on the border
Joint council project set to rejuvenate our borderline area. It will be mid-March before Tweed residents get a detailed idea of what is planned for the former Border Caravan Park site. ...READ MORE
25/02/2006 - Sleepy Kirra braces for a $300m boom
Kirra is about to ride a $300 million development wave with several major projects set to transform the sleepy beachside suburb into a boom town....READ MORE
23/02/2006 - New Kirra break plan
A special blueprint is being hatched to save Kirra's world famous surf break....READ MORE
15/02/2006 - Tourists Drive Growth
Tourists are flocking to the Tweed Coast in droves as a new wave of development prepares to make its mark from Kirra to Byron Bay....READ MORE
2/02/2006 - Boardwalk plan for south coast
An ambitious plan to transform the southern Gold Coast into a budding Venice Beach is being considered by councils on both sides of the border....READ MORE
19/01/2006 - It's boom time down near the Tweed border
The border towns of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta are in the midst of a $500 million development renaissance....READ MORE