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GURNER has submitted plans for a boutique luxury wellness, hotel and private residence retreat in Port Douglas to be called The Creation Hotel and Residences.

Situated on 2833sqm of beachfront land, the site will encompass one of the last developable blocks on the main strip, offering direct beach access to Four Mile Beach.

The site was acquired off-market earlier this year from the longtime venture capitalist Roger Allen, who'd own the site since 1985.

Allen, who launched the first email service in Australia in the early 1980s, ran the venture capital firm Allen &amp; Buckeridge.

The proposed retreat will encompass a holistic wellness experience - complete with a residents/guest spa, sauna, pool and treatment rooms, high-end food and beverage offerings as well as 16-ultra-luxury private residences and a further 18 boutique hotel rooms.

It was designed in collaboration with architectural kingpins Powell and Glenn and Wolveridge Architects, with Myles Baldwin handling the tropical landscaping.

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GURNERTM founder and director Tim Gurner confirmed the developer’s intentions to sell the ultra-luxury private residences but retain ownership of the boutique retreat, spa and public food and beverage offering as part of its multi-billion-dollar diversification strategy.

“Port Douglas has been an incredibly important part of our family’s life over the past 15 years and is without doubt our favourite destination to visit in Australia," Gurner says.

"We want to give back to this amazing town and create something that does not currently exist.

“It has been inspiring watching my wife Aimee, Ed Glenn, Jerry and Myles put together this incredible creation into something I know people will fall in love with."

“When you look at what Antony Catalano has been able to do with Rae’s in Byron Bay offering something truly special and unique, and what The Oatleys have done with Qualia on Hamilton island, they are without question a big inspiration for what we are doing.

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“We want to ensure that Far North Queensland has a similar offering at that level for Australians and internationals visiting the reef and the wider region.

“We will not be doing any of this by halves; people can expect it to be something truly special when it is complete – private, luxurious, homely and welcoming at every point.

“We have been incredibly fortunate over the past seven years to have built a defining portfolio of luxury residential projects along the eastern seaboard of Australia and now we want to take this philosophy and evolve it into something that extends the lifestyle offering through boutique hotels,” Gurner said.

“Now, this project marks the beginning of a new chapter for the brand as we significantly expand our portfolio across a number of complementary sectors.

“We are exploring a number of new asset classes across tourism, wellness, accommodation and food and beverage – these next few years will be all about pushing the boundaries of our portfolio and recreating the luxury experience we provide to our apartment residents, at a much larger scale.

“We are very keen to work collaboratively with the Douglas Shire Council and deliver something that will become high-end showpiece for the area."

Since publication Gurner has advised the project will not be called The Creation.

 
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GURNER has submitted plans for a boutique luxury wellness, hotel and private residence retreat in Port Douglas

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Gurner submits $60 million Port Douglas development plans for The Creation Hotel and Residence

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A Port Douglas tropical chic style home with award winning kitchen has hit the market with $2.3 million hopes.
Nestled on a 1,135sqm block, the residence at<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/%20https:/www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-port+douglas-131946122" target="_blank"> 26 The Sand Estate, Barrier Street </a>features a luxury kitchen with stone island bench, full height cabinetry and Seimens appliances. 
The kitchen has been awarded the Winner of Best Kitchen by Master Builders Queensland and HIA Queensland.
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The home comprises master suite, two further bedrooms, living room and media room, dining area, and separate study. 
Almost every aspect from inside leads out to the outdoors with lily pond, entertaining area, swimming pool and garden.
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Other highlights of the home include gas fireplace, hidden liquor cabinet, ducted air conditioning and rooftop solar panels. 
Barbara Wolveridge of Queensland Sotheby's International Realty Port Douglas has the listing.
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 Port Douglas trophy home with luxury kitchen listed  

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Melbourne businessman and legendary horse trainer Lloyd Williams and wife Suzanne are offloading a redundant Port Douglas investment.
It is a four bedroom villa within the Mirage complex.
It comes not long after the couple added a further two smaller villas in the compound, paying $1.7 million each for the two bedders.
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The one they are offloading is the first one they bought back in 2000.
It's been used as a winter retreat for family members, and never publicly rented.
The Pink Agency's Callum Jones has the listing.
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He says in the marketing it is owned by a "villa connoisseur".
Jones describes it as one of the best in the complex given it fronts the golf course and then it's just grass reserve to the beach.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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Legendary horse trainer Lloyd Williams lists Port Douglas holiday home

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The former Racing Victoria chairman David Moodie and wife Jennifer have bought Cottonwood, the luxury far north Queensland retreat.
Cottonwood at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-qld-port+douglas-129234338" target="_blank">Oak Beach, just south of Port Douglas</a>, had been on the market since 2015, when it had initial overly ambitious $7.95 million hopes through Unique Estates.
The Moodie's paid $3 million for the absolute beachfront 1.9 hectares with a contemporary beach style main residence and a two bedroom guest house.
Set in tropical gardens, the property with swimming pool, tennis court and boatshed, has direct access to the beach.
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The home was sold by Ray White's Mark Flinn.
It was sold by former mining executive David Lucas and his wife Jane.
They paid $3.2 million in 2005. The Moodie's recently downsized Sydney bolthole's, selling their Darlinghurst sub-penthouse for $3,985,000 and spending $1.65 million on an apartment a few levels below. 
This article appeared in the Weekend Australian.
 
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Former Racing Victoria chairman David Moodie buys Cottonwood

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The socialite mortgage broking director Lizzie Buttrose - who sold her ranch-style Vaucluse abode last last year - has settled on a Port Douglas district home.
She bought well, paying $902,000 for an acreage with a four bedroom contemporary Queenslander that sold at $1.1 million in 2009 and at $900,500 back in 2004. 
It was a mortgagee sale.
It comes with horse paddocks and is close to the coast, just off the Captain Cook Highway to Oak Beach.
She pocketed $4.03 million for her four-bedroom Hopetoun Mews house on an 873 square metre battle-axe Burrabirra Ave block which was marketed as “the perfect opportunity for reinvention”.
This article was first published in The Sunday Telegraph.
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Lizzie Buttrose settles on Port Douglas home

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A four bedroom timber house sitting on three acres with a backdrop of mountains near Port Douglas is now on the market with the price of over $750,000.
It has been offered by Mark Flinn from Ray White.
Situated at<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-shannonvale-124649546" target="_blank"> 11 Chooks Ridge, Shannonvale</a>, the house features gallery-style master bedroom with sweeping forest views, three other bedrooms, office, four bathrooms and open-plan living area.
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Other features include large wooden shutters, deck overlooking the gardens, rock pool, and two carport spaces plus one garage space. 
It is only minutes away from Mossman sugar cane town and the tropical town of Port Douglas.
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Shannonvale trophy home still waiting on offer after two and a half years

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The Lakeside Retreat south of Port Douglas in the Mowbray Valley has $4 million hopes through Callum Jones from The Pink Agency.
The tropical five hectare estate borders pristine creek frontage.
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It features two Queenslanders, the main four bedroom residence designed by architect Garth Chapman.
Its wraparound timber verandah with two alfresco entertaining areas overlooks the swimming pool. 
The guest retreat, on its own adjoining two hectare plot, was built by the prior owner.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian.
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Lakeside Retreat south of Port Douglas listed

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There are $3.25 million hopes for the Port Douglas, Queensland home of entrepreneurs Suzi and Leo Conti.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-port+douglas-128532778" target="_blank">Their resort-style home Batujimba</a> is a 10-minute walk from Four Mile Beach.
Michael Wolveridge created the pavilion dwelling set within tropical, palm-studded gardens.
The four-bedroom, four-bathroom property comes with fish-filled lake complete with jetty.
Barbara Wolveridge of Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty has the listing.
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Entrepreneurs Suzi and Leo Conti list in Port Douglas

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Bondi Beach-based former horse breeder Dean Fleming has withdrawn his Port Douglas commercial premises from sale.
It was offered for sale with a lease to the Port Douglas Happy Herb Shop, a retailer selling 'healthy, happy, natural and chemical free products'.
The tenant has the lease until 2020.
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Raine &amp; Horne Port Douglas Mossman agent David Cotton was listing the property.
Fleming paid $605,000 for the 92 square metre Macrossan Street shop in 2009.
Last year Fleming downsized to a <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/70525-former-horse-breeder-dean-fleming-purchases-north-bondi-apartment" target="_blank">$3,025,000 North Bondi apartment. </a>
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Horse breeder Dean Fleming withdraws Port Douglas retail store

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A two bedroom apartment in Port Douglas has sold at auction for $241,000.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-qld-port+douglas-127709430" target="_blank">Positioned at 8/1 Osprey Close</a>, the ground level apartment offers two bedrooms, open plan kitchen/dining/living, and a private patio with garden views.
Other features include secure parking, shared pool and BBQ pavilion.
It is close to shops, parks, the primary school and beach on St Crispins Avenue.
It was presented by Mardi Rae from Ray White.
The suburb's median unit price sits on<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/property-observer" target="_blank"> $260,000</a> according to CoreLogic. 
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