Paradise Palms owner Darren Halpin is pushing ahead with plans to transform former Kewarra Beach golf course into The Palms Collection – a $300 million-plus masterplanned community with school and retirement village.
Construction is expected to start in early October after the Queensland Planning and Environment court ruled in the developer’s favour with a sealed judgment.
“I think it’s obvious to the majority of people that this region is in desperate need of new tourism products and facilities that will create some excitement for us all and something to look forward to,” Mr Halpin told Cairns Post.
The first neighbourhood, currently named Enclave One, will consist of 87 blocks surrounded by vegetation, a large multi-use amphitheatre, parklands and community facilities. Stage 1 will include construction of 40 blocks with the remaining 47 to be built afterwards.
