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Premium Content Subscriber only About $4 million dollars of the State Governmentâs promised $30 million has been spent on Great Keppel Island so far. Tourism Industry Development and Innovation Minister Stirling Hinchliffe replied on May 21 to a question on notice from LNP leader David Crisafulli about the spending. Mr Crisafulli asked for a breakdown of spending on the island, including how much had been spent on government staff, infrastructure and Rockhampton or Capricorn Coast businesses. Mr Hinchcliffe replied: âThe need for greater certainty on private sector plans to redevelop the resort leases has delayed expenditure on island infrastructure development, however, the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport has progressed investigations into infrastructure options that will support tourism development on Great Keppel Island.â ....
Altum Property Group and Capricorn Coast businesses last month formed an association to advocate the development of Altum’s planned resort on Great Keppel Island. The GKI Progress Association Inc.’s stated aims are to increase awareness of the resort project, to provide stakeholders a forum to discuss it, and to speak with all levels of government about their island investments. The group’s secretary is Altum’s revitalisation project general manager Leigh McCready. Its president is Ross O’Reilly and its treasurer is Gerry Christie, both of whom are also on the association’s committee, which consists of those who signed an open letter drafted by Ms McCready in September last year. ....