IF SITTING under the stars on a picturesque island sounds like paradise...it is, and it’s closer than you think. Just 32km from Mackay is the idyllic island of Keswick and it has just opened up new ...

Chinese development group China Bloom, which secured a 99-year lease on the island in 2019, has closed access to Keswick Island beaches, set up fences to prevent access to national parkland and banned ...

Traditionally an island escape heavily marketed to overseas visitors and tourists from southern states, Keswick has been largely overlooked by those who live closest to it. But Keswick Island owner ...

Keswick Island residents are stepping up their fight as they claim the State Government is refusing to speak to them after their island paradise was sold to Chinese developer, China Bloom. Melanie ...

A new caretaker is working with residents and tourism bodies to boost visitor numbers after a key change in philosophy. How you can explore the tropical paradise. Keswick Island is shedding its locked ...

A SYDNEY consortium plans to turn Keswick Island into a major tourism attraction after buying the 100-year leasehold. Keswick Developments, which bought 530 hectares of paradise from Keswick Island ...

The Mackay Instagrammers group was set up by social media expert Cherrie Hughes and brings together both amateur and professional photographers. "I'd done some work with Keswick Island before and I ...

Residents and land owners on Keswick Island were previously told lease transfer negotiations would be finalised this week. But they had received no updates on the status of the lease transfer between ...

The department controls the conditions of the lease for the 530-hectare island, 34km off Mackay, and confirmed they met with the representatives of the prospective buyers and the current lessee, ...