Self-storage business reports an uptick in demand from home office workers
As retail and office markets throughout the country take a hit from the mass shift to work-from-home arrangements, agents for a recently built storage centre in Sydney are reporting signs of a positive flow-on effect. Agents for the self-storage unit in Banksmeadow, near Sydney Airport, are reporting an uptick in demand since the pandemic hit,…
HOW TO FINANCE YOUR FIRST COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
There are many different types of loans for commercial property. When it comes to applying for your first commercial property loan, there are different options you need to be aware of. Some investors choose to obtain a commercial loan by dealing directly with a bank, while others choose to engage the expertise of a broker…
BURLEIGH WINTER SOLSTICE
The Winter Solstice Festival is returning to Burleigh in June with live music, entertainment, fire performances and street entertainment! There will be lots of local food and stalls, BMX and skateboard demonstrations, lantern workshops and so much more! The festival will be held in James Street and Connor Street, Burleigh Heads. Bring your family and…
LABART RESTAURANT CELEBRATES ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
The Gold Coast’s top chefs join forces to celebrate one year of Restaurant Labart It’s been a year since Sydney chef Alex Munoz Labart and his wife Karla unveiled their flagship Burleigh Heads dining space. Restaurant Labart’s refined-yet-convivial atmosphere takes a refreshing step away from fine-dining formality – and Gold Coasters are loving every bite. On Sunday July…
THE REGIONAL AREAS POPULAR FOR INTERSTATE MIGRATION
Regional economies are continuing to strengthen their appeal, with the Gold Coast topping the list, as new analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data identifies the locations where populations across Australia are moving. An increasing number of Australian residents preference satellite cities, known as tier-two cities on the outer-fringe of capital cities, and major regional…
GOVERNMENT COMMITS $351M TO GOLD COAST LIGHT RAIL
The Queensland state government has announced a $351 million commitment towards the next stage of the Gold Coast Light Rail that would connect the southern Gold Coast to the remainder of the line. Stage 3A will extend the existing route by seven kilometres from Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads and includes eight new train stations.…
HISTORIC OLD BURLEIGH THEATRE ARCADE SAVED FROM DEMOLITION
The State Government has approved Council’s moves to save the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade from being demolished. Council acted swiftly after fears the 90-year-old site would be turned in a high-rise apartment building following its sale to a Sydney developer. While no application for re-development had yet been lodged, the site’s new owners made it…
NIELSON PROPERTIES LODGE PLANS FOR $350M BURLEIGH HEADS PROJECT
The fast-growing Gold Coast hot spot of Burleigh Heads may soon welcome two 23-storey towers and its first five-star hotel after developer Nielson Properties lodged a development application last week. Nielson Properties has teamed up with Chris Vitale of Brisbane’s Pointcorp group to develop the $350 million project, which comprises a 132-key luxury hotel and…
GOLD COAST DIVE SITE TO BE ‘WORLD-FIRST”
Plans for a dive site off the Gold Coast have taken another step forward with designs released for what’s promised to be a ‘world first’ attraction. The original idea of a pyramid-shaped dive site has been thrown out, replaced by nine buoyant ‘sculptural reef flutes’ individually tethered to the seafloor off the Spit by reinforced…
5 REASONS WHY INVESTING IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IS BENEFICIAL
The Australian retail market could look very different in a few years. To those who’ve never stuck a toe in the commercial property investment pond, the idea can appear complex, expensive and downright daunting. But getting into the commercial property market – which includes any kind of real estate used for a business, from cafés and retail stores to car parks,…