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13 October, 2024
Taylor Point hijacked
PLANS to preserve Taylor Point at the Trinity Beach headland have been hijacked with the undeveloped coastal headland reportedly sold to a private buyer.
An engineer and inventor has bought Taylor Point, the last undeveloped coastal headland on Cairns’ northern beaches.
The property was the subject of election promises from Labor and the LNP, who want to make it a public conservation park.
Candidate for the Barron River, Michael Crawford said yesterday that a $10 million commitment by his party to preserve the area would be used in any negotiations for a resale.
The LNP had also vowed to work with the Cairns Regional Council to buy the site and make it a public urban conservation area, after decades of community pressure.
The property, which had an $8 million price tag for more than two years, was listed for sale and new owner Audrius Macernis would not sell.
According to the ABC, which visited the site this week, Audrius Macernis was a sole director of a company Macernis Group that was registered last month, and the decision to buy was not for financial gain but to rejuvenate and preserve the area for future generations.
The new owner has erected barriers and signage to keep visitors off the property.
The news was also posted on the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC social media confirming the private sale.
“This is shock news after decades of campaigning for the site to be in public hands, and major efforts from CAFNEC and all across the community to secure election commitments for its buy back,” the post said.
