#dunk_island #south_molle #daydream_island #whitsunday_islands #great_barrier_reef
Queensland’s famous island resorts, once like a string of pearls along a tropical coast, are now mostly dots of decay.
They will only be profitable when rebuilt with low-cost materials easily maintained, dismantled and reassembled. Synthetics don’t last in the hot, wet tropics; furniture’s mouldy in 2 years. Painting is pointless. Buildings will be smashed by cyclones; expect to replace every 10 years. What’s the solution? Perhaps a relook at bamboo and rattan? Stop trying to fight nature, and embrace it. These islands are among the best destinations in the world. We have to do something…
Haxtrax 