| Laguna Quays Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Laguna Quays | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°37′21″S148°39′57″E / 20.6225°S 148.6658°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 68 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.29/km2 (8.51/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Laguna Quays is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census Laguna Quays had a population of 89 people. [1]
In 1992, the Laguna Quays resort opened as a luxury resort. It had cost $250 million. A 70-berth marina opened in 1993. However, in 1995, the resort went bankrupt owing around $200 million. [3] By 2009, the Mackay Regional Council was owed over $2 million for rates. It auctioned parts of the precinct to attempt to recover the money. [3] In 2013, Fullshare Holdings Group bought the resort announcing in 2015 they would refurbish and upgrade the facilities and dredge the marina. [3]
The locality of Laguna Quays was officially named and bounded in September 1999. [2]
In the 2021 census Laguna Quays had a population of 89 people. [1]
On 27 July 2022, a 2-to-2.5-metre (6 ft 7 in to 8 ft 2 in) long crocodile was trapped and relocated after it was seen in a pond on the Turtle Bay golf course. Although the area is within the normal habitat range for crocodiles, its size and its proximity to people warranted its removal, noting that golf course ponds are attractive to crocodiles as a place of refuge, a source of food, and freshwater. [4]
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