Rainforest retreat with $5 million hopes

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1 Port Douglas Rainforest Estate, Port Douglas, Queensland, 4877

Rainforest Estate, a four-hectare luxury property in far north Queensland’s tropics, is on the market as either short-stay accommodation or a private residence.

Vendors Allen Perry and Christine Brinkley, who founded software development company Coglin Mill, are hoping for $5 million for the property but have “realistic expectations”, according to LJ Hooker Port Douglas agent Michael Samson, who is marketing the property. The property has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a kidney-shaped pool and luxurious fittings and fixtures.

The property comprises four interconnected buildings, undisturbed rainforest and enough cleared land for a helipad. When Brinkley and Perry rented out the property it had a 30% occupancy rate, which generated annual income over $100,000.

When Brinkley and Perry bought the property it was in a neglected state, and the couple spent several million dollars reclaiming it from the surrounding rainforest and creating a luxury home. They now plan to turn their attention to building an 81-hectare eco-resort in Port Douglas.