Taxpayers will be forced to spend $1.3 million to clean up Australia’s largest island national park resort.
Cape Richards resort, which resides on Hinchinbrook island, has experienced disrepair from Cyclone Yasi, looted by vandals and destroyed by vandals, with burnt out buildings, electrical wiring and asbestos noted as a concern by the locals.
The company that owned the resort, Williams Corporation, collapsed after the global financial crisis and was unable to repair the damages made to the property on the otherwise pristine World Heritage listed area.