Ephraim Island is luxury residential development located in the suburb of
Paradise Point in the north of
Gold Coast, Australia
The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital Brisbane. With a population over 600,000, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, the na ...
. The development is a joint-venture between Lewis Land and
Mirvac
Mirvac is an Australian property group with operations across property investment, development, and retail services. This entity now broadens their clientele and shareholder return on investment by venturing across multiple development sectors, ...
. The island has an area of 9.6 hectares and was once covered by mangroves.
The development is distinctive for inhabiting an artificial island in the
Broadwater, connecting to the mainland by a 400-metre bridge.
The island, its landmass sculpted into a conspicuous albeit backwards "e" from an aerial view, is divided into two sections. The southern division, the 'tail' of the "e", is covered mostly by undeveloped salt mud-lands. The design provides water frontage to every apartment.
The northern 'eye' of the island has been developed to include a marina, 12 larger buildings (the largest topping 11 stories), a restaurant and up to 30 separate beach houses open to the Broadwater. The marina has a capacity of 115 berths.
The island was cleared for development long before any construction began. According to locals, the area was devoid of vegetation from as far back as 1992 due to legal confrontations with concerned members of the community. In 2003, the developers (acknowledged as ''Mirvac'' and ''Lewisland'') were given a green light by the
Gold Coast City Council
The City of Gold Coast is the local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774 it is the second most populous local government area in Australia (City of Brisbane being th ...
and started construction. The site was once the largest residential construction project in Queensland.
20% of the island has had its natural habitat preserved.
The project is complete as of mid-2008.
Some scenes for the feature film ''
Jucy'' (2010) were shot on the island.
See also
*
List of islands of Australia
This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by State or Territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders.
Largest islands
The islands larger than are:
* Tasmania (Tas) ;
* Melville Island, Northern Territory (NT ...
References
Islands of Moreton Bay
Geography of Gold Coast, Queensland
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