Port Douglas Retirement Village Set to Become Gated Community

With a third of the road being private, the residential closure raises questions about the role of public authorities in the face of condominiums in Marseille. The phenomenon has grown to the point of spreading to the northern districts.

Port Douglas Retirement Village Set to Become Gated Community

At the time, then-Mayor Michael Kerr said that following Douglas Shire Council’s approval of Obray’s 41 single-storey, one-and-two bedroom independent living units – ranging from 200msq to 350msq – he believed it was “a fantastic development for our slice of paradise.” Approval for the retirement village on the 1.75ha of land between Oaks Port Douglas Resort and the Reef Resort Villas was granted in December 2020. The proposed retirement villag…