Entertainment

Queensland tourism properties and infrastructure are continuing to flow onto the market, with the Mackay Marina the latest landmark property up for sale.

Melbourne’s CBD has lost one of its last remaining adult cinema venues after the owner of Chinatown’s Dendy Cinemas – a founder of the Sexpo exhibition – put the building on the market.

The cavalcade of Queensland island real estate offerings continues, after Fitzroy Island Resort, off the coast of Cairns, was officially placed on the market.

Victorian amusement park Gumbuya Park will undergo a major revamp after Jayco Caravans owner Gerry Ryan and Carsales.com.au founder Wal Pisciotta teamed up to buy it for $4.65 million.

Victorian regional centre Ballarat will welcome a second cinema complex, with Showbiz Cinemas to open a new six-screen facility just outside of the CBD.

A local group has swooped on the Bakehouse Quarter in Sydney’s inner west in a deal rumoured to have topped $300 million in a sign the market for major residential sites remains hot. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Sunland will create a $100 million retail ­precinct in Mermaid Waters on the Gold Coast as part of its 42ha master planned community at The Lakes. This article originally appeared on www.theaustralian.com.au/property.

Hotel investors are focusing their sights on regional leisure assets in a bid to capitalise on the current strength of Australia’s tourism sector.

Queensland’s tropical islands are continuing their renaissance, with an island that once attracted interest from Kim Kardashian and Julia Roberts floated for sale.