Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The private island retreat has five bedrooms, incredible views, and activities galore. Jason Ierace/Courtesy of Pelorus Private ...

In order to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef, you only have to step off the sandy, coral beach. Arrival is only by helicopter or private yacht. And once there, you’re the only residents on this 988 acre ...

Tourists will soon be able to stay on an Australian billionaire’s island on the Great Barrier Reef, starting at $20,000 a night. Pelorus Island is the northernmost island in the Palms Island group and ...

A RARE slice of North Queensland island life has sold to the tourism arm of a family-run business that has a strong investment footprint in Townsville. The only home on the 4sq km Pelorus Island, ...

On the 30-minute helicopter commute from the northern Australian city of Townsville to Pelorus Private Island, sharp-eyed pilot Will Owens points to sharks and turtles in the coral-mottled seas below.