Berthing pains make for a good investment July 2008 - Sales of top-end luxury yachts may have slumped but demand for marina berths is strong. At Meridien Marinas at Horizon Shores on the Gold Coast, 12-metre berths on a 20-year lease which sold for $100,000 in December 2006 are now fetching $135,000. Read more >>
Commerce precinct on marina's horizon July 2008 - Meridien marinas is poised to construct a harbourfront commercial precinct at its $500 million Horizon Shores facility near Jacobs Well. Read more >>
Marina shapes up as building begins July 2008 - Work starts this month on a retail and commercial precinct at the $500 million Meridien Marinas Horizon Shores development at Jacobs Well. Read more >>
Broadwater mooring crises faces boaties June 2008 - A local skipper says the Gold Coast is facing a dire shortage of mooring facilities to cope with the rapidly growing number of people using the waterways. Read more >>
Marinas the new wave June 2008 - With boat ownership in Queensland growing faster than the population, the value of marina berths is on the rise. Read more >>
Marina berth supply marooned May 2008 - Astute investors have taken the plunge and are pouring money into marina berths along the Queensland Coast as the waiting list to secure marina space surpasses 2000. Read more >>
New beach for Airlie on track May 2008 - There should be a new sandy beach in Airlie by Christmas if plans by the Port of Airlie developers go ahead. Read more >>
Berths satisfy keen demand May 2008 - The demand for marina berths is growing in parallel with the growth in the number of boat owners - one in 13 Queensland adults own a boat. Read more >>
Floating gold mines May 2008 - Australia's top companies in a multi-billion-dollar bidding war for Queensland's lucrative boating marina market, including the 380-berth project at The Spit and the Hope Harbour marina and ferry terminal. Read more >>
Berths offering at Horizon Shores May 2008 - Meridien Marinas has released a further 57 wet berths at Horizon Shores, its emerging $500 million marina-resort project near Jacobs Well. Read more >>
Port of Airlie launches stage one May 2008 - An all-tide beach for the public. The much-anticipated Port of Airlie project reached a milestone yesterday with the christening of the Ferry Boat Harbour. Read more >>
Boom time for Marina berths April 2008 - The median price for a Gold Coast home is $477,500 but millionaires are willing to fork out this and then some for a place to park their boats. Read more >>
Berth rights April 2008 - It's beoming increasingly difficult to find good marina berths in Queensland - which is all the more reason for the astute investor to look. Read more >>
Marina berths join blue-chip hot property lineup April 2008 - While yachts and cruisers are usually among the first luxury goods for which demand sinks in an economic downturn, Australia's marina property market remains buoyant and is set to continue its record growth run, according to a property market analyst. Read more >>
Yachts find new Horizon March 2008 - A gold coast catamaran maker has snapped up the final four sheds in the second new industrial building at Meridien Marinas Horizon Shores development. Read more >>
Buyers sail into Port of Airlie with aplomb Feb 2008 - Rising interest rates and a flood of residential properties to the market have done nothing to dampen enthusiasm for the luxury product, with an Airlie Beach developments's first stage selling out before its launch. Read more >>