A tropical island off Queensland is so beautiful it inspired a famous movie series...
now a family has snapped it up for an unbelievable price Local family purchased Little Green Island off Mackay The private island features a two-bedroom house READ MORE: The 'hidden gem' suburbs in Australia where you can still get on the property ladder with just $50,000 are revealed By Steve Williams For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:35 BST, 18 September 2024 | Updated: 04:35 BST, 18 September 2024 e-mail View comments A private tropical island that inspired a famous movie series has been bought by an Aussie family. Little Green Island, located off the coast of Mackay in North Queensland , was sold at auction on Monday to a local family for $5.6 million.
The former owner British-American movie producer and actor Douglas Gresham purchased the island 15 years ago for $2.45 million. Mr Gresham is the stepson of author C.
S. Lewis, who wrote the beloved series of fantasy novels 'The Chronicles of Narnia'. Mr Gresham was an executive producer of the film adaptations of the novels.
Harcourts MackTown director Tina Sander said the island was the creative inspiration for the movies. 'I’ve been privileged enough to stay there a couple of times overnight and it’s not until you actually visit the island that you really grasp its true magic and beauty and aura,' she said. The new owners of Little Green Island are a Mackay family who have asked not to be named.
Little Green Island off the coast.