Tropical island for sale for price of Sydney home

Tropical island for sale for price of Sydney home
A tropical island has gone up for sale in the Whitsundays, for the price you might see at a Sydney auction.

Victor Island is a three-hectare slice of tropical living, featuring a helipad, two boats, a swimming pool, a luxury residents, and no neighbours.

All that is on offer for $4 million - the price of a house or even apartment in some parts of Sydney and Melbourne.

Victor IslandVictor Island in the Whitsundays is up for sale. (Today)Victor IslandThe island could be any buyer's for $4 million. (Today)

And needless to say, there's no helipad.

The island had previously been sold to Sydney investors for $3.6 million, who have decided to put it back on the market.

1 Waite St, Balmain, is for sale for $4 million. (Domain)

Victor Island is about 1km off the Australian eastern seaboard, and there are no other resorts, residents, or even national parkland on the island.

There's also a caretaker's cottage and the Sotheby's Queensland website even advertises "laying hens" - meaning fresh eggs for breakfast.
Victor IslandThe island is accessible by boat or helicopter. (Today)

The residence is powered by solar panels with a backup generator, and has a large rainwater storage capacity (225,000 litres) and a desalination plant.

It's accessible by boat in a 20-minute ride from the nearby marina, or by a 12-minute helicopter jaunt from Mackay Airport.

2. 3 Lindsay Avenue, Darling Point NSW ($60 million)

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