A three-year lease on a 6 hectare Southern Great Barrier Reef island off the Capricorn Coast has been secured by an Australian beer company

Organisers will seek out ideas from the public about what should be added to the island, such as a "one hole golf course" and an "ingenious beer delivery system".
The Pumpkin Island website describes it as an "untouched tropical holiday getaway", with five "self-contained, eco-friendly beach cottages".
Both XXXX and the island's owners have refused to discuss the value of the lease, citing a confidentiality agreement.
The island belongs to John and Sonja Rumble, a South African-born couple who bought the island in 2003 for 1.3 million dollars through their business, Sojourn Properties Pty Ltd.
They then gifted the Pumpkin Island to their son, Wayne, for his 27th birthday, according to Capricorn enterprise CEO Mary Carroll, which he now runs with his partner, Laureth Craggy.
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"The improvements they made were absolutely beautiful."
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"It was fundamental that we protected the island's integrity and what we have built and established on the island over the last few years and for the future," Rumble said.
"We believe this is a great opportunity for the island that will not only bring more people to the area, but will provide additional jobs and support the local community over the coming months and beyond."
A XXXX Gold spokeswoman said that XXXX Island was a way to encourage "mates time", with a number of celebrities enlisted to promote the campaign.
Source-ANI