C ruise ships have returned to the Conflict Group – a private chain of 21 pristine islands in the middle of the Coral Sea, 12 hours by boat from Alotau – but the struggles of the past two and a half pandemic years have taken their toll on its owner and he has put the idyllic property up for sale. But there’s a caveat that comes with the Conflicts’ AU$25 million price tag. The new buyer must continue the conservation work set in motion over the past “The fact is it’s virtually impossible to find such pristine nature like this anywhere because there is not a lot of this kind of land for sale with perfectly intact biospheres”
Words: Ian Lloyd Neubauer Photos courtesy of Conflict Islands Resort, Milne Bay PARADISE FOR SALE
Panasesa Island is the largest of 21 islands that bring the total landmass of the Conflict
Group atoll to 375 hectares
Cruise ships like this one, anchored off Panasesa Island in the remote Conflict Group, have now returned to Milne Bay
The six private beachfront bungalows at exclusive Conflict Islands Resort
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