Meridien invests $500m to realise 20 year vision

A vision first held by 80s tycoon, Christopher Skase more than two decades ago is finally being realised thanks to a cohesive partnership between an environmentalist, an architect and an award winning developer.

Meridien has begun its world class $500 million Port of Airlie project with massive civil works alone costing more than $80 million.

Meridien Managing Director, Russell McCart says although the project was just an idea for so long, it is a project of state significance and has taken years of hard work to get to a starting point.