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Gold Coast couple ditches new build for 100-year-old home

ABC Australia · May 8, 2026, 10:30 PM

Key takeaways

  • The Queenslander is turning heads in Palm Beach.
  • It was only after the 100-year-old timber home was raised and secured more than four metres above their Palm Beach block that they realised how much it stood out.
  • "A lot of buildings are being pulled down in this area.

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The Queenslander is turning heads in Palm Beach. (ABC Gold Coast: Glenn Mullane)

Link copied Share Share article When Kim and Michael Kendall decided to relocate a Queenslander to the Gold Coast, they did not expect it to attract so much attention.

It was only after the 100-year-old timber home was raised and secured more than four metres above their Palm Beach block that they realised how much it stood out.

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