2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁le ase ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Mer c ure . ▁ ▁Cl osed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁resort ▁currently ▁only ▁oper ates ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁two ▁golf ▁courses . ▁A ▁ske leton ▁admin ▁staff ▁are ▁still ▁in ▁place , ▁however ▁all ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁resort ▁facilities ▁are ▁un available ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Looking ▁for ▁re development ▁appro val , ▁a ▁draft ▁E IS ▁being ▁prepared ▁by ▁pro ponent ▁for ▁a : ▁▁▁ 3 0 0 - room , ▁five - star ▁resort , ▁including ▁a ▁golf ▁course ▁ ▁car avan ▁and ▁recre ational ▁vehicle ▁park ▁ ▁W agy u ▁cattle ▁farm ▁- ▁for ▁farm ▁stays , ▁cattle ▁and ▁sheep ▁far ming ▁and ▁educational ▁activities ▁ ▁resident ial ▁community ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 0 ▁dwell ings ▁and ▁village ▁centre ▁ ▁conservation ▁prec inct ▁▁ ▁a irst rip ▁- ▁for ▁tour ism , ▁char ter ▁fl ights ▁and ▁a ▁potential ▁fly - in , ▁fly - out ▁hub ▁ ▁ref urb ishment ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁ 3 3 1 - room ▁Mer c ure ▁Cap ric orn ▁Res ort ▁( in dependent ▁of ▁E IS ▁process ). ▁ ▁The ▁re development ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁create ▁ 8 5 0 0 ▁during ▁the ▁construction ▁phase ▁over ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁and ▁ 2 1 6 0 ▁when ▁oper ational . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁One ▁marked ▁distinction ▁from ▁other ▁regions ▁along ▁the ▁tropical ▁Queensland ▁coast ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁Cap