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    <title>topic Hungry Investor Snaps Up Big Prawn in Community Spirit</title>
    <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1588857#M404022</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;ICONIC crustacean the Big Prawn has sold for $21.3 million, oh, and there is a Bunnings Warehouse thrown into the deal as well.&lt;!--   google_ad_section_end(name=story_introduction)   --&gt;&lt;!--   // .story-intro   --&gt;&lt;!--   google_ad_section_start(name=story_body, weight=high)   --&gt; &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The property in Ballina in northern New South Wales has been bought by a private investor from South Australia.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The sale of the Bunnings warehouse attracted much interest particularly as the Big Prawn which recently underwent a full refurbishment was included in the deal.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It was marketed through Mark Wizel and Justin Dowers of CBRE.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;“While we would like to think it was the role of the Big Prawn in the sale, it became evident very quickly that the chronic lack of premium grade, retail investment properties offered for sale to investors was the ultimate driver,” Mr Dowers said.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The prawn had been approved for demolition by the Ballina Shire Council in 2009, but that was enough to spur the community to show just how much they loved the land mark and petition for it to remain.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/the-landmark-big-prawn-in-ballina-has-a-new-owner/story-fncq3era-1227084082266" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/the-landmark-big-prawn-in-ballina-has-a-new-owner/story-fncq3era-1227084082266&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Wonder if it's gonna go off after while. Ay?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 05:50:48 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>not.a.sock.puppet</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2014-10-23T05:50:48Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Hungry Investor Snaps Up Big Prawn</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1588857#M404022</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;ICONIC crustacean the Big Prawn has sold for $21.3 million, oh, and there is a Bunnings Warehouse thrown into the deal as well.&lt;!--   google_ad_section_end(name=story_introduction)   --&gt;&lt;!--   // .story-intro   --&gt;&lt;!--   google_ad_section_start(name=story_body, weight=high)   --&gt; &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The property in Ballina in northern New South Wales has been bought by a private investor from South Australia.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The sale of the Bunnings warehouse attracted much interest particularly as the Big Prawn which recently underwent a full refurbishment was included in the deal.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It was marketed through Mark Wizel and Justin Dowers of CBRE.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;“While we would like to think it was the role of the Big Prawn in the sale, it became evident very quickly that the chronic lack of premium grade, retail investment properties offered for sale to investors was the ultimate driver,” Mr Dowers said.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The prawn had been approved for demolition by the Ballina Shire Council in 2009, but that was enough to spur the community to show just how much they loved the land mark and petition for it to remain.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/the-landmark-big-prawn-in-ballina-has-a-new-owner/story-fncq3era-1227084082266" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/the-landmark-big-prawn-in-ballina-has-a-new-owner/story-fncq3era-1227084082266&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Wonder if it's gonna go off after while. Ay?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 05:50:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1588857#M404022</guid>
      <dc:creator>not.a.sock.puppet</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-23T05:50:48Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Hungry Investor Snaps Up Big Prawn</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1588895#M404026</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG border="0" align="center" title="prawn1.gif" alt="prawn1.gif" src="https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/62371iC6D4489BA96986EB/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;amp;px=-1" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;*Waving to funny Sock* xxx&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 05:59:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1588895#M404026</guid>
      <dc:creator>tasfleur</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-23T05:59:35Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Hungry Investor Snaps Up Big Prawn</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1588905#M404027</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;G'day love.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;img id="manwink" class="emoticon emoticon-manwink" src="https://community.ebay.com.au/i/smilies/16x16_man-wink.png" alt="Man Wink" title="Man Wink" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 06:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1588905#M404027</guid>
      <dc:creator>not.a.sock.puppet</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-23T06:04:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Hungry Investor Snaps Up Big Prawn</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1588911#M404029</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;G'day Sock, I always like your sense of humour and wit xx&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 06:05:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1588911#M404029</guid>
      <dc:creator>tasfleur</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-23T06:05:15Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Hungry Investor Snaps Up Big Prawn</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1589551#M404145</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;thanks....made me smile puppet:)&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:37:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1589551#M404145</guid>
      <dc:creator>fourandsixpants</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-23T14:37:40Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Hungry Investor Snaps Up Big Prawn</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1589785#M404211</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG border="0" align="center" title="Big Prawn Ay.jpg" alt="Big Prawn Ay.jpg" src="https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/62401i368861D9BCA8ECCE/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;amp;px=-1" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 22:43:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Hungry-Investor-Snaps-Up-Big-Prawn/m-p/1589785#M404211</guid>
      <dc:creator>not.a.sock.puppet</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-23T22:43:31Z</dc:date>
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