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Kim Ellison moved to Russell Island after retirement, hoping for a quiet life. (ABC News: Mark Leonardi)

Kim Ellison had a simple plan for retirement — to get away from the city, somewhere not too expensive but with enough room that her children and grandchildren could come and stay.

She and her husband bought a block of land on Russell Island, off the coast of Brisbane, and prepared to move a lifetime's worth of belongings over from the mainland.

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