Renter's cat wins property lotto
The Biggera Waters disability pensioner planned to use her Gold Lotto win to build a home for her and her fur-ever friend.
'I'm always having to hide my cat during an inspection and I'm sick of it,' the long-term tenant said.
'I will be able to buy a house and no longer worry about inspections or the rent continuing to go up.
'This win is for my cat!'
She held one of the seven division one winning entries nationally in Saturday's draw and will collect a prize of $1,428,581.63.
Lottery officials have also advised Gold Coast residents to check their tickets, as there is less than one week remaining to claim a $670,000 Saturday Gold Lotto ticket won back in August 2018.
The winning woman missed multiple calls from lottery officials trying to deliver the big news and was shocked to discover she was a newly minted millionaire.
'This is the biggest prize I've ever won,' she said.
'I've only ever won $11, and I've been playing for 25 years.
'I'm so excited. I've always wished of winning division one.'
In Queensland, tenants are required to seek approval for pets, while landlords must consider each request on a case-by-case basis.
Laws introduced in 2022 stopped property owners issuing general no-pet policies, but a request could still be denied if it was deemed the premises were not suitable to accommodate the pet, or if the animal was likely to cause costly damage, according the the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ)
Pacific Fair Newsagency owner Anthony Milligan was stunned his team had sold their second division one winning ticket in under two years.,' Mr Milligan said.
'Our customers will be pleased for the winner.
'There will plenty of conversations around what they would do if they won. Maybe it's their turn next.'
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Across Australia, there were seven division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4595 – two each in New South Wales and Western Australia, and one each in Queensland, Victoria, and Tasmania.
The Lott's division one winning tally has now reached 258 so far in 2025, including 59 won by Golden Casket customers.
A typical unit in Biggera Waters rents at $675 a week, down 3.6 per cent over the past year, PropTrack data shows.
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