The Melbourne family managed to escape Victoria's strict lockdown by sailing up to Queensland on their luxury superyacht. 9News
A wealthy Melbourne family has escaped Victoria's strict Coronavirus lockdowns and headed to sunny Queensland by sailing up the east coast on their luxury superyacht.
Millionaire construction magnate Mark Simonds along with his wife, their son and their son's girlfriend, Hannah Fox, made the journey north along with three crew, with six stops along the way.Hannah Fox's dad, Peter Fox, the heir to the Linfox trucking empire, moved his family to the Gold Coast from Melbourne last month.captured vision of the Simonds family and Hannah enjoying the two week boat trip, drinking champagne and seemingly lapping up their new found freedom.
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