Fresh photos reveal major update for squalid home where murdered Queensland teen Pheobe Bishop spent her final days

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The squalid home where Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop lived before she was allegedly murdered by her housemates has undergone an extensive cleanup.
Fresh photos, first published by the Courier Mail on Tuesday, have revealed the home in the regional town of Gin Gin near Bundaberg has been transformed from its once-derelict condition.
Rubbish seen just last month piled throughout the front yard has been removed, while parts of the property's exterior appear to have been repainted.
Dozens of empty bottles of Coke, Mountain Dew and other soft drinks once seen scattered on the front porch have also been taken away.
The home Gin Gin home where Pheobe Bishop lived has undergone an extensive cleanup. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass
Dozens of empty bottles of soft drinks once seen on the front porch have been taken away. Picture: 7News
The development comes after photos in June laid bare the shocking state of the property where Pheobe spent her final days.
The images, captured by 7News, showed the floors strewn with what appeared to be furniture debris, clothing and rubbish.
Further footage showed stacks of trash on beds, garbage bags on the floor, and dog faeces throughout the home.
Earlier in the police investigation, there were reports a number of dead dogs had been removed from the property.
The home also appears to have undergone a new coat of paint. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass
Pheobe was reported missing from the Gin Gin area after she failed to board her scheduled May 15 flight from Bundaberg to Western Australia to visit her boyfriend.
After a large-scale investigation, Pheobe's two housemates James Wood, 34, and his partner Tanika Bromley, 33, were charged with the teenager's murder.
Mr Wood and Ms Bromley have also been charged with two counts each of interfering with a corpse.
The Gin Gin property was declared a crime scene as detectives probed Pheobe's suspicious disappearance.
Pheobe Bishop was first reported missing in May. Picture: Facebook
Police declared the Gin Gin property a crime scene. Picture: Adam Head / NCA
The landlords previously told 7News that Ms Bromley ticked all the boxes as a tenant when they first met her, but claimed she was on the verge of being evicted after the house failed its last inspection.
The landlords, who lived at the address when they were first married, claimed the home had sustained damage like patched holes on walls which were not there prior to Ms Bromley and Mr Wood moving in.
"The air tastes dirty and it smells just … I don't know how people can be breathing in this," one landlord said.
A GoFundMe page had been created on behalf of the landlords to help support the repairs and clean-up efforts.
The fundraiser, which is no longer accepting donations, raised $2,275.