Welcome to one of Australia’s most beautiful valleys, Tallebudgera on Queenlsand’s fabulous Gold Coast. Only 15 minutes from world-famous surf beaches, Cawthlee is a lovingly restored century-old home offering an idyllic country lifestyle of peace and privacy.

Here you can experience the best of both worlds. While collecting fresh eggs from your own hens and picking crisp vegies straight from the garden amid the serenity of rainforest acreage, you’ll still enjoy all of life’s contemporary luxuries, although these come wrapped in the timeless charm of a traditional Queenslander homestead.

Elevated to capture cool breezes, the 5-bedroom 3-bathroom home features wide shady verandas, spacious rooms with lofty pressed-metal ceilings and traditional T&G timber walls. Lead light casement windows, original hardwood flooring and decorative fretwork details bring yesterday alive, while ducted air conditioning, a quality modern kitchen and a spacious master suite with private dressing room and ensuite provide all the comforts and convenience of the 21st

The one hectare (2.5 acres) landholding includes:

2 x 12,500 gallons water tanks & Envirocycle waste system

Vegetable garden, 2 dams, hen house for up to 30 chickens

Machinery shed, concrete pad under house parking for up to 4 cars

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, media lounge, ceiling fans & air con.

Formal living room with bay window, separate formal dining

Nostalgia-styled kitchen with gas & electric cooking, dishwasher

Plumbing for ice-maker fridge, large walk-in pantry, breakfast bar

Separate downstairs guest accommodation, wine cellar, abundant storage

1 hectare (2.5 acres) of privacy & seclusion, room to add a pool

Access via fast sealed roads, 5 minutes to St Andrews college

10 minutes to shopping malls & Burleigh Heads CBD

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