Ever wanted to be like the Cartwright Family in the popular 1960s television series Bonanza? Well now is your opportunity. This property may not be the same scale as the real Ponderosa but at almost 160 acres you can live the life.
Squirreled away on the National Horse Trail near the Mary River is this potentially highly productive white zoned property, surrounded on three sides by forest and with the nearest neighbours over 1 km away, its a private sanctuary for those looking for a self sufficient off the power grid lifestyle.
The extensive use of timber throughout the house provides the character that makes you want to call it home from the moment you step through the front door of this 3-bedroom pole frame house. The main house has 4.5 meter raked timber feature ceilings, pole timber supports and timber bench tops and cupboards in the open plan kitchen-dining areas. The lounge is spacious and again the use of timber adds to the welcoming feel of this house. Adding to the attractiveness of the house is a centrally located wood heater, which ensures that you feel very cosy no mater what part of the house you are in.
Adjoined to the main house via a 2.7 metre roofed breezeway is a 66 metre fully lined guest accommodation and very modern newly tiled and lined separate bathroom, laundry and toilet areas accessed by an expansive utility room. External to the house are wide verandahs to the north and east, which provides for a cool retreat on hot summer days.
The stand-alone solar system is 5 years old and produces 2kw per hour. The Enersun 24v battery bank with 900ah storage ensures plenty of power. A single cylinder Lister Diesel 5kva genset that runs on diesel or bio diesel at less than one litre per hour supplements the power supply on cloudy days when the solar input is below optimum. Instant gas hot water system and wood fired backup donkey system provides hybrid hot water supply. Gas stoves are used for cooking so there is no reliance on power from the grid.
The property has 2 sheds, one is a solid pole frame double bay shed which in part houses the Lister diesel genset and the other shed is a near new 11.5 x 11.5m colourbond shed with a concreted floor which is used as a workshop and storage area. This shed has a sizable annex, which provides shelter for the vehicles and farm machinery.
Around the house are numerous varieties of established fruit trees most of which were very well laden with fruit at the time of listing which supported the owners statement that this property has some of the most fertile soil around the area.
Water is not a problem with 5 sizable dams. On one dam is a pump, which transfers water to a 5200 gallon tank located on a high part of the property. This water is then gravity feed for use at various locations nearby to the house and the new cattle yards. 67500 litres of rainwater is stored in a number of quality tanks near to the house. Scrub Creek, which flows several times a year forms part of the propertys south