4 bedroom 240m2 home with 440m2 of verandahs. Sitting on the upstairs hard wood 3.6m verandah overlooking 35 acres of pristine rain forested banks of Harpur Creek is when you most appreciate the privacy, peace and tranquility of this 65.16 hectare (161.01 acre) property.
High set on timber stumps, this 22m x 15m timber framed house has been built from timber milled in the Lowmead area. The roof is corrugated iron and external walls are clad in corrugated iron with internal walls being gyprock. Kitchen, dining and lounge room are all open plan with exposed timber beams. Cooking can be done either on the gas stove inside or, as the owners prefer, on the woodstove set up on the back verandah where they also frequently dine.
3 large bedrooms are upstairs along with the large bathroom. All upstairs rooms have French doors which open onto the huge hardwood timber verandahs that wrap around the whole house. Downstairs is a self-contained flat with bathroom, bedroom and combined kitchen & living area.
Water is collected in a 6,000 gallon poly tank which overflows into a 5,000 gallon poly tank and a 1,000 gallon zincalume tank. A 3,000 gallon poly tank collects water from the 18m x 12m shed. The house is gravity fed and an electric pump on the 6,000 gallon tank supplies water to the shed and gardens. You can see from the assortment of fruit trees, which include citrus, paw paw, avocado, bananas, mulberries and loquat, the plants and trees grow prolifically in the good sandy loam soil on the property. 12 dams are on the property, one of which supplies water to the home.
Power is supplied to the house by 14 solar panels with inverter, 2 banks of Eversun 24 volt batteries with the capacity to supply power up to 5 days when the weather is extremely cloudy. Good television reception and mobile coverage is received. Telephone is connected.
There is a carport for 2 vehicles but there is ample space in the concreted area under the house for 8 vehicles or more.
8 acres around house has been selectively cleared. Another 5 acres has been cleared for the orchard which has 180 established assorted olives. Much of the property is fenced with star pickets, wooden strainers and 4-strand barbed wire. Annual rates on the property are approximately $900 payable to the Gladstone Regional Council.
2.6 km to the nearest neighbour, makes this property extremely secluded. Home of the endangered beton (kangaroo rat) wallaby, this property has been certified as Land for Wildlife. The Department of Natural Resources has zoned 2/3 of this property light pink (sub-dominant) and 1/3 dark pink (dominant) under the 2003 endangered regional eco-system. In times of rain, Harpur Creek and 2 seasonal creeks flow resonating delightful sound over the property.
This property is 92 km north of Bundaberg. It is a 5 km drive to the conveniences at Lowmead. Post and school bus is available 1.3 km away. Mapping on our own website is accurate. A Sustainability Declaration is on file and is available on request.
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