A unique opportunity to own 100 rural acres of paradise nestled amongst World Heritage Rainforest at idyllic Bramston Beach, 2 km from the beach and a one hour drive south of Cairns international airport. With its elevated position, you will unwind and relax with expansive ocean views and the cool clean breeze. North facing, overlooking the Coral Sea and Queensland’s highest mountains with seasonal creeks and springs, ample farming land is available for either high value crops or self-sufficiency.
The modern low maintenance 2 bedroom cottage with high ceilings and plenty of windows is metal framed and clad, with open plan living and stainless steel kitchen, fully tiled bathroom and a large 5 x 6 metre deck. There is an outdoor shower on the deck overlooking the ocean. The backyard has Pandanus trees where you will see cassowaries feeding when the fruit is ripe.
The half acre orchard next to the house is predominantly made up of native Australian fruit trees, for both human and cassowary consumption. Other fruit trees include Papaya, Banana, Mango, Kaffir limes, Orange, Lemon, Strawberry Guava, Avocado, Gramichama, Rollinia, Jackfruit, Breadfruit, Durian and more, with fruit trees in the nursery ready for planting. The Buddha Belly bamboo lined driveway and front fence line provides a calming atmosphere for farm strolls to the orchard across the creek via the causeway.
A large 18 x 9 metre machinery shed with 3 phase power, built in 2009. It is set up for workers’ amenities with kitchen, laundry and bathroom facilities. The shed houses 2 tractors available for separate purchase, along with a range of farm equipment.
The property has 64,000 litres of water storage fed by a solar powered bore and rain water capture. Underground irrigation pipes supply an area set out for a new orchard, the nursery and the shed.
Services to the property include NBN, electricity, and telephone and garbage collection. Good coffee and the mail are a short 2 minutes’ drive to Bramston Beach. Mirriwinni is 10 minutes away with a Post Office, service station and State School. Babinda is another 5 minutes up the road with the world renowned Babinda Boulders. Hospital, chemist, library, SPAR shopping centre, movie hall, butcher, 2 pubs, takeaways, hardware, hairdressers, car and electrical repair and more. Innisfail is 20 minutes south with large retail supermarkets and other retail outlets.
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