The post office is part of a thriving business, The Gem Den, which has been lovingly developed over the past 16 years by the current owners and offering the opportunity to be the heart of an outback community. The owners are the licensees for the Mount Surprise Post Office in the town which has a healthy guaranteed annual income plus commissions for services and products sold. All residence collect their own mail which ensures you are the centre of the community. Australia Post arranges all Training needed to run this services. In terms of an investment the returns on the investment for this contract are extremely good as you get a good salary for running the business and then commissions on Australia Post products sold.

This fantastic opportunity comes along with 2 titled blocks totaling 7,669m2, an owners residence, and business premises in Mount Surprise a town on the Gulf Development Highway west of the Atherton Tablelands located 285KM west of the regional centre of Cairns and is on the main highway between the Gulf and the Pacific attracting local as well as large number of tourist passing through or staying to Fossick for Gems and Rare Metals.

Alongside the Post Office you have the opportunity to continue the current business on the property which has become a cornerstone of the Town. The owners have developed the business around their love of minerals and Gem stones with the business making an income from appraising, and designing gem-stone jewellery. The current owners are willing to train the purchaser and supply cut gems, so no experience is needed. You could decide to diversify from the gem business and start other retail option in the area. The opportunities are endless. The Gem Den owners currently sell and hire out fossicking gear and mining tools, issue fossicking licences along with lots of information, maps etc. to access any of the 6 designated fossicking areas in the region and are one of the largest issuers of licences in QLD. They also impart information for gold detecting. All of which is easily learned as current owners are eager to share information to make running this business easy.

There is also Cafe which is on a large veranda, with large well equipped kitchen and cold-room, & is open during the tourist season serving meals and snacks along with the best coffee in the Gulf. This is a great drawcard for locals, tourists and general travellers alike.

The Postal Business could be sold separately for $70,000 and the remaining residence and both blocks and business are being sold for $190,000 which opens up financing options in terms of reducing the commercial loan and possibly enabling a residential load for the remaining property.

You could purchase the postal business continue to run the business from the current location at a small lease fee from the current owner or purchase the block next door and establish the business in your own premise with approval form Australia Post. The options are endless with this property and the owners are extremely flexible in terms of the way the property is sold so please do enquire about what you would like to do and we could alway discuss this with the owner.

There are bores servicing the individual blocks and both located with frontage and drive access off the Gulf Development Highway. The current business and structures have been established on one lot which gives the owners the ability to develop the business further into tourist accommodation or expand on the current service of The Gem Den or to build your new residential home separate from the business. Both blocks have been zoned Residential / Commercial/ Industrial which opens up numerous avenues to develop the business further. If the block was no longer needed, as the block is on a separate title, this could be sold off separately.

The property also has a 1 bedroom residential owner’s accommodation attached to the business, providing a living room, bathroom and bedroom which would make this property idea as a couple run business. Contact us for further financial information to help you make your decision.

For Further Information or to Organise an Inspection please Contact Marketing Agent Nichole Duane on 0407 034 918 or email sales@laketinaroorealty.com.au
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