WHERE THE BEAUTY OF NATURE MEETS LIFESTYLE PRACTICALITIES!

Cooroy – Appealing property with great quality of life – Home built with quality materials, modern conveniences, low cost water and solar heating plus planted native timber trees, Land for Wildlife, sustainable living.

The well designed timber house with large decks, and spectacular views upstairs, overlooks four hectares (10 acres) of timbered land sloping north-east from the ridge The property, with two dams (one with a small island and one shared with the neighbour, has an abundance of birdlife, possums, sugar-gliders and is full of natural beauty.

THE HOUSE
This well presented, quality, western red cedar home has the modern conveniences we need yet offers low cost living. Hot water comes free from the sun, along with electricity from the grid-connected Solar PV cells. The separate toilet is an effective water-less, odour-free Clivus Multrum composting toilet.
The quality finishes, from magnificent bamboo lined walls, to designer galley kitchen and spacious, open plan living, are pleasing to the eye, whilst the everchanging views are inspiring and soothing to the soul.

Other features include:-
Spacious main bedroom with cathedral ceiling lined with woven bamboo and opens onto the main deck, which overlooks an established grove of frangipanis.
* Two additional, generous bedrooms upstairs with superb views from the dormer windows and a starwatching balcony opens from the western bedroom.
* Modern wood-burning stove
* Excellent ventilation control
* Kitchen with Stainless steel benchtop and Integral splashback
* North-facing decks
* The bathroom is served by a 20,000L tank
* An integrated carport provides western shade and has a covered ramp entrance to the house. Under the house is a large, secure area with two workbenches and ample storage for ride-on mowers, mulchers, etc..
* Near the house, a roofed shelter forms an attractive outdoor entertainment area or spacious carport near the well-established 1,000 litre frog pond.

THE LAND
This well loved property has been enjoyed by the current owners for 25 years. The positioning of bothlhouse and timeber plantings has been well thought out. More than 2000 (mainly local) native timber trees have been planted. Their commercial value continues to increase and can be sustainably felled and replaced in the future. The plantings and weedclearing have greatly improved the local ecosystems.

This property has achieved Land For Wildlife status, as the ‘property is providing important habitat for a range of native flora and fauna’ and ‘natural regeneration proliferates under planted and natural canopy trees in some areas’. The Land for Wildlife 2008 species list included 211 species of vegetation, of which 97 were naturally occurring natives and 45 were planted natives. There were also 45 naturally occurring exotics and 5 planted exotics.
The property is high and dry in Noosa Sunshine Coast Hinterland area and well above flood zone.

THE LOCATION
The hamlet of Carters Ridge has a well-used Community Hall, small shops, local Park for Christmas Carols and an active Fire Brigade.
It is just 15 minutes from bustling Cooroy with its great shopping, active arts centre, good cafes and restaurants, clubs, primary and secondary schools, fabulous new library, doctors and dentists.

Another 20 minutes takes you to Noosa and its beaches, restaurants and National Park.
* School bus past the door
* University of Sunshine Coast (25 minutes drive)
* Hospitals in Gympie, Nambour and Noosa.
* Agriculture and service industries.

This beautiful property, is welcoming and as the saying goes ‘Seeing is believing’.