754 North Bank Road

Raleigh NSW 2454

This Keith Cottier designed "international" residence is of magnificent proportions - the interior living area is100 square metres - and is the recipient of many awards including the prestigious Blacket Award for Outstanding Country New South Wales Residence. It overlooks the winding Bellinger River and from east and southwards takes in the farmlands, forest and the escarpment of the Great Dividing Range.

This property is a showcase of what stylish country living should be. You can sense the wonderful al fresco meals that have been enjoyed in the partially glassed-in, spacious garden folly gazebo - with views all of its own overlooking the lily filled dam.

The elevated position is perfect - 10 minutes to the best beaches on the mid north coast of New South Wales and 10 minutes into the beautiful, culturally diverse, township of Bellingen - and not much further to the central business centre of Coffs Harbour.

The main residence is entered via the welcoming and spacious reception hall and then through double doors into the classic open plan living, dining and kitchen. In this area is a stone fire place with gas heating, all the paintwork is just off white and there are 4 double doors leading out to the wide, wide siliconised brick verandahs.

There is a stand-up library, a reading room with floor to ceiling windows and an office - all with amazing views. There are high, high cathedral ceilings with windows on three sides of this living area. The walk-in pantry is within reaching distance of the kitchen, where you will find Bosch appliances including the 5 burner stove top, electric oven and dishwasher. The "prep" bench is cleverly lit. Well planned use of ceiling fans married to the summer breezes keep the home airy and cool in the summer months.

This 400 square metre, three bedroom, three bathroom residence is built of double sandstone cement blocks. The polished timber flooring of the living areas is of Australian hardwoods and is heated from beneath with temperature control for the short winter months experienced on the mid north coast. The bedrooms are carpeted with as new, quality neutral carpets and the 4 metre wide verandahs are polished, siliconised brick - the effect is simply stunning.

The king size bedroom with its private balcony hosts a claw footed bath with chrome f...