88 Morrisons Road

Childers QLD 4660

The property is 35 minutes by car to Bundaberg which is a regional city, and is 40 minutes to Hervey Bay another regional city. Woodgate Beach is 25 minutes by car.
Fraser Island can be reached through Hervey Bay. The Great Barrier Reef can be reached through Town of 1770 which is north of Bundaberg.
Direct air flights go from Fraser Coast (Hervey Bay) to Brisbane, Sydney and various other airports.
As buyers know, all sorts of covenants are on all sorts of properties. This property has a conservation one on the title. The idea behind a conservation covenant is that some selected privately-owned (non-government) land can help conserve native plants and wildlife.
Such conservation on private land can be very interesting and enjoyable for the landowners and can also offer something beneficial to the environment and to society.
The covenant prevents clearing of the block but allows selected vegetation to be lopped or removed either for access or for safety. For example, if a tree in the vicinity of the house becomes too big for safety, it can be lopped or felled. If a shrub growing beside the drive starts to become too big for the car to get past, it can be lopped or removed for access. If a branch or tree falls across a walking track, a section can be chain-sawed out so people can continue to walk along the track.
Exotic weeds and pest species such as Lantana and Brazilian Nightshade Vine can be, and indeed should be, managed with herbicide or physical removal.
The owners of this conserved property are under no obligation to have visitors. In my experience many owners prefer to use a property like this just as their own private residence and do not encourage visitors. Some other owners would like to show only close friends around the block. A few owners would like to have chosen groups visit perhaps two or a few times a year - groups such as schoolchildren or a birdwatching club.
The owners of this property decide whether or not they will have visitors, and who visits. It is, after all, the owners' residence and it is their decision.
There is opportunity for the owners to upgrade the track that goes around within the forest on the property. Signage of various kinds could be used along the track to highlight interesting features.
The property gives the owners opportunities to collect native seeds and germinate these to grow seedlings. This can be very interesting, and any surplus seedlings can be provided to bush regeneration groups within this region. A photo shows two young Black Bean seedlings grown from seeds collected on the property.
Creek ecology can be fascinating and the small creek on the property allows opportunity for further revegetation to improve habitat and further protect creek banks. Some people become very interested in creeks and how they function in their catchments.
There are opportunities for various ecological investigations and surveys.
For example, the species of fungus present have never been surveyed. No detailed survey of frogs, small bats and lizards present on the block has yet been done.
There is opportunity to experiment with different kinds of nest boxes for animals such as sugar gliders, small bats and the tiny feathertail glider. There is good opportunity for photography, especially using cameras triggered by movements.
A fairly comprehensive computer data base describing native plants of this region is available. This was prepared specifically for this property and this region.
A list of the 129 bird species identified using this property in some way over the past 25 years is available. The vegetation attracts interesting birds such as the Brown Pigeon, White-browed Scrub Wren, Whipbird, Rufus Fantail, Yellow Robin and the Black-faced Monarch.
Also available is a paper discussing some ways in which the ecology on this property and other sites can be interpreted. I'm sure people can think of plenty of other ways too.
The question, 'What does the vegetation on this block have that other blocks do not?' can best be answered by saying that this block has a large number of species packed together into five acres. So the block is a resource for both society and the environment.
One man who worked in forests for many years told me that what he likes most about the block is that he can see a range of species just by walking around - he really liked not having to drive around covering long distances to see a range of different sorts of trees, shrubs, vines and ground covers.
Because of the vegetation's diversity, a good number of butterflies can be seen. If many different sorts of plants are in an area, the local butterfly population also tends to benefit. So again the block is a resource.
On this property unlimited groundwater is available from a bore which is one of the best bores in the district. For most of the year this bore is artesian and flows over at the surface. It was originally drilled to 18.3 m deep which is more than enough.
At the bore is a 5.5 hp petrol pump (shown in a photo). This pump has two outlets, one going to the 3785 L storage tank at the house and the other to a 1000 L header tank used for watering seedlings. Water can be pumped in either direction by opening one valve and shutting the other.
This petrol pump may be a Chinese copy of a Honda - it works well and Honda spare parts usually fit. To pump water I put a measured amount of petrol in the pump - just enough petrol to send a known amount of water to a tank. I then start the pump which goes until it runs out of fuel. This method matches water sent with water wanted.
Water from the bore is used for all purposes except drinking - for drinking I buy a 15 L container of water from Woolworths which lasts quite a while.
Some house owners buy and install a series of very large rainwater storage tanks but I have never bothered as I feel I don't need to. For practical purposes this property has unlimited water available.
Various people have said that just driving past this block at 70 kph along the road didn't let them appreciate it - from the car window they can see the forest but can't experience it. People have said they needed to walk in and be surrounded by the forest especially the rainforest.
Yet at the same time the block has a residence and is a home.
Please enquire if you'd like to set up an inspection of this property.