263 Shadbolt Road

Mothar Mountain QLD 4570

Good neighbours, including permaculture neighbours on one side and large cattle properties on two sides. Perfect spot for guinea fowl to free range. Organic Farmers market at Dagun and organic produce and health food stores in Gympie.

Located in Sunshine Coast hinterland between Cooran and Gympie. 14 km (15 min) ESE of Gympie. 20 mins to Cooran. 25 mins to Pomona. 35 mins to Cooroy. 1 hr to Noosa. 45 mins to Tin Can Bay. 1 hr to Rainbow Beach.

School bus from front gate to Monkland Primary School, Gympie State High School, Victory College and St. Patrick's.

Zone I:

High-set timber 2-bedroom house (90 sqm), well away from flood or bush fire danger.

Open-plan living room with Australian native timber flooring.

2.4 m verandah on two sides of living room

Landline with ADSL connection

Moderate mobile reception

Screens on all windows (mostly midgie-mesh)

860 W Stand-alone (off-grid) 12V solar power system

700W (1000W pulse) inverter.

Normal 240V AC inside house including all light fittings.

Manually operated solar tracker for daily and seasonal tracking.

Gas fridge

Gas on-demand hot water

Gas range and oven

Slow-combustion wood stove with oven (Nectre)

Parking space under house for two cars (end-to-end)

Room to build under house (approximately 15 sqm with more than 2.4-m clearance)

22,000-litre (5000-gallon) rainwater tank connected to house.
11,000-litre (2500-gallon) dam water header tank gravity feeds to garden.
7,000 litres (1500 gallons) of other tanks for chooks, garden, etc.

Caravan for WWOOFer/HelpXer accommodation (the white one, not the pink one)

Zone II:

Vegie garden (1.8m fences for wallaby protection)
Poultry runs for breeding. Some netted overhead for guinea fowl breeding.

Raised lotus pond, marsh pond, and wicking bed system (see photos).

Established fruit and nut trees: mulberry, loquat, banana (lady finger), bush lemon, lychee, mango, macadamia, tamarillo, pawpaw, bunya.

Zone III:

Mixed orchards: Tropical apple (Golden dorset and Anna), fig, nectarine (White Satin), carambola (starfruit), atemola (custard apple - African Pride), mango (bowen), feijoa, olive, jackfruit.

Open pasture (star pickets in place for electric fence)
PID for livestock movement

Zone IV:

Mixed cabinet wood plantation

Dam in seasonal creek

Zone V:

Over one hectare of dry eucalyptus forest with spots of remnant rainforest.

Inspection by appointment.