Last Listing description (September 2014)
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Change down to low gear, make the switch to simple living.
Very private and secluded lifestyle property with farmhouse and 3 cottages. Bitumen to front gate and all-weather internal access roads.
The Main House - 3 bedroom farm house with open-plan living kitchen & relaxing outdoor living areas taking in the lovely outlook and environment.
Focus on relaxed outdoor living, with accommodation for family and friends in 2 separate, very private guest cottages + open plan Studio Home
* 3 bedroom mud-brick Workers Cottage - full surround verandahs, car accommodation, with separate power and access.
* Spacious 2 Bedroom Home with full surround verandahs & double carport for the cars. Lovely bush outlook - so quiet and peaceful
* Open plan Studio with Full Surround Verandahs, Plus Guest Accommodation, nature filled gardens - even a quiet & peaceful fish pond to sit by and relax
All dwellings feature established low-care gardens and are each separately fenced with separate water supply.
160 acres (64 ha) undulating - gently sloping country, north and south facing slopes with managed native hardwood regrowth (mostly spotted gum and bloodwood), wildlife habitat in remnant forest, and open native grasses for horses/cattle. Currently registered as Farm Forest Practice.
Sandy loam on creek flats would suit orcharding / mangoes etc.
Permanent water in 4 small dams; fire-fighter pump plus equipped bore; head tank; house tanks; access to private rocky creek with cool water holes for recreation.
Light industrial shed with 3 phase power, bathroom and donga for office space.
5 minutes to Lockyer State Forest for hiking / horse riding; 15 minutes to Lake Atkinson
for boating, skiing etc. Under 90 minutes to Brisbane airport.
15 minutes to Gatton and University Qld campus, 45 minutes to Toowoomba and Ipswich.
Approx 50% of the land is zoned as 50% remnant and 50% agricultural.
Offers Prior to the Close of Tender are Most Welcome
Buy It Now - An acceptable offer can be accepted by the Vendors at any time on or before the TENDER Closing Date.
Motivated Vendors - the Vendors have made a decision to sell and they are serious. They are not dipping their toes into the Real Estate Pool to see what happens.
Normal House & Land Contract of Sale - An offer is made formally on a standard REIQ Contract. If you would like a Solicitor to view and advise you regarding the Contract before signing it then I can provide a Solicitor at no cost to assist you.
If you are a Buyer in the position to Buy then I have a property
the Vendors want to sell.
Thank you for taking the time to view the property.
If at any time you would like to make an offer on the property then please feel free to call or e mail me. I will make the time to fit in with your schedule.
All offers are to be submitted to the Vendors on an REIQ / Queensland Law Society Approved Contract for Houses and Residential Land
Lifestyle! Sustainability! Income! Habitat, Views, wildlife...
160 acres I 64.75ha - Tenure: Freehold - Local Authority: Lockyer Valley Regional Council (formerly Gatton Shire Council) - Zoning: 98% Rural General; 2% Rural Agriculture
Just over an hour to Brisbane via the Warrego Highway but light years from the hustle
and bustle, this 160 acre (64.75 ha) block has been managed to provide a yery private
country lifestyle in combination with ecological sustainability, passive income streams
and low maintenance.
With bitumen to the front gate, access is via a Registered Easement which ensures total privacy.
WARNING - If driving to take a look past the property DO NOT enter the property due to VERY Protective dogs being on the property.
Well-formed internal tracks give all-weather access to the main house and three cabins - all are separated by stands of native forest, and each has an established fenced garden.
Two cabins are currently tenanted; the other is fully furnished and equipped for week-end farm stay visitors. The amenities are a little old-fashioned and basic but the sunsets and the stars at night are perfect.
Permanent running creek. Permanent spring-fed dam with pumps. Equipped bore.
Walking tracks. Picnic spots. Swimming holes. 10 hectares of grassy creek flats for
horses, and 50 hectares of timber managed under the code for native forest practice, with good coverage of native grasses for cattle.
Location and Access: 20 km to Gatton over bitumen sealed roads (35 km Esk, 100 km
to Brisbane airport. School bus pick up point on Gatton-Esk Rd. Well formed gravel road
to main house and all-weather tracks to other buildings.
The property is very private with access via an easement off a no-through road.
Walk to Lockyer National Park. Approx 1km of north frontage onto Spring Creek.
Land: Rectangular block with central east-we