18 Bernborough Court, Kelso QLD 4815

At the end of the slightly winding gravel driveway sits a solid homely home surrounded by diverse established gardens and lawns. Aesthetically pleasing and built of a bygone era, that not only supported but endorsed an appreciation for the space in which it is set.

A feeling of "welcome home" overcomes as you walk in the front door, a sense of a secure space within the garden rather than leaving the gardens behind. Whether you have a green thumb or not you can feel and appreciate the love that has been invested over the years in creating your own private sanctuary.

With three built-in bedrooms, one bathroom and separate toilet, open kitchen, larger laundry and an open plan, the current owners are first to recognise that the potential to modernise or make your own stamp on the home, if desired, would be simple enough. (They themselves have many ideas on ways to improve generally however they feel that the new owners will enjoy creating what they wish for themselves).

Wide verandahs all but encircle the entire home - a true nod to the appreciation of the lifestyle of tropical North Queensland that seems more and more to be a thing of the past. (It is only the south-eastern end of the home that is without a verandah - where a clothesline runs from up beside the laundry door)

Covered spaces adjoining the shed provide year round protection for vehicles and are utilised for outdoor living and entertaining.

Serviced by a good bore and in-ground irrigation it is evident that the yard has been a labour of love for the current and previous owners over the years.

Behind the residence grow two towering rain trees. They provide shaded cover for an ecosystem full of tropical undergrowth. Walking around throughout and within is the only way to take it all in as words cannot truly convey.

To complete the acreage lifestyle an assortment of established fruit trees (such as lemons, oranges, custard apples, bananas) sit behind the rainforest like area thereby allowing them the sunlit growing conditions to provide ample amounts of fruit.

As an aside some interesting trivia for those who are interested in the way things come to be.


Bernborough Court was one of the earlier streets developed in the 1980's in the subdivision known as Kelso Country Club Estate.

It is well known that the streets developed throughout Kelso Country Club were champion racehorses including the likes of Melbourne Cup winners Carbine 1890, Baystone 1958, Doriemus 1995 and Saintly 1996.

Although success in the Melbourne Cup is almost a pre-requisite for a place in the pantheon of superstars Bernborough never actually ran in a Melbourne Cup. Indeed he never raced beyond 2400 metres (12 furlongs) and this fact has probably been one of the key factors restricting his elevation to superstar. What is long forgotten is the fact Bernborough had been allocated a massive 149 pounds (67 kgs) by the handicapper for the 1946 Melbourne Cup. Had he raced and won, he would have set a weight-carrying record. Such was the VRC handicapper's opinion of a horse he knew had never, at the time weights were issued, gone beyond 11 furlongs (2200 metres).

Take the Melbourne Cup, and even two-mile races, out of the equation when considering a horse's greatness and it's just possible the popular consensus would be that Bernborough was indeed the best the nation has ever seen.

*Source http://www.bernborough.net/the-melbourne-cup.html