The Phone Code for this property is: 62110. Please quote this number when phoning or texting.
A rare opportunity to buy a huge bush block close to Canberra - located in an existing off grid community.
500Ha could be yours, for near the price of 1000sq mtr in the ACT.
Sited in NSW, with the Namadgi National Park / ACT Border on the western side and private access to the Murrumbidgee River to the East. Incredibly quiet, tranquil and rugged. Many neighbours WFH.
Phone reception and internet are good from all points that can see the North Tinderry phone tower.
Inspection by Appointment.
22km / 25 mins drive to Tharwa. Smiths Road provides easy access to the front entry - it is council maintained and approx. 9km of bitumen road (a further 2km is being built in 2025) , 9 km of good 2 lane gravel road and a final 2km of steeper winding road (passable in a 2 wheel drive, but requires a 4WD during rain). The front of this property runs 900mtr south along Smiths Road to the "locked gate" which is the end of public access. You will have access to the private roads and fire trails beyond this.
The entire block is medium to heavily timbered, Australian Alpine country - with rock and mineral outcrops, several plateau areas, mountain ridges and run off valleys, including the source of 2 creeks (Gossoon and Coorambong).
Limited infrastructure is on this block. The only other road is the Clear Range Fire Trail on the western side, looking down onto the Orroral Valley (1100mtr ASL) - an excellent quality fire trail (maintained by RFS and NPWS) but requires a 4WD detour via Jones Creek Fire Trail. There is very limited fencing.
Wildlife includes lyre birds, kangaroos, wallabies, echidna, wombats, goanna and eagles. Fish the Murrumbidgee River for giant carp or in season murray cod.
Deer, pig, rabbit and goat have been (mostly) cleared from the front eastern section. The western border has permission for Local Land Services & NPWS to perform feral pest control.
The block is Rated C3 - Environmental Management Zone. There is no current building envelope selected - but based on the LEP, the block qualifies for a building permit (subject to the council rules, regulations and DA approval process - Buyers should make their own enquiries!) Note though - your direct neighbours are all on smaller blocks and have had large established off grid houses approved by council.
Purple Circles on the photographs indicate approximate locations shown - most pics look Northeast to the ACT / Entry or over Plateau 2. It is difficult to show in photographs how vast and mountainous the property is!
* Entry has a medium sized caravan pad - suitable to site a 20 ft caravan / demountable while you build your off grid mansion! Nearby is a second pad suitable for a 15,000L water tank and rain collection. The pads have been gravelled and packed hard.
* Plateau 1 (750 mtrs ASL) - a 30 mtr x 40 mtr lightly treed area on a rocky outcrop. Looking east over Smiths Road and towards the Murrumbidgee River.
* Plateau 2 (850 mtrs ASL) - a 100 mtr x 100 mtr naturally clear area. Sheltered by surrounding peaks, with views of Canberra to the north, Tinderry Ranges to the East. Suggested build site.
* Plateau 3 (1000 - 1150 mtr ASL) is the enormous ridge around the edge of the south and western borders. Highlighted by the Clear Range Fire Trail. Looking down over the source of Gossoon Creek to North East and Michelago to the south. Snow may fall here during winter.
* Although it doesn't have direct river frontage - there is a registered right of carriageway noted on the title. This provides the owner of this block #103 with direct access to the Murrumbidgee River through the neighboring property - a shared path and privately maintained stair case.
Included in purchase, are the previous owners proposed roadworks / engineering diagrams and topographical maps - aiming to build a road up to Plateau 2.
Any building in these photographs is not on this block; and is not included in the sale.
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