This wonderful ten acre property in the Upper Orara Valley offers a comfortable four bedroom country style home and attached spacious one bedroom self contained flat with superb views across lush green pastures.
Located on the sealed section of Dairyville Road, surrounded by Bindarri National Park, this pretty farmlet has paddocks where horses graze and groves of honey scented fruiting trees and flowering shrubs. It's just a short walk down the hill to a wonderfully secluded swimming hole on the Urumbilum River.
Just over thirty years old, this well maintained home has a simple rustic charm to it. Built on a slab there are no stairs and access is directly from the covered 2 car carport or via the lovely shady porch on the northern side where sliding glass doors frame gorgeous views across the picturesque property. There are two separate living areas and a craftsman built beech timber kitchen with Sally Wattle boards lining the walls. The spacious, one bedroom granny flat at the western end of the house has lovely views over an orange grove and lush river flats towards the river.
Outdoors, the covered barbeque area and craftsman built pizza oven by the in-ground solar heated swimming pool will ensure pleasurable hours of relaxation. Solar power is provided by 2 kw of panels and a 4kw Sunny Boy invertor. Minimal heating is required during winter due to the superb siting of the house and thick roofing insulation. There is a double lock up garage, (electronic and manual doors) stables for your ponies, a happy hen house and even a colourful cubby for the little ones to enjoy.
The property has an extensive number of well-established fruit trees providing an abundance of delicious fresh fruit throughout the year, from an ornamental hedge of 70 + Jaboticaba trees to 40 + citrus trees, predominately mandarins plus limes, Ruby grapefruit, Kaffir lime, Navel, Seville and Valencia oranges, 4 varieties of Mulberry, Figs, Pomegranate, 3 varieties of Mango, Jackfruit, 2 varieties of Guava, Loquat, 3 varieties of Persimmons, Olive, Pitaya, Grumichama, Custard Apple, Passionfruit, 3 varieties of Grape plus Boysenberry, Raspberry and Blackberry vines housed in a fully enclosed large garden. There is also an additional netted garden nearer the house providing year round supply of vegetables for the kitchen. Water is harvested from the roof to tanks and can be pumped from the river, the property holds a 19 megalitre water licence and has a dam.
A wonderful tree change property or for anyone seeking a self-sufficient lifestyle this property also offers additional sources of income through rental of the granny flat and an opportunity to create a cottage industry utilising the quality produce from the abundant fruit trees.
Council Rates: $2303.91pa