The current owners of this property have owned the property for over 30 years. Called Breakaway' it was symbolic of the city escape the property became. The house is one of the original farmhouses in the area and has had some significant renovations over the years yet still features some original timber floors and lining boards. The comfortable three bedroom home features a wood heater in the living area, for the cooler months and reverse cycle air conditioning for the more tropical periods of the year.
The timber home is very well presented with a fresh modern style kitchen with new appliances including dishwasher, gas cooktop and electric wall oven, main bathroom, family room, lounge room and dining area, with a large deck (20m x 4m) on the front of the house facing the north east. Two of the bedrooms have reverse cycle air conditioning and built in wardrobes. The laundry and secondary bathroom are located on the western side of the house joined by a fully enclosed breezeway. This makes light work of keeping the house clean from those farm work clothes at the end of each day.
Located conveniently between Kyogle and Casino, at Doubtful Creek, this farm is only 25 mins to Casino, 20 mins Kyogle, and 45 mins to Lismore. This 71.4 ha (176 acres) with the house is accessed via Saunders Road. There is an additional 57.63 (142.41 acres) of vacant adjoining land (with a dwelling entitlement)called Malua' with access vai Trenty's Lane that is also available as a separate purchase.
The property is supported by quality basalt soils and has a good balance of hill and flats. The house and associated outbuildings are all well out of flood and inundation, and contain improved pastures of Rhodes grass, setaria and various legumes. Paddocks have been divided on the properties for stock rotation purposes including 3 hill and 5 flat paddocks including a 6 acre hay paddock that produces two cuts in the summer totally 170 round bales (summer 2017/autumn 2018).
All paddocks have water troughs (combination of poly/concrete) which is supplied through bore and surface water including 2 bores and 2 dams (one potable domestic water supply) one powered by solar pump and one electric power. Doubtful Creek flows adjacent to the northern property boundary with approximately 650m of frontage.
The current carrying capacity is 40-60 breeders, subject to seasonal conditions. Fencing consists of 5 strand barb wire on the boundary with a combination of 3-4 strand barb wire on internal fences in fair to good condition.
The property features very handy cattle yards and loading facilities constructed of timber and galvanised panels, with a covered work area over the vet crush, and associated holding yards.
To please any home handyman or DIY entrepreneur there is loads of shed space. The recent addition is the 4 bay car and machinery shed (18m x 10mx 3m) located near the house with two roller doors on one end, and open at the other. This shed has a brand new 8.5kw solar power system equipped to take advantage of the energy from the sun and reduce power expenses. The 3 bay machinery and hay shed is also a generous space of 18m x9m x 3.8m, plenty of room to store hay cut onsite. There are also other useful outbuildings including the old dairy, chook sheds and piggery. A double lock up garage is located next to the house which is 7.4m x 6.06m in size. The house and sheds were fitted with new roofs in January 2018. These spaces have good all weather access with separate driveway access from the main road. Perfect to store the caravan, boat or machinery, or create some horse stables for the kids.
There is plenty of water, with domestic water supplied by 2x 1000 gallon (7570 litres)water tanks at the house, which can be filled by 2 x 5000 gallon (37,850 litres) from the machinery shed totalling 12,000 gallons. In addition to the rainwater tanks, outside water is pumped from the bore for stock watering purposes and can be connected to the house for toilets and laundry use. An additional 5000 gallon tank is located on the hill which provides gravity fed water back to the troughs in the various paddocks.
The property features a well-established orchard and vegie garden with a variety of citrus e.g. Kaffir limes, stonefruit e.g. peach and nectarine, nut and other fruit trees e.g. mango and avocado. It has plenty of room for expansion to create greater self-sufficiency and sustainable living.
Primary schools are also conveniently located in Doubtful Creek and Stratheden, only a short distance away, with high schools available in Kyogle and Casino. The School bus is also available from Saunders Rd/Sextonville Rd intersection.
Make no mistake, whilst located in the area of Doubtful Creek there is nothing doubtful about this property, it is neatly presented, well organised and productive country. There will be no doubt made in this purchase, it has happy days' written all over it!
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