Boarding Kennels and Horse Farm
This special property is made for those who have a love of animals and are looking for a good income and an excellent rural lifestyle.

The Glass House Mountains Boarding Kennels is an exceptional property that has been designed and constructed by the owner to offer high quality accommodation for both dogs and cats. All animals enjoy a healthy, stimulating, secure and stress free experience throughout their stay.

The 10.12 hectares or 25 acres also incorporates a horse farm which is ideal for small scale breeding or just for the family equine activities.

The location is excellent being only 10 minutes from the Bruce Highway (close to Australia Zoo) in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, just north of Brisbane.
A picturesque driveway leads from entry, past home and horse yards on the right, down across a spring fed creek and up to large public car park.

The boarding Kennel is licenced for 100 dogs and 20 cats.

The building is in excellent condition and is besser block construction which is core filled.
There are 60 kennels each with fold down beds which incorporate 12 grass runs for the dogs to socialise plus a yard for large dogs that is fully fenced and hotwired. There are also 6 holding cages for dogs that are arriving or departing.
All dogs get a complementary bath on departure in the wash bay with its own hydro bath and drying room.

The cattery has capacity for 20 cats. The enclosure has large individual pens and open areas completely safe and screened lounge area to allow cats to move around safely to either shaded or sunny areas.

The kitchen/ laundry room has a fridge, washing machine, coffee and tea making facilities plus its own enclosed dog yard. There is a well presented spacious office with reception desk plus there are staff toilets and a storage area. Water for the kennels is supplied from a large 162,000 litre Rhino water tank.

The business has been operating for 4 years with the gross income on an upward projectory. A large number of long term existing clients come from areas further away from the Sunshine Coast.
Various local vets also refer clients to the kennel.
Business is largely coming via the business website and word of mouth and satisfaction from previous visits.

The house is a comfortable home that is set away from the kennels and surrounded by the horse facilities. There are 4 bedrooms, one bathroom plus ensuite in the main bedroom.
An open plan living area with a wood burning stove and the kitchen lead out to the north facing deck that overlooks the attractive dam. The kitchen has a walk-in pantry, dishwasher, gas cooktop and electric oven. The house yard is well fenced and dog proof.

Due to the high elevation of the property breezes are the norm.
There are remnants of the original use as a macadamia and mango orchard with trees dotted about the property.
The house yard area also has avocado, mulberry and mandarin trees (enough for household supply of fruit).

The horse facilities are excellent. There are 5 day horse yards, including 2 suitable for stallions with timber and purpose mesh wiring (foals/stallions). One has a shade cloth covered shelter and the other has a built structure. A floodlit laneway runs along all yards with the stallion yards also divided by laneways.

There are also 2 x smaller horse paddocks fenced each with a small holding yard.
A timber fenced round yard is located on one side of lane across from the stallion yard giving easy access to both. A wash bay located nearby is floodlit and plumbed with hot water.
A well-constructed 60 x 20 metre outdoor riding arena for formal riding while extensive trail riding is obtained with the immediate access to 1000s of acres of forestry trails suitable for endurance riders.

The machinery shed is large (approx. 4 x 3 bays); 2 end sections have slab floors and one contains a workshop area with benches and shelving and the other is open and lockable; one central bay easily fits a horse float.
Currently the shed houses the float, ride on mower and small tractor with front loader and slasher. The shed also has its own water tank.
Car accommodation is in the double Colorbond garage with roller doors and storage at the rear and its own tank.
All sheds have power.

The property has ample water storage to service the house, horses and the kennels. The large spring feed dam has 3 phase power with a large electric pump having been re-seated and reconditioned. There are four other pumps that pump water from the various tanks to ensure that good quality water is always at hand.

School buses are available at the end of Woolleys Road, to the primary school at Glass House Mountains Township plus a high school at Beerwah.

At the back boundary on top of the hill, views extend to the Glass House Mountain peaks of Mt Beerwah & Mt Coonowrin.

This truly is an exceptional opportunity for those looking for a rural lifestyle that offers a good income.
An ideal family operation.