The owners of this magnificent home have put a lot of time and work into the 5 acres of manicured gardens on this property only a 25 minute drive from the beautiful town of Port Douglas. They have bought a residential block elsewhere and are ready to build and downsize. To encourage enquiries they have reduced their asking price now by $25,000. Please call any time for an inspection especially weekends as the owners have the property beautifully presented. When you move to this award winning property you’ll be delighted by the visiting wallabies, kookaburras and bush turkeys as you get back to nature (pictured). What an ideal place to bring up the kids. The home has three bedrooms, master with en-suite and walk in robe. The kitchen has a ceiling fan and the separate living area has air-conditioning. All the bedrooms have ceiling fans, with air-conditioning in two of the bedrooms. For those after a faster internet service the National Broad Band is connected to the home. The true value of the property needs to be seen in person but some of the extra features that make this an exciting purchase are as follows;
Incredible views including Black Mountain
andbull; The creek (with pump to supply water to the dam) has very tropical natural vegetation, and flows for the whole year.
andbull; Extended patio to provide greater length and width plus engineered retaining wall (cost $39,000)

andbull; Extra fencing (cost $13,000)

andbull; 6m x 6m shed ($19,000) with underground three phase power

andbull; Constructed concrete driveways and parking areas ($17,000)

andbull; Design and construction of a one mega litre Barramundi dam with top up pump from creek and Southern Cross Windmill to assist in aeration. ($28,000)

andbull; Bore water supplied by a 40m deep submersible pump, with a 1000 gallon tank adjacent to the bore. The bore has been approved by Health Department as suitable drinking water. Multiple taps have been conveniently placed on the property.

andbull; Ten chicken pen (predator proof against snakes, eagles etc.)

andbull; Fruit trees planted throughout the property that grow with little attention include; Myer lemon trees, Honey Murcot Mandarin trees, Orange trees, two Avocado trees, Lichee tree, Water cherry tree, White Mulberry tree, Five Corner tree, six Mango trees, many Coconut trees, Passionfruit vines, Paw Paw trees and Lady Finger bananas.
Over 4,000 natives trees and plants have been planted on the property. They are well established and require very little maintenance. As a consequence of this landscaping, the owners received the following awards in the 2015 Mareeba Shire Council Garden Competition:

* Best Rural Residential Garden
* Best Native Garden
* Most Water Wise Garden

The land is very fertile and is very much suited to creating a small cottage industry. Lomandra is a native bush plant that is used extensively in resort and commercial building landscapes. Lomandra grows profusely on the property and does not require any fertilizing and easily removed from the ground and potted for sale.
Council Rates; $1873.30 per year