391 The Channon Road The Channon NSW 2480

If you're seeking a lush rural-lifestyle property with unparalleled privacy, breathtaking long and wide creek frontage and a spacious family-sized home in close proximity to The Channon's vibrant community, look no further. This lovely 4-bedroom 2 bathroom double-brick home, nestled on 8.7 hectares (21.5 acres) of clean and rich flat land offers an exceptional opportunity to live amidst the natural beauty of the Far North Coast. Just 800 metres from the charming village, once every month your property borders on the unmatched colour and community buzz of the famously original Channon Craft Markets.

This gorgeous evergreen property offers a unique blend of luxury, sustainably sourced food and nature. The current owners are regrettably downsizing but leave behind the legacy of a lifetime dedicated to rainforest identification, education and cultivation. The new owners will reap the rewards of their specialist knowledge and dedication to preserving our unique flora. But the nod to nature doesn’t stop there. The 3 large paddocks are fully fenced and support a mix of livestock and seemingly endless numbers and varieties of established fruit and nut trees including many tropical varieties. And ‘grow your own’ is a true statement here with approx. 40m² of hugely productive raised-bed gardens supplying a large variety of staples and vegetables. There’s also a snake-proof chicken house with a large fox-proof run amongst the bananas and with free-range access. Self-sufficiency and sustainability are indeed a hallmark of this property. It is meticulously set up with solar hot water and back-to-grid solar with a battery, ensuring you're always powered.

The ambient solid brick air-conditioned residence sits proudly in the vast landscape and boasts a commanding northerly aspect with outstanding views across the creek and out to the lovely hills beyond. The expansive layout includes four spacious bedrooms, three with built-ins (one used as a study), and two living areas (one with woodfire for heating and cooking) as well as a dining area, providing ample space for family living and/or entertaining. The refurbished semi-open plan kitchen offers fabulous sweeping views, making it the perfect space for creating inspired meals. The large primary bedroom with ensuite has southern views, and the remaining rooms take full advantage of serene views of the surrounding landscape to the north, south and east. With cathedral ceilings, large areas of glass and more than generous-sized rooms (notably the huge fourth bedroom with its access to the long southern verandah), this open and airy home has the warmth of the earthy patinas of brick and timber mixed with the classic freshness of a quality ‘80’s build. You’ll appreciate the ambience of this home from inside or out on those expansive verandahs.

Step outside onto those inviting verandahs to take in the tranquility of the manicured paddocks, some studded with mature specimen trees. Enjoy the happily grazing farm animals and abundant wildlife, all while enjoying the gentle breezes from the ever-flowing creek.

This property is not your standard small farm. There are endless opportunities for adventure with over 900m of Terania Creek and Rocky Creek frontage, so it’s a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts. Whether you're into swimming, fishing, kayaking, or simply relaxing by the water watching the platypus play, the possibilities are endless. The property's proximity to not only the Village but to the Nightcap National Park’s Rainforests and Protestors’ Falls offers even more opportunities for nature walking, mushroom foraging, tree identification, birdwatching, and more. More than just a lifestyle property, it is large and lush enough for cattle and/or
horses, and uniquely supports itself with the business opportunity of containing both a well set-up licensed camping ground with amenities for men and women, and a passive income from leasing its top paddock as a carpark monthly to The Channon Markets.

This fully fenced property offers superior amenities and infrastructure. In addition to the main residence and the camping ground, there’s a powered 6 bay shed with workshop, and ample water tanks as well as a reticulated town water supply.

The perfect blend of rural tranquility and community convenience, this perfectly located Far North Coast hinterland gem with school bus service and garbage collection at the gate is only a walk to the village with tavern, tennis courts, school and preschool, a 17 minute commute to the city of Lismore, 24 minutes to the colourful Village of Nimbin, a short 43 minute drive to the beaches of Byron Bay or Ballina, and 80 minutes to the Gold Coast International Airport, making it a truly a wonderful place to call home in one of the most beautiful regions of New South Wales.

With so much to offer in this property, the following points help to complete the picture:

• The three large paddocks are well-fenced, clean, mostly flat and suitable for cattle or horses. Stock are excluded from the creek so there is no risk of injuries or creek degradation. 10 head of cattle can be run year-round, with calves in summer
• Spacious metal yards with crush and loading ramps. The rock base for cattle trucks backing- up means no bogging in wet weather.
• Soil is basalt-enriched sandy loam
• Established fruit trees include bananas (7 varieties), mangoes, dragon fruit, oranges, mandarins, limes, kumquats, custard apples, avocadoes, pineapples, jaboticabas, tamarillos, persimmons, black sapotes, macadamias, bunyas, passionfruit.
• The property has always aimed for self-sufficiency but with back up from the water and power grids if necessary.
• It has 2 x 22,500 litre tanks on the machinery shed which supply all household and gardening needs. Connection to town water provides backup and water security in an emergency.
• Power is from the mains with an 18 panel solar feed-in system and a 6.5 kWh LG home battery. This keeps power bills to less than $130 per qtr. Hot water is solar with an electric booster (rarely needed).
• An efficient woodstove with a large oven and fire-box can be used for cooking in winter, reducing power costs.
• The campground has already proven to be very popular (and regularly requested) but it has not been operating since the start of Covid for personal reasons. Figures for the campground and The Channon market monthly earnings are available on request
• Considerable efforts have been made to create additional habitat for native animals, including resident koalas, by planting 100s of native trees along the 1km long frontage to Rocky and Terania Creeks. Numerous nest-boxes house native fauna such as Owlet Nightjars, ducks, lorikeets, galahs and gliders. For koalas, 60 additional feed trees with tree guards have been planted in the main paddock. The property adjoins the extensive and beautiful creek regeneration work at Coronation Park.

Disclaimer: Parts of this property were briefly flooded in Feb 2022.