65 Bivouac Junction Road Dotswood, 4820 QLD

Burdekin River Frontage acreage

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Few property owners, within commuting distance of Charters Towers, have the privilege of immediate Burdekin River frontage. This is an opportunity not to be missed.
Enjoy the luxury rural lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of … ‘Riverbend Park’ is an excellent property with a large beautiful two-story home and set on 51acres of Burdekin River frontage.

Location: Situated just north of the Flinders Highway just north of the Macrossan Bridge, ‘Riverbend Park’ is approximately 24km east of Charters Towers and 115km west of Townsville. Street address … 65 Bivouac Junction Road, Macrossan.
Area & Tenure: 20.73ha (51.22 acres)
Freehold
Services: Situated just 24km from the Charters Towers Post office, the property has access to all the services of a regional town. Charters Towers has approximate population of 9000 people. It offers schooling, both primary and secondary. The town boasting three Private Schools, the State High School and three State Primary Schools. Charters Towers is an historic city established in the gold rush era of the 1880’s and still continues to service the Mining and Grazing industries. Townsville is close by and is a vibrant city of approximately 200,000 people. It has a diverse range of industries and opportunity for employment, business and higher education.
School bus: A school bus picks up daily from the highway turn off, approximately 3km from the homestead.
Homestead , Granny Flat & Gardens: The 5-bedroom, two-storey, beautiful sandstone masonry block homestead has wonderful country views from both front and rear verandahs. Features of the 450sqm homestead include an open plan kitchen & dining area, 5 large bedrooms with built in cupboards, large office, ensuite and two bathrooms, air-conditioning & ceiling fans throughout. Also including a large downstairs entertainment room with a bar, kitchen, guest bedroom with its own shower and toilet. The house has a front verandah and a large deck out the back on the second storey. The lawn and garden area are quite large and feature an established shade trees, numerous fruit trees plus large swimming pool.
The homestead complex has a large colourbond shed and workshop (approx 13m x 8m) and additional covered vehicle parking. All is in well maintained condition. Adjoining the shed is a Granny flat (approx 11m x 8m) which is open plan with tiled floor, bathroom and air-conditioning.
The homestead garden features an ‘Enviroflow’ sewerage waste system which converts all waste water from the homestead into reusable water suitable for garden usage. The system is automated and pumps the waste water onto selected garden beds and fruit trees.
Lifestyle: Whether it’s a quite spot of fishing, canoeing or picnics from your private river frontage, entertaining friends at the spacious homestead and swimming pool or horse riding in bush surrounds, ‘Riverbend Park’ offers lifestyle opportunities enjoyed by few.
Charters Towers is but a short commute for schooling, retail shopping and all your food needs. Townsville is also approximately an hour’s drive from Riverbend Park. Which of the largest and fastest growing regional cities in Queensland.

‘Riverbend Park’ is a special and unique place.

Water: The obvious feature of ‘Riverbend Park’ is the Burdekin River frontage and the abundance of water. Water can be drawn from the river via an electric 3-phase centrifugal pump, filling up to three 6000gal (28000lt) poly tanks at the homestead. The water used for domestic purposes, gardens and stock water troughs is then pumped via a small pressure pump. Riverbend Park also has a bore at the house that is currently used for the house water supply. Riverbend Park also has a bore at the house that is currently used for the house water supply.
The ability to irrigate (Water Allocation no.896AP14988) is a feature of the property. In earlier years, prior to the current owners, turf production formed part of the enterprise. This property has an allocation of 28 Megaliters of water per year.
Country: The property enjoys both loamy river frontage soils and ‘Goldfields’ red and granite soils. It is undulating and sloping toward the rivers edge and is lightly timbered with Bloodwood, Ironbark, Moreton Bay, Paperbark and pastured with Stylos, Buffel, Urachloa, Couch and native grasses.

Fencing & Stock waters: The property has been fenced into 4 main paddocks plus the entrance laneway. Some fencing is 2 barb plus poly-covered plain top wire for horse compatibility and includes steel gates and steel gateway assemblies. Stock water is supplied via 3 round cement troughs.
Disclaimer: The above report has been prepared by Slaney & Co based on information supplied by the property owner and other credible sources. Every endeavour has been made to verify its accuracy. Whilst we trust the information to be correct, we make no warranties or guarantees, and prospective purchasers must rely on their own enquiries & research.

For Sale $870,000

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