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This rare, unique and beautiful property is situated on the southern foreshores of the pristine Wagonga Inlet (ocean access) approximately 9 klms (10 minutes) by road, and 5 klms by water, west from the Narooma township.
The property is of irregular shape containing 5.762 hectares (14.2 acres) of part cleared secluded bushland with abundant native flora and fauna having undulating to gently undulating slopes falling north and having an attractive and extensive frontage to the Wagonga inlet and the Punkally Creek over a narrow public reserve with views that cannot be built out.
It is identified as Lot 1, DP 794333, Shire- Eurobodalla, Locality- Wagonga, Parish- Narooma, County- Dampier, and is designated as 77 Hobbs Point Road, Narooma under the provisions of the National Rural Addressing Scheme. It is zoned Rural 1A under which zoning a range of developments are permitted, notwithstanding proposed changes to zoning regulations.
The property is dual-occupancy DA approved, which means 2 residential buildings are allowed on the property without sub-division (and that's in addition to the existing building unless that is converted to residential use in which case it becomes 1 of the 2 permitted residential buildings).
It is serviced by reasonable gravel road with benefit in title of right of way 20m wide and variable (variable means allowance for topography gradients), underground 2-phase grid electricity supply, underground multi-pair telephone line (2 lines connected with lightning arrestors fitted).
The property has a large 25.2x12.6m (317 sq.m) general purpose 2-storey building. currently DA approved as a barn with a loft, to take advantage of the maximum approved height (9m).
It is currently being used as a hobby-ceramics studio including office, teaching area, stock area, kiln firing area, operations area, general workshop area and garage, kitchen & recreational area, and separate generator room with 22 & 25 KVA 3-phase backup generators. The building is also underground serviced with LPG from 2 interconnected 300kg bulk liquid-gas storage tanks situated about 12m south of the building.
The building is constructed of structural steel frame using 100x100mm columns and 200mm I-beams, with CSR AAC-Hebel 200mm block infill and support walls for effective thermal insulation and fireproofing, on a concrete slab floor with CSIRO approved Granitgard termite underside barrier protection.
The relatively open floor plan is available to a wide range of uses.
The north-facing building encompasses passive solar principles with anodized aluminium frame screened sliding windows and front door. It contains a large bathroom with shower, operational toilet and washbasin. The toilet is serviced by an approved in-ground septic tank system having 8-person permanent living capacity. The western end of the building has drive-in-through N-S vehicle access via 3.4x3.2 m lockable swing-doors, and a 12mx4m wide external carport is attached to the western wall. Both are large enough to accommodate cars, boats, tractors or trucks.
The existing internal fixed Hebel block walls are fitted with fixed windows to provide maximum natural light throughout the building. Powered lighting is provided from suspended fluorescent battens.
The slightly sloped (3deg) colourbond steel roof area of the building conveys collected rainwater to 2 interconnected 22,500 litre concrete above-ground water tanks via inlet filters at the south side of the building.
The roof area includes a 16x8m (128sq.m) reinforced AAC Hebel panel section which is also the floor of the incomplete upper storey, and which is accessed via both internal and external stairs. The materials (including all windows) for completion of the upper floor level are stored on site.
A detached 9x6m galvanized steel building site shed is situated to the east of the building.
The property is wind-buffered by surrounding forest and the land topography, and generally enjoys a temperate climate and at least in the past 17 years has not experienced any of the catastrophic weather or disaster conditions of other areas. For the heatwave (40+ degrees) conditions of Jan-Feb 2009 elsewhere around Australia, the highest temperature recorded on the property during this period was 36 degrees at 3pm in the open sun (breeze shielded), 32 in shade (shielded), 28-30 unshielded in breeze. and 26 in the building. Recorded rainfall on the property from 2000 shows an annual average of 890mm with a minimum of 717mm for 2000 to a maximum of 1219mm for 2007. The topography of the property removes land-flooding as an issue, and the so-called predicted climate change ocean level rise will not impact anywhere on the property boundary for several hundred years even if it does happen.
The forested areas of the property have been cleared to a minimum of at least 30 metres from the building at the current nearest point to minimise bushfire risk, work is on-going to increase that, and the building materials used are non-flammable.
The land is generally uncommitted and open to further development for a variety of applications such as small-scale farming, aquaculture, B&B, or simply a large residential estate. It currently supports commercial apiary by arrangement with a commercial honey producer every 3-4 years when the spotted gums are in flower. Most of the cleared areas are sown with rye grass pasture.
We gratefully acknowledge some of the photography provided in respect of this property courtesy of and copyright to Heide Smith and which may not be otherwise copied, reproduced or used without her express permission or authorisation. The aerial views and some of the other photos are well out of date but indicate the general layout of the property.
Inspection of the property is by appointment only.
The listed price is nominal and based on several appraisals and independent valuations but is negotiable, and any reasonable offer will be considered.
So why are we selling this property with so much potential in a wonderful climate and environment- quite simply we've got old and tired and it should be in the hands of younger people who have the capacity to continue its development.
We may be contacted by email at: Colbevale@bigpond.com
or by telephone on: (+61) 2 44764126.
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