LUXURY HOME IN LUSH HILLS

118 Ducrot Road, Upper Daradgee “Joongoon” is a spacious family home on productive agricultural land suitable for both cattle and horses

NESTLED in a region renowned for superlative beef cattle finishing, “Joongoon” at Upper Daradgee on the Cassowary Coast is attracting plenty of interest as an infrequent opportunity to escape to the country.

The 132.6 hectare (327.6 acre) property offers both highly productive agricultural land and an immaculately-renovated and spacious family home, just 13km from Innisfail and 85km from Cairns. “Joongoon” is currently home to sleek Brangus cattle. The owners are selling to downsize to a 40 acre property.

Robyn Hawley-Whitton of Cairns Property Office said the pasture, including signal grass, on gently rolling hills at “Joongoon” was suitable for both cattle and horses, with the property featuring a six-bay stable complex and welldesigned shed.

“It is a very sought after area for cattle fattening, it is lush and inviting and with quite high rainfall, there’s no trouble with water – however, the property has a 90 megalitre irrigation licence from its permanent creek, and a 22,500 litre rainwater tank,” Mrs HawleyWhitton said. “It is a beautifully renovated executive home with some wonderful features.”

Visiting “Joongoon” starts with a driveway framed by towering camphor laurel trees leading to a homestead that offers a 360 degree view of 95 per cent of the property from many vantage points within the house and from its expansive outdoor living areas.

The property features 50 irrigated and mature mangosteen trees, eight fenced paddocks with laneway systems to all paddocks, a horse paddock, cattle yards and crush, scales, ramp, and a small secure room for livestock supplies.

“A solar system installed 12 months ago has halved power bills,” Mrs Hawley-Whitton added.

The home features four spacious bedrooms with quality carpet, two of which have ensuites.

The vast master bedroom has an ensuite with a shower featuring a tinted window that is almost floor-to-ceiling, with spectacular views of the property and a big blue sky.

It also has a walk-in wardrobe – and, as a bonus for shoe lovers, it has a walk-in shoe wardrobe too.

It has tiled living areas, stone bench tops to all wet areas and an airy kitchen and is airconditioned and screened. The kitchen comes complete with waterfall island benches, soft close drawers and cupboards, a wall of pantries and opens on to the expansive deck.

A cattle and plant and equipment list is available if the property is sold on a walk-in, walk-out basis and the property sale is subject to GST if applicable.

Price: $2,400,000. Agent: Robyn HawleyWhitton – Cairns Property Office. 0488 071 007.

The four-bedroom house has views of the property’s rolling green hills from multiple vantage points, including from the giant window in this bathroom.