"Quesera", is located 28 minutes south of Narrabri and has been set up to be totally self-sufficient with water, septic, and an incredible solar system (power is approx 30m away if you wish to connect to the grid). Currently, this property is largely untouched and is a refuge for Australia's diverse fauna and flora. The perfect purchase for the family that wants privacy, sustainability, and acres to play in or run some horses, goats, or sheep!
The property offers:
• The cottage has modern vinyl flooring throughout with an open-plan kitchen and dining area and a separate lounge.
• The kitchen comes with lovely wooden countertops, a double sink, a gas oven and stove with a range hood, a pantry, and an island bench. This area has had a wall cooler installed.
• The cosy lounge has a gas outlet and an overhead fan.
• Bedroom one is carpeted with an overhead fan and offers a large walk-in robe and a good-sized ensuite with a vanity, toilet, and shower (tiling needs completing in the shower).
• The other two bedrooms both have built-in robes and ensuites.
• The laundry can be found in the hallway as well as the linen storage and solar system with batteries.
• Outside there is an undercover paved entertainment area where you can cook up a storm on the barbecue, or simply unwind to the soothing sounds of nature.
• The house block is fenced and has a greenhouse, an excellent bore ((flow rate is approximately 60 litres a minute. The bore is approximately 67 meters deep) good drinking water and a 22,000L rainwater tank.
• There is a 3kW solar system and a 1.1kw system for hot water (gas back-up for hot water) as well as an automatic sprinkler system (fire safety) for the roof.
• Shed (8.8m x 6m) on a concrete pad with a roof height of 3.5m and has 2 roller doors (2.4m x 3m high).
• Satelite (internet) available.
• Rates are currently $700.00 per annum.
In the surrounding woodlands, you will find white cypress pine, Red Gums, Rough-barked Apple, Pilliga Box and Poplar Box, Bull Oak and Belah, and many more species during your bushwalks. If you're a budding botanist, you'll love the delicate orchids, blue lilies, paper daisies, and spring wildflowers. You may also see a variety of wildlife, and some are endangered such as koalas, squirrel gliders, black-striped wallaby, Corben's Long-eared bat, and the endemic pilliga mouse, bilbies, brush-tailed bettongs and bridled nailtail wallabies. Birds include the iconic barking owl, black cockatoo, hooded robin, speckled warbler, varied sittella, grey-crowned babbler, brown treecreeper, little Lorikeet, turquoise parrot & diamond firetail.
With a semi-arid climate and flat sandy plains, all of the creeks are ephemeral, flowing only during significant rain events.
Jacks Creek State Forest is close by and includes picnic tables and walking tracks.