889 Murphy Road, Captain Creek QLD 4677

Phone Enquiry ID: 221519

Impressive eco living set on a beautiful 40-Acre lifestyle block. Privately nestled 100m back from the peaceful, no through road section of Murphy, screened by garden and surrounded by natural bushland with abundant wildlife, this eco hobby farm presents a rare opportunity to secure your very own piece of paradise and abundant food supply. Boasting generous proportions, gardening sophistication and plenty of options amongst beautiful surroundings, it has been thoughtfully designed using permaculture principles.

Set on an expansive 40-acre block with two seasonal creeks and two selectively cleared acres, the farm area is set below the living space, on a gentle gradient capturing the natural flow of rainfall and providing an additional privacy screen. Orientated in a north facing aspect, the gardens capture optimal sunlight throughout the seasons.

Perfectly located just a stones throw from local markets, national parks, pony club, shops, cafes, pristine beaches and spectacular coastline of Agnes Water and 1770. Ticking all the boxes, this wonderful property includes an assortment of orchard plants, ornamentals, landscaped vegetable gardens and tropical plantations mixed with a gorgeous tranquil atmosphere.

Lifestyle Features:
-Mains power
-Spacious selectively cleared 2 acres for living, garden and farm space.
-2 seasonal creeks.
-Recently completed dam, positioned within a large turning circle.
-Aged hardwood logs and rocks sourced from the acreage form garden beds and walkways, combines thoughtful landscape design with functionality.
-Permanent garden plantings include bananas, (currently fruiting) such as Dwarf Ducasse, Blue Java, Lady Finger, Gold Finger and Cavendish, also Dwarf Red Dacca, highly productive bean trellises (African chickpea/Madagascan bean) and passionfruit vines, with abundant garden space for seasonal crop rotation.
-The pineapple plantation consist of over 120 plants and are both an impressive landscape feature garden on this property and an iconic, highly productive tropical staple requiring minimal attention to thrive. The pineapples are situated among aloevera and other edible native food plants, including coastal pigface and rock samphire.
-Young orchard plants include mangoes, avocadoes, macadamias, pomegranates, Frejoa and Jaboticaba (Brazilian grape tree).
-A uniquely designed dragon fruit “tree” provides a spectacular central feature in the open living area level.
-A large double compost bay made from recycled materials, enables you to create your own quality, chemical free soil, utilizing all plant matter from the farm. Combined with additional space and landscaping supplies on site, you can continue the expansion of the hobby farm as desired.
-With a rapidly growing popular market at the start of Murphy Road, you have the opportunity to sell organically grown produce, seeds and cuttings to the community and tourists or even trade goods at the local produce swap.
-2 x 40ft council approved fixed shipping containers, perfect for adapting to a dream container home, raised above ground with a large, well constructed catchment, quickly fills 2 water tanks, with ample space available for additional tanks. The containers are thoughtfully positioned, creating a spacious breezeway capturing the gentle wind flow and framing sunrise and sunsets from the living area.
-Pressured water powered by a new industrial size Reefe water pump, allowing for easy watering of the entire garden area.
-A selection of quality antique and other furniture, useful garden and building supplies and power tools are included in the sale of the property.
-An efficient Joolca gas shower.
-A new Ecoflo composting toilet has been constructed with a combination of new and recycled materials, complete with spare cartridges, new solar powered extractor fan and Powertech battery, water pump fed from a new 800L corrugated galvanized water tank with stone basin set on a mango timber slab.
-The driveway, turning circle and parking bays have been designed for ease and convenience for towing caravans, boats and trailers.

Immerse yourself in nature and go exploring on your own acreage, which includes a 4WD or walking track to the hilltop with sunset views. Walk over 700m to the back of the property among natives, including an abundance of cycads and grass trees with the boundary marked by the fence line of the Miriam Vale cattle station.

With all the hard work now complete, simply park your caravan and enjoy the gardening experience, especially harvesting and supplying your family with an abundance of fresh organic produce in an ideal growing climate, year round.