Sunshine Coast Sanctuary is a standout

353 Blackall Range Road, West Woombye

5 Beds | 2 Bath | 10 Car

House

Scott Walters on 0447 474 982

Linda Cloete on 0497 097 808

Classic car enthusiast Alan Ballard and wife Wendy are downsizing from 11.5 acres to 1.5 acres, swapping their modern Queenslander-style masterpiece in the rural residential locality of West Woombye for a similarly desirable home but with less land.

As hard as it’s going to be to leave the rare blend of luxury, sustainability, and tranquillity, the Ballards are making their lives easier and looking forward to more time to enjoy Alan’s C3 Corvette and 1950's MG convertible.

The five-bedroom home set on more than 10 acres of undulating land with lush tropical gardens creating a tranquil paradise, is listed with Scott Walters of RE/MAX Property Sales, who says West Woombye is one of the Sunshine Coast's most sought-after locations.

“This beautiful property is just four minutes into Woombye township and the ease of a train into Brisbane, plus 20 minutes to Alexandra Headlands and other beaches, and only 15 minutes to the iconic hinterland village of Montville,” he says.

“It’s less than 20 minutes to some of the Sunshine Coast's finest schools.”

He expects the sale to set a new standard for premium acreage in West Woombye, a hinterland acreage suburb of less than 400 properties.

“We invite offers over $2,950,000, with no other West Woombye properties that have sold for over $2million coming close to what's available here; and 353 Blackall Range Road is clearly in the top one per cent.

A striking L-shaped 18 metre saltwater pool divides the two wings of the expansive home.

The east wing features the massive main lounge room, separate dining area, and entertainer’s kitchen, which accesses the 100 square metre east-facing deck, tropical gardens and water features.

The grand master suite along with a separate office or nursery is at the rear of the east wing while the west wing has four more bedrooms, main bathroom, and a large laundry.

A large formal lounge room with fireplace and chandeliers and a generously sized media room continue the grand appeal through the western side of the home.

Outdoors, there’s plenty more to impress with an 8000m2 spring fed dam and artesian bore (1L/sec) providing unlimited water supply, 14x10.5m Dutch barn shed with 5 roller doors, large chicken pen, and a 3-bay vegetable garden.

The edible landscape is ripe with bananas, Brazilian cherry, carambola, choko, finger lime, grapefruit, grapes, guava, kaffir lime, lemon, lemonade, lime, orange, Panama berry, passionfruit, pawpaw, plum, pomegranate, pomelo, rosemary, sapote, grumichama, soursop, South American cherry, tamarillo, tangerine, curry tree, bay leaf tree and more.

Alan Ballard said, “We plan to stay in the beautiful Sunshine Coast hinterland, and one of our first projects will be to plant fruit trees and establish raised vegetable gardens.”

He says he and Wendy will miss the feeling of open spaciousness in their home, the connection to the outdoors, and the tropical gardens and water features they’ve created in almost eight years of living there.

“If sustainability and self-sufficiency are important, this is a property you should look at,” said Scott Walters, “and while the Ballards have chosen to reduce the size of their acreage, 353 Blackall Range Road actually requires minimal maintenance with only 70 hours of mowing annually, based on the mower hour meter.

“The home’s design gives potential for multi-generational living or an Airbnb option option with two outdoor cooking facilities and potential for cabins on the elevated section of the block to take advantage of the magnificent valley views.

I call this property ‘sanctuary’ and whether you seek a family retreat, a hobby farm, or a lifestyle, this home has it all.”

For more information or to arrange a private viewing contact the selling agents Scott Walters on 0447 474 982 or Linda Cloete on 0497 097 808.