Bird’s Eye View
Cover shot supplied by Countryside Realty - see page 2 for more information on this Black Mountain prestige property.
Hinterland Living real estate guide
A magazine for Eumundi & Hinterland { eumundigreen.com.au } autumn 2017
YOUR PROPERTY â—‹ OUR PRIORITY @ 1 EMERALD ST, COOROY ON THE COVER
Views As Far As The Eye Can See 42 Black Mountain Range Road, Black Mountain
$685,000
3 bed, 2 bath superior home on 8.8 acre block. High raked ceilings, exposed beams polished spotted gum timber floors. Uniquely designed, north and south facing verandahs with ocean views. 2kw of solar, 13000g of tank water, a dam and 13.8 x 6.8m garage. Only 6 mins to Cooroy, bask in the beauty of Noosa Hinterland. STACEY HITCH|0411 429 499
PERFECT IN POMONA
3 GERRYGONE PLACE, POMONA|$669,000 4 bed, 3 bath prestigious home on elevated and sort after 1140m2. Well designed to cover 3 levels, with Dual Living Options available. Polished timber floors, wide verandah, views to Pomona Mountain. Fenced yard, sparkling in ground pool and triple lock up garage. Prestigious, privacy ensuring location with ample social opportunities. KIMBERLEA THWAITES|0431 297 848
VISTA VISTA VISTA!
211 OCEAN VIEW ROAD, COOROY|OFFERS INVITED Your home is perched at the apex of a 2.74 acre large sloping block taking advantage of the magnificent views of forever. Your 4 Bed, 2 Bath home, open plan style lounge, dining, kitchen, down an internal staircase is the 4th bedroom with a separate office and possibly a rumpus, 5th bedroom or even a dual living option. Only limited by your imagination! BRIAN GEORGE|0423 475 914
PRIME ON PEARSONS
3O PEARSONS ROAD, COOROY|OFFERS INVITED This spacious lowset brick and tile home boasts 4 beds 2 baths. Situated on an extremely generous town block of 890m2. Includes a lounge and generous family living area, giving a great sense of space. An abundance of storage cupboards and a good size separate laundry. A short walk to Cooroy School and a 5 min drive to the township and sportsgrounds. CHRISTINE GUNNESS|0477 815 112
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spotlight: Belli Park Belli Park (4562) is 136km from Brisbane in the Cooloola shire. It is part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council local government area in the electoral division of Fairfax. Kenilworth Rd is the main thoroughfare (and also a popular tourist drive) that connects Belli Park to its nearest townships, being Eumundi (to the east) and Kenilworth (to the west). Belli Park has a community hall and a Rural Fire Brigade. The Belli Creek and the Belli Park area is a part of the Mary River catchment. In the 2011 census Belli Park had a population of 584 people. In 2016, Sunshine Coast Council estimated a population of 1,264 in Belli Park over a land area of 20,652 hectres. Name origin Belli Park is named from Aboriginal words meaning “she-oak tree”. Settlement history Settlement of the area dates from the late 1800s, with land used mainly used for timber and grazing. The most significant
development occurred from the post-war years. The population increased during the early 1990s as new dwellings were added to the area. The population declined slightly between 1996 and 2011, a result of few new dwellings being added to the area and a decline in the average number of persons living in each dwelling. Major features Cooloolabin Dam; Mapleton Forest Reserve; the Blackall Range; Belli Creek Park; Browns Rd Corner Park; Coolabin Dam Park; Gheerulla Pioneer Park and Pioneer Park Bushland Conservation Reserve.
Local businesses Belli Park Picnic Shop; Belbunya Sustainable Community; Hinterland Feijoa Farm shop, gallery and café; Cedar Creek Farms Bush Food; Bellhaven Horse Stud, Kildarie Stud, Larundel Warmblood Stud & Equestrian School; Burren-Dah Stud; Bamboo Australia; Aljule Custom Cabinet Making; Dennehy and Sons Earthmoving; Eartharomas Herb Farm; Eumundi Beef; GSP (Greg Schofield Plumbing); Longs Fuel Supplies; Australia Park Nursery; Ideal Paving & Landscaping; Belbunya Country Lodge; Harmony Wind Chimes; Kywong; Forest Bell Nursery; Heritage Nursery & Landscaping.
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in a snapshot 2011 CENSUS
• Average age: 44 years, seven years above the national median of 37. • 74.6% born in Australia, 7.4% England, 2.6% New Zealand, 1% Scotland, 0.9% Germany, 0.9% Netherlands. • Main occupations: 18.6% technicians & trades workers, 16.7% managers, 14.4% clerical & administrative, 13.5% professionals, 13.3% labourers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 5.3% sales workers.
• 28% of households were couples with children compared with 27% in Sunshine Coast.
Photos: Body art pic by LisaSista Photography. John Steel Singers - Eumundi Live pic by Ilsa Wynne-Hoelscher. Other pics by Sebastin Cooper, Richard Locke, Matt Blak
• Population: 50.9% female and 49.1% male.
• There were 13 people over the age of 85 living in Belli Park, with the largest age group being 55 to 59 year olds. • 0.6% of dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 25% of the Coast. • 76% of households were purchasing or fully owned their home, 15.2% were renting privately, and 1.6% were in social housing. 2017 HOUSE REPORT • Average house price was $540,000 • Five houses have sold in the region this year 3
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Creative hinterland studios The rolling green hills, picturesque villages, vibrant artisan market, farm doors and close proximity to the beach and Brisbane make the prospect of living in the lush Noosa hinterland a very attractive one. It’s also a stunning and inspirational place to have a studio to let creativity flow. The Green asked two of our local artisans for a look inside their creative spaces and give us a little insight into why they call the hinterland hills home.
A R Z U U N E L - C L E A RY – F I B R E A R T I S T Where is your creative space? In Eumundi up on the range. But my basket of fleeces and felting needle are so mobile that I create anywhere: at the beach, couch, my local café, on long car journeys.
Why do you enjoy working there? My studio, where I also run my workshops, overlooks our garden which is such a well of inspiration. My workspace is bright and airy and I’m surrounded by fibre, mother earth goddess’, gnomes, gumnuts and other found items from bushwalks. Photography is also a big part of my work - so I get to spend hours in the garden ‘playing’ with my little pixies and fairies in little hidden mossy nooks.
Does where you work influence what you create? In many ways, it’s more about how much time I spend in nature and how connected I’m feeling. It might be the tiniest mushroom after the rain, or the colours in the gum tree before the flowers open, or the thought of nature spirits exploring a fairy garden my young boys have created. I don’t have to
be in my studio to access those feelings. A deep connection to Earth or Spirit - or a state of peace and openness can inspire at any time; those heart-expanding moments where everything slows right down. I’m so grateful for work that allows my creations to emerge intuitively - although I do sometimes work to a brief for commissions. Not long after my father passed away, I sat down to make a toadstool, and by the end of it I had an angel which had taken me on a very healing journey.
What is it about felting that you’re so passionate about? I love sculpting. Even eight years down the track I still find it incredible that humble sheep’s fleece can start out as a bundle of wool and can morph into a 3D form with the single point of a barbed felting needle – it’s
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quite magical really. Also the colour and feel of the fibres nourish me. Sometimes it’s the actual fibre that can inspire a new piece; a piece of alpaca says ‘gnome beard’ to me and I’m off! Or divine hand-dyed silks and merino wool blended together and suddenly an Earth mother is born.
Upcoming workshops? Where do you exhibit/sell? There is currently a little autumn installation at Sunspace Café. I have a number of workshops coming up in my Eumundi studio (except July which is part of the Maleny Knitfest Fibre Festival). On offer are Intro workshops: toadstools, gnomies & little fairy; Mother earth goddess; enchanted tree; gnome faces; sitting fairy. Full details can be found at Facebook.com/zuzuandme/events. Bookings zuzuandme@gmail.com
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Sharing the hinterland lifestyle John and Sirah Robb from Fiona Winter Realty in Doonan give a little insight into why living in the hinterland is so special and the perfect place to raise a family.
What makes living in the hinterland so special? We love the natural environment, space and community feel. It’s a great place to raise a family and we are only minutes to the beach. We also have family and friends on the Coast, which completes our life.
What does hinterland living offer for your young family? There is plenty of room for Jack to play and explore as he grows and we’re close to lots of wonderful schools. There are plenty of outdoor activities to choose from - bush walks, picnics, or a day at the beach. We can also easily pop into the local markets or go watch a movie.
Why did you choose to base yourselves professionally in this region? We live in Doonan, have investments locally and contribute to the local community through involvement in groups
such as the local fire brigade. Having such a passion for the hinterland lifestyle, it made sense to base ourselves in a location we love.
What is the secret to juggling important work and family obligations with some form of balance - is it fun working with each other? We are both extremely organised in work and life. Working as a husband and wife team also allows us to find a great work / life balance. Because there are two of us we can give our clients 100% - and still give Jack plenty of play time and cuddles. Our weekly catch-ups with the extended family for dinner are a great way to relax, unwind and be with the ones we love. We’ve always had side-projects together such as renovations, subdivisions and buying investment properties. So now every day is less like work and more like doing what you love with the person you love.
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Creative hinterland studios ANNE HARRIS – EPHEMERAL ARTIST Where is your creative space? My creative space is very movable. I do have a shed where I work when there’s daylight and I have larger projects happening. Lots of creatures live in the shed, so if the work is small or delicate I tend to work in my house. When I’m harvesting and dreaming my creative space becomes the local bushlands, and I spend time looking and seeing what is in season and in abundance. At night my creative space is at kitchen table or couch, if I’m going to be really honest my creative space sort of takes over every other space...
Why do you enjoy working there? I love what I do, being able to work with the natural surroundings and listen to the seasons, the time I really feel most at peace and have a quiet space in my over active brain is when I’m in the middle of a piece of work and there’s this sort of silence, time vanishes and at the end of the day (I set my alarm so I don’t forget school pickup) I have this deep sense of satisfaction. So where I work isn’t really as important as working itself. Most of the time I have some work that is portable, its the only way I can get anything finished, to be able to put it in my bag and keep working during meetings and after school activities.
Does where you work influence what you create? Yes, my work is very much dependant on where I am, the plants and seasons have such an influence, when I go outside of a day’s walk from here, I begin to feel a bit lost because it all feels so foreign. In saying that, once my work has begun and I have a solid concept that I am working on, its transportable and the outside world doesn’t get me too distracted.
Where do you exhibit/sell? Any workshops coming up? Most of the work I produce is for exhibitions these days. The main focus is workshops and the next round starts with the string workshop at Wan’din’in Eumundi, Friday 26 May. I’m working on a community art installation for the Horizon Festival and workshops will form part of the work that goes into the concept. treeplace.com.au anniesworkroom.com.au
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3 Bedroom
Eumundi (town)
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Eumundi (town)
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Eumundi (acreage)
$550 per week
5 Bedroom
Doonan (acreage)
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“It has been a pleasure to have been associated with Noosa Hinterland Realty over the last 15 years or so. I have been dealing with real estate agents, as both a Tenant and Lessor, for the best part of 30 years now and can say that during that time I have been very fortunate in dealing with Noosa Hinterland Realty over the preceding time frame as my interactions with all staff has been exemplary at all times. The high standard of service I have received during this time from Noosa Hinterland Realty should be a benchmark within the industry and it is a great credit to your firm” Lessor, Eumundi
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