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Are you considering Diwan, QLD 4873 as your next move? It's a good first step to discover if the area is a good fit for you based on factors such as proximity to schools etc. The Homes.com.au suburb profile utilises market-leading data to provide you with the Diwan median property prices, market trends & demographics to allow you to make informed decisions about your next property move.

Whether you are upsizing or downsizing to Diwan, continue reading for a brief history lesson to discover more about the amazing lifestyle and what makes this suburb a worthy option.

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The approach to this property in the Daintree Rainforest is along a romantic forest-lined no-through road which rises up at the base of Thornton Peak. The temperature is more pleasant than in the Daintree Lowlands, being about 5 degrees cooler, due to the higher elevation. When you get out of the car at the property the trickle of a stream can be heard 50 meters away at the end of the road as well as the sounds of birds, animals and frogs in the forest. Often in the first hour after sunset the synchronized movement of lights emitted by fireflies is seen at the roadside and next to the house. The house is at the end of a 40-meter driveway made of river stones through the rainforest. 
 The property projects into the national park on the northwestern corner of private land in the region. There are 712 meters of boundaries with the national park of a total of 740-meter boundary, effectively increasing your backyard to include hundreds of acres of the national park and there will never be neighbors adjoining the property. Cassowaries, blue Ulysees butterflies, fireflies, a huge range of rainforest plants and animals and two streams are found on the property which is uncleared apart from the house site footprint which measures 20 X 12 meters.

The property has high environmental value due to the exceptionally high biodiversity on this property. The property is habitat for the endangered Southern Cassowary. Though only 1,200- 1,500 of these large colorful birds remain in the wild in Australia, two cassowaries were seen on the property by the owner who visited the house for short holidays.

This pole house is solidly built from wood and iron and is completely off-grid with a 30,000-liter unlined galvanized steel water tank on a high wooden stand, a Hills Solar vacuum tube hot water system, an ecological Biolytix wastewater treatment system and a 4.5kWatt solar power and battery system. It was built in 2010 using termite resistant hardwood timber which was transported from Western Australia. The galvanized iron water tank has no lining and the water inlet pipes to the house rooms are made from copper. No surfaces in the house have been painted to prevent mold and the release of synthetic volatile organic compounds (VOCs). There are glass skylights in the bathroom and living area which let natural light into all areas of the house. When the two trifold glass doors on two sides of the living area are opened on to the deck the living area is doubled in size. There is also a bifold glass window and a large paperbark wood breakfast bar providing access between the kitchen and the deck. 

 The Queensland EPA and the Dougal Shire Council has decided that no further clearing or building permits will be granted for properties in the Upper Cooper Creek Precinct due to its biodiversity. The Upper Cooper Creek Precinct is one of nine precincts described in the Daintree Futures Study conducted by the Rainforest Cooperative Reasearch Centre for the government of Queensland. In the Daintree Futures Study, it is stated that the current and proposed settlement rate in the Upper Cooper Creek Precinct is the same, 31% (See attached table of settlement rates in the nine precincts). Therefore, this house can never be replicated in this part of the Daintree rainforest even on existing public or private land. On the contrary the government of Queensland has bought back properties adjacent to lot 221 Turpentine Road and has incorporated them into the certificate of title of the Daintree National Park. 

The cost of the building was approximately $600,000 in 2010, which included Town Planning, geophysical engineering and botanical surveys which were required by the Environmental Protection Agency. The land now has high value due to its location being embedded in and surrounded by the Daintree National Park, the extremely low if any availability of a similar block and the inability to obtain a clearing or building permit for land in this precinct determined by the Douglas Shire Council.

Features of the property

The 2.15-hectare property is situated in the Daintree Forest on the very corner of private land projecting to the northwest into the Daintree National Park. 

Two properties on one side one on the other side have been bought back by the Queensland government and converted into National Park meaning that there will never be neighbors.

There will not be an opportunity to repeat the building of such a house again in the Upper Cooper Creek Precinct.
The property is habitat for the endangered Southern Cassowary, which have been seen on the property beside the house. 

Cassowaries and fireflies live on the property in addition to Ulysees butterflies and countless birds, reptiles and mammals.

The rainforest here is world class ancient complex mesophyll type 3 rainforest, in the oldest rainforest in the world.

Outstanding representation of species of conservation significance is unmatched anywhere in Australia. (Daintree Futures Study, November 2000).

A Nature Refuge Agreement is attached to the property title. The clearing of plants is not permitted according to a Nature Conservation Covenant which is a condition of the building permit obtained from the Queensland government in 2007.  
There is a stunning stand of fan palms which extends up to the house.

Located 3 km from Thornton Beach and 60km from Port Douglas.

Significantly lower temperatures than at Port Douglas and Cairns owing to the elevation at the base of Thornton Peak.

Cooper Creek and an excellent restaurant (Heritage lodge) overlooking the river is 200m away at 96 Turpentine Road, Diwan.

There are no crocodiles in the Cooper Creek, 200 meters from the house and upstream as far as Alexandra Falls. Crocodiles do not inhabit the higher sections of Cooper Creek.

Closest private property to Alexandra Falls, about 900m away.







Phone enquiry code for this property : 4476

Daintree rainforest retreat

Ray White Rural Murwillumbah

THE OWNERS HAVE INSTRUCTED TO SUBMIT ALL OFFERS, WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED, AS THEY HAVE COMMITTED ELSEWHERE.
The Daintree Rainforest is the oldest living rainforest on the planet at an impressive 160 million years old & Daintree Cascades is located right in the heart of it. It is situated 80 metres above sea level & at the base of Thornton's Peak which is the 3rd largest mountain in Queensland.

Located North of Cairns International Airport &  Port Douglas, Queensland Australia, here you will find a very rare 1.31Ha*(3.24 acres*) of Pristine freehold Rainforest land with its very own private spring fed crystal clear creeks & waterfalls flowing within its boundaries.  The property is nestled in between National park & World Heritage listed rainforest which provides peace of mind that there will never be neighbors either side or behind Daintree Cascades.

Just 3 km* away is Thornton Beach where the fishing is always good & beach access to launching your boat to go to the Great Barrier Reef which is just offshore. The Great Barrier Reef & the Daintree Rainforest is where the only two World Heritage Listed  areas in the world meet.

The property also features two small houses ,well designed & the fitout to compliment the natural rainforest environment, which have been a retreat for holiday makers for 10 years. They have been very successful with a great occupancy rate. 
Both houses are totally off the grid, completely self-sufficient, with power being generated via a hydroelectric system making no need for grid power or generators.
These homes compliment this perfect  feng shui property naturally  with a mountain on its Northern boundary with the Waterfalls & creeks meandering in front of  the dwellings.

Some of the guests comments range from " Great Positive Energy",  "Like being on a Movie Set", "Escape to the Real World", "so Serene & Magical, just Stunning", & "a  Mystical Experience".  

Apart from the accommodation, another bonus if you want to add to your income stream is the opportunity to develop a small home-based water bottling business offering Sparkling Spring water directly from your own spring fed creek and to be sold in returnable glass bottles.  There is also a brand new insulated 6 meter by 6 meter by 4.5 meter high bottling shed &  have some components, bottle stock & labels . Complete with an approved Council commercial water licence with an annual 18 megalitre water usage.

For Sale: Expressions of Interest

If you would like to be the privileged custodian of this very rare piece of paradise where you can totally immerse in the Rainforest with the sounds, smell & water running then don't delay in contacting me, Stewart Baericke on 0400 904 907  for further information.
  
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Diwan QLD, 4873

Diwan Real Estate: Suburb Profile

Real Estate Diwan, 4873 Statistics

Diwan
Median Age

Diwan Median Property Price

Properties in Diwan QLD, 4873

$1,250,000

Expressions Of Interest

Agents in Diwan QLD, 4873

1 Sell My Own Place

Mark Whitham

Lars Pedersen

For Sale By Owner

Agencies in Diwan QLD, 4873

For Sale by Owner

Balaclava

Australian Home Partners

Brisbane City

Raine & Horne Port Douglas | Mossman

MOSSMAN

Property Shop Port Douglas & Mossman

Port Douglas

Surrounding Suburbs

Diwan QLD, 4873

Diwan Real Estate: Suburb Profile

Real Estate Diwan, 4873 Statistics

DiwanMedian Age

Diwan Median Property Price

Properties in Diwan QLD, 4873

$1,250,000

Expressions Of Interest

Agents in Diwan QLD, 4873

1 Sell My Own Place

Mark Whitham

Lars Pedersen

For Sale By Owner

Agencies in Diwan QLD, 4873

For Sale by Owner

Balaclava

Australian Home Partners

Brisbane City

Raine & Horne Port Douglas | Mossman

MOSSMAN

Property Shop Port Douglas & Mossman

Port Douglas

Surrounding Suburbs

Diwan
Median Age