Proposed Five Acre Rock Nature Refuge, Stanthorpe
For sale: $480,000
Location: 2142, Pyramids Road, Wyberba, approximately 30 minutes drive south of Stanthorpe.
Size: 72.55 hectares
Tenure: Freehold
Infrastructure: 4 bedroom house, 6 car garage and large commercial shed.
Bordering the southern side of Girraween National Park this magic property has an abundance of wildlife, infrastructure and potential. The property is on two titles of 29.74 acres and 149.46 acres with a total of 179.20 acres.
The smaller block has quite a lot of cleared, lightly timbered land, a large catchment dam and power runs across the front. The larger block has the dwellings, 6 car accommodation and a massive commercial shed which has been used as an art gallery/pottery studio in the past. There is a bore as well as extensive rainwater storage tanks on the property and a large vegetable garden and many fruit trees.
Conservation Values: Five Acre Rock adjoins Girraween National Park and contains significant conservation values including:
- Remnant vegetation on this property which is mapped as State significant vegetation. This includes the of concern regional ecosystem 13.12.6 (shrubland on igneous rock) as well as 13.12.2 Eucalyptus andrewsii, E. youmanii woodland on igneous rocks and 13.2.5 Eucalyptus youmanii on igneous rocks.
- Known habitat for the endangered Macrozamia viridis, the vulnerable Dodonaea hirusta (hairy hop bush), the most northern population of the near threatened Vombatus ursinus (bare-nosed wombat) and the near threatened Boronia amabilis.
Additional Information: Five Acre Rock is due to be gazetted as a nature refuge under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. A conservation agreement is available on request.
Last updated 10 January 2012