144 Whittaker Road
Southbrook, QLD 4363

Overview

144 Whittaker Road, Southbrook, QLD, 4363

"Marlyn Ridge" is an exceptional 75.5-acre property offering a versatile grazing and lifestyle package that combines prime agricultural land with modern living conveniences. Located just 15 minutes from Toowoomba, 5 minutes from Wyreema, and under 10 minutes to Pittsworth via Southbrook, this property provides both accessibility and privacy.

The centerpiece is a large, modern four-bedroom executive home featuring multiple living areas designed for family comfort and entertaining. The home includes a gourmet galley kitchen with a Caesar Stone island bench, commercial-size sink, full-length breakfast bar, and a large butler's pantry. Quality appliances such as an electric oven, gas cooktop, rangehood, and dishwasher complement the kitchen. The open-plan living and dining area is spacious and bright, with a wood heater adding warmth. Additional living spaces include a huge theatre room, a rumpus or activities room adjoining the children's or guest bedrooms, and a galley-style office with ample desk space and extensive linen storage.

The master bedroom is generously sized and air-conditioned, featuring a his and hers walk-through robe and a resort-style ensuite with striking tiles, an oversized shower recess, a long floating vanity, and a full-length mirror. The family bathroom is equally impressive, with matching tiles, a large shower recess, floating vanity, and a freestanding bathtub. The other three bedrooms are also spacious, with built-in robes providing ample storage.

Outdoor living is enhanced by a large screened alfresco entertaining area and a 12-meter-long Narellan 'Symphony 12' inground pool with a marble glass finish. The pool is equipped with a mineral treatment filter system, a Davey Crystal Clear media filter, an STG mineral stabilizer system, and a Vortex inverter pool heater, all optimized to operate efficiently using surplus solar energy.

The property includes substantial infrastructure to support agricultural activities. There is a large R&F built shed measuring 18m by 12m with a 4.5m gutter height and a 22-degree pitched roof reaching 6.2m at the peak. It features two high-clearance doors and a mezzanine floor approximately 6.5m by 6m in size. Additional outbuildings include a 6m by 6m double lock-up colorbond powered shed joined by a double carport of the same size, a 3m by 4m feed/storage shed, and a 6m by 6m hay or utility shed located in the front paddock.

A large 80m by 30m riding arena or multipurpose leveled area is available for equestrian or other uses. Water infrastructure includes a stock and domestic bore serviced by a windmill pumping approximately 200 liters per hour to two 5000-gallon elevated header tanks, which gravity-feed a network of lines watering troughs and trees. Four interconnected 5000-gallon poly tanks collect rainwater from the home, supplemented by two connected 6000-gallon tanks collecting water from the large shed, supplying the entire home.

The property is well fenced into eleven internal rotational grazing paddocks, all watered and connected by a central laneway. A fenced buffer zone lane surrounds the perimeter, planted with young trees along the western fence line and central laneways. Strategically placed steel cattle yards with race, crush, and loading ramp are located at the northern end of the central laneway, providing easy truck access.

Extensive plantings include seven different types of nut trees and an olive grove featuring three varieties. Pinoak trees line the entrance driveway, and over 100 young eucalyptus shade trees have been planted along boundaries and internal laneways, enhancing the property's landscape and providing shelter.

The land itself is a blend of prime chocolate basalt to black soil grazing country, boasting a healthy body of natural grasses ideal for cattle, horses, or other livestock. The terrain gently rises from the private road frontage to the home and sheds plateau, continuing to rise and fall across the paddocks to the southern back boundary and higher southwest corner, offering spectacular panoramic views of the Umbiram district.

This property represents a rare opportunity to acquire a high-caliber lifestyle and grazing property in a tightly held and sought-after precinct. All the hard work has been done, including fencing, water infrastructure, power supply, landscaping, tree planting, and pasture improvement, making it a turnkey solution for buyers seeking a premium rural lifestyle close to regional centers.

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