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This 3 bedroom brick home in Fernmount, east of Bellingen enjoys cool coastal breezes & rare river views to the north east & the north west. Better still it is set on 1067 m² (approx. quarter of an acre). Offering polished timber floors & slate tiles with 2 bathrooms, open plan lounge/dining & tasteful timber kitchen as well as plenty of entertaining space outside. This is a lovely lifestyle property with slightly sloping land just 5 minutes drive from Bellingen.

Baker St in Fernmount is certainly one of our most sought after streets offering a total of just 10 properties all enjoying those cool summer breezes & some of the rare ones enjoying river views as well. This property is at the top of the small hill and has the best of everything – views, breezes & space in a low maintenance package with plenty of scope for further development if that’s what you would like to do.

As you arrive at this property on a warm summers day the first thing you’ll notice as you get out of the car is the lovely cool breeze, next you admire the river views to the north east then as you turn to close the car door you admire the river views to the north west as well.  While taking in the views you can also enjoy the luxury of space that you get on a quarter acre of land.

The covered & tiled verandahs and pergola provide fantastic all weather entertaining/relaxing space and as you enter the living space downstairs you are instantly greeted by the wonderful warmth of the Brushbox timber used extensively through the house. The open plan living/dining area enjoys cool slate tiles for summer, exposed beams for character, and a large slow combustion log burner with 3 speed fan for those cool winter nights. There’s a built in desk, wine rack, bookshelf and cupboards all in Brushbox & two sets of timber French doors opening to the north.

The kitchen also features Brushbox with plenty of cupboards, drawers & bench space as well as stainless steel gas cooktop & electric oven together with stainless steel dishwasher & single sink looking north. The laundry is compact and functional, close to the washing line & adjacent is the 2nd toilet & shower – very handy if you’ve been working in the garden.

Up the steel spiral staircase you’ll find the 3 bedrooms all with polished timber floors, built in’s & French doors to the upstairs northern verandah with even better views of the Bellinger River – in fact its not unusual at all to see dolphins frolicking in the river as you relax with your drink and your book.

The bathroom offers shower over bath, vanity, linen cupboard and dual flush toilet. It’s perfectly functional but showing its age a little & would probably enjoy a face lift some time soon.

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Outside there’s a long (14m) garage/workshop plus an additional garden shed with plenty of space for ride on mower, wheelbarrow & all your tools. Now that we’re outside I must tell you about the delightful garden which offers maximum enjoyment with minimal maintenance. There’s a great variety in the garden including Tibouchina, Silky Oak, native grasses, Lilli Pilli, Grevillea’s, Banksia, native Frangipani, & beautiful ‘white butterfly’ groundcover, as well as Guava, Orange & Passionfruit.

As you may have guessed by now you’ll also find lots of birds enjoying the garden including the rare Regent Bower Bird and in fact I’m told the current owners haven’t sighted a single snail in the garden over the 16 years they have been here, presumably because the birds spot them first!!

So, a very, very special location just 5 minutes east of Bellingen with cool breezes, river views & 1067m² of luxurious space. The house and the land are both very low maintenance & don’t be surprised if you get the odd visit from Oscar the Koala who we think hails from nearby Pine Creek State Forest.

Inspections are by appointment, or come to the open house – to arrange an inspection or make further enquiries please use the contact details below.

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