5-9 Weeroona Avenue

Macleay Island QLD 4184

Double-gated entries flank each side of the wide frontage, with gravel drives leading to dedicated parking bays, the carport and plenty of open parking for larger recreational vehicles. A circular drive to the rear and another at the front, allows easy turning for heavier horse-floats, caravans and boats.

THE MAIN HOUSE

Taking the best features of both Colonial and Queenslander styles, this double-storey, 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom home offers an abundance of formal and informal living, spilling out to a timber deck with coastal views, upstairs and casual entertaining, downstairs, complete with romantic outdoor dining and BBQ area.

The sound of trickling water greets you, instantly making you feel relaxed. Quirky wrought-iron pedestrian gates and timber screening, lead you along gravel paths to the grand dual-staircase up to the main house, via fragrant plantings and lacy foliage in the secure fenced area circling the house, making it safe for children and pets.

Double-sliders near the fountain allow easy access to the lower level, revealing an oversized rumpus area and self-contained granny-flat with private entry, to the left. More on that, later.

Upstairs

The full-length timber deck frames the home with a bull-nose verandah and offers the perfect place to take-in the water views. A sunny alcove provides a sunny nook for breakfast, or perhaps linger in the afternoon for a nap on the cosy daybed. Notice the amazing up-cycled windowit was once a door!

With so many features to list in this lovingly restored home, heres a summary:
Open-plan formal living & dining with tiled floors & air-con
Casual sitting with fireplace
French-doors to deck from lounge & 2 front bedrooms
Picture windows overlook grounds
Teal kitchen cabinetry with pantry, breakfast bar & servery
5-hob gas cooktop, wall-oven & dishwasher
High ceilings with ceiling roses
Wainscoting(half-timbered) walls in living
Timber architraves & features over doorways
Eucalypt-toned walls for contrast
4 bedrooms (built-ins, carpets, master has walkthrough robe to ensuite)
Hobby-room (bed-4) has timber-look vinyl floors
Separate toilet
Full family bathroom with tub/shower over, vanity & internal laundry
Water views

Downstairs

Taking the internal stairs down to the rumpus, youll be overwhelmed by the size of the open area. The practical painted concrete floors are ideal for easy living and can be hosed down after parties or pet accidents. Area rugs delineate the spaces, carving it up for multiple uses, such as:

Home-business with separate entrance
Billiard room with darts & bar
Study area, to the side
Media space
Casual entertaining area with outdoor access to rustic dining
Teenager hang-out
Music studio
Yoga retreat
Childrens play area

Step outside via any of the four-sets of sliding doorstwo to the front and two to the rear. Out front, a paved area connects a covered entertaining zone to an atmospheric space made from recycled windows, timber walls, a chandelier over a mulched-floor and barn-doors, which can be opened onto the rear-yard for ventilation and light. Imagine the dinner parties here?

If this isnt enough, theres an adjoining self-contained unit on the other side, which has a private entrance and can be locked-off from the rumpus and main house, by internal doors.

THE SELF-CONTAINED FLAT

What was once a double-garage has been converted to a huge granny-flat with a separate bedroom, laundry (check-out the refurbished antique double-washtub), bathroom and open-plan living with kitchenette, plus an office.

Theres level access from the secure side-entrance with parking and an exclusive-use fenced yard. The brick and timber walls give it a special ambiance with feature barn-doors and concrete floors for low maintenance.

This space opens-up many options as a separate residence, to:
generate passive income
provide a dedicated area for live-in help
accommodate a caretaker when youre not on the island
offer guests private living quarters
give teenagers independence
allow accessible living arrangements

Or, you could combine the flat with the downstairs rumpus to create an enormous dual-residence.

THE GROUNDS

As you amble outdoors, theres still more to explore. An oasis of green envelopes you with frilly ferns, palms, vines and creepers, guiding you along magical pathways with secret gardens and unexpected sculptures.

The mulched, low-maintenance grounds are perfect for the fruit-bearing trees which provide a seasonal harvest of star fruit, mango, macadamia, Brazilian grapes, passionfruit and more.

Exotic species dot the perimeter, while delightful structures are peppered about the estate, including:
Bathhouse, with white windows all around from Margate Church Hallsimply gorgeous
Hexagonal Bird aviary
Walk-in coop (chook & rooster included!)
Greenhousefor propagation & nurturing seedlings
Hardwood timber shed on concrete pad, fully-lined with workbenches, windows & barn-doors
Bore with new pump
Solar (10kw) with booster

Even with all this, theres still scope to improve the estate. Why not add a saltwater pool; lawn tennis-court out the front; a pony stable; or a large-scale shed up the back? Theres room for everything!

Close to all island services, shops and recreational activities, youll be spoilt for choice; if ever you want to escape this magnificent property!

All Vendor furniture (good quality and some fine antiques) are up for separate negotiation, including the whitegoods.

Like an emu, run fast to secure this nest egg.

Call Amy Todd on 0456 843 217 to inspect Emu House, then sit tight while incubating your dreams for this unique acreage.

Fun Fact: It takes 56 days for an emu egg to hatch AND the male sits on it, for the duration!