Wackerling Road

Ravensbourne QLD 4352

Soils range from red volcanic, black volcanic to sandy loam.
80km views to Mt Glorious over Wivenhoe & Atkinson s Dams.
Elevation of 717m at home site down to 554 in the Jurassic Gorge
60% timbered 40% grazing country, large sand reserves.
Fantastic gorge system established during the Jurassic times
20m vertical walls so close you can touch each side as you pass through the rainforest creek.
Possible uses:
Eco tourism
Outdoor education, Ropes course, zips lines, flora & fauna studies.
Horse stud, \nGrazing for deer, cattle,horse,goats.
Horticulture, used to grow bananas
Sand Deposit
UNUSUAL FEATURES:
FANTASTIC VIEWS
RAINFOREST GORGE
BAT CAVES
ABSEILING CLIFFS
ADJACENT TO NATIONAL PARK.
10 MIL TONNE RESERVES OF HIGH QUALITY WHITE SAND.
PROPERTY BENIFITS
CLIMATE:
Temperate climate 4 deg cooler than the coast
CLEAN AIR:
Ravensbourne has large areas of State forest and National parks, timber =positive ions=clean air
No heavy industries or major highways close by, only forests and lakes = clean air
Rainfall: 1160 (46 ) On long term averages there is some degree of precipitation one out of every three days, hence the sub tropical rainforests.
ACCESABILITY:
Off the main drag, but with good access to major centres and 90min Brisbane.
POSSIBLE USES.
SUBDIVISION:
The property is bisected by Wackerling road into approx two equal size lots. It would be possible to create two lots as the council will not allow the road to be closed.
GROUP TITLE DEVELOPMENT
Under Toowoomba Regional Council plan the area has been zoned in tourism development area.
BIRD WATCHING RESORT
Ravensbourne is notorious for the black breasted button quail and 80 odd other birds ( Birding is the fastest growing tourism interest in the USA.
ELECTRIC QUAD BIKE PARK.
It is believed that electric quad bikes will be extremely popular within a couple of years.
Outdoor Activites that could be offered from cudgerie.
Archery
Abseiling
Botany studies
Bird watching
Caving
Canoeing at cressbrook or perserverence
Dirt buggies for driver training
Extreme mini golf for teams
Electric quad bikes
Fauna studies
Flying foxes
Geology studies
Mountain bike trails
Ropes courses
Suspension bridge building
Rave about Ravensbourne
CARING COUNTRY COMMUNITY
Newcomers welcomed to join in.
The local sporting association conducts day & night tennis ,athletics fun days .
Regular dances in the local community hall.
Trivia nights , cent sales, fundraiser for locals in need etc.
Strong local play group for young mothers.
Very well supported local landcare & bushfire groups.
LOCATION
Only 90 minutes drive to GPO Brisbane via Esk or Helidon.
Toowoomba, with its fantastic education & medical facilities is 40 minutes away.
Gatton with a full range of rural support industries is only 30 minutes
Crows Nest also has good education, medical and aged care services only 20 minutes
Also we have the quaint village of Esk , only 20 minutes away.
CLIMATE
Ravensbourne and Atherton are the highest habitable districts in Queensland both at 760 meters (Maleny is 420 meters , and Tambourine 540 meters high )
Because of its elevation Ravensbourne is 4 degrees cooler than Brisbane. With 1100 mm average rainfall, misty winter days make Ravensbourne a wonderful climate for plants, animals and humans.
There are two waterfalls within the Ravensbourne National park. These and the massive areas of forests in the area have a significant effect on the climate and hence the air quality . Wonderful positive ions & no traffic or industrial noise make for an idyllic lifestyle.

COMMUNITY
The caring country community go out of their way to make new residents feel welcome in the district. There are Play groups for the young mothers and children at the old school . The local hall holds regular dances & Trivia nights , and there is a regular Thursday night Pizza gathering. The local Sporting committee hold Tennis coaching for children on holidays , and Tennis is played on the community courts with regular day & night matches.
The local Landcare & Bush fire groups are well supported, and luckily there is no need for any flood rescue teams
RECREATION FACILITIES
There are more National Parks in the Ravensbourne area than in any other area of the state of Queensland. There are 8 parks and 5 very large forest reserves all within 20 kilometers of Ravensbourne. These areas provide wonderful reserves for wildlife and great areas to bush walk or bike ride.
For those who are into water sports and fishing, Ravensbourne is exceptionally well situated with 8 major water supply dams all within a 30 kilometers drive. All are stocked with fish ,and most have crays to be caught.
Golf is about to be available again in Ravensbourne with a 9 hole course due to open soon at the Ravensbourne Escape development .
Restaurants in the area are at Hampton ( they also have a massive food fair every year ) and a winery at Crows Nest