Discover the perfect blend of productivity and lifestyle at 221 Mulgowie Road, Thornton, a premium 160-acre property offering fertile, usable land and stunning rural outlooks in one of the Lockyer Valley's most desirable locations; set in the peaceful and picturesque Thornton district, known for its strong community, rich farming heritage, and beautiful mountain surrounds, this property provides the ideal escape while remaining perfectly positioned with easy access to major centres-just 1 hour 20 minutes to Brisbane*, 45-50 minutes to Toowoomba*, 20-25 minutes to Gatton*, and 25-30 minutes to Plainland*-making it an exceptional opportunity for those seeking space, productivity, and convenience all in one. A unique property and investment with:- • 160 ha on Laidley Creek, situated conveniently mid-way between Brisbane and Toowoomba • Proven to be both drought and flood proof with the 90-foot-deep fertile Lockyer soil • Combines both a multi-potential productive rural property, suitable for grazing both beef and sheep or farming - cropping grains, small crops, corn, vegetables and fodder • It has provided the Grand-Champion Bull for seven years as well as the Grand-Champion Carcase at the RNA "Ekka" • Pastures have been progressively improved • Laidley Creek water licence for 16 ha The Main Residence:- • Boasts a luxurious, but functional, 13 KW Solar "all mod-cons", fully ducted air conditioned, Spanish tiled four-bedroom, three-bathroom home. The master bedroom has its own ensuite, dressing room and entrance • Separate bar with sink and fridge • Many storage cupboards • A large separate entertainment, TV / rumpus room • A 12-metre swimming pool • Gourmet kitchen consists of high-quality bull-nosed overhanging marble with a large Smeg oven offering both electricity and gas • Private with gorgeous views. The surrounding home garden lawns are sculpted with Murraya and Bay Tree hedges ensuring total privacy • Hunter pop-ups irrigate both the house lawn, its orchard and the separate vegetable garden • Stairs via a tropical garden under the giant Tipu tree, with an immense Staghorn fern, lead to a separate entertaining gazebo providing a fabulous outdoor dining facility for 12(+) people • On the other side of the house, stairs lead down to what has been a functional dog run with close circuit television for monitoring • Starlink x 3 TVs • The gardens were created so as to (successfully) provide flowering trees each month and includes some fabulous and rare beauties. A full identification list can be provided. In addition, Jasmin vines provide privacy and bouquet • A house herb garden ensures the cook has all those needed • The orchard provides for practically self-sufficient living with several varieties of mangoes, avocados, lemons, limes mandarins, oranges, bananas, pecans, paw-paws and mulberries • The enclosed vegetable garden with 24 separate bins is also designed to be self-sufficient having provided tomatoes, spinach, lettuce, artichokes, garlic and you-name-it for 20 years • Superb valley views from the top of property. Ideal for a tiny house / studio • Primary production taxation benefits Managers Home:- • Five years old and accessed, either from 221 Mulgowie Road or from the main home via a lane with a solar electric gate • There is a separate office, a huge hay shed, a Vets room with its own shower and separate toilets for farm workers, a workshop, other covered areas and cattle equipment • The property is fully reticulated with eight-inch mains, strategic hydrants, with four mammoth, hill tanks (three relatively new) for gravity distribution • A state-of-the-art radio-beam automatically fills the tanks by signalling the bore • The hillside fields have been contoured. A delightful creek runs through the property with run-off from Mt Beau Brummell • The "never-run-dry" creek bore pump is new, as are all the other pumps. Fences and gates have been upgraded or replaced This is a very rare offer for the discerning buyer downsizing from a larger property. Someone seeking a proven multi-potential grazing-farming property, a luxurious country escape, tourist development. * approximately
