RARE 100-HECTARE PRIVATE SANCTUARY ADJOINING MOUNT WARNING HITS THE MARKET
- Amelia Taylor
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A 101.2-hectare sanctuary bordering Wollumbin National Park (Mount Warning) is heading to auction later this month.
Absolute seclusion, sweeping mountain views and not a neighbour in sight are the headline acts at Tree Haven, a private wilderness estate at 186 Palmer Road, Tarragon.
Ray White Rural Murwillumbah agent Brad Franks is handling the sale, with the property set to go under the hammer on 25 November.
A private world beside a World Heritage icon
Tree Haven sits directly beside the World Heritage-listed Wollumbin National Park, giving the land pristine water security and a biodiversity profile that immediately caught the agent’s attention.
Mr Franks said he was impressed from the outset, particularly given his involvement with Land for Wildlife, a voluntary conservation program supporting landholders who protect and restore native habitats.
With creeks flowing straight from the national park and no nearby development, it is as close to living inside a protected wilderness as private ownership gets.
A family’s four-year adventure
Owner Grant Scott has held Tree Haven for four years and describes it as one of the region’s most remarkable landholdings.
"It's a truly unique block of land, tremendous, backing onto a national park, in one of the quietest parts of the world," Mr Scott said.
For Mr Scott, his partner, and their three children, aged 10, 3, and a newborn, the property has been pure magic.
"The older kids love fossicking for rocks, and just being out in the wild," he said. "My 10-year-old particularly loves it. There's nothing quite like it."
The property’s daily visitors only add to the sense of wonder. "The lyrebirds come by in the morning and the little wrens come out in the afternoon," Mr Scott said.
A classic homestead ready for a new life
Tree Haven includes a four-bedroom home believed to be around 70 years old. While it carries the bones and charm of an early rural dwelling,
it needs renovation, making it a blank canvas for the following custodian.
Mr Scott admitted the decision to sell was a difficult one. The family had intended to relocate permanently, but life shifted.
"We've moved north of Brisbane, and with three kids now, our lifestyle has changed," he said.
"It became trickier to get there as often as we'd like, and with a newborn, it was becoming a bit much to maintain properly.”
A legacy property seeking the proper custodian
Tree Haven is more than an acre. It is a landholding that has benefited from years of regeneration, weed removal and careful management. Mr Scott hopes the next owner will continue that stewardship.
“We think of the property as a legacy block," he said.
“It needs someone who can preserve it for the future. The previous custodian did incredible work regenerating it, removing weeds, and maintaining it.
It really needs someone with time, perhaps a family with older kids or extended family members who can help out.”
Swimming in its creeks, walking old tracks and exploring the mountain-framed landscape have been highlights for the Scott family.
“Being able to look straight up at Mt Warning, surrounded by mountains, is pretty incredible,” he said.
