1.2 acre vacant land for sale on 1640 acres on mid-north coast NSW.
The cheapest way to own your own home is join a land sharing cooperative.

Total price $35,000. Phone Marcus on 0408-697189 or email oneearthmedia-go at yahoo dot com dot au

Please contact us for copies of the last few newsletters, and the full Rules & By-Laws, which members must agree to before purchasing.

1. The objects of the cooperative shall be:

(a) To acquire land for the purpose of providing low cost rural residential housing for members.
(b) To promote the development of a community of artists, musicians, artisans and craftspeople.
(c) To promote the production and disposal of agricultural products of members and other persons.
(d) To promote the principles and methods of permaculture in agriculture and horticulture.
(e) To promote and encourage a community where members and their families can become self sufficient.
(f) To provide a setting where rural re-settlement in hamlets and village clusters can evolve.
(g) To promote and encourage rural employment in socially and environmentally useful work.
(h) To preserve and protect flora and fauna on land acquired for such purpose.

 Share in established land sharing co-operative for sale.

Goolawah land sharing cooperative is located on 1640 acres (664 ha) of land approx 12 kilometers south of the famous longboard break at Crescent Head and 16 kms north of the excellent shopping and health facilities at Port Macquarie, on the mid-north coast of NSW.

Goolawah Cooperative Ltd was registered with NSW Office of Fair Trading in 1999 and purchased the land with the intention of establishing a community soon after.

About 200 acres of Goolawah Co-op is cleared ex-cattle farm which is the home sites for the 80 members, and the remanding 1400 acres is mainly SEPP 14 wetlands or natural bush.  There is a significant holding of SEPP44 Koala Habitat on the land. (SEPP is State Environment Planning Policies, and the SEPP 15 guidelines, which is the Rural Land-Sharing Communities is discussed on bottom right of this webpage - it was co-written by Bob Carr)

Each shareholding is allocated 1.2 acres (.5 ha) of land for their home site.  The home site for sale is 4kms as the crow (or 4wd) flies from Delicate Nobbys Beach, just south of Crescent Head.  It adjoins Limeburners Nature Reserve.

The home site is a gentle slope with good top soil over a clay base for the top third of the acre, then sandy loam for the bottom 2/3 of the site. Avocadoes grow well, with one five year old tree about ten feet tall, and others coming up.

The site also has some citrus (valencia orange, lime and lemon trees), three fig and pecan and apple tree all two years old. An organic vegie garden has been established on the site for four years.

Included in price are two caravans - one 22' x 9' wide (a lounge is included) which serves as the lounge room and bedroom/washroom. Another 16' van is well appointed as the dining room and kitchen.

Building materials include approx. 30 bush poles which can be used to build a roof or in the main house. Also a glass feature door (value $600), two large solar hot water panels and other materials including some tin and fencing.

A 1000 litre water tank, Honda/Onga firefighter water pump with ag fittings to pump from one of the nearby dams or the bore, and Yamaha/Rover mower. Price includes a share in a bore and dams.  The telephone line is connected to the vans.

The local council has started work on tarring the road to our gate and it looks like that will be completed by Christmas. Many thousands of dollars have been spent on acquiring DA approval and the co-ordinator reported at the May 2008 community meeting (held monthly) that she expects the DA to be approved soon.

Total price $35,000 as is where is. Phone Marcus on 0408-697189 or email oneearthmedia-go at yahoo dot com dot au
Please note that there is a fully refundable joining fee to become a member of the co-op, and that levies have been set at $300 per annum per adult member.

The last share sold in Goolawah Cooperative (as far as I am aware) was two years ago for $35000.  I truly this home goes to a good family or someone that enjoys the surfing, fishing and relaxed country lifestyle.  The wild wallabies eat out of you hand here

8th May 2008

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Photo shows entire Goolawah Co-operative - 1640 acres is shown with black boundary.  Site for sale is near the bottom SE corner.

Click photo to see immediate surrounding of the homesite as they were in 2005.  The immediate neighbours have nine children aged between 1 and 16 years old.

2006 photo shows home site's boundary before the vans were relocated on it.