{"id":161132,"date":"2016-10-21T17:16:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T07:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=161132"},"modified":"2020-10-02T12:22:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T02:22:46","slug":"looking-for-a-home-or-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/10\/21\/looking-for-a-home-or-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking For a Home? Or Two?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_161142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161142\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-161142\" title=\"20161021 Allies Creek\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies6.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies6-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the many Queenslanders included in the Allies Creek sale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>October 21, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You could buy a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/86-361-kent-st-sydney-nsw-2000-2013082189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one-bedroom unit<\/a><\/strong> in Sydney &#8230; or 16 houses (some tenanted), a community hall, large work sheds, a dam and &#8220;park-like&#8221; paddocks in rural Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>The cost? Both would set you back $750,000.<\/p>\n<p>The marketing of the former timber town of Allies Creek, north of Boondooma, attracted a lot of publicity earlier this year and it quickly looked like a savvy buyer had snapped it up.<\/p>\n<p>But sadly, the sale fell through .. which means the little town is back on the market.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-acre property, which is surrounded by forest and natural bushland, also includes the decommissioned Allies Creek sawmill.<\/p>\n<p>Ideas that have been suggested for the future of the town include a conference area, health retreat or caravan park.<\/p>\n<p>Agent Julie Sutton, from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/news\/whole-queensland-town-for-sale-for-750000-20160513-goujs4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sutton Nationwide Realty<\/a><\/strong> at Gin Gin, said the property was on five titles and three-phase power ran across the area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s really park-like throughout,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Photos: Sutton Nationwide]<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161138\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-161138\" title=\"20161021 Allies Creek\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies2-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the Allies Creek streetscape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161137\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-161137\" title=\"20161021 Allies Creek\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s another Queenslander &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161141\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-161141\" title=\"20161021 Allies Creek\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies5.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies5-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230; and another &#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161140\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-161140\" title=\"20161021 Allies Creek\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies4-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230;. and the community hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161139\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-161139\" title=\"20161021 Allies Creek\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies3-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former Allies Creek sawmills now consists of a series of large open sheds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161136\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-161136\" title=\"20161021 Allies Creek\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies7.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021allies7-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the &#8220;park-like&#8221; paddocks included in the sale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You could buy a one-bedroom unit in Sydney &#8230; or 16 houses (some tenanted), a community hall, large work sheds, a dam and &#8220;park-like&#8221; paddocks in rural Queensland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":161142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,16,3,36],"tags":[332,1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Looking For a Home? 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