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PRIME POSITION - ONE BLOCK FROM THE WATER.
16 Machan Street
This fantastic, family friendly home is a blend of classic Queenslander & contemporary architectural elements. The use of functional space has been dramatically enhanced by the recent two storey addition that now houses the master bedroom suite on the upper level and 25 square metres of professional home office downstairs.
The balance of the internal lower level is predominantly given over to kitchen & living / dining and maintains a wonderful separation between sleeping and entertaining sections with the exception of the fourth (guest) bedroom which is also on this level at the front of the house.
Upstairs is reached by one of two stairways and contains the main bathroom, rumpus room, master bedroom with walk-in robe & ensuite, and two additional bedrooms plus a cosy daybed reading nook at the top of the front stairs.
The secure entry downstairs is funky wrought iron & leads to the open plan lounge / kitchen with an internal formal dining area; while outside, off the paved courtyard, an authentic thatched bale provides a superb tropical alfresco area in which to entertain alongside the stunning pool. A wonderful children's play area has been created towards the rear of the block complete with cubby & swings.
This home is only 100 metres from the waterfront esplanade, close to shops, restaurants, post office and service station. Cairns CBD and International Airport are only ten minutes away and with the growing popularity of Machans Beach this is an opportunity not to be missed. Call at your earliest convenience to arrange an inspection.
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Chris Marsh
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Phone: 0427 278 473
E-mail: chrism@bettarealestate.com.au
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MACHANS BEACH PROFILE
Situated within the Barron River delta, Machans Beach is located ten to fifteen minute’s drive North of Cairns’ CBD & is a community of around 1000 inhabitants in about 400 homes. Unlike many modern suburbs built at break-neck pace within a few short years, to be inhabited by exclusive and higher income families, Machans Beach has thrived with a character of its own maintaining an eclectic and diverse mix of residents and housing styles, ranging from small workers cottages to million dollar plus beachfront homes.
Machans Beach has fortunately escaped the unrelenting development of North Queensland. Fortunate because it continues to be a residential suburb without large hotels and is devoid of the massive influx of people as seen in other northern beaches suburbs.
Through the action of its residents and the Community Association, it has been possible to fight proposals from developers to transform Machans Beach into a money generating playground and this has helped to shape the laid back and easy life style of this suburb.
Machans Beach was first surveyed in 1885, making it one of the oldest beach-front communities along the northern beaches of the greater Cairns area. This community owes its name to Richard and Cristina Machan and their family; who in search of a new life purchased about 100 hectares of land in the early 1920’s. They were some of the first white settlers in the area. Back in those days Machans Beach looked very different and thick bush stood between the beach and the cane fields. The sandy beach was about 40 meters wide and families used to live in small shacks on the beach, above the high tide line. In its early days Machans Beach was considered a popular fishing and holiday destination amongst Cairns residents and people used to come for a day or more to enjoy the peace and quiet.
By the 1940¹s the community was a mixture of permanent and holiday homes. Although its popularity declined during the war years, by the early 1950s it had regained its place as a holiday destination of choice. During the 1960’s the community developed quite rapidly and many people, impressed by the friendliness of its residents and the easy going pace of life, decided to make Machans Beach their home. Several of these families still reside in this idyllic beach side community and the atmosphere and friendliness have survived, despite the hectic pace of modern life.
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