Kuranda Real Estate – Welcome to Cassowary Country!

Kuranda – the Village in the Rainforest – and surrounding Rural/ Rural Residential areas are nestled in the “pinchpoint” of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The Freehold land available in Kuranda is generally acreage and revegetation of native species is highly recommended.

The undeveloped Rural land available today is generally unsuitable for housing subdivisions due to steep Wet Tropics gullies and remnant rainforests. These blocks remain as Large Rural Titles (LRT) because they weren’t able to be otherwise developed for housing in the last 100 years due to topographical and accessibility constraints.

Kuranda Region (including Speewah and Koah) is not suitable for urban development; instead a wildlife corridor with deep landscape ravines along major Barron River that supports adjoining Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

The Real Estate listings below reflect excellent value as “Nature Blocks” or “Eco Properties”. Kuranda community welcomes nature enthusiasts to join us to preserve these critical Cassowary Country titles.  Our community conservation groups are working together to ensure appropriate environmental outcomes for all Large Rural Titles (LRT) remaining in Kuranda, Speewah and Koah.

Wet Tropics Nature in Our Backyards

Reference: A
Title: 131/SP302233, 13/SP103852
Address: Lot 13 & 131 Myola Road, Kuranda, Qld 4881
Hectares/Acres: combined 5.2 ha / 13 acres
Price: $239k [Real Estate listing link] Property Shop Cairns

Features: property adjoins Myola Road on western side with a sharp drop off – 30 metres over 250 metres to protected cassowary habitat in the eastern gully. An additional seasonal gully runs west to east toward the northern boundary. Mapping shows RVM category B – remnant vegetation over entirety of both titles meaning the rainforest on the property is essential cassowary habitat. The property’s rainforest canopy forms critical local linkages for the Fairyland Corridor from central Kuranda over Myola Road to the Barron River.

Best Outcomes: next owner is sympathetic to WHA values, Buy-Back, ie. recovered by council for Nature Reserve.

Reference: B
Title: 2/RP747074
Address: Lot 2, KURANDA HEIGHTS ROAD, Kuranda, Qld 4881
Hectares/Acres: 4.85 ha / 12 acres
Price: $300k [Real Estate listing link] Koah Realty

Features: property site is behind Kuranda’s town water tanks at 400m and falls to 350 metres at the northern end of the block. The blocks site forms the gully or landscape catchment for —- Creek which runs through the adjoining blocks to the north and onward to Barron River. Early historical aerials show this block was never cleared for pasture and so represents and excellent opportunity to invest in RVM category B – remnant vegetation which extends over the entire block. Primary rainforest patches such as this block offers not only essential cassowary habitat but a rare opportunity to preserve old-growth tree specimens (if they weren’t logged by previous owners). The property’s rainforest canopy forms critical local linkages for the Fairyland Corridor from central Kuranda over Myola Road and north-east to the Barron River.

Best Outcomes: next owner is sympathetic to WHA values, Buy-Back, ie. recovered by council for Nature Reserve.

Reference: C
Title: 2/RP748772
Address: Lot 2, Boyles Road, Kuranda, Qld 4881
Hectares/Acres: 56.19 ha / 139 acres
Price: over $500k [Real Estate listing link] Koah Realty

Features: property site is catchment for Dismal Creek and deep watercourse gullies transect the property creating a wonderful abundance of forest and permanent water for Wet Tropics wildlife.  Early aerial photos show minimal disturbance to forest canopy generally meaning the land was unsuitable for pasture – let alone housing. Creek crossings are typically the biggest hurdle on Nature Blocks such as this very large remant rainforest lot. Mapping shows RVM category B – remnant vegetation which extends over most of the block with smaller areas with suitable topography for human use. Primary rainforest patches such as this block offers not only essential cassowary habitat but a rare opportunity to preserve old-growth tree specimens (if they weren’t logged by previous owners). The property’s rainforest canopy forms critical local linkages for the Kuranda Envirolink Corridor from south at Speewah up through central Myola and north to the Barron River.

Best Outcomes: next owner is sympathetic to WHA values, Buy-Back, ie. recovered with conservation organisation funding

Reference: D
Title: 2/RP734282
Address: Lot 2, 46 ROB VEIVERS DRIVE, Kuranda, Qld 4881
Hectares/Acres: 4.75 ha / 12 acres
Price: $250k [Real Estate listing link] Koah Realty

Features: property site is a deep gully that has remained undeveloped since Kuranda’s inception due to poor topography and seasonal gully. The current landowner lists the property as:
– The fall from the road to bottom of the gully is approximately 50 to 80 metres.
– There are no flat areas.
– There is considerable road noise from vehicles on BOTH sides.
– The property is DENSE VEGETATION, hard to penetrate and survey pegs are no longer visible, due to presence of Termites.

The land forms the Kennedy Highway / Rob Veivers Drive rainforest entrance to Kuranda – Village in the Rainforest and it should remain undeveloped to retain Wet Tropics values for wildlife in seasonal gully.

Best Outcomes: At-cost Buy-Back, ie. council recovers marginal and undevelopable land from landowner for Nature Reserve.

Reference: E
Title: 33/N157451
Address: Lot 33 Crothers Road, Kuranda, Qld 4881
Hectares/Acres: 39.25 ha / 97 acres
Price: $400k [Real Estate listing link] For sale by owner

Features: this property represents excellent value for an Eco Property or Nature Block. The 100 acre property boasts RVM Category B – remnant vegetation and a large portion of recovering pasture areas represented on mapping as RVM Category C – high value regrowth vegetation. The block forms part of the critical rural acreage corridor for cassowary and other Wet Tropics wildlife joining the WHA north and south forests via the canopy bridge on Kuranda Envirolink Corridor stretching 3km wide across the Kuranda greenbelt.

Best Outcomes: Buy-Back for Nature Refuge, sympathetic new owner applies for Nature Refuge.

Reference: F
Title: 33/N157451
Address: LOT 12 Kennedy Highway, Kuranda, Qld 4881
Hectares/Acres: 2.41 ha / 6 acres
Price: over $100k [Real Estate listing link] Cairns Leading Real Estate

Features: this property adjoins the Kuranda Cemetary and is a difficult block to access the usable areas of the property. Early aerials show a cleared area in the southern point of the triangular block however road access to this part of the property looks to be problematic – perhaps explaining the very low price on the acreage! This block looks un-developable.

Best Outcomes: At-cost Buy-Back by council for Nature Reserve adjoining Kuranda Cemetary.