Real Estate FROM COAST TO COUNTRY
Acres of loveliness at Stokers Siding By Jo Kennett STOKERS SIDING often flies under the radar despite possessing some lovely historic buildings in an idyllic rural setting and having a thriving arts community. It is also home to some of the most exclusive rural real estate in the shire. The village has 692 residents and if you are looking for love, there are 372 males and only 319 females, although many of them are probably still at preschool as a good portion of residents are families with kids. The median weekly rent in 2021 was only $300; those were the
days because you can bet your bottom dollar it’s way more expensive now. According to the Stokers Siding & District Community Association website, Stokers Siding is named after Joseph Stoker who bought 600 acres at a place then marked as Dunbible Creek in 1882. Stoker started cane farming but after ten years sold up to Arthur Byrnes. It wasn’t until the train line was built through the property, meeting with the road, that the village was born. Dairy and banana farming and timber gathering flourished as did the village which eventually had a school, a hall, a church, a store
Open Homes Saturday, February 25 Schmith Estate Agents
1/7 Advocate Place, Banora Point, 9-9.30 15 Dallis Court, Dunbible, 10:30-11am 50 Hillcrest Avenue, Tweed Heads South, 11-11:30am 65 Cominan Avenue. Banora Point, 12noon-12:30pm 5/4 Banks Avenue, Tweed Heads, 2-2:30pm
First National Real Estate Murwillumbah 2 / 21 McPherson Court, Murwillumbah, 9-9:30am 18 Dorothy Street, Murwillumbah, 9:45-10:15am 5 Kintyre Crescent, Banora Point, 10-10:30am 141 Glenock Road, Dum Dum, 10-10:30am 257 Dulguigan Road, Dulguigan, 10-10:30am 31 Sovereign Way, Murwillumbah, 10-10:30am 110 Riveroak Drive, Murwillumbah, 10:30-11am 109 Bonnydoon Road, Uki, 10:45-11:15am 261 Tunnel Road, Stokers Siding, 10:45-11:15am 31 Eyles Avenue, Murwillumbah,11- 11:30am
and a post office. The completion of the new Pacific Highway in 1954 saw traffic bypass Stokers Siding and then in 1974, the NSW Government, as part of budget cuts, closed the railway station, with trains going straight to Murwillumbah without stopping. It could have been the death of the village but cars meant that new migrants from the cities could easily get around. The hall was a popular spot for Saturday night dances which attracted locals from the surrounding areas. It is still the heart of the community and you can check out the Stokers Siding Dunbible Memorial Hall Facebook page to find out what entertainment they have on and it’s always a cheap and fun night out. The village is also home to the Stokers Siding Art Gallery, a thriving hub for the many local creative talents, which is open from 11am to 4pm Thursday to Sunday. There are currently five unique homes for sale at Stokers, with
no data available on what has been going on over the last year or so, or median house prices, as it is too small for the usual data gathering. Prices have gone way up since the start of the pandemic and the mad migration from the cities to charming villages like this. You can’t buy anything for under a million dollars at the moment. It’s up there with Nunderi as one of the more expensive villages but the homes are pretty special. 98 Nolans Road (both pictured below) is one example and is open for expressions of interest with Craig Dudgeon at Elders Tweed Valley. It is absolutely beautiful. With a couple of bucks extra in my kitty I’d move in tomorrow given half a chance. The property is set on 15 manicured acres with its own creek and fruit trees. The main home is built from rammed earth with timber floors with a separate guest suite and a two bedroom rammed earth studio located on its own private area of the estate.
9 Tweed Valley Way, Murwillumbah, 11:30-12pm 114 Byangum Road, Murwillumbah, 12-12:30pm 27-29 Bawden Street, Tumbulgum, 12:15-12:45pm 434 Hopkins Creek Road, Hopkins Creek, 12:45-1:15pm
JET Real Estate
1 Tombonda Road, Murwillumbah, 9:30-10am 5/1 Wollumbin Street, Byron Bay, 10-10:30am 36 Hall Drive, Murwillumbah, 10:30 to 11am 34Ewing Street, Murwillumbah, 12:30-1pm
MANA Real Estate
4/2 Nunyar Court, Ocean Shores, 9-9.30am 351 Zara Road, Zara, 9.30-11am 1/3 Halyard Court, Ocean Shores, 10-10.30am 5 Philip Street, South Golden Beach, 10-10.30am 11 Galleon Lane, Brunswick Heads, 11-1130am 1/8 Yengarie Way, Ocean Shores, 12noon-12.30pm
DJ Stringer
1054/14-22 Stuart St, Tweed Heads ‘Price Guide $770K-$790K’ 10-10:30am NSW Time 1603/22 Kirkwood Rd, Tweed Heads South ‘By Negotiation’ 10:30-11am NSW Time
There are other lovely homes for sale, mostly on acreage and several featuring crystal clear creeks, dams and views over the surrounding district. If you are looking for a haven from the chaos of the world, you would be hard pressed to find anywhere more peaceful and lovely than Stokers Siding.
1102/14-22 Stuart St, Tweed Heads ‘Price Guide $780K-$790K’ 10:30-11:00am NSW Time 3 Highland Dr, Terranora ‘$1.8M’ 11:30-12:00pm NSW Time 26/6-8 Thomson St, Tweed Heads ‘Price Guide $795K-$850K’ 11:30-12pm NSW Time 175 Tweed Valley Way, South Murwillumbah ‘Buyer Range $740K-$790K’ 12:30-1pm NSW Time 9/182 Kennedy Dr, Tweed Heads West ‘Price Guide $440K-$460K’ 12:30-1pm NSW Time
Tate Brownlee Real Estate
6 Campfire Court, Terranora, 9-9:30am 16 Silkpod Avenue, Murwillumbah, 9-9:30am 6 Deakin Drive, Terranora, 9:30-10am 17 Sovereign Way, Murwillumbah, 10-10:30am 7 Golf View Court, Banora Point, 10-10:30am 14 Sequoia Court, Banora Point, 11-11:30am 51 Marana Street, Bilambil Heights, 11-11:30am 64 Kimberley Circuit, Banora Point, 12-12:30pm 2/204 Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads West, 12-12:30pm 36 Birkdale Court, Banora Point, 12-12:30pm 623 Terranora Road, Terranora, 1-1:30pm 739 Carool Road, Carool, 2-2:30pm 223 Terranora Road, Terranora, 2-2:30pm
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