Ross Marks’ family has lived in the same house for five generations.
His family has been there so long that even the street – Marks Road – is named after them.
Mr Marks has lived on the 42ha property his entire 75 years of existence.
Now that he has decided to sell the property, his adult children will be the last of his bloodline to live there.
“They all grew up here – one girl is living in my mother’s house on the property, and another one has built a house here, but they’re all going to leave,” Mr Marks said.
“One of the homes is a three-bedroom brick, and the other one is my mum and dad’s old house that they have renovated.”
Mr Marks said he and his wife, Janette, were “getting too old” to look after such a large property.
“We just don’t have the interest,” he said.
Real Property Vibe Beenleigh sales agent Alison Veivers-Russell said the property was a “beautiful” piece of land located along the Logan River in Woongoolba.
“It’s actually where the Logan River meets the bay – it’s a bit of a secret fishing spot,” she said.
“When you drive around it, it seems to go on forever.
“It’s absolutely beautiful.”
Ms Veivers-Russell said while there were three homes on the property, it was the “land and its history” that made it so special.
“It’s quite sad that all that farming knowledge will peter out with Ross when he leaves,” she said.
“Ross said that at any one stage, he has farmed the entire 100 acres – he has done it all.
“There’s still a small orchid up the back – well, small for the size of the property – that has mango trees and banana trees.”
Mr Marks said he also used to grow sweet potatoes and farm cattle.
“Half the farm is elevated land that overlooks Moreton Bay, and the other flat part is cultivation,” he said.
“We’ve got a boat ramp on the river and a barbeque area down the river.
“It’s drought proof – we’ve got plenty of water, dams and springs.”
Despite being so close to the water, Ms Veivers-Russell said flooding on the property wasn’t an issue.
“The property doesn’t particularly flood because it’s right at the cusp of where the river meets the bay, so when it does flood the river sucks it back in, so it doesn’t pool,” she said.
“They built special channels in the property so that when it rains, all the run-off from the property goes to the dam.”
Ms Veivers-Russell said the property was the perfect purchase for a farmer.
“Either agricultural or environmental, because you can’t develop the property – there’s no town water or sewage.”
Contact on Alison Veivers-Russell 0419 786 511.
