Pomegranate Estate releases lifestyle blocks in Jindera

Pomegranate Estate represents a new opportunity to buy lifestyle blocks but also the end of a lifelong association with the Drumwood Road site for present owner Margaret Wehner.

“I've lived in Jindera all my life and my family have been here for generations,” she said.

“This block was my grandmother’s inheritance, which was totally unusual because women were (then considered) of no value and never got left anything.

“It had her name on it and it was left specifically to my father.”

Ms Wehner’s late parents, Margary and Ern, who was known as Frosty, had been significant contributors to Jindera during their lives.

“My dad was called the mayor of Jindera and they were both very strongly committed to the community,” she said.

“Mum was very heavily involved in the museum and the development and creation of the museum. They were both in every organisation there was in town.”

Pomegranate Estate, which measured about 20 hectares, had been a separate part of Ms Wehner’s farm that became less convenient for stock access as the land around it built up with housing.

“I’d go along and I’ll shut the gates and by the time I’ve got the cattle out on to the road and walked down here, they’re all open,” she said with a laugh.

A new council zoning determined the site to be rural lifestyle, allowing the development to offer blocks to suit.

Stage one, now available for sale, comprises seven lots of 4000sq m and a slightly larger corner block of 4010sq m.

The choice of title carried on a business name Ms Wehner and her husband had used previously.

“We had a catering business for 10 years that was called Pomegranate Catering,” she said.

Kane Real Estate sales representative Julie Hayes said the site sat within walking distance of the township and included services such as electricity, gas, telephone, water and sewage.

“There’s been a lot of interest,” Mrs Hayes said.

“We possibly get three or four phone calls every day.

“A lot of them used to live here and now they're wanting to move back to the area.”

Ms Wehner said although convenient, the location remained a little removed from Jindera’s centre.

“It’s a bit more rural, it’s got a nice aspect,” she said.

“You look around and you see trees.

“You don’t see other buildings and development.”