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History
of Everview Retreat
One
Sunday morning after a casual walk to the corner shop in Emerald
Beach, two coffees and strawberry jam on a slice of toast, we
spotted "land for sale in Canowindra" in a Sydney
newspaper.
I
leaned over to Liz & said "how about we check it out?" After
a couple of phone calls a meeting was set up and a trip
planned. Two weeks later we loaded up & set off for Canowindra
from Coffs Harbour. Staying in Cowra, having eaten a large takeaway
Chinese meal, we awoke early and set off to see
the land.
The
estate agent was waiting for us as we arrived. After hurried
introductions he drove us to where a sloping hill (over a creek)
and around a winding bend. The property was good "billy goat
country" and was pretty unsuitable to access and build on. So was
the next one.
The
third
property was located between Canowindra and Cowra. We drove
down between a vineyard, up a steep rise, through a gate and onto a
flat area on top of this rocky hill. The views were spectacular it
felt like home. So after a good nights sleep, and over
a latte and cake, we decided to buy what would
become Everview Retreat. With 11.5 acres of land , million dollar
views and no buildings or infrastructure we could start with bare
canvas and make it out own. We found out later that Canowindra
means "home"
This
concluded two years of extensive market research to find an area
suitable to build our dream - unique, luxury, boutique, self
contained accommodation.The Cowra /Canowindra area with it's
existing tourism infrastructure, natural beauty, proximity to
Sydney, Canberra and regional areas was as perfect as
our chosen location. There was, and is, no other
accommodation with 5 star appointments in the area.(Currently 73%
of our guests visit from Sydney and Canberra.)
The
question now was "how do we create something which is truly
unique?" The property held the answer. We would harvest the granite
and basalt from the land and build solid
stone cottages.
Some
ask " why Everview? " Our guests know the answer!
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