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Park Ranger at Lake Cootharaba

One of the joys of Aqua Marine is sitting on the front deck and watching the myriad of boat craft launching from the boat ramp 50 metres down Urunga Parade.

A couple of times I had noticed a very large aluminium power boat being launched. On closer inspection, it turned out to be the Park Rangers’ boat. Presumably they were heading up to the northern end of the Noosa River to check camping permits and activities in the Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola Recreation Area and Noosa Everglades.

Park Ranger boat launching at Boreen Point boat ramp

Park Ranger vehicle parked at Boreen Point boat ramp

Our sailing fleet

Lake Cootharaba provides some of the best flat water sailing conditions in the world. Many guests of Aqua Marine stay at Boreen Point to attend sailing regattas held by Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club.

At the time of the photo, our own sailing fleet consisted of a Minnow, Sabot, MG14 and 125 sailing dinghy. The 125 required work to get it back on the water and a few days after this photo was taken, I gave the 125 to a local resident who was going to repair the boat and get it sailing again.

Our sailing fleet

Please note that these boats are not available for use of guests staying at Aqua Marine.

Yes! Coles delivers to Boreen Point

Now that the local café no longer sells a small range of general groceries, the nearest grocery stores to Boreen Point are the Woolworths at Tewantin or the IGA at Pomona, both about 15 minutes drive from Aqua Marine.

We now pre-order our groceries from Coles, timing them to arrive shortly after we arrive for a holiday at Aqua Marine. Simple!

If you want to place a Coles order while staying at Aqua Marine, the property provides free Wi-Fi to guests, but you will need to bring your own laptop/tablet.

Coles delivery truck at Boreen Point (the Boreen Point boat ramp and Lake Cootharaba are in the background)

Front of Aqua Marine

When we purchased Aqua Marine, it was badly overgrown. We have removed most of the plants, including two massive African Tulip trees at the back of the property — African Tulips are classified as a Class 3 declared pest plant in Queensland.

We have begun the process of landscaping Aqua Marine, with a line of Dianella Brevipedunculata (Flax Lilly) at the front of the property. Flax Lilly are a clumping grass-like plant to 1 metre. They have small blue flowers in tangled spikes within the foliage in spring followed by dark blue fruits.

At the back of Aqua Marine, we have planted some Lomandra Hystrix (Mat Rush) around the grey water outlet. Mat Rush grow in clumps to 1 metre. They are hardy and adaptable, suit wet or dry areas, such as creek/dam stabilisation or as a garden feature, and will have pale yellow perfumed flower spikes.

We will eventually landscape the entire property, but a fence is a more important priority hence the orange surveying pegs in the photo.

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Aqua Marine is available for holiday rental through Boreen Point Real Estate.