The Dunne family’s 25.8ha (64 acre) lot, which shares a boundary with the suburb of Palmview, has been listed for sale through Savills Sunshine Coast.

The property has an impressive history. The Dunnes, long-time Caloundra residents, bought the land in 1981 from the Zardani family who bought it from German settlers in 1925.

Zardani family patriarch Angelo emigrated from Italy in 1921 at age 20 and soon acquired more than 1000 acres at Glenview/Palmview.

The original parcel included Mount Sippy where Angelo operated a dairy until the 1950s and had up to 90 jersey cows. He also grew bananas and pineapples and milled timber on site.

Angelo met and married local girl Eva Tayler and they bore a son, Bruno, who grew up on the property and attended Glenview state school.

Bruno Zardani, 72, who lives in Brisbane, said his father had been among the region’s earliest Italian immigrants.

“He was dirt poor in Italy after the First World War and was looking for a better life,” he said. “He wanted to escape poverty and also Fascism, and so he came to Australia.”

Bruno said timber from the native turpentine tree found on the property was used in the construction of the old Newstead wharf in Brisbane, and some of it was shipped to New Guinea for use in World War Two.

Australia and Italy were at war, so thousands of Italian men living in Australia were classed as enemy aliens and incarcerated – but not Angelo.

“My father was not sent to an internment camp. I’d say it was this farm and his contract to supply timber to the Army that helped,” Bruno said.
Over the decades the Zardani family sold sections of their massive landholding, retaining the portion that is now for sale.

Savills Sunshine Coast Director Andrew Clough said the property, which had access to two bitumen roads, was likely to generate a lot of interest.

“We are very excited about this listing. The property has been extremely tightly held, so this is a rare opportunity,” Mr Clough said.

“We expect to get inquiries from a wide range of prospective buyers including those from southern capitals looking for a new lifestyle, or perhaps graziers who want to retire to a smaller property that is close to amenities.”

Mr Clough said the property could also catch the eye of a land-banker.

“The area is a growth hotspot, with Aussie World, Chancellor Park shopping centre, Sunshine Coast University and the Harmony master-planned estate a short drive away.”

The property is a few hundred metres from the western boundary of Palmview Forest. The prestigious estate occupies land that was once part of the Zardani family holding.

Mr Clough said Glenview was one of the Coast’s most desirable rural-residential neighbourhoods.

“Buyers are realising how well located it is, with 20 minutes to Caloundra’s beaches and, being on the southern end of the Coast, about 90km to Brisbane CBD.”

Mr Clough said the billion-dollar upgrade of the nearby Bruce Highway, due to finish late next year, would improve access to Glenview.

“The project also includes a major interchange to the Sunshine Motorway, so that Glenview residents will have efficient links to Mooloolaba and other parts of the Coast.”

Mr Clough said the property was in a popular location – yet it was secluded and private.

“This is an incredibly beautiful piece of real estate. It has variety -- flat grassy paddocks, tropical rainforest and stands of giant native hardwood trees,” he said.

The foothills of Mount Sippy on the northern end provide excellent views. A permanent creek meanders through the property, which also has a small dam.

Also being marketed by Savills is the adjoining 1.47ha (3.6 acre) lot which includes the original Zardani farmhouse, built in the 1940s.
The property is for sale by negotiation, and inspections are strictly by appointment.

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