More than 200 at Bomaderry charity auction, seeing $430,000 sale

More than 200 visitors attended an auction for GJ Variety’s Freedom House in Bomaderry on Saturday – a property that was up for sale to help provide a donation to the children’s charity Variety. 

The sale price for the four-bedroom home, of $430,000, will see more than $200,000 go to the charity.

Eighty plus local tradespeople and building suppliers got behind the project, donating time and materials, to build on the Variety block – that had already been provided at a discounted price by local Macdonald family.

The buyers were a couple from Cambewarra, Nathan Smith and Mel Irwin, who said they had been looking for a place “for ages”.

“It was brand new and beautiful and ticked all of our boxes. We are really happy with the price we paid and knowing that the money we’ve spent will also go to Variety to help kids in need, has made buying our first home all the more special,” said Irwin.

It is open plan, with mountain views and a 5.5 star energy rating, and located at 9 Banool Circuit, Bomaderry, where the median house price is $275,000, according to RP Data.

Construction on the property began on November 1, 2013.

G.J. Gardner Homes Shoalhaven director, Nathan Fay, said that a lot of thought when into every aspect to help maximize the amount of money raised at auction.

“It is located in the elite Meroo Views Estate and has stunning panoramic views across beautiful rural surrounds. Without compromising convenient proximity to Nowra town centre, this house offers family country living at its best,” Fay said.

A number of other similar projects have been planned, with hopes for the auctions to raise over $1 million for Variety.