Ex-Sydney publican has put his exclusive Byron hinterland property on the market

Ex-Sydney publican Rick De Leede says this stunning home in the Byron hinterland was instrumental in his successful battle with stage 4 terminal cancer.

The Jewel, on Old Byron Bay Road at Newrybar, is on the market for the first time in almost 20 years.

This stunning property has 360-degree views of the ocean and Byron hinterland, luxury features and total privacy.

The neighbours are Hollywood stars (hello, Hemsworths!) and there’s a beautiful in-ground pool, spa and waterfall, lavish marble bathrooms, fireplaces, horse stables, wraparound verandas and manicured gardens.

It’s been used as a set for TV and film productions.

But for the current owner, ex-Sydney publican Rick De Leede, it’s so much more than just a fancy house.

In fact, he credits the Newrybar property, known as The Jewel, as being instrumental in his successful battle against stage four terminal cancer.

The property has total privacy, and has been used as a location for several film and TV productions.

“I truly believe that it has its clean, green and wonderfully peaceful environment has healing power,” he said.

“We have been in the Byron area for 20 years and it took us six months to find this place, which has been the most wonderful the home for past 19 years.”

However it is now time for someone else to enjoy the Old Byron Bay Road property, and it’s up for sale by expressions of interest, closing at 5pm on Friday, May 7.

it’s expected to fetch more than $10 million.

Janis Perkins from Real Estate of Distinction Byron Bay said it was an “incredibly rare opportunity”.

The Jewel has been run as an exclusive accommodation destination but would also be a perfect family compound.

“The phrase once in lifetime can be overused, but in the case of this breathtaking property, it really is the case,” she said.

“There are quite literally, only two handfuls of properties with even similar views that exist.

“And only a few other places in the neighbourhood that have changed hand in the past 18 months.

“But this is, as the name suggests, the jewel on this spectacular ridge.

“It is improbable that a place of this quality in this position will come onto the market in the foreseeable future.

“It is, indeed, a property that people would search for a year to find.”

Situated on 6.8 acres, the accommodation consists of a fully renovated, century-old Queenslander and two modern, fully self-contained Balinese style villas.

The property has been run as an exclusive accommodation destination for more than a decade.

For more information visit the website or phone Ms Perkins on 0438841122.