Surprisingly cheap rent for country music legend’s beach house

Country music legend Troy Cassar-Daley has listed his Queensland beach house for a surprisingly affordable rental price as he travels the country on his Between The Fires tour.

Country music legend Troy Cassar-Daley has listed his Queensland beach house for a surprisingly affordable rental price as he travels the country on his Between The Fires tour.

The multi-award winning singer-songwriter began his Between The Fires tour in May to sold-out crowds across multiple locations including Casino, Coffs Harbour and Bathurst, with his next stop on June 28 at the Boab Festival in Derby, Western Australia before playing at the Roebuck Bay Hotel in Broome on June 29.

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Country singer-songwriter Troy Cassar-Daley has six months to go on his hectic Between The Fires tour. Picture: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

His beach house is a classic Queensland cottage on a 455sq m waterfront block, with the lawn rolling straight onto the sand.

The two-storey three-bedroom beachfront home will be available for a six month lease period.

Rent has been set at just $600 a week, a surprisingly affordable sum given the current tight vacancy rates all across the state.

PropTrack data shows $600 a week is the median asking rent for three bedroom homes in the suburb, not all of which have the beautiful views and beach access that Mr Cassar-Daley’s property does.

Troy Cassar-Daley has had an amazing career since he was first performing in Tamworth in the early 90s. Picture: Richard Gosling

It was listed for rent on realestate.com.au less than a week ago as a “dream beach location”.

“You can’t get much closer to the water than this wonderfully positioned beach cottage,” was how his real estate agent described it.

The property will be available for rent on July 12 with bond set at $2,400.

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Troy Cassar-Daley’s latest album is emotive and “grown up”. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Property records show Mr Cassar-Daley and his wife Laurel have owned the beach house which falls within the Greater Brisbane region for over 27 years, buying it for $225,000 in 1997.

Between The Fires is Mr Cassar-Daley’s 12th album and said to be “fuelled creatively by the heartbreaking loss of his beloved mother and the very real fear of almost losing his marriage”.

“It’s a very grown-up record,” was how Mr Cassar-Daley labelled it in a statement. “It ain’t no walk in the park I can tell you! It’s a ray of light, truth and one I would class as a mourning album for a night time listen.”

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