28 Cemetery Road, Welshmans Reef VIC 3462

With 70 acres of a quiet, tranquil bush landscape, a sweeping driveway flanked by mature gums leads to this off-grid two-bedroom straw bale home. Welshmans Reef is a former gold mining town located within a short drive into historic Maldon and Newstead, to Castlemaine for additional retail and amenities and to Cairn Curran Reservoir.

Enter into a generous north-facing open-plan kitchen with living and dining with sliding doors leading to an alfresco area with views of the surrounding landscape. The kitchen provides a freestanding 900mm gas cooktop with an oven, a pantry, and plenty of storage with an island bench. The living and dining feature a polished concrete floor along with a Nectre solid wood heater wood with a baker's oven. An adjoining sitting room with a window seat provides a spot to reflect, along with two bedrooms, the main with double doors leading to the garden and built-in robes. A spacious bathroom with a bath and shower and a large laundry/ mudroom with a separate toilet complete the internal floorplan. Design details include double glazing throughout, solar hot water with wood fire boost, carpet in bedrooms and sitting room, ceiling fans, fully insulated, and a 3.6kw solar system with a generator backup. This property is on bottled gas.

A double carport with a Colorbond garage with an adjoining studio/ workshop provides additional space and three water tanks; a 22,000l water tank supplies the house and two 10,000l water tanks for the garden. The low-maintenance garden, a mix of native and ornamental planting with meandering paths, leads to the rejuvenated surrounding bushland. Fenced paddocks and two dams with yabby and redfin fish, potentially provide space for livestock.

Live a life of environmental sustainability - a return to nature.