5221 Princes Highway, Newmerella VIC 3886

When location matters! Highway frontage, on a half acre (2047m2) allotment backing onto farmland with a bushy outlook. Here is a partially renovated three/four bedroom home and there is plenty of room on the land to build a large shed or park a truck or caravan. This property is Commercial 2 zoning which allows for a commercial or home business to operate from the site. There is also potential to sub-divide the block (STCA), rent out the house as a residential home and sell off the other half the land. The block could also be fenced off for a pony or a couple of sheep or grow your own vegetables and fruit trees.

The home has been renovated with a colorbond exterior and beautiful pine lined ceilings inside. There is an open plan living area and the lounge has a free standing wood heater and reverse cycle air-conditioner, keeping the home warm and cosy in those chilly winter months. There is an additional room out the back of the home which has an extra wood heater and kitchen sink. This could be converted to a fourth bedroom retreat for older parents or teenagers or family entertainment/man cave. There is a covered area with a concrete floor which could also be used as a carport or outdoor entertainment area. The inside kitchen has plenty of cupboards and an island bench with an adjoining dining area. This adjoins a generous living area with room for a larger family and space for an office or study area.

Situated across the road is the Newmerella Recreational Reserve and Show Grounds, which hosts the Orbost Pony Club, Annual Orbost Agricultural Show (which last year starred the fabulous Costa from Gardening Australia) and equestrian events. The East Gippsland Rail Trail passes behind the property and is a popular cycling route running from Bairnsdale through forests and farmland into Orbost. Newmerella is a small community with a primary school, service station with post office and takeaway food. You can enjoy the very best of country lifestyle with the convenience of being just a short drive to Orbost Secondary College, Orbost Regional Hospital, shops, banks, cafes, supermarkets and additional sporting facilities.

The property has a rural outlook and not far from the coast, being only fifteen kilometres to the Corringle Slips Foreshore Reserve on the lower Snowy River Estuary. Here you can launch the boat into the estuary system via the historical hundred-year-old boat ramp, chase the bream that the Snowy is famous for, and admire the birdlife. Corringle Slips also has plenty of tracks across the sand dunes to the mighty Southern Ocean, perfect for catching a wave or try some surf fishing. Take a river drive from Newerella along the Snowy River to the coastal town of Marlo for more water activities and a great pub meal at the Marlo Hotel.

This East Gippsland region offers outstanding natural environment and climate, affordable real estate and opportunity with its location, and the evolving food and beverage scene. It's only a forty-minute drive to the tourist town of Lakes Entrance and around one hours' drive to Bairnsdale, the industry and business centre of East Gippsland. It is here the V/Line Bus from Orbost connects to the V/line train service to Melbourne. V/line Bus also connects from Orbost to Canberra, with connections to Sydney.

Make your move to the country. If you're looking for the place make the tree/sea change and bring your ideas and opportunities to life, there is a good chance this is the location to do it.

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