This solidly built house has used masonry blocks, stone and recycled hardwoods on 40 acres.
Flexible accommodation of 3 bedrooms, or main bedrooms with study and guest bedroom.
You will love sitting in front of the stunning fireplace of local rock with gorgeous views from the living areas.
Perfect for a family home, weekender or rent out the main house and enjoy the self contained studio - you will enjoy this peaceful neighbourhood.
The bathroom has large shower with a separate huge bath and a water flushing toilet in the room next door.
Floor to ceiling, 8mm safety glass, tinted windows and doors throughout the large open plan living area.
Opening clerestory windows that heat up the stone feature wall in winter and miss it during summer.
Part underground utilising thermal mass properties that help keep constant temperature reducing heating & cooling costs. Also this aids as a safety measure should a bush fire or high winds approach the vicinity.
For guests, teenagers, playtime, there is a self contained studio/shed (12m x 8m) ideal for retreat or weekender for visitors. It has its own kitchen, bathroom, wood heater and a well working composting toilet. Two large verandahs and wood BBQ make for good entertaining.
Enjoy Newstead only 10 minutes away with its RTC (Rural Transaction Service) and all the benefits on one of the most desirable locations of Victoria.
Excellent access for home based business or staying connected. WiFi works fine, house is wired ready for satellite dish installation & the office/study has wiring provisions as well. 3G & 4G are available. The elevation of the land makes it all work well eg tv, computers, ipads, mobile phones.
Stand-alone 5kw ‘state of the art’ solar system with automatic backup generator ready.
Two 22,700 litre rainwater tanks.
EPA approved reed bed via holding tank and septic tank for both grey & black waste water.
Two dams totalling 7.5 megalitres
Underground irrigation to 3 x 1 acre fenced production paddocks
Previously certified organic with ACO and can be again
Orchard consisting of apples and pears
The property is situated at the end of a ‘no thru road’ so there is no traffic
This house has a purpose built ‘safe room’ with a steel door to the outside and a solid internal door to the house
Strategically placed swales exist to direct the water into both dams and produces optimal catchment
The property is quite high at 350 above sea level and because of this misses most frosts and continually has better weather than its surrounds
On a clear day there are views to Mt Franklin, Mt Alexander and Mt Tarrengower
An abundance of wildlife passes through the property including: echidnas, koalas, wedgetail eagles, kangaroos, wallabies, lizards, fairy wrens, parrots, kookaburras, magpies, honey eaters to name just a few
Ahhhh…the serenity of living in the great Australian bush
The ‘as new’ furniture is available to purchase with the house if desirable
Less than 30 minutes’ drive to Daylesford, Maryborough and Castlemaine, 1 hour to both Bendigo and Ballarat, and less than 2 hours to Melbourne.
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