Never pay Water Rates or Electricity bills. This self-subsistent hobby/ranch style home is situated in picturesque and natural treed setting within a 30-minute drive from Ballarat. Well set back from the road, the home offers privacy and accommodates four bedrooms, functional kitchen with abundant cupboard and bench space, open plan living with wood heater and ducted evaporative cooling for the warmer months. Solar Hot Water System boosted by wood heater for cold winters. Timber walls and ceilings give the home a natural rustic feel while the full surround veranda is a great place to sit and take in the established gardens and orchards. Adjoining the home there is a modern free-standing multipurpose room easily utilized as a teenagers retreat, guest room, office, 5th bedroom or studio. Highly improved the property features an array of shedding including a 30' x 20' workshop, 4 bay garage, 3 bay woodsheds, two 40' shipping containers, two 20' shipping containers and large carport. The home is powered by a stand-alone solar electricity system includes 2.4KW solar panels; 830 amp hour deep-cycle battery bank; 300W wind generator; back-up petrol generator and heavy duty woods charger. Ample water delivered via tank water and two catchment dams and one garden Bore water supply. 18.5 acres of mostly bush provides all the firewood you'll ever need.
