Introducing ?Fernside?, set in a magnificent location being only 10 minutes to Ballarat, 60 minutes from Melbourne and 15 minutes to Ballan Train Station. This sale includes a comfortable weatherboard home set on approx. 33.16 acres or 13.42 hectares with the land being mostly cleared and flat, with the Moorabool West River to the east boundary.
Constructed through the 1960?s, this weatherboard home with terracotta tile roof offers three good size bedrooms along with comfortable living areas to make your own. The country style kitchen is original with electric cooking and large meals area adjoining with solid fuel heating. There are two separate living areas consisting of a formal lounge room with open fire place and a family room with built in storage cupboard. There is a large laundry with separate toilet, original bathroom with shower over bath and vanity. Floor coverings include carpet and vinyl with the possibility to expose the feature timber hardwood floors underneath. Services connected include; septic tank, tank water and electric hot water.
Outside offers older style shedding which incorporates a large fourth bedroom and or teenagers retreat, plus cattle yards and shearing shed in need of some work. Two bores both serviced with submersible pumps provide stock water to troughs, and crystal clear water to fill a tank for the household and supply the garden. A magnificent garden filled with colours and perfumes flank the home, while established & prolific fruit trees and a mixture of grey and volcanic soil offers excellent grass cover.
Access is via a legal point of entry, being a registered carriageway on title via double gates from 159 Spreadeagle Road, Millbrook which consists of a 1.6km gravel driveway.
The property is fenced into six paddocks, with a new boundary farm fence to be installed at the Vendors expense to the south side, prior to settlement. This position provides absolute privacy to build your dream home or renovate the existing dwelling and/or to improve the grounds.
You are submersed in an area regarded for its consistent and excellent rainfall, quality ground water and being tightly held. The long term benefits are enormous for those that want to escape the rat race but be within easy commuting access to Melbourne and Ballarat.
