11 McCarthy Road, MONBULK

From the moment you arrive a sense of peace and tranquillity envelopes you. The air seems clearer, the horizon stretches wide, and the landscape invites you to stop and breathe. Set high on almost 11 glorious acres, this remarkable lifestyle property captures sweeping 365-degree views across Emerald, Kallista and on the clearest of days, all the way to Mount Baw Baw. Each sunrise feels like a performance, mist drifting across the valleys as wedge-tail eagles glide silently overhead. Surrounded by exquisite, established, easy to maintain gardens, rich with colour and texture year-round, it becomes second nature to pause, sit awhile and watch the seasons quietly reshape the view. This one owner, immaculate property features flourishing garden rooms and open pasture to create a landscape that is both productive, private and deeply beautiful. The Emerald creek reserve in the valley below provides water rights to this stunning property. Wide open pasture and fully fenced boundaries invite hobby farming. Sitting gracefully amongst the gardens a substantial single-level homestead wrapped in a shady ornamental grape-vine clad verandah. It’s the kind of house that welcomes long lunches, watching the changing light at sunset around the fire pit and laughter echoing from the wide deck. Step inside and the connection to the landscape is immediate. Double glazed windows frame garden vistas like live art, while the home’s two living zones provide spaces for both quiet retreat and lively gatherings. The kitchen is the social hub - spacious, welcoming and ready for everything from morning coffees to celebratory feasts. Gleaming black granite benches, a 900mm SMEG cooker, Bosch dishwasher and walk-in pantry sit alongside a breakfast bar where conversation flows easily. A cosy front lounge with open fireplace complemented by gas ducted heating and split system with brushed box timber floors offers winter warmth, while the open-plan family and meals zone with spotted gum floors and a crackling Coonara fire spills effortlessly onto the sun-soaked deck. From here the views unfold in layers of garden, lawn and distant ranges. Four bedrooms provide restful accommodation, with three tucked privately along a hallway serviced by a fully tiled bathroom with a deep soak bath and rain shower. The roomy main bedroom enjoys its own double basin ensuite including toilet and fitted walk-in robe, while a fourth bedroom sits conveniently near the meals zone for guests or home office flexibility. Serviceable laundry leads onto a fully enclosed mud room for the fur babies. Beyond the garden, pasture and expansive flat areas open exciting possibilities - veggie gardens, further shedding, a pool or even a future secondary dwelling (STCA). Practical infrastructure includes a huge four-car garage, large machinery/ workshop shed with 3 phase power, double woodshed, dog pen or chicken house, concrete water tanks totalling 66,000L, poly water tank 22,000L, 5 kw solar panels and abundant parking for vehicles, caravans, boats or machinery. At a Glance: - Elevated lifestyle property on almost 11 acres (approx.) with sweeping 365-degree views to Emerald, Kallista and Mount Baw Baw - Fully fenced acreage with Emerald Creek Reserve water rights set in the Monbulk region - Spacious single-level homestead with grapevine-covered verandah wrapping around three sides - Two living zones including front lounge with open fireplace and family/meals with spotted gum floors and Coonara fire - Entertainer’s kitchen with black granite benches, 900mm SMEG cooker, Bosch dishwasher, breakfast bar and walk-in pantry - Four bedrooms including main with full ensuite and fitted walk in robe, plus elegant fully tiled family bathroom with rain shower and deep soak bath - Expansive sun-soaked deck capturing spectacular valley and mountain views - Beautifully curated gardens featuring silver birch, Japanese maples, roses, magnolias, rhododendrons, hydrangeas and dahlias - Multiple ride on mower flat lawn areas including firepit zone and garden “rooms” perfect for entertaining or play - Vast usable land suitable for hobby farming, livestock, orchards or large veggie gardens - Huge four-car garage, large machinery shed/workshop, woodshed, dog pen or chicken house - 3 Phase power to the machinery / workshop and to the creek pump - Circular driveway with dual entrances plus additional gated access to paddocks - 66,000L concrete water tank, poly water tank 22,000L, 5KW solar panels, instantaneous hot water, fully double-glazed windows. - Gas ducted heating throughout, heating and cooling split systems in living room and family /meals area - Ample space for caravans, boats, machinery or additional shedding (STCA) - Only minutes to Monbulk township, schools, cafés, shops and bus stop.