Nestled within a breathtaking natural amphitheatre of towering Mountain Ash and ancient tree ferns, Billabong Falls is more than a home - it’s an experience. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the new custodians of this 5.95-acre property, designed, owned and nurtured by Phillip Johnson - Australia’s first Chelsea Flower Show Best in Show winner – a masterful blend of artistry, sustainability, and soul-soothing connection to nature.
Johnson’s vision? To restore habitat and reconnect people with the natural world. And here, that philosophy is felt in every sound, scent and shimmering light beam filtering through the trees at sunrise. Waterfalls tumble into hand-carved billabongs, the scent of eucalyptus fills the air, and birdsong becomes your daily soundtrack. The entire landscape hums with grounding, sacred energy.
A memory-filled family home and highly sought-after accommodation offering, guests leave gushing about the property’s magic, healing energy, and unforgettable beauty. The three-bedroom, split-level main residence is humble yet warm, with large picture windows, soaring ceilings, a bespoke timber bookcase, crackling wood fire and a stainless-steel kitchen framed by wraparound decks and views so beautiful they should come with a pause button.
Everywhere you look is an invitation to explore. Descend a stone staircase flanked by centuries-old tree ferns. Follow a curved boardwalk slicing through the natural billabong. Let your bare feet rejuvenate as they tread a handcrafted pebble path. It’s elemental. Restorative. Real.
With inspiration drawn from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and built from reclaimed local stone, every path, plant and water feature has been curated to support self-sustaining beauty. Here, water is harvested from rain. Wildlife thrives. Children leap playfully over boulders. The moonlight casts magic through fern fronds. And every corner whispers joy, memory, and connection. What a beautiful environment in which to raise a family.
A separate studio with its own entrance, bathroom and kitchenette offers immense flexibility for multigeneration living, an artist's retreat, home office or Airbnb. Up a level, follow a stone framed pathway to a third building - an open-plan zone with kitchenette ripe for reinvention – yoga, billiards, business HQ, or all of the above.
Despite a sense of seclusion and privacy, you’re just a 4-minute drive to Monbulk where you’ll find everything you need including, specialty stores and eateries, supermarkets, sporting clubs, Monbulk Primary School & Monbulk College.
*You can read more about the story behind Billabong Falls in Phillip Johnson’s book “Connected”.
At a Glance:
- 5.95-acre sanctuary (approx. 2.41 hectares) surrounded by ancient Mountain Ash and tree ferns with easterly views to the Yarra Valley, Mt Donna Buang and Gembrook
- An original Phillip Johnson Landscape designed garden
- Built on incredibly fertile red volcanic or mountain soil
- Bush tracks
- Three-bedroom split-level home with soaring ceilings, wood fire, open-plan living and decks
- Split system air-conditioning and radiant heaters in bedrooms
- Separate studio with brand new plush carpet bathroom, kitchenette and open-plan living/bedroom with WIR and instantaneous gas hot water
- Additional upper-level retreat/yoga/home office zone with brand new plush carpet, kitchenette
- Fully insulated double garage/workshop + triple carport + flat accessible entry with carport
- Custom Brendan Stemp bookshelf, stonework by renowned stonemason David Long & Andrew Kimpton designed handrails
- Rainwater tanks, new heat pump, Colorbond roof, exposed aggregate pathways
- Under house storage with room to extend
- Sustainable, self-sufficient landscape: native gardens, billabongs, dry creek beds, waterfalls, signature curved boardwalks and descending stone staircases that connect the different spaces together
Billabongs are fed by driveway and roof water runoff around the house & the design studio
- Outdoor hot shower
- Signature night light features including tree fern uplighting that creates natural art
- Unrivalled biodiversity: a sanctuary for native birds, frogs, turtles, wallabies, echidnas, lyrebirds, plants
- Apple, lemon and lime trees
Disclaimer: All information provided has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate, however, we accept no liability for any errors or omissions (including but not limited to a property's land size, floor plans and size, building age and condition) Interested parties should make their own enquiries and obtain their own legal advice.
