- Picturesque regional locale: on the southern edge of Sedgwick; under half an hour from Bendigo, and 1 hour 15 minutes from the buzz of Lygon Street, Brunswick
- Winner of the Best Sustainable Energy Home (2012), north-facing with rendered straw bale and internal mud brick and stud walls
- Water tanks (approx. 230,000L capacity in total)
- Dam (1 megalitre)
- Large shed (17.5m x 10.5m; 3m centre roller door and 2.4m roller door, lights, power, studio space with split system heating and cooling; shelving, workshop, and storage space)
Enjoy quality, sustainable living on this incredible acreage with so much on offer, you’ll never want (or need!) to leave home. Sitting on almost 12 acres of rolling land with an abundance of native flora and fauna, this unique property has been designed with the environment in mind. Set back from the road, the north-facing passive solar home was built using rendered straw bales and mud brick, with opposing windows and doors ensuring flow-through breezes and comfortable living regardless of the time of year. Absolutely perfect for a buyer seeking the good life, the home enjoys a family-friendly, spacious floorplan and a fantastic outdoor lifestyle.
A formal entry hall opens into a central living and dining space and the high-raked ceiling, clerestory windows and large, double glazed windows flood the room with natural light. Views across the pretty alfresco and allotment to the dam offer privacy and tranquillity. The kitchen is a chef’s dream with quality appliances, spacious worktops, great storage and a large butler’s pantry. Two bedrooms are located at one end of the house, along with a spacious family bathroom; at the other end is a laundry/mud room and the master bedroom with bathroom, walk-in robe and a glass sliding door out to the alfresco space. A generous shed provides room for vehicles, caravan or machinery as well as workshop space, storage space and a separate room that is currently set up as a library/sewing room but could easily serve as extra living or office. A swimming pool, veggie garden, orchard, dam, chook shed and enclosed pen, and potting shed ensure all infrastructure has been considered.
Experience the romance of Lanjanuc (Dja Dja Wurrung language for Mt Alexander, meaning the ‘watching place’).
You’ll be swimming under the stars in pool or dam with champagne on the jetty, serenaded by frogs. There’ll be toasted marshmallows and long rambling yarns at the fire pit with a lusty local red. Did we mention you’re walking distance to TWO wineries? Maybe you’ll catch yabbies from the dam! Invite friends for brunch and a touch of Tuscany on the patio. You’ll watch the changing weather roll in off the mountain,
while listening to myriad birds at dawn and dusk. Expect visits from kangaroos and echidnas; room to move and fresh air to breathe.
This is more than a home, it truly is a beautiful life.
Additional features:
- Solid fuel heating in central living area, with wood taken from the property
- Ceiling fans in bedrooms
- Quality kitchen appliances including Bosch dishwasher and Italian range double oven with seven-burner gas cooktop
- 5.5kW solar power and solar hot water
minimal utility bills
- Double glazing
- Worm composting sewage system
- Inground 10m swimming pool (salt chlorinated, solar heated, two pergolas, deck)
- Outdoor entertaining space with pergola and grapevines (2 x ornamental, 2 x edible)
- Double carport
- Tree house
- Fire pit and bar
- Various outbuildings including glass house; potting shed (5.4m x 3.6m); chook shed (3.6m x 2.7m) and pen; and garden shed
- Irrigation lines through orchard and veggie gardens
- Veggie garden with numerous garden beds
- Fenced orchard with established trees including citrus, apple, peach, pear, plum and apricot)
Please note: As per DHHS protocol, all attendees aged 16 and over need to be fully-vaccinated to attend Open for Inspections.
