AREA:
9.35 Hectares / 23.10 Acres
1 title – Southern Grampians Shire
Council Rates $1,800.00 per annum (Indicative Only).

LOCATION:
4 J Addinsalls Road, Hamilton Vic 3300

Located only 5km west of the regional hub of Hamilton and situated in red gum country. The south coast is within an easy driving distance, of popular Port Fairy 87km and the historic deep sea port of Portland 82km. The gateway to the Grampians Dunkeld is 39km northeast and Halls Gap is 101km.

Hamilton is the regional hub that hosts all major retail and services offers including supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, rural supplies and a full suite of trade services for farming requirements. The city is highly regarded and well respected for its educational institutions and offers both public and private schools equal to any in regional Australia. It is also highly regarded for its health services. The Hamilton Livestock Exchange, a significant contributor to the local economy, is the major livestock selling centre in Western Victoria attracting vendors as far afield as Horsham, Mortlake, Warrnambool and Portland.

IMPROVEMENTS:

Home:
Built in the mid 1980′s, this mud brick construction 4-bedroom home with an exposed beam roof, recycled thick straw ceiling and Moutajup stone fireplace is a delightfully presented and meticulously maintained. The kitchen, living and dining room with natural light and open native garden provides a comforting and relaxed feeling of living in the bush. The warmth of the well vented fireplace and the Norseman combustion wood heater offers the opportunity to duct heat into the bedrooms so that the house stays warm during those cold winters. Some materials used throughout the house have been recycled. The material for the mud bricks has been sourced from the property. The timber floor throughout the house is Tasmanian Oak.

The kitchen is very functional with window views facing south over the garden and beyond. It has very good bench space and includes an electric Westinghouse cooktop and oven. The lounge area with north and east facing windows provides a great opportunity to cozy up next to the open fire in the cooler months. The dining area with direct access to the garden has views to the south and east overlooking the garden with lots of natural light and heat from the fireplace. Off the living room is a small study with access to the outside verandah. NBN access is available suitable to work from home.

Off the hallway is the master bedroom and three bedrooms serviced by the main well lit spacious modern bathroom with shower unit, full length bath, vanity and separate toilet. Also off the hallway is the linen press, spacious laundry with laminated benchtops, recycled brick floor, enclosed hot water service and direct access to the garden. The house is surrounded by a wide verandah to minimize summer heat and has an undercover garden patio for outdoor entertaining. Access to the front gate is directly off Addinsalls Road with the driveway to the roundabout at the eastern end of the house and two vehicle carport. Addinsalls Road has direct access of the Dartmoor Hamilton Road.

The home on 23 acres is well located in the north-east corner of the undulating red gum property. Addinsalls Road runs north south and provides direct access between Dartmoor Hamilton Road and Portland Road.

School House:
Further to the south and well away from the main house is the very spacious Sunday School House built of timber in the early 1900′s. It was transferred from the Branxholme Church to this property location in 1988. This is a very unique building with its high ceilings and timber floor, it contains a large games room, bedroom loft, compost toilet and shower. A perfect place for teenagers retreat or guest accommodation.

Steel shed:
One open bay and one bay with concrete floor and manual roller door.

Shearing Stand:
Enclosed single stand with timber pens and timber flooring.

Sheep Yards and Loading Ramp
Timber and iron race and timber yards.

Open Shed
10m X 6.5m (approx. shed with galvanized iron roof).

Lockable Workshop:
3m X 8m shed.

Chook Pen
Located adjacent to the Loading Ramp and designed to be fox proof.

Kennel:
A dog run and kennels away from the main garden.

GARDEN:
The garden is easy care with a combination of established english and native trees and shrubs making it a colourful garden particularly in spring. A green-house, fruit trees and vegetable patch provides the opportunity to grow your own.

WATER:
The bore is 20 feet deep supplying good quality water to stock troughs in each of the 5 paddocks supplied by an electric submersible pump. Rainwater is supplied from the roof of the house to a poly tank. Rainwater collected from the School house is supplied to the concrete tank. Up to 15,000 litres combined in both tanks.
Hot water to the house is supplied from an electric hot water unit located in the house laundry.

FENCING:
Combination of steel post and ringlock + barb wire in some sections. Treated pine post and ringlock fence plus top barb wire fence in other sections.

RAINFALL:
Greater Hamilton has an annual rainfall of around 626mm / 25” per annum and has a temperate climate.

SOIL TYPE:
Grey sandy loam over a majority of the property and is mostly arable.

PADDOCKS AND FERTILIZER HISTORY:
The rural acreage is subdivided into five paddocks and are in good condition. Phalaris base pasture with good fertilizer history and limed once.

TREES:
Self-sown particularly around the dam which attracts a range of birdlife and the occasional koala.

CONTOUR:
Gently undulating with magnificent red gum trees with a self-sown red-gum plantation surrounding the dam. A native plantation provides shelter on the western and southern boundary of the property and provides livestock shelter. Tea Tree Creek dissects the southern half of the property and is fenced on both sides with access via a farm crossing.

COMMENTS:
This sale provides the perfect opportunity to acquire a private, well located property and enjoy the quiet bush lifestyle on acreage. Ideally suited to run sheep and cattle.
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