The original owner wanted this property to be a replica sandstone home of the colonial days, where a settler would move into a bush block and slowly clear the block back from the house in an effort to make a living from the large. A bit like those Darcy oil paintings you see.

Well, it got so far, and then it has changed hands so many times it hasn’t developed any further. Here is your chance to re-invigorate the dream.

So, a 3 bedroom concrete block home sitting on 9 acres with a summer creek running through the middle. On the other side of the creek bed is the overgrown section of about 5 acres, with basalt boulders, every variety of native tree, bird and reptile. Vines wrapped around trees; birds nests at eye level, boundary fences under lantana; every mystery that a young lad would love to discover.

The home itself was constructed with low maintenance in mind; so there is slate tiles on floors, open plan living area, and rustic verandah posts. Two of the bedrooms have rough old built-ins, and there is a wood burning heater in the lounge room. The kitchen, however, is conventional. There is a separate toilet, plus another in the bathroom. It is probably time the bathroom had some up-grading done.

The front half of the property is well grassed (it needs slashing), and there is a remnant of an orchard to the southern side of the house site. The double lock up garage is separate from the house, but the driveway goes right to the house itself. There is an old chook run amongst the trees, and an old wood shed.

Yes you would need vision and drive, but I believe the right person would have this looking remarkable.