Feel the romance of Aranooka as you sweep into the driveway to be enveloped by a botanic spectacle, a spellbinding setting for the three-bedroom Mount Gambier limestone home and two-bedroom coach house. Welcome to a snapshot of country England intertwined with towering natives including a magnificent Candlebark Gum standing sentinel at the entrance to a generous parking bay in front of the house. Lit up at night, it’s a breathtaking sight!

A paradise for gardeners, it is also the stuff of idyllic childhoods spent swimming in the dam, picnicking under the gazebo, and exploring every secret nook of this immaculately maintained property, where tiered lawns provide fairytale venues for summer parties and weddings.

Built in 1996, the main two-storey residence has a warm and welcoming ambience, with a quality of craftsmanship rarely seen today. Spread out, relax and entertain beneath beamed ceilings, with beautiful Baltic Pine underfoot and abundant windows that soak up light and the gardens’ leafy greens.

Open-plan living spaces are heated by a slow combustion stove, flowing through to a Baltic Pine kitchen with a walk-in pantry. Cook produce picked fresh from the garden with Miele stainless steel appliances including twin ovens and bake your own bread in the Nectre baker’s oven.

A study provides a quiet retreat or fourth bedroom; while the ground-floor master with spacious walk-in and sparkling ensuite offers couples the option of single-level living. This leaves two double bedrooms and a full bathroom on the upper level for when family and guests arrive. There is also a laundry with plenty of good storage and a powder room.

The box-fringed terrace is just the spot to eat, laugh and contemplate life on balmy summer evenings, sheltered by a stand of Box Elder Maples with a spring under-planting of Rhododendrons and Camellias. This is the charm of the gardens: in all seasons there is something new and wondrous to capture the eye and imagination – a veranda wreathed in Clematis, a Crab Apple orchard bursting with fragrant pink and green blossom, Acers and Claret Ash in all their autumn finery; the list goes on!

Above stone-walled terraces and a carpet of Jude the Obscure roses is the air-conditioned coach house, where long-stay family and friends, or even paying guests, can enjoy self-sufficient seclusion. Gorgeous stone floors and stable doors create a memorable getaway experience that includes kitchen, powder room, two king-sized attic bedrooms and bathroom, complete with gazebo and separate driveway.

Having your own water supply is a huge benefit. Bore-fed tanks supply the dwellings, gardens and fire sprinkler system, with the option to pump from any of four dams on the property, which also boasts new perimeter fencing on two sides.

This peaceful idyll is also a sanctuary for wildlife, giving you the opportunity to get up close and personal with koalas, deer and colourful birdlife. All this, and only ten minutes from Stirling shops and eateries, and the freeway into town!

Ducted r/c air conditioning (main house)
Envirocycle septic system
4 dams + bore
Shed/double garage
Firefighting system
Garden sprinklers
2.020 HA of land (approx)

If you can picture yourself enjoying this lifestyle, please contact Sharon for more details and to make a time to look through.