Mollowien Olive Grove – 4ha / 10 Acres
A wonderful location with fabulous 270-degree views, particularly across the Onkaparinga Valley and overlooking the township of Oakbank plus the Oakbank Easter Racecourse facilities. The ever changing seasons are observed with the vineyards, apple orchards and the mature English trees, dotted around the immediate valley.

The home is exceptionally well built of solid brick construction and 9′ ceilings throughout. Completely renovated throughout with new painting, new quality wool carpets, new light fittings and new Verosol blinds, which actually one can see through and which have insulating qualities.

A brand new AGA slow combustion stove has been installed which includes a hot water jacket, Hydronic radiant heating units/panels have been installed throughout the home (including the laundry). This unit also has gas and electric back up. The spacious L shaped lounge/dining area also offers an Email air reverse cycle split system and ceiling fan. The hallway offers two sets of built in robes – 1 x 3 door and 1 x 2 door. The main bedroom offers 6 door width floor to ceiling robes. There are two other bedrooms, plus storage area and a separate office, also a single car garage. Finally a small lobby area links the outside with the kitchen door. The laundry offers 2 door robes and toilet. There is also a separate toilet. The separate bathroom offers shower, bath, 2 door vanity, radiator heater as well as a Hydronic heater and a wall mounted mirror.

Further improvements include the 2 x 27,000 litre cement tanks, which also offer final filter and gutter (down pipe flushing facilities). There is also a 13, 000 litre galvanised back up rain water tank. The bore pumps into a header tank with a float valve controlling the bore pump. The house garden turns on according to programmes set on the control unit. This unit has 2 programmes with 3 stations for irrigation of the 3 Olive Groves and 4 stations for the house garden. The filter irrigation system includes a fertigation unit on line to the groves plus house garden, which also is used to combat silt build up in the sprinklers. There is also a wood shed and a new 20′x20′ colour bond shed with cement floor, light and power (it’s own circuit breakers) and includes a timing unit for the bore Goldtec process (controlling silt build up in the irrigation system). A totally new power board has been installed to meet current standards, allowing for the isolation of one of the 3 sections (irrigation, shed and house) should one of the sections overload.

The Olive grove plantation is a boutique enterprise of 300 Tuscany Olive trees divided equally between Frantoio, Leccino and Pendolina varieties The trees are sprinkler irrigated and produced 420 litres of oil in 2008, 680 litres in 2009 and 500 litres in 2010. (Olive trees have peak production once every 2 years). The trees are still developing. The Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) is processed by “Dianna Olive Oil” of Willunga and they have purchased most of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil each year. This year’s oil was classified as ‘very good EVOO’. Picking can be by hand, however the crop included machine harvesting last year. The best and most efficient approach has been found to be “hand picking” using a picking team using two backpack battery ‘shakers’.

All in all a very special offering, just 30 minutes from Adelaide.

CHRIS WESTON 0419 816 302 RLA173455