Five acre property with three bedroom home ideal for young family: large open plan dining and kitchen, a good-sized living / sitting room, paved patio. Two acres are cultivated with an orchard and vegetable gardens surrounding the home, 3 acres with natural bush. The home is well set back from the no through road of Tongatabu, providing a quiet and private location. The house and property have long restful views down the Derwent Valley to Mount Field National Park (winter skiing, good bushwalking) and over the river. Only 28 km from Hobart/half hour travelling time. From the property there are a diversity of good walking / bicycling tracks into the adjacent bush or down the hill to the Derwent River bird sanctuary for migratory and local native birds. The property and area is ideal for children, school bus stops at the end of the road. Native plants and birdbaths attract 32 species of birds, two species of bandicoot, three species of wallabies, and echidna.
Orchard:
The 2 acres has been developed using organic practices (10 years) to produce a diverse orchard / garden / vegetable / herb with 65 fruit/nut/berry trees and vines that are companion planted with native plants.
Water: Connected to town water, supplemented by14, 000 gallons from rain harvesting into four galvanised tanks. Gravity fed to house, orchards, and garden, trickle irrigation system.
Fire proofed house: sprinkler system connected to rainwater tanks with large diameter taps, interconnected by large diameter high pressure pipe 75 cm below ground surface.
Sheds: galvanised double garage, garden shed, large storage shed, and a double carport.
Fencing: 2 acres rabbit-proofed; 5 acres boundary and internal mesh and wire.