Move to the sustainability capital of Victoria, right outside Castlemaine. Enjoy a small mortgage, along with small electricity and other utility bills. No renovations are necessary, and there is no acreage to maintain.

This is a happy house with big outdoor areas which include vegetable gardens, a new chicken house and fox-proof run, orchard (13 trees), fern house, pizza oven, cubby house and lawn area.

The house has 3 bedrooms, polished floating floorboards, modern kitchen, new built in robes in all bedrooms, gas and wood heating, solar hot water, 1kw pv cells with 2 kw inverter, roof insulation, and open plan kitchen, dining and living.

There is a powered shed (approximately 5m x 7m) and separate garden shed. There is a reed bed installed from the septic, a greywater system, and native gardens.

Elphinstone is one hour from Melbourne on the Calder Highway. It is 15 minutes outside of Castlemaine, and half an hour from Bendigo. There is an excellent primary school, general store and post office, recreation reserve and local hall, and pub.

This house would suit a small family who loves gardening and wants to live more sustainably. Grow your own fruit and vegetables, and become involved in an artistic, rural community right in the heart of the Mount Alexander Shire.