This beautiful lifestyle and income producing property is located on the edge of the historic Village of Birregurra only 20 minutes from coastal Lorne and 30 minutes from Geelong.
The property features a combination of fruiting and ornamental trees, and first class improvements, that make this property suitable for continuing use as a productive business or alternatively as a lovely private lifestyle retreat.
The entrance to the property is an artisan built dry-stone wall leading to a beautiful tree lined drive and surrounded by 100s of wind break Poplars. Rows of Olives meet the eye as one proceeds through the property.
The residence is architecturally designed retreat and features 4 bedrooms, modern kitchen with European appliances, italiano stone bench tops and other designer detail. Open plan light and airy living /dining area, two bathrooms with stone bench tops and two toilets. The home is heated hydronically and includes two reverse cycle split systems(one is upstairs).
Timber decking surrounds 3 sides of the house and an in-ground concrete pool and spa are incorporated in landscaped garden s with more dry stone features. A beautiful paved al fresco area with a hand built wood fired oven is just another feature.
A very large studio space 88sqm that is fitted with plumbing,split-system heating /cooling could provide additional accommodation, seating for seminars /conferences, retail space or course artist workshops. The processing shed of approximately 300 sqm includes a licenced kitchen, food handling area and space for caf and shop. There is also a small functioning nursery fully equipped with automatic irrigation system. There is additional shedding on the property to handle storage etc.
The property includes more than 4000 olive trees, predominantly kalamata and a few other varieties for other uses. The bulk of the trees were planted between 2001-2005. The trees have never been sprayed with toxic pesticides and herbicide is not used in the grove. The orchard is fully irrigated and also for wet seasons it has mole-drains to deal with the excess. The grove is ready for BFA/bio-dynamic registration. There is an extensive orchard with various stone fruit, apples, figs and citrus.
The produce from the property is sold from the farm gate, local restaurants, hotels, providores and farmers Markets.
It is worth noting that the property is fully serviced with mains power, town water, broad band internet, medical facilities, pharmacist, rail to Melb 6 x daily and primary education and private education close by.
Be quick, because this property won’t last