Description

BALANCED GRAZING PROPERTY - LIFESTYLE OPPORTUNITY

247 AC / 100 HA

Well located property west of Hamilton at Yulecart with views of Mount Dundas and the southern Grampians in Victoria's western district. Superbly presented "Viladale" is an excellent example of early Western Victorian bluestone homesteads built after the turn of the century.

Constructed in 1904 by the Lodge Brothers, Hamilton for John and Bertha Habel, this is a very comfortable and well maintained 3 bedroom bluestone homestead with study/4th bedroom, living and bathrooms and large kitchen with two walk-in pantries. The home is well heated with two slow combustion wood heaters each in the living room and kitchen and reverse cycle a/c's.

The master bedroom with ensuite faces north with views over the expansive garden capturing the winter sun. Off the hallway is a second bedroom with an ensuite. The main bathroom in the centre of the house is complete with bath, shower, toilet and vanity. The majority of the house has been fully restored with extensive improvements including the replacement of the roof in 2019 at cost of $35,000.

The established garden with heated in-ground pool is very spacious with large lawn area, an in-ground watering system, English trees and a rose garden.
Improvements include a 2 stand shearing shed with very functional Atlex Stockyards, 5-bay machinery shed incl lockable workshop, 3 bay garage.

Water security is a key feature. Rainwater storage 91,000 litres to supply the homestead. A bore equipped with a submersible electric pump provides good quality water via header tanks reticulated to stock troughs located in each of the 16 paddocks.

The property offers well fenced paddocks with a cover of phalaris, clover and ryegrass. Hamilton is a stylish provincial city and is located at the centre of Victoria's south-west. It has highly regarded health facilities, public and private schooling, banking and business service facilities, Art Galleries, restaurants, specialty shops and more. It is a 20 minutes to the Grampians and a 1 hour's drive to Port Fairy and the beach.

This property with historical features is an excellent example of a welcoming family home, easy to manage farm complete with functional improvements. Superbly presented, perfectly positioned fertile lifestyle property on acreage. Traditionally suited to wool and sheep meat production.

"Viladale" and its embedded history offers a brilliant lifestyle and farming opportunity in very picturesque surrounds on Hamilton's edge and will appeal to many segments of the market.

Information Memorandum (IM) is available upon request.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) - Closes Thursday 23rd June at 1pm.