1394-1396 Healesville-Kinglake Road

Toolangi VIC 3777

We are delighted to have for sale, for the first time in more than 4 decades, this delightful country property that offers a wonderful mix of natural bushland and open farming mountain acreage

The property has been set aside on a voluntary basis for Land for Wildlife and managed chemical free for the more than four decades, the entirety of current ownership. Once part of a much larger property; it surprises with remnants of exotic plantings apparent intertwined in the bush. These represent the historical remains of the Rimmington Nursery, once the largest plant nursery in the Southern Hemisphere post war. A 12 Megalitre water license remains in place along with an in situ bore (recently serviced); That's more water than you could shake a divining rod/stick at! There are also four homes on the land, three are currently inhabited, while the fourth, architecturally designed and built needs extensive work to make it habitable again. Shared easements with neighbours from two properties. The farming zone and the significant water rights make this property suitable for a myriad of end uses subject to council approval

The main home was built in the late 1930s, possibly into the 1940s. Retaining many of its period features, beautiful wooden floorboards, high ceilings and sash windows, there are two dedicated bedrooms, plus a charming loft bedroom accessible via a ladder in the hall. The original lounge with period fireplace is currently used as an office but could also be utilised as a third large bedroom or returned to its original lounge room status. A mud brick extension hosts a lovely lounge dining area, open to the kitchen. Pretty gardens surround the home, with an orchard, fenced veggie garden and chook shed.

Leaving the main home and following the track upwards leads you to the pinnacle where there is the perfect place to have a camp out and watch the stars. The views here extend across the local hills, across valleys to the Dandenong Ranges. Cleared, partially fenced land runs from here to the outskirts of the lower homes, approximately 8-10 acres in all.

Home to an abundance of wildlife and birdlife, this long held parcel of land holds the opportunity for the next custodian to take it forward in its journey. A perfect place for inter-generational living on a grand scale, infinite space for active children and adults alike to explore and rediscover adventure or simply reconnect with nature; to reground!

For the current owner it has been a place of healing in unison with the natural environment. A vibrant local population of flora and fauna have filled daily life. Stepping outside occupants are greeted with images of bathing lyrebirds, wallabies and birds on the wing of all persuasions or even the odd shuffling wombats; all busy creating harmony and joy for those that would choose to live amongst them. Gardens are filled with plants from the original nursery and maple trees that are over 70 years old

• 25 hectares

• 12 Megalitre Groundwater License with Existing Bore. Water aplenty for the biggest of needs!

• Four houses (one of which is currently not habitable as it has suffered substantial damage) see below.

• Tank water connected to each home