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French Island VIC 3921

Set up with wind and solar power and a back-up generator, ample water storage, and plenty of room to grow vegetables and run cattle, the property also features two homes - including one that dates back to 1885 and is part-way through a transformation. The other is a sprawling three-bedroom residence with a full-length north-facing veranda offering glimpses of the bay and a huge open plan living and kitchen area. Well suited to operating as a guest house providing accommodation for tour groups visiting French Island - cycling, painting, bird watching, bush walking.

To be sold on a walk-in walk-out basis, all plant and equipment comes with the property including tractors and a ride-on mower.
Well-fenced, each of the main paddocks has a dam, there is also a bore with high-quality groundwater and 138,000L of tank water storage at the homes guarantees supply.
Several high-clearance hay and machinery sheds and workshops. Property has been operated on a chemical-free basis for last 20 years.
Just a few minutes by car from the primary school, general store and ferry, where train services connect with Frankston and the city, experience total peace and privacy and a totally unique way of life shared by a tight-knit local island community.
And because French Island is unincorporated and two-thirds national park, theres no council or water rates to pay and less bureaucracy to deal with!

Off-grid peace & privacy on 120 acres
Sprawling 3BR residence & circa 1885 cottage
Walk-in, walk-out with all plant & equipment
Well-fenced with dams in each paddock
Wind, solar & back-up generator
Only minutes from primary school, store & ferry