141 Moffatt Drive

Harcourt North VIC 3453

A large foyer draws you forward to an expansive open plan area that you could only expect in a home with over 30 squares of living. Gorgeous sandstone floors set the tone of elegance and beauty and a huge sunken lounge houses a freestanding wood heater for warmth and ambience, this lovely room for entertaining guests opens onto the kitchen.

The immense dining area accommodates a fourteen seat table very comfortably, along with the usual dining room furnishings. The kitchen is an ideal size to create sumptuous culinary treats without a second thought to the space you are in. Blackwood cabinetry with rich honey hues includes dual pantries flanking the oven and a wealth of drawers.

Through double doors to one side of the foyer is the children's or guests wing, with a large sitting room from which three bedrooms are accessed, two with external glass sliding doors to the alfresco area, and one with direct access to the four piece semi-ensuite. Double doors on the other side of the foyer lead to a parents retreat with access to the kitchen, main bedroom and staircase to the loft room. The master bedroom has built-in-robes on either side of the walk-through to the pristine new five piece ensuite, with a his-and-hers vanity on either side, toilet, bath and shower with a luxurious rainfall shower head.

The laundry doubles as a mud room, has a walk-in storage cupboard and separate third toilet handy to the garage / workshop at that end of the home. Other noteworthy features are the alarm system, double glazed windows, solar hot water with instant gas backup, ducted evaporative cooling, in-floor heating, and though the current owners have never used it, also ducted gas heating, ensuring your comfort and safety.

More than a touch of class has gone into the outdoor entertaining area, with three zones, two undercover of a pergola with laserlite and exposed gables, plus an adjacent alfresco area. This is an idyllic setting to create lovely memories, a perfect venue for entertaining in style, or a serene retreat for an executive lifestyle, where you can enjoy birdlife including Wedge Tail Eagles, Hawks, Ducks, Wrens, Rosellas, and Cockatoos, and wildlife including Echidnas and Black Wallabies.

When it comes to self-sufficiency you are going to love the fruit trees including apricot, peach, plum, pear, cherry, and Red Love apples, the greenhouse with raised beds for home grown veggies, and the hen house to keep you in fresh eggs. A large dam and two smaller dams ensure a good water supply, and two tanks totalling 48,000 litres of rain water storage provide ample water for domestic use.

If you want livestock and / or horses, there are five paddocks, two stockyards, the larger one with a big observation box ideal for watching the wildlife at sunset. Also a round yard, breeding yard, two foaling yards, a care yard which would alternately be ideal for breeding dogs, a hayshed with two stables and an equine vet crush under-roof alongside a 20' container used as a lock-up vermin proof hard feed store. A single garage with a workshop is at one end of the home and a double garage at the other, while other sundry shedding and secure containers will satisfy your storage needs.

A tree change is good for your soul! Take advantage of the many benefits of great country living and treat your guests to a tour of the highly regarded local wineries and cideries. This magnificent lifestyle property is perfectly situated just 10 minutes from the thriving hamlet of Harcourt, 30 minutes from historic Castlemaine or the major regional city of Bendigo with a wonderful caf culture and lovely arts precinct. Commuting to Tullamarine airport or the Melbourne fringe is a breeze in around 80 minutes.