125 Canavans Road LEONGATHA NORTH VIC

Lush Lakeside Living

SOLD

Welcome to ‘Aroona’, a large family home, set lakeside, in resort-style botanic gardens surrounded by 136 acres (approx.) of well-maintained, prime grazing land.
Perfectly positioned, just 11 Google minutes from the town of Leongatha with its excellent shops, schools and facilities. 30 minutes to the sandy beaches of Inverloch and under 2 hours from central Melbourne.

The result of the vision, talent and creativity of the current owners over the last 50 years, this extraordinary property has been developed from an empty paddock in the early 1970s to the lush, lake frontage, rural oasis it is today.

‘Aroona’ means valley of springs, so water is a key feature of the property, the spring-fed 6 acre lake, big enough to water ski on and full of waterlilies, fish and waterbirds is central to both the homestead and land.

With a family of water babies and a love of entertaining, the current owner has installed an overwater Rotunda and Jetty with a Diving board, along with a floating motorised Pontoon from which family and guests can kayak, paddleboard, or just sit and enjoy an end of day drink and the sunsets over the lake.

There are even 2 powered lakeside campsites for those who’d like to stay for longer or for guests for the many weddings held in the gardens over the years.

A short walk, uphill from the lake, along meandering bluestone and slate pathways bordered by mature rare gardens, and water features, reveals the large covered and paved outdoor entertaining area, the scene of many a good party, with its built in BBQ, bar and picturesque lake views.

The 6 bedroom family home is discreetly nestled in exotic and native plantings, surrounded by shady wisteria-covered paved verandas. Home to visiting King parrots and other native birds.

The open plan kitchen/ living/ dining area with large bay window looking out over the gardens and visiting birdlife, is made cosy in winter with a central Nectre wood heater.

A practical breakfast bar provides a perfect place to sit and talk while family meals are cooking and a generous walk-in pantry, provides plenty of storage for all the farm produce you could make.

The cosy, timber-lined, retro formal lounge has a traditional bar and open fireplace built with character-filled 19th-century bricks and a monumental slate hearth sourced from the old National Australia Bank in Leongatha.

Under the veranda to the rear sits a light-filled office.

4 of the 6 family bedrooms are accessed on the ground floor, to the right of the living area, past the large family laundry and linen press. They include the large private master bedroom with its walk-in robe and ensuite with funky vintage red tiles. Plus 3 family bedrooms that share a family bathroom.

The 1st floor offers a generous family rumpus room or 3rd living area. The 3rd bathroom with a separate toilet and 2 more queen-sized bedrooms.

Outside the gardens are not just ornamental but productive too. The rear garden has established kitchen garden beds and a large, enclosed chook run. While the side garden, to one side of the double carport, features enormous and highly productive avocado and macadamia trees and a citrus orchard with lime, lemon, and orange trees.
The house water comes from a 55,000L (approx.) rainwater tank and the gardens are watered from the lake or dams.

A generous private vineyard produces a selection of the most popular wine grapes from mature vines including Chardonnay, Shiraz, Pinot, Merlo, and Sauvignon blanc. Producing up to 8000 bottles in the best years

The numerous farm features include solidly built cattle yards with a race and crush.
Numerous sheds including a 60 x 30 open machinery shed with a powered lock-up workshop and 2 bay powered woodshed and powered stable.

5 well-fenced main paddocks and 3 white tape horse paddocks with plenty of room for a Menage. Water access on the property is exceptional, either from the 2 dams or troughs fed by a central header tank.

Finally, a free-standing farm office sits to the rear of the homestead used by the current owners as an Artist studio.

‘Aroona’ is a truly remarkable lifestyle property, sitting on exceptional, tractable, prime grazing land in the heart of fertile South Gippsland. Few properties of this quality come to market; we recommend booking your inspection as soon as possible.