GARNERS
85.5 acres

Garners is the pinnacle of prestigious Country Living in the foothills of the Strathbogie Ranges.

Home to some of the biggest horse studs in Victoria.

Beautifully located within 90 minutes of Melbourne CBD just off the Hume Highway, this property of classic quality affords magnificent peaceful country living with some of the best views in the district.

This iconic solid two storey home is built from local stone quarried from the nearby Strathbogie hills with extensive use of imported slate tiles on the roof and Italian stone flooring inside throughout.
Introduced by formal entrance leading to formal lounge and dining rooms each with stone open fireplaces. Stunning large kitchen with walk in butler's pantry, featuring solid terrazzo benches and kitchen units with deep self closing drawers. New 900mm F&P self-cleaning electric oven, gas Ilve cook tops and built in fridge /freezer. Roomy laundry again with solid terrazzo benches leading to a very large movie-room/study. Powder room off the hallway.

Family dining off the kitchen leads to extra large family room with views to the stunning landscaped gardens surrounded by beautifully handcrafted stone walls, vines, lake and to the hills beyond. French doors spill out onto the bluestone decks surrounding the house.

Gas hydronic heating throughout the house with split system air conditioning and evaporative cooling keeps you comfortable all year round plus a cosy slow combustion wood fired heater.

Underground cellar room houses over 3000 bottles.

Large guest bedroom downstairs with marble ensuite. and double French doors leading out to the garden.
3 further double bedrooms upstairs all with ensuite bathrooms, BR'S and balconies. Large master comes with own dressing room and a balcony which extends across the front of the house. Each upstairs bedroom has large attic storage space.

Huge underground domestic water tank, backed up by two more tanks off the machinery shed.

Double stone garage, fully enclosed swimming pool with gas connection for heating and an Astroturf tennis court, extensive lawns with magnificent Shady trees. A beautiful natural stone rose arbour compliments the shady pergola protecting the back of the house. A small alfresco area off the kitchen offers solitude and tranquillity.

Facing the stunning views looking eastward is a wood fired pizza oven built in the same stone housed alongside a large open fire rotisserie big enough to roast a suckling pig. Outdoor entertaining has never been so easy with so many options.

An award winning 4 star James Halliday Shiraz vineyard of 4.5 acres is watered by a large 5 acre lake.

85.5 acres, fully fenced into 5 paddocks, all with water. A 9 megalitre water licence from underground bore which produces perfect drinking quality water. The dam water is pumped up to an enormous underground storage tank which is then fed off to various areas for irrigation.

Improvements include:

- Steel cattle yards,
- Double bay concrete floored lockable machinery shed with an open double bay annex. Licensed bore.
- Award winning vineyard and fully stocked fruit orchard.
- 120 olive trees which produce Gold medal Extra Virgin Olive oil
- Tennis Court.
- Extensive plantings of trees, roses and hedges.

Inspection of this unique and stunning property will not disappoint.