Many dream of it, and few manage it, yet here is the opportunity of a lifetime to take over a property where all the work has been done to create a truly sustainable lifestyle for you. An immaculate 3-bedroom home built in 1985, beautifully renovated by current owners, set on 3.5 hectares of rural land, this property is set up for independent living. Truly living a sustainable life is not only about growing vegetables, it is also about sustaining yourself and the environment in which you live. A home office or retreat space has the potential to return a wage as does the orchard, vegetable garden, chicken coup, and animal husbandry infrastructure. Three paddocks in all, 2 to the front of the house, and 1 to the rear, cattle runs, hay sheds, stables, fresh rainwater supply, and a 4-bay car/machinery shed, offers the buyer flexibility in the use of space. Establish fruit trees in abundance, including 11 types of apple trees, orange, mandarin, pear, plum apricot, mulberry, peach, and many, many more. Glass house with grapes, raspberries, and kiwi fruit. All trees are at producing fruit age. The horseshoe driveway gives an air of a ranch-style home, horses maybe. The 3-bedroom home is tasteful, a large outdoor porch brings nature to your doorstep, a newly installed bathroom offers an addition of luxury after tolling in the veggie patch. Surrounded by gum trees, only 10 minutes to Colac and 15 to Forrest, this home is an invitation for those who wish to live life a different way. Easily and sustainably. GOODLIFE HIGHLIGHTS • 3 bedrooms • Home office • 8.5 acres • Sustainable living • Ample shedding • Dam-sourced external irrigation • Abundance of fruit trees (list provided on request)