306 Old Highlands Road, Highlands Nutrien Harcourts Yea is honored to bring you this unique lifestyle retreat, located in the Highlands just 15 minutes from Yea Township and 30 min to Seymour. Wind up to the High Country via a winding sealed road to a bright and sunny, fully self-sustained home in a clearing on the edge of one of the highest peaks in the Highland Ranges at approx. 600 m above sea level. The 5 acre (approx.) property, surrounded by native forest with granite formations and views forever. Everything has been considered to live as close to a carbon neutral lifestyle with solar electricity selling back to grid that currently makes money for the owners, an abundance of rainwater, bio waste system, Chicken coop, Beehive, seasonal vegetables, and established fruit trees. The home is designed as a passive solar home with deep verandas to all 4 sides. Ceiling fans with summer and winter mode, 3 split systems both upstairs and down. A slow combustion fire "Nectre" to burn the abundant timber on the property plus a large open fireplace to Kitchen & sitting room. The main home is a story book design made from termite proof, western red cedar. It has 2 huge bedrooms, a central bathroom and ens to master plus a fully self-contained guest wing / 3rd bedroom with its own kitchenette, sitting area and ens. On entering the home you will be greeted by an open plan kitchen equipped with plenty of bench space, large walk in larder, Blanco and Bosch appliances including DW and 90cm fan forced oven and gas cook top, dining and sitting room that is wrapped around by a large decked and undercover veranda. Into the heart of the home is a 2nd large sitting room with a study nook and 2 ground floor bedrooms and bathrooms x 2. Up the wrought iron spiral stairs is an open loft music room, a 3rd sitting room and the master suite with breathtaking views through romantic Dorma windows of surrounding farmland. There is a 2-car garage, a 2 bay machine shed and hay shed with a studio or workshop to the rear, wood storage shed and a closed shelters to the 2 paddocks that currently home 3 happy donkeys. The land is mostly cleared with sloping native pastures and fenced into 2 paddocks for livestock. Planted through the land is a mix of Native shade trees, European and American trees that give a beautiful color display each season. The entire property offers breathtaking views and granite rock formations making it ideal for lifestyle / hobby farm enthusiasts who love privacy, living the simple life, local trail rides and hiking tracks or just enjoying the beautiful home and abundance of wildlife that visit the home daily including owls, wallabies, deer and numerous native birds and a resident koala that enjoys the many manna gums on the property. Inspections are by appointment only. If you have any further queries or wish to book a private viewing, please do not hesitate to contact Kerryn Rishworth on 0412346169.