The Phone Code for this property is: 31172. Please quote this number when phoning or texting. * SUSTAINABLE & SELF-SUFFICIENT 2HA/5 ACRES * RENOVATED FORESTERS COTTAGE with extension, good airflow, spacious, verandah * NO UTILITY BILLS - CAN BE OFF GRID * WATER - 3 water tanks, over 20,000 litre tanks & 2 dams are full! Reliable rainfall * NATIVE FOREST of big trees (see pics) * 5km from Northcliffe (Hotel, General Store, Primary School) * 25km from Pemberton (Hospital, tourist & town centre) * 30km from beach fishing - Windy Harbour (see pic) * 40km to Manjimup (Coles/Woolworths) * Veggie patch & Orchard of 40 established fruiting trees Looking for an idyllic sustainable and self-sufficient lifestyle already setup? Well, here it is! This property of 2.014ha (roughly 5 acres) has had most of the hard work done for you with: THE COTTAGE - Immaculately restored this 3-bedroom timber forester's cottage has been restored with self-sufficiency and sustainability in mind. With original timber flooring it is very well presented and extremely comfortable to live in. The house has a large open plan living and dining area, plus kitchen/pantry, with the extension which can be a large work area/hobby/rumpus room, plus bathroom, laundry and separate toilet. All bedrooms have built in wardrobes. The cosy KITCHEN has a Thermolux wood stove which also warms the home, there is room for a gas stove. The laundry and bathroom cabinets are solid recycled jarrah and pine with Federation style green and cream tiles in all wet areas. Relax on the elevated front verandah and enjoy views onto farmland and water catchment dams. SOLAR POWER SYSTEM has an extensive solar panel power system complete with storage batteries that also feed into the power grid - rather than paying bills, this house MAKES YOU MONEY! A new Rheem SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEM has also recently installed. WATER to the home is suppled totally from two 22,713 litre rain water tanks at rear of house. A smaller tank on the front roof supplies water for the fenced veggie patch which has a gravitated irrigation system. The sewage system is a Dean Cameron design Biolytix that irrigates the orchard to the left of the house. DAMS - Two on the property, a white clay dam which is used to pump water to the water tanks, and a brackish dam at the front of the property which is used for marron (freshwater crayfish). GARDEN & CHOOKS - veggie patch is irrigated and has large chook pen and shed, wood shed, garden shed. ORCHARD consists of over 40 fruit and nut trees, including macadamias, hazelnuts, Andean walnuts, sapote, custard apple, lemons, oranges, tamarillos, apples, nectarines, peaches, plums, mulberry, loquats and figs have been planted, ranging in ages, but mostly in 2006. Although the area is called Crowea it is only a quick 5km trip to Northcliffe on a bitumen road which has a well-stocked General Store, primary school. The nearest high school is only 24km in Pemberton. This property allows for an extremely comfortable and self-sufficient lifestyle tucked within a beautiful bushland setting with wildlife and birds at your doorstep with NO UTILITY BILLS so for a sustainable lifestyle it doesn't get much better than this! Contact me to arrange a viewing today! Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to verify the accuracy of the details in this advertisement, For Sale By Owner (forsalebyowner.com.au Pty Ltd) cannot guarantee its correctness. Prospective buyers or tenants need to take such action as is necessary, to satisfy themselves of any pertinent matters.