Description
Phone Code for this property is: 8932#
Perfect property and home for a wide range of interests. Horses, flying, hospitality, livestock production, off grid self-sufficiency, rural lifestyle living.
Moderate income currently coming from several sources - B&B business, Horse retirement/agistment business, Meat sheep. Stock agistment or leasing of paddocks also an excellent option (we have had enquiries from people who are very interested to lease).
THE HOUSE
Stabilised rammed earth building
North facing
Solar passive house design
320 square metres plus carport
6 Generous Bedrooms (or use one as a study)
Master bedroom with large walk in robe and en-suite
3 bathrooms two with full sized baths
3 toilets
3 generous shower spaces
Large semi commercial kitchen. Stainless steel benches, neutral colour scheme, Gas cooking, wood stove, ample cupboard space
Solar and wood hot water heating - 2 x 400L systems
Double glazed windows throughout
Open plan living and dining area with floor to ceiling windows to capture the views
Cathedral ceilings in living/dining area
Large Conara wood heater in living room
Ducted heated air to both bedroom wings from centre living area
Wool carpet and quality tiles throughout
Well-sealed and insulated
NBN Satellite
Landline phone connection
Stand-alone (off grid) electricity system (micro-hydro & solar)
4 car carport
Large woodshed 2 years supply capacity
Established gardens and mature deciduous trees
Gravelled and edged driveways
Large paved entertaining pergola area covered by ornamental grape vine
Rock retaining walls in garden are feature pieces
THE PROPERTY
146 acres/59.08 hectares
17 well fenced paddocks
8 paddocks fenced with deer fencing
Electric fencing in some paddocks
All paddocks, except 3, have stock troughs
Pasture improvement using pasture cropping - ongoing
3 feed management and movement/paddock paradise horse track paddocks (part of total)
6 permanent spring dams (one stocked with Murray cod)
3 seasonal spring dams
Permanent creek (with waterfall) running north-south full length of property
0.4 hectare orchard with 40+ fruit trees
Large productive vegetable garden within the orchard
Well established raspberry cane plot
Chicken shed within fox proofed orchard, 24/7 roaming
Undulating well drained land
1 fully enclosed animal handling shed with external yards
1 lock up machinery/aircraft hangar shed 30x40 (40 clear span)
1 large Shed/workshop with concrete floor and power
Rodent proof tack/storage room
Round yard for horses
Extensive tree plots/shelter belts mature and newly planted, throughout the property
Ongoing weed control program
Land for Wildlife property
Protected remnant and riparian vegetation zones
UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES
400m graded grass airstrip and aircraft hangar
Permanent never-fail spring fed dams, creek and well
Waterfall in fern lined creek on the property!
Property title owns the beds and banks of Waterfall Creek
Excellent temperate growing climate with 1000mm average rainfall
Deer boundary fencing (deters feral deer and kangaroos)
Never pay an electricity, water or heating bill again
Cooling evening katabatic summer breeze
Lifetime supply of firewood on property
Extensive birdlife and wildlife around house and throughout the property
Amazing views from house and around the property
Quiet, secluded location (1km from nearest neighbour)
Located on no through road (only one other residence on our road)
Property has been farmed organically for 24 years
OTHER
38km to nearest town (Tallangatta) via sealed road excellent schools, shops, cafes, library, swimming pool, medical facilities, fuel
80km to regional city (Albury-Wodonga) via sealed road all city amenities
Close to Lake Hume
1.5 hours to Falls Creek
Close to school bus route
INCLUDED IN LISTED SALE PRICE
B&B business and established website (if wanted)
B&B furnishings for house
NEGOTIABLE TO SELL WITH PROPERTY
S150 Bobcat
Tractor Massey Ferguson 165
Slasher Behrends 5
3pl forks
MF Hay Rake
Disc Plough
Pasture Harrows
Honda Quad
Lincoln Tractorpak welder + spare
Rover 5hp garden mulcher
Victa utility lawnmower
Husqvarna zero turn lawnmower
50L spray tank for quad
Backpack 15L spray tank
Husqvarna XP260 chainsaw
Pressure washer 3200KPA petrol powered pressure washer
Table saw
Hoses and sprinklers
7x5 box trailer
6x4 box trailer
3x5 Gal quad tipping trailer with full cage
Firefighting trailer 1000L with pump and hoses
Sheep flock
Chicken flock
Horse Retirement Business
Hay
Firewood in shed
CURRENT INCOME SOURCES
Horse Retirement and Boarding Business (Negotiable to sell with property)
Bed and Breakfast Business (Included with the property your choice to continue or not, huge potential to expand this business)
Small scale meat sheep production
Potential to expand B&B business plus add self-contained cottages
Potential to lease out some (or all) paddocks, or agist stock - we have people very interested in this
Suitable for small stud operation of a variety of animals, or horticulture.
FYI
In October 2019 a 39ha grazing property in Tallangatta Valley with minimal improvements (no liveable dwelling) sold for $820,000 (which equates to almost $8300 an acre). Land in this area is becoming highly sought after!
The house passed a formal pest and building inspection in October 2019.
EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
Architect designed solar passive stabilised rammed earth home, fully double glazed and powered by a large stand-alone hybrid electricity system. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, semi commercial kitchen with gas and wood stove. Stunning open plan living space with cathedral ceiling. Floor to ceiling windows. Spectacular views. Landscaped low maintenance gardens with many well-established trees. Undercover parking for four vehicles.
For the aviation minded, there is a 400 metre graded grass runway with 2% slope and a fully enclosed 40 x 30 foot hangar.
Water is THE big feature of this property. There is a permanent creek running the full length of the property (with a waterfall!) and is supplemented by several permanent productive spring fed dams. A permanent spring fed well with solar pump supplies domestic water. The creek water runs a micro-hydro generator and combined with a solar array, all the property electricity needs are met. A new set of 1200 ah batteries and a new Latronics inverter were installed 20.05.2019.
Firewood in abundance! Two wood heaters in the house provide winter warmth, and supplements to two 400 litre solar hot water systems.
The property features remnant and planted native vegetation corridors and shelter belts.
"Waterfall Creek" has been farmed organically for over 20 years using dolomite, RPR and composted chook manure for fertilizer. There are 17 well fenced paddocks, and an ongoing pasture improvement program. Most paddocks have stock troughs as well as dams.
Large orchard with 40+ fruit trees.
Excellent shedding, aircraft hangar and airstrip. Round yard for horse training, and several paddock paradise feed and movement tracks set up for horses.
This is a superb property and is priced to include much of the machinery used here - including a MF 165 tractor and a variety of suitable and useful implements.
MAGIC STUFF EXPANDED
A visitor once described Waterfall Creek as the place where God goes when in need of a rest.
Quite a few features of the property and the home make it thus. The constant and soothing quiet, and the gentle sounds of Nature. The nearest neighbour is over one kilometre away.
The predominant sounds at Waterfall Creek include the breeze in the trees that surround the house, the chorus of a huge variety of birds who share the space with us and the frogs calling in the evenings from the dams, soaks and wetter areas on the property. The birds, frogs and platypus are a good indicator of an extremely healthy environment and they give us quite a bit of enjoyment observing and sharing in their lives and antics.
Traffic noise is almost non-existent. We are located on a no-through road, with only one other property, and Tallangatta Creek Road, which itself has minimal traffic, is over a kilometre away.
Water. Water is life, and this property has an absolute abundance of it. Waterfall Creek is a property that is truly blessed when it comes to water. The creek that runs the full length of the property is permanent and is supplied by a large bush catchment area and numerous permanent springs. That means the water is pure and sweet, and abundant. There are also spring fed dams scattered across the property that run clean, clear water continuously, even in drought. Some of these dams are stocked with native fish and trout, some are utilised to keep the gardens, orchard trees and lawns lush and green during the drier months and some are backup to the stock troughs that are located in several paddocks. As well as the above there are three other seasonal watercourses on the property that run for parts of the year.
The land title of Waterfall Creek owns the freehold of bed and banks of Waterfall Creek which is quite a bonus.
Tallangatta Valley is one of the last places in the region to dry off during summer and one of the first places to turn green in autumn, it is quite an extraordinary little oasis. This is partly due to a reliable 1000mm average rainfall coupled with our elevation of four hundred metres (1200). The property is also blessed by a summer (katabic) cooling breezes almost every evening. Our summer minimum night time temperatures are usually 15 18 degrees C. Our daytime maximum temperatures are typically 4 - 6 degrees C cooler than Albury-Wodonga.
The climate here lends itself to a long growing season for a wide and diverse range of fruit and vegetables and to help this we have unlimited water, even in the driest summers.
The House. A great amount of attention to detail was applied in the design and construction of the house to make it warm in winter and cool in summer compared to the outside ambient temperature. The siting of the house takes full advantage of the views, the cooling evening summer breeze and creating privacy. The now sits amongst an arbour of well-established young but mature trees, which create beautiful cooling shade, shelter and beauty. Solar passive design, the thermal mass of stabilised rammed earth, double glazing throughout, ample insulation and attention to detail, aesthetics and quality fixtures and fittings with the building during construction all combine to make our home a delightful place to live in.
The home electricity supply is fully stand alone, but does not fall short of enjoying the comfort, benefit and convenience of modern-day living.
Equestrian. Waterfall Creek is a place where horses thrive, and can live as horses were naturally meant to with large paddocks, plenty of dams, great natural shelter, healthy pastures and undulating terrain. There are three paddock paradise tracks that can be used as stand-alone tracks or can be linked to encourage horses to move throughout the day and night.
Our pastures are predominantly low NSC (non-structural carbohydrate) grasses and we are renovating/reviving the paddocks using the principles of pasture cropping. The property could sustainably carry 20 25 horses. Currently we have 13 horses along with a flock of around 60 meat breed sheep. Hay is cut most years as a supplement feed source during winter. We buy in and store large round bales of hay when it is cost effective to do so as a way to continually bring nutrient onto to the property.
There is a large round yard used for horse training. There is a plethora of riding options within cooee of the property from the local rail trail along the shores of Lake Hume, to beautiful bush riding. A large vermin proof tack room is situated under cover in our main shed.
Aviation. North East Victoria and Southern NSW has to be some of the best flying country in Australia. The scenery is spectacular and the weather generally benign and predictable all year round. Waterfall Creek has a 400 metre graded grass runway (with a 2% slope), a windsock and a fully enclosed 30 x 40 hangar. If aviation is your thing then the ultimate in convenience is to have these facilities at your front door. The strip (given suitably skilled pilots) is suitable for Cessnas up to 182, bush style aircraft, ultralights and microlights.
"WATERFALL CREEK", A SMALL SLICE OF PARADISE TUCKED AWAY IN A SECLUDED VALLEY
Perfect property and home for a wide range of interests. Horses, flying, hospitality, livestock production, off grid self-sufficiency, rural lifestyle living.
Moderate income currently coming from several sources - B&B business, Horse retirement/agistment business, Meat sheep. Stock agistment or leasing of paddocks also an excellent option (we have had enquiries from people who are very interested to lease).
THE HOUSE
Stabilised rammed earth building
North facing
Solar passive house design
320 square metres plus carport
6 Generous Bedrooms (or use one as a study)
Master bedroom with large walk in robe and en-suite
3 bathrooms two with full sized baths
3 toilets
3 generous shower spaces
Large semi commercial kitchen. Stainless steel benches, neutral colour scheme, Gas cooking, wood stove, ample cupboard space
Solar and wood hot water heating - 2 x 400L systems
Double glazed windows throughout
Open plan living and dining area with floor to ceiling windows to capture the views
Cathedral ceilings in living/dining area
Large Conara wood heater in living room
Ducted heated air to both bedroom wings from centre living area
Wool carpet and quality tiles throughout
Well-sealed and insulated
NBN Satellite
Landline phone connection
Stand-alone (off grid) electricity system (micro-hydro & solar)
4 car carport
Large woodshed 2 years supply capacity
Established gardens and mature deciduous trees
Gravelled and edged driveways
Large paved entertaining pergola area covered by ornamental grape vine
Rock retaining walls in garden are feature pieces
THE PROPERTY
146 acres/59.08 hectares
17 well fenced paddocks
8 paddocks fenced with deer fencing
Electric fencing in some paddocks
All paddocks, except 3, have stock troughs
Pasture improvement using pasture cropping - ongoing
3 feed management and movement/paddock paradise horse track paddocks (part of total)
6 permanent spring dams (one stocked with Murray cod)
3 seasonal spring dams
Permanent creek (with waterfall) running north-south full length of property
0.4 hectare orchard with 40+ fruit trees
Large productive vegetable garden within the orchard
Well established raspberry cane plot
Chicken shed within fox proofed orchard, 24/7 roaming
Undulating well drained land
1 fully enclosed animal handling shed with external yards
1 lock up machinery/aircraft hangar shed 30x40 (40 clear span)
1 large Shed/workshop with concrete floor and power
Rodent proof tack/storage room
Round yard for horses
Extensive tree plots/shelter belts mature and newly planted, throughout the property
Ongoing weed control program
Land for Wildlife property
Protected remnant and riparian vegetation zones
UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES
400m graded grass airstrip and aircraft hangar
Permanent never-fail spring fed dams, creek and well
Waterfall in fern lined creek on the property!
Property title owns the beds and banks of Waterfall Creek
Excellent temperate growing climate with 1000mm average rainfall
Deer boundary fencing (deters feral deer and kangaroos)
Never pay an electricity, water or heating bill again
Cooling evening katabatic summer breeze
Lifetime supply of firewood on property
Extensive birdlife and wildlife around house and throughout the property
Amazing views from house and around the property
Quiet, secluded location (1km from nearest neighbour)
Located on no through road (only one other residence on our road)
Property has been farmed organically for 24 years
OTHER
38km to nearest town (Tallangatta) via sealed road excellent schools, shops, cafes, library, swimming pool, medical facilities, fuel
80km to regional city (Albury-Wodonga) via sealed road all city amenities
Close to Lake Hume
1.5 hours to Falls Creek
Close to school bus route
INCLUDED IN LISTED SALE PRICE
B&B business and established website (if wanted)
B&B furnishings for house
NEGOTIABLE TO SELL WITH PROPERTY
S150 Bobcat
Tractor Massey Ferguson 165
Slasher Behrends 5
3pl forks
MF Hay Rake
Disc Plough
Pasture Harrows
Honda Quad
Lincoln Tractorpak welder + spare
Rover 5hp garden mulcher
Victa utility lawnmower
Husqvarna zero turn lawnmower
50L spray tank for quad
Backpack 15L spray tank
Husqvarna XP260 chainsaw
Pressure washer 3200KPA petrol powered pressure washer
Table saw
Hoses and sprinklers
7x5 box trailer
6x4 box trailer
3x5 Gal quad tipping trailer with full cage
Firefighting trailer 1000L with pump and hoses
Sheep flock
Chicken flock
Horse Retirement Business
Hay
Firewood in shed
CURRENT INCOME SOURCES
Horse Retirement and Boarding Business (Negotiable to sell with property)
Bed and Breakfast Business (Included with the property your choice to continue or not, huge potential to expand this business)
Small scale meat sheep production
Potential to expand B&B business plus add self-contained cottages
Potential to lease out some (or all) paddocks, or agist stock - we have people very interested in this
Suitable for small stud operation of a variety of animals, or horticulture.
FYI
In October 2019 a 39ha grazing property in Tallangatta Valley with minimal improvements (no liveable dwelling) sold for $820,000 (which equates to almost $8300 an acre). Land in this area is becoming highly sought after!
The house passed a formal pest and building inspection in October 2019.
EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
Architect designed solar passive stabilised rammed earth home, fully double glazed and powered by a large stand-alone hybrid electricity system. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, semi commercial kitchen with gas and wood stove. Stunning open plan living space with cathedral ceiling. Floor to ceiling windows. Spectacular views. Landscaped low maintenance gardens with many well-established trees. Undercover parking for four vehicles.
For the aviation minded, there is a 400 metre graded grass runway with 2% slope and a fully enclosed 40 x 30 foot hangar.
Water is THE big feature of this property. There is a permanent creek running the full length of the property (with a waterfall!) and is supplemented by several permanent productive spring fed dams. A permanent spring fed well with solar pump supplies domestic water. The creek water runs a micro-hydro generator and combined with a solar array, all the property electricity needs are met. A new set of 1200 ah batteries and a new Latronics inverter were installed 20.05.2019.
Firewood in abundance! Two wood heaters in the house provide winter warmth, and supplements to two 400 litre solar hot water systems.
The property features remnant and planted native vegetation corridors and shelter belts.
"Waterfall Creek" has been farmed organically for over 20 years using dolomite, RPR and composted chook manure for fertilizer. There are 17 well fenced paddocks, and an ongoing pasture improvement program. Most paddocks have stock troughs as well as dams.
Large orchard with 40+ fruit trees.
Excellent shedding, aircraft hangar and airstrip. Round yard for horse training, and several paddock paradise feed and movement tracks set up for horses.
This is a superb property and is priced to include much of the machinery used here - including a MF 165 tractor and a variety of suitable and useful implements.
MAGIC STUFF EXPANDED
A visitor once described Waterfall Creek as the place where God goes when in need of a rest.
Quite a few features of the property and the home make it thus. The constant and soothing quiet, and the gentle sounds of Nature. The nearest neighbour is over one kilometre away.
The predominant sounds at Waterfall Creek include the breeze in the trees that surround the house, the chorus of a huge variety of birds who share the space with us and the frogs calling in the evenings from the dams, soaks and wetter areas on the property. The birds, frogs and platypus are a good indicator of an extremely healthy environment and they give us quite a bit of enjoyment observing and sharing in their lives and antics.
Traffic noise is almost non-existent. We are located on a no-through road, with only one other property, and Tallangatta Creek Road, which itself has minimal traffic, is over a kilometre away.
Water. Water is life, and this property has an absolute abundance of it. Waterfall Creek is a property that is truly blessed when it comes to water. The creek that runs the full length of the property is permanent and is supplied by a large bush catchment area and numerous permanent springs. That means the water is pure and sweet, and abundant. There are also spring fed dams scattered across the property that run clean, clear water continuously, even in drought. Some of these dams are stocked with native fish and trout, some are utilised to keep the gardens, orchard trees and lawns lush and green during the drier months and some are backup to the stock troughs that are located in several paddocks. As well as the above there are three other seasonal watercourses on the property that run for parts of the year.
The land title of Waterfall Creek owns the freehold of bed and banks of Waterfall Creek which is quite a bonus.
Tallangatta Valley is one of the last places in the region to dry off during summer and one of the first places to turn green in autumn, it is quite an extraordinary little oasis. This is partly due to a reliable 1000mm average rainfall coupled with our elevation of four hundred metres (1200). The property is also blessed by a summer (katabic) cooling breezes almost every evening. Our summer minimum night time temperatures are usually 15 18 degrees C. Our daytime maximum temperatures are typically 4 - 6 degrees C cooler than Albury-Wodonga.
The climate here lends itself to a long growing season for a wide and diverse range of fruit and vegetables and to help this we have unlimited water, even in the driest summers.
The House. A great amount of attention to detail was applied in the design and construction of the house to make it warm in winter and cool in summer compared to the outside ambient temperature. The siting of the house takes full advantage of the views, the cooling evening summer breeze and creating privacy. The now sits amongst an arbour of well-established young but mature trees, which create beautiful cooling shade, shelter and beauty. Solar passive design, the thermal mass of stabilised rammed earth, double glazing throughout, ample insulation and attention to detail, aesthetics and quality fixtures and fittings with the building during construction all combine to make our home a delightful place to live in.
The home electricity supply is fully stand alone, but does not fall short of enjoying the comfort, benefit and convenience of modern-day living.
Equestrian. Waterfall Creek is a place where horses thrive, and can live as horses were naturally meant to with large paddocks, plenty of dams, great natural shelter, healthy pastures and undulating terrain. There are three paddock paradise tracks that can be used as stand-alone tracks or can be linked to encourage horses to move throughout the day and night.
Our pastures are predominantly low NSC (non-structural carbohydrate) grasses and we are renovating/reviving the paddocks using the principles of pasture cropping. The property could sustainably carry 20 25 horses. Currently we have 13 horses along with a flock of around 60 meat breed sheep. Hay is cut most years as a supplement feed source during winter. We buy in and store large round bales of hay when it is cost effective to do so as a way to continually bring nutrient onto to the property.
There is a large round yard used for horse training. There is a plethora of riding options within cooee of the property from the local rail trail along the shores of Lake Hume, to beautiful bush riding. A large vermin proof tack room is situated under cover in our main shed.
Aviation. North East Victoria and Southern NSW has to be some of the best flying country in Australia. The scenery is spectacular and the weather generally benign and predictable all year round. Waterfall Creek has a 400 metre graded grass runway (with a 2% slope), a windsock and a fully enclosed 30 x 40 hangar. If aviation is your thing then the ultimate in convenience is to have these facilities at your front door. The strip (given suitably skilled pilots) is suitable for Cessnas up to 182, bush style aircraft, ultralights and microlights.
"WATERFALL CREEK", A SMALL SLICE OF PARADISE TUCKED AWAY IN A SECLUDED VALLEY