A very rare opportunity – nearly five acres of park-like gardens and home right in the Fish Creek township, offering the best of town and country living in one location.

40 Falls Rd sits just  two minutes walk from the popular Fish Creek shopping strip. Its discreet street frontage disguises the treasures within. 

Enter from the red front door with its Japanese inspired garden and step into a light, modern, open plan, 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom family home. 

Two sets of large double doors in the living area overlook a deep full length entertaining deck, stylish walkway, and surprisingly extensive gardens, with mature native trees and tranquil billabong-style water features. 

A celebration of native Australian timber inside and out, the house features high ceilings, golden Tasmanian Oak floors and dramatic Mountain Ash doors throughout the main living areas. 

With a simple functional layout, the open-plan living area has been zoned ‘Sitting’ with a slow combustion wood fire for cosy winter soirées.

‘Dining’ with plenty of room for a table big enough to seat up to 10 and ‘Cooking’ with a breakfast bar, industrial style steel storage shelves. A 90cm free-standing dual-fuel stove with separate kitchen-only rainwater tank and a handy corner pantry with heaps of room for all the preserves you’ll making from the property’s kitchen gardens and heirloom fruit trees. 

Extra heating and cooling is provided by a practical ducted Fujitsu system, made more affordable by the 5Kw Solar System on the roof.

The 5 bedrooms are off the hall and main living rooms.

As you enter the hall from the front door, the master bedroom with its natural light and golden timber floors sits on the left with a second roomy bedroom/sewing studio with built in robes on the right. 

The bright newly-renovated family bathroom is next to the master bedroom.

As the hall opens into the living area, the third bedroom sits opposite.

The two remaining generous bedrooms (one of which the current owner uses as a work-from-home office) have built-in robes. 

At the end of the home a functional combined laundry, shower room and separate toilet can be accessed via the back door, protected from inclement weather by a deep return veranda. 

A sheltered section of lawn behind the house can be closed off for pets and allows easy driveway access to the powered rear shed. An airy light-filled multipurpose art studio/home office, with double French doors onto the garden and small split system for heating and cooling, adjoins the shed.

Established citrus trees sit at the end of the studio waiting to be added to a well-deserved end of day G&T on the veranda. 

Double gates open to the park-like gardens, with a fully established kitchen garden sheltered between protective hedges with its own composting bays. 

Next to the veggie patch sits a highly productive orchard with extensive varieties of mature fruit trees. 

Water is important for a successful garden and an independent 2.500litre rainwater tank for garden use sits behind the studio. 

The property is on two titles and is large enough to provide grazing for a couple of sheep or goats to increase the property’s potential for sustainable food production if desired.

Sitting in the peaceful five acres (approx.) you’re surrounded by lawns, native trees, shrubs and water features. You can enjoy the birds and other wildlife knowing that your breakfast or lunch-time coffee is a very short walk away at one of Fish Creek’s great cafes. 

The property backs onto the picturesque Great Southern Rail Trail, offering ready access to family cycling and walking adventures.

The town’s iconic pub, along with general store, chemist, hardware, comprehensive primary school and art galleries all offer convenience and the security of having life’s essentials always at hand.

The stunning beaches of Waratah Bay, Sandy Point and Walkerville are a short drive away through South Gippsland’s rolling green farmland, offering stunning views of nearby Wilson’s Promontory National Park.

Unlike many country properties, 40 Falls Rd has the secure luxury of town water in addition to its rain water tanks and a Taylex septic system.

This is a very rare property indeed and we believe no other property in Fish Creek offers modern town house and sustainable living convenience and a large fully landscaped country garden lifestyle.    

To organise a private inspection at  this special property, please call Julia Merrington on 0488 696 434 or email Julia@merrington.com.au