Surf, turf and truffles

Elders Real Estate’s listing at 1520 Barrabool Road, Gnarwarre, is a standout Barrabool Hills property on approximately 30 acres of productive rural land boasting an exceptional home.

This expansive lifestyle property includes a magnificent high-quality four-bedroom home with multiple living spaces, a parents’ retreat and kids’/games wing, and a separate poolside entertaining space with a bar, powder room, gym and large workshop.

Property features include eight fenced paddocks dotted with tree pods and suited to a range of livestock, over 400 black and white truffle-bearing oak and walnut trees, a recycled timber hay/machinery shed and a dam with jetty.

Surrounding the luxurious home, carefully considered landscaping by Sam Cox incorporates an enticing 11 x 6.5-metre natural swimming pool by Wayne Zwar, wood-fired pizza oven and an attractive meandering riverstone-lined waterway to funnel excess water towards the truffles.

Linked by boardwalks and winding stone paths, cleverly-designed outdoor spaces include a sundeck for daily yoga practice, expanses of lawn for kids to play, a bountiful fruit orchard boasting 20-plus varieties, established vegetable plots, enclosures for chickens and peacocks, a soccer/basketball court, relaxing firepit zones and alfresco dining spaces to gather with family and friends.

This once-in-a-lifetime package offers a lifestyle of luxury within a rural setting and comes with the convenience of being just seven minutes to the Ring Road, 20 minutes to the heart of Geelong and an hour to Melbourne.

Elders Real Estate are selling the property by expressions of interest closing 5pm, Tuesday, April 4.