The prestige Barrabool Hills acreage property Strathmile at 204 Andersons Rd, Barrabool is on the market.
This is the beautiful farm that has every AFL football administrator outside of Geelong jealous.
Geelong Cats games record-holder and triple premiership player Tom Hawkins and wife Emma have listed Strathmile, their blue-chip Barrabool Hills farm.
The 60.08ha Andersons Rd property represents more than just the first time an AFL player realised they could dream of winning a premiership and enjoy living on the land.
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Since Hawkins bought the property in 2016, other Cats have followed suit, notably reigning Coleman medallist Jeremy Cameron and ruckman Rhys Stanley.
HF Richardson agent Matt Poustie says the Hawkins family has absolutely loved it here.
“It’s been an awesome farm and it’s really only due to growing work commitments outside the Geelong area and a future farming endeavour interstate that they’ve decided to list the property,” he says.
“It’s a beautiful rolling landscape which the Barrabool Hills is renowned for.
“The pastures are in great condition. He’s been running cattle on the property. It’s really turnkey, ready to go.”
The prestige Barrabool Hills acreage property Strathmile is on the market.
A trampoline, swimming pool and cubby house will keep the entire family happy.
The farming operation is comprehensive but the family hasn’t missed out on the finer things in life in the four-bedroom main residence with two separate guest studios.
“It’s beautiful,” Poustie says of the home.
“They put in a beautiful, bespoke infinity-edge above-ground concrete pool off the back.
“They extended the decking and have obviously freshened up the gardens.
“The view from the lounge over the pool to Mount Moriac in the distance is sublime.”
Picture windows frame rural vantages, such as from the main bedroom and its attached ensuite with freestanding tub.
Picture windows frame dreamy rural views.
The home’s heart is the open-plan kitchen, dining and living area, which connects to the sprawling deck beside the pool.
The bespoke kitchen has concrete benches, a 900mm Falcon pyrolytic oven and gas stovetop, a Miele dishwasher and extensive storage, including a walk-in pantry.
The living area has a wood fire, while a sliding barn door reveals a separate retreat with built-in entertainment zone.
An oversized separate dining room by a Nectre wood fire connects to a sunny veranda.
The guest studios, linked via a boardwalk, offer a kitchenette, ensuite and bedroom.
A lavish kitchen has concrete benches is at the heart of the main living and dining area that connected to spacious deck.
The prestige Barrabool Hills acreage property Strathmile at 204 Andersons Rd, Barrabool is on the market.
The home has a kitchen garden, mature olive trees, a garage and a cubby house.
A 270,000-litre steel water tank services the home and pool, while paddock troughs are fed from a bore. There are also six dams.
Poustie says the dress-circle position is ideal for a family with school-aged children who want to remain on the land.
The farm has 13 main paddocks, established shelter belts, electric fences machinery and hay sheds and a main laneway for stock handling
“You can run a decent farming operation on 150 acres,” Poustie says.“Everything is ready to go, so I think it’s a quite attainable property for someone who wants to move into the farming space,” Poustie says.
Expressions of interest for 204 Andersons Rd, Barrabool, close on November 11.
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