Selby home goes to auction with a disclosed reserve and a pet sheep

Owners Brian Wallis and Amanda le Bas de Plumetot feeding Smudgie, their wooly lawn mower, in the back yard. Picture: David Caird. A Melbourne home in the Dandenong Ranges is going under the hammer today with its reserve price disclosed to buyers and an unusual inclusion: Smudgie the sheep. The woolly lawnmower is part of the deal for the more than 4000sq m block at 16 Currajong Ave, Selby, and according to the owners – a bit of a character who will stare adoringly at you in the hopes of some crumbled Wheat Bix, as well as being a huge time saver. It’s one of 582 Melbourne homes going to auction this weekend after the city’s clearance rate came in above 50 per cent, at 52.5 per cent, for the fourth straight week last week following a protracted run at less than half succeeding in June and July, according to REA Group data. RELATED: Block finale in jeopardy over auction law change Carroll urged to halt new auction rules Fire-damaged Melb squatter den tops $1m For owners Brian and Amanda Wallis the past few weeks have been nerve-racking, but with their $799,000 reserve price disclosed ahead of time they’re hoping homebuyers will be confident to make an offer for their four-bedroom ho...