88 Smiths Ln, Allansford VIC 3277

Imagine beginning the morning with coffee overlooking the river while platypus glide silently through the water. Spend the afternoon kayaking, swimming or casting a line for bream and estuary perch. Watch the children disappear on bikes along the private river trail before everyone gathers around the outdoor entertaining area as the sun sets across the land.

This is not simply somewhere to live. It is somewhere to belong.

A Home Designed Around Family

Architect-designed and thoughtfully orientated to embrace the northern sun, the residence is as practical as it is welcoming. Expansive glazing fills the living areas with natural light throughout the seasons, while solid brick construction and brick veneer, thoughtful insulation and quality heating ensure year-round comfort.

Every room reflects the generous proportions expected of a true country homestead. At the centre of the home sits a beautifully appointed country kitchen that effortlessly brings family and friends together. A substantial island bench, extensive wraparound cabinetry, oversized walk-in pantry and generous preparation space create a kitchen designed for entertaining on any scale. From here, the home flows naturally into the dining room, verandah and surrounding gardens, allowing indoor and outdoor living to blend seamlessly.

The floorplan has been designed with flexibility in mind. Three generous living areas provide room for every occasion—from the sun-filled formal lounge, to the spacious rumpus room perfect for growing children, and the warm central dining room where a slow-combustion wood fire creates the perfect atmosphere during winter.

Six spacious bedrooms ensure everyone has their own retreat, with the privately positioned master suite featuring an ensuite and walk-in robe, and outdoor private entrance to a bullnose verandah. A separate bedroom wing provides ideal accommodation for children or guests, while two of the bedrooms are currently utilised as a study and spare room, offering outstanding flexibility as home offices, hobby rooms, a library or nursery. As lifestyles change, this home adapts with them.

A Property That Works As Hard As You Want It To

Large enough to operate as a genuine lifestyle farm, yet manageable enough to simply enjoy, the land offers exceptional versatility. Well-fenced paddocks with stock troughs are ideally suited to cattle, while also presenting an opportunity for agistment income. Approximately half the property has been thoughtfully established with native plantations, creating shelter belts, attracting abundant wildlife and providing a sustainable supply of firewood for years to come.

Established firebreaks and excellent infrastructure make day-to-day management straightforward, allowing more time to simply enjoy the property. An established orchard provides seasonal fruit, while extensive gardens create a private sanctuary around the home.

Hopkins River Frontage

While the home is impressive and the land highly productive, it is the Hopkins River that makes this property truly exceptional. Stretching for approximately 1.1 kilometres, your own private river frontage becomes an extension of everyday life. Walk beneath towering gums along the established riverside track. Launch a kayak from your own property. Fish for bream, estuary perch or trout. Swim on warm summer afternoons. Watch native birdlife flourish throughout the seasons while resident platypus quietly navigate the river below.

It is a setting that cannot be recreated. It can only be owned.

Built For Independence

Behind the beauty lies a property designed for long-term comfort and self-sufficiency.

Features include:

• Approximately 43 acres of versatile lifestyle land

• Approximately 1.1 kilometres of Hopkins River frontage to the north, east and south, with fresh and saltwater fishing divided by “Tooram Stones”

• Architect-designed six-bedroom family residence

• Three separate living areas – 36 sq internally

• Two flexible home office or hobby rooms

• Impressive entertainer's kitchen with oversized walk-in pantry

• North-facing living areas filled with natural light

• Split-system heating and cooling

• Slow-combustion wood heating

• Solar-powered security entrance gate

• Security shutters

• Connected to mains electricity

• Approximately 17,000 gallons of rainwater storage

• Groundwater access via windmill

• Two dams with 240 pumps

• Fenced paddocks with stock watering infrastructure

• Established orchard

• Native plantations providing privacy, habitat and sustainable firewood

• Private walking trail along the Hopkins River

• Colour bond shed to house vehicles etc.

A Rare Opportunity

Prestige lifestyle properties with significant Hopkins River frontage are exceptionally tightly held. Fewer still combine quality family accommodation, productive acreage, established infrastructure and complete privacy, all within ten minutes of Warrnambool's schools, hospitals, shopping precinct and coastline. Whether your dream is to raise a family immersed in nature, enjoy an active retirement on manageable acreage, or simply exchange the noise of suburbia for birdsong and flowing water, 88 Smiths Lane offers a lifestyle that is increasingly impossible to replace.

River. Land. Home. Lifestyle.

This is more than a property. It is a legacy.