ON GOLDEN POND - $700000

Description

Carefully designed for relaxed living with many entertaining options, this unique property features a stunning lakeside panorama. Recently extended and renovated to the highest standard, the spacious main rooms all boast water views through the large windows and glass sliding doors designed to maximise this spectacular location. Expansive decks and a daybed area extend along the lakeside with steps leading down to the open grassed foreshore, only metres from the water's edge. Situated on the shores of freshwater Lake Purrumbete, the 1.3 acre property is beautiful in every season. This tightly held location is protected by strict council regulations limiting the number of residences. Up-to-date with a country feel, the open-plan kitchen features a king-sized granite island bench, stainless steel appliances and capacious storage. The 10-metre long room encompasses the dining area, with polished hardwood floors and a wall of windows framing the obligatory lake views. Providing comfort year round, three reverse cycle units and overhead fans moderate zoned living environments. For the environmentally conscious, evaporative cooling from the lake and the north facing orientation minimises energy use. The gracious and expansive sitting room is further complemented by a cosy slow-combustion heater. The luxurious main bedroom suite encompasses a dressing area with extensive built-in robes. The ensuite provides a shower, vanity and best of all, a loo with a view! A generous second bedroom, also with built-in robes, is serviced by the main bathroom which includes full laundry facilities. This property carries the exceptional advantage of having fresh lake water for domestic use in addition to the two large rainwater tanks. Brick paving links the house to the double garage with auto doors, wood storage and potting shed. The park-like gardens are crafted upon a low maintenance approach with extensive native plantings and irrigation points. Mature trees including birches and willows attract abundant birdlife and the local koala enjoys the large eucalypts. Renowned for its fishing, Lake Purrumbete is equally suited to a gentle canoe paddle to visit the resident pelican colony. A 10 minute drive into historic Camperdown provides access to all facilities including major retailers, hospital, schools and railway station. Located just 190km to Melbourne, and within a maximum 120km of regional centres including Geelong, Ballarat, Warrnambool and Port Campbell on the Great Ocean Road.