Private waterfalls make a splash at Otways farm

An area of native rainforest dotted with cascades forms part of the stunning backyard on offer at Little Aire Farm near Beech Forest.Here you can enjoy private access to waterfalls on a similar scale to nearby Little Aire Falls, one of many public attractions that draws visitors to the area.RELATED: Belmont buyers up auction limit to land birthday treatAmazing home site listed next to Great Ocean Road lighthouseGeelong suburbs to watch as next-ring prices riseCharles Stewart, Colac agent Anthony McDonald said the 125ha farm at 245 Phillip Track, Beech Forest, had already generated strong interest since being listed with price hopes of $2.15 million to $2.365 million.He said it offered the rare combination of stunning natural beauty and the ability to run a profitable cattle enterprise.“It’s a beautiful farm in terms of being in a lovely spot,” Mr McDonald said.“It sits on top of the hill, one of the highest points around, and it gives these wonderful views over the expanse of the Southern Ocean.”“You nearly always see a ship going past.”He said the kitchen window in the three-bedroom, brick veneer farm house offered the beautiful vantage point, due south over the rolling hills to the sea.For nature lovers, Little Aire Creek runs through the property in an area of native rainforest home to tree ferns, mountain ash and blackwood trees.“There are a number of waterfalls in that area, it’s only just up the road from Triplet Falls and Little Aire waterfall, which is on public land that people walk into,” Mr McDonald said.“(One of the waterfalls) is actually a similar size to the Little Aire falls, it’s just upstream from there.“It’s so beautiful and you’ve got it on your own property.”As well as water supply from a spring-fed, 6-megalitre dam with solar pumps, there’s also several other dams, where platypus are often spotted.“There is quite a platypus colony there,” Mr McDonald said.“You have only got the sit there for one or two minutes, five minutes and you see platypus.”From a farming point of view, the property offers fertile and well-drained red soils.Improvements include new electric boundary and gully fences, a laneway system, steel and concrete cattle yards and two enclosed machinery and hay sheds.The house has a renovated bathroom, well equipped kitchen and a loungeroom with a wood heater and reverse cycle airconditioning.Expressions of interest close on November 17 at 2pm.

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October 28, 2021 at 12:30AM
An area of native rainforest dotted with cascades forms part of the stunning backyard on offer at Little Aire Farm near Beech Forest.Here you can enjoy private access to waterfalls on a similar scale to nearby Little Aire Falls, one of many public attractions that draws visitors to the area.RELATED: Belmont buyers up auction limit to land birthday treatAmazing home site listed next to Great Ocean Road lighthouseGeelong suburbs to watch as next-ring prices riseCharles Stewart, Colac agent Anthony McDonald said the 125ha farm at 245 Phillip Track, Beech Forest, had already generated strong interest since being listed with price hopes of $2.15 million to $2.365 million.He said it offered the rare combination of stunning natural beauty and the ability to run a profitable cattle enterprise.“It’s a beautiful farm in terms of being in a lovely spot,” Mr McDonald said.“It sits on top of the hill, one of the highest points around, and it gives these wonderful views over the expanse of the Southern Ocean.”“You nearly always see a ship going past.”He said the kitchen window in the three-bedroom, brick veneer farm house offered the beautiful vantage point, due south over the rolling hills to the sea.For nature lovers, Little Aire Creek runs through the property in an area of native rainforest home to tree ferns, mountain ash and blackwood trees.“There are a number of waterfalls in that area, it’s only just up the road from Triplet Falls and Little Aire waterfall, which is on public land that people walk into,” Mr McDonald said.“(One of the waterfalls) is actually a similar size to the Little Aire falls, it’s just upstream from there.“It’s so beautiful and you’ve got it on your own property.”As well as water supply from a spring-fed, 6-megalitre dam with solar pumps, there’s also several other dams, where platypus are often spotted.“There is quite a platypus colony there,” Mr McDonald said.“You have only got the sit there for one or two minutes, five minutes and you see platypus.”From a farming point of view, the property offers fertile and well-drained red soils.Improvements include new electric boundary and gully fences, a laneway system, steel and concrete cattle yards and two enclosed machinery and hay sheds.The house has a renovated bathroom, well equipped kitchen and a loungeroom with a wood heater and reverse cycle airconditioning.Expressions of interest close on November 17 at 2pm.