Property Description

Bethanga Park - with absolute Lake Hume frontage, perfectly positioned between Sydney & Melbourne, a scenic 25 min drive from the regional twin cities of Albury - Wodonga, in picturesque North East Victoria. Offering peace, privacy and the ultimate lifestyle. • A masterpiece of lasting craftsmanship of circa 1880 - 1920, promising peace, privacy and a natural serenity • A majestic and spacious homestead, with 65 sq of opulent living and 85 sq under roof, including the huge wrap around veranda • Beautifully and thoughtfully renovated with 12 ft ceilings, cedar panelling, jarrah flooring, and ornate fire surrounds • Stunning formal cedar panelled foyer and entrance, with leadlight doors, and ornate ceiling • Luxurious interior with spacious open plan living, whilst retaining stately reception rooms, including a full-sized billiard room, large formal dining and drawing rooms, all capturing beautiful garden and lake views • Four generous sized bedrooms all with robes and open fireplaces, • Three bathrooms, and four toilets • Stunning master suite with large bay windows, enjoys panoramic lake and garden views, with an elegant ensuite, and large WIR / dressing room • Master suite has direct access to a tranquil and secluded veranda area • Main family bathroom has separate toilet, spa bath, and rain fall shower head • Entertainer's solid jarrah kitchen, white marble island bench with under-bench fridge, Belling 1100m, 4 oven - 6 burner gas & electric range, gas converted 4 oven, 2 hob original AGA stove, full butler's pantry with sink and stairs leading to cellar and extra storage, butler's scullery with extra sink and abundant shelving. • The cellar can also accommodate an extra fridge and a freezer if needed • Unwind in the airy and light drenched gym/studio or extra bedroom, with planter shutters and direct access to verandas • A private home office/study - with wireless NBN connected • For year round comfort - there is ducted cooling and hydronic heating throughout, with a lovely slow combustion fire in living/family room for those cosy winter nights • Spacious walk-in linen press and large under house storage rooms • Extra-large laundry with huge storage • Immaculate park like grounds, with fully automated irrigation, and beautifully positioned heated swimming pool • Over sized three car garage with remote doors, automatic security gate at homestead entrance Extras • A separate modern & stylish caretakers/gardener's cottage - could be used as an Airbnb or great accommodation for extra guests or teenager's get away • 2.5KW Solar panels • Established low maintenance vegetable garden, orchard with fruit trees • 6 bay shed with high opening sliding doors. • Loose boxes in some paddocks • Converted stables to large open shed • Chook yard, (with chooks) Abundant Water Water is a highlight of this lifestyle property with • 41-hectare (100 acre) property with complete access and absolute frontage to Lake Hume • A 4-meg water licence to pump from the lake and bore with excellent water quality - services the homestead, gardens, and livestock. • The 190000 litre rain water storage takes advantage of the 85 sq homesteads roofline, capturing any rainfall. The Farm • The 100 acres is well fenced into approximately 12 paddocks, with lane ways for easy movement of stock. • Near new stock yards with loading ramp and all-weather access • All paddocks have water troughs Note - if farming isn't your thing, then agistment or leasing the farming part of the property is always an option and another good source of income. And of course, a live-in caretaker/farmhand (remember there is a caretaker's cottage) could manage the farming aspect for you. Location Perfectly positioned between Melbourne & Sydney, with easy freeway driving to either capital city or take advantage of the multiple daily flights to both major cities, from Albury's airport which is only a 20-minute drive away. The local shopping plaza with a Woolworths supermarket is only 20 mins drive, and the local village of Bethanga, with a Primary school, post office, a great local family Pub, etc is only an easy 5-minute drive. Bethanga Park offers the new owners a lifestyle to envy. Situated on the banks of beautiful Lake Hume, every water sport is available to you, or you may just choose to sit and soak in the peace and serenity that this extraordinary place has to offer. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a magnificent piece of Australian history, with a lifestyle that most people only ever dream of. Close to the Victorian and NSW snow fields, award-winning food and wine regions of NE Victoria, and the many local historic tourist towns in the area, there is so much to explore and enjoy, this is an opportunity not to be missed. Wouldn't now, be a good time to make the move? Albury Wodonga The cities offer multiple levels of education, with two Universities and two TAFE colleges, and award winning private & public schools. Albury-Wodonga has first class medical facilities, with two major hospitals and all the required allied and supportive health services. The community has a strong professional sector, retail centres, and a fabulous café and restaurant culture, along with clubs, cinemas, and entertainment precincts. With agriculture, manufacturing, transport and rail hubs, contributing to the local economy, Albury Wodonga is a varied and affluent community. Albury also boasts a modern and efficient airport with multiple daily flights to Melbourne and Sydney, with flights to Sydney taking approximately 70 minutes. (You could be in the Sydney CBD in less than 90 minutes!) Albury Wodonga boasts a strong sporting culture, and the sporting facilities in the area are first class. There are multiple gyms, and sporting clubs to choose from, along with many social and community interest groups. Put all of this together with the freedom, fresh air, clean water, light traffic, and a stress-less lifestyle, Albury-Wodonga and its surrounding areas is a great place to call home. The Property History for the History buffs. A magnificent example of federation architecture fused with a modern lifestyle; 'Bethanga Park' homestead showcases all the hallmarks of yesteryear with today's conveniences. The history of this landmark property began in the 1800s when Scottish builder David Mitchell purchased the property to add to his already impressive portfolio. A regular visitor to the property was his daughter Helen Porter Mitchell, or Nellie Melba, later Dame Nellie Melba. Mitchell sold the property to Albert Edward Bowman who built a grand two-storey residence on the banks of the Mitta Mitta River, but with the announcement of the building of the Hume Dam, the decision was made to demolish the house and build on higher ground, as a single storey residence, being completed in the 1920s, before Lake Hume inundated the farming land.