Mingara is located only 82kms or 1 hour easy drive via Calder Freeway and City Link to Melbourne CBD, or only 60kms or 40 minutes easy drive Melbourne Airport.

The 427m2 solid brick homestead is privately secluded at the end of a 600 metre driveway lined with established native trees, and is sited on flat land in the centre of beautiful undulating grazing country.

Accommodation comprises three air conditioned pavilions separated by private garden courtyards and linked by glazed corridors along a central spine. The western pavilion contains a main bedroom, dressing room and large ensuite bathroom, plus two other bedrooms each with ensuite bathroom. The central and larger pavilion contains a large sitting room with open fire place, a second sitting room with solid fuel heater and adjacent wet bar, dining room, large kitchen, a central screened courtyard designed for outdoor living, laundry, wine room and guest powder room.

The eastern pavilion comprises a self-contained apartment with beautiful northern aspect and contains a sitting room with open fire place, dining area, kitchen, large bedroom, dressing room and bathroom.

The house was redecorated by Riddell Marly in 2006 and is protected by a monitored alarm system. Six covered carports access the rear of the house and a workshop, separate furnace room and wood store form part of the central pavilion.

Peaceful courtyard gardens separate the three pavilions and established gardens surround the house itself. Beyond the garden native trees in a parkland setting provide an attractive outer environment for the house.

Elsewhere on the property a Fasham Johnson designed 167m2 brick residence (c1980) is secluded within its own hedged garden setting and comprises entrance, open plan living/dining area, kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and laundry. Adjacent to this residence is a 4 roomed pioneer’s timber cottage. There is also a further 4 roomed timber cottage on the property.

Mingara comprises 8 separate titles and is divided into 21 main paddocks.

All fencing is in good to excellent order. Water is supplied from 13 dams, 2 bores and pumping rights from Garden Hut Creek which runs through the property and Monument Creek which runs adjacent to the eastern boundary of the property.

Soils are predominately grey volcanic loams, and the property has been used for cattle and sheep grazing and hay production. Farm improvements include a 9m x 14m four bay lock-up machinery shed to the rear of the main residence, a five bay hay shed, sheep yards, and 2 sets of cattle yards.

There are magnificent wide and long rural views capturing Mt Macedon and the Cobaw Ranges available from many parts of the property and excellent shelter is provided from mature native tree stands.

The property is an island site with frontages to Rochford Road to the south, Pascall’s Lane to the east, Shelton’s Road to the north and Miller’s Lane to the east. The township of Newham is 5kms, Woodend 12kms, Romsey 12kms and Lancefield 10kms.

Hanging Rock is located just 5kms to the south west of the property.