1070 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Montrose, Vic 3765

Mornings here don’t start with traffic. They begin with sunbeams glimmering through the trees, rare gang-gang cockatoos calling somewhere beyond the garden and, if you’re lucky, a wallaby moving quietly through the undergrowth. Above, a family of wedge-tailed eagles soar, while the horizon stretches across the Yarra Valley towards Toolangi, Kinglake, Melba Pass and Mount St Leonard. Set on approximately 1.46 acres at the very edge of Montrose, where the Tourist Road gives way to Kalorama and State Forest becomes your rear neighbour, this is a home that feels less like an address and more like an exhale. Cathartic in every sense, it invites you to slow down, breathe deeper and let nature reset the pace.

North-facing windows draw beautiful natural light across the interiors and frame the treetops beyond, with partial double glazing adding a cocoon of comfort. The open-plan kitchen and meals area has been designed for connection, with a Coonara wood fire, breakfast bench and built-in dining seating creating a relaxed, communal space for unhurried mornings, shared dinners and friends lingering while you cook.

A spectacular skylight pours even more light into the kitchen, where all-electric appliances, a dishwasher, double sink and clever storage nook keep the practicalities neatly contained. Just beyond, the lounge opens the outlook further through broad north-facing glazing, drawing sunlight, sky and landscape into the room. It is an easy place to curl up beneath a blanket with a cuppa and feel the warmth of the afternoon sun across your face.

Three bedrooms sit along a hallway, culminating in a privately zoned main suite reached past a wall of windows overlooking the gardens. Raked ceilings, wall-to-wall robes and another picture window create a wonderfully peaceful retreat, while the nearby laundry and second toilet offer clear scope to create an ensuite with a shower if desired. The family bathroom has its own quiet moment of indulgence, with an oversized deep soaking bath positioned beside a window looking directly into the forest (definitely room for two!).

Beneath the home, a powered studio with storage offers flexible space for a home office, art room, gym, teenage retreat or guest accommodation, with a plumbed tap conveniently positioned near the entrance.

Outside, stone walls, natural grasses and tiered gardens gradually dissolve into the bush. A firepit zone claims one of the highest usable vantage points, where the views seem to stretch forever and spring storms rolling across the valley become part of the theatre. Alfresco decks and boardwalks weave through the landscape, little birds flit through the foliage, echidnas and goannas wander in from the forest, and walking trails lead directly from the rear boundary into kilometres of bushland. When this is your backyard, the urge to escape somewhere else loses much of its appeal.

The Location:
For all its sense of seclusion, the location keeps everyday life remarkably connected. The #688 bus stops almost at the front gate for an easy run to Croydon Station, while Mooroolbark Station is around ten minutes away, putting the city within comfortable reach by train. Weekends can begin by rolling straight from the driveway into local cycling routes, heading for the Warburton Rail Trail just minutes away, or setting out on one of the many nearby bushwalks, including the new Dandenong Ridgetop Trail. Montrose, Croydon and Lilydale are all easily accessible, the Yarra Valley is around fifteen minutes away, and there is no shortage of local pleasures, from pubs and restaurants up the mountain to nurseries, galleries and even an evening at Lilydale’s much-loved theatre. It is the rare kind of address where you can disappear into the bush without disappearing from everything else.

At a Glance:
• An original circa-1949 home, extended and renovated over time
• Approx. 1.46 acres adjoining State Forest (5918m2 approx) with no neighbours in sight
• Last Montrose home on Tourist Road before Kalorama
• Sweeping northerly outlooks across the Yarra Valley, Toolangi, Kinglake, Melba Pass and Mount St Leonard
• Privately zoned main bedroom with raked ceilings and full height robes
• Picture windows capturing garden and forest outlooks
• Family bathroom with oversized deep soaking bath and forest view
• Ensuite toilet beside laundry with scope to add a shower
• Open-plan kitchen and meals zone with Coonara wood fire
• Social breakfast bench and built-in dining seating
• Large skylight over the kitchen, all-electric appliances, dishwasher and double sink
• Microwave and dishwasher nook
• Separate lounge with expansive north-facing glazing
• Powered under-house studio with storage
• Tiered low-maintenance gardens with stonework and natural grasses
• Firepit zone with spectacular elevated views, chicken coop and covered rainwater shelter
• Workshop shed with existing power connection (requires re-wiring)
• Plentiful firewood on the property
• Sealed cement driveway + flat parking for multiple vehicles with turning space + scope to create additional parking if required
• Large iron driveway gate wired for future automation
• Partial double glazing, solar hot water, 40,000L water tank storage + excellent insulation (central part of house stays cool/warm in summer/winter for days)
• 9kw split-system heating and cooling
• Abundant wildlife including wallabies, echidnas and goannas
• Wedge-tailed eagles nesting in the adjoining forest, gang-gang cockatoos and prolific birdlife
• Walking track up to the top of the property and through the national park to join Thompsons Track above where you can access Fiveways cafe and Silvan Dam lookout, Kalorama Park, Skyhigh and Burkes lookout (about 5km walk across the mountain)


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Type

House

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

1

Area

5,908.41 m²