This gorgeous 3BR home has everything on offer for you to retire to the country. Only minutes from the Ballan township at the base of the Blackwood State Forrest. 15 Minutes from Ballarat and 1hr to Melbourne. Picturesque setting on just over an acre block only walking distance from the Golf Course. Relax next to the Conara heater in winter, quality slate floors and brand new designer kitchen. With a 3 car monster garage (9mx9m approx), workshop area, massive 2.7m x 8.5m(approx.) cool-room,
additional shed and chicken coup. The veggie patch is ready for another season. Enjoy a BBQ in your massive pergola with rainforest pond and fernery. There is something here for everyone, and not a cent to spend.

About Ballan

Located south of the Western Freeway about 80 km west of Melbourne, Ballan is a agricultural service town. Initial growth was on the back of the discovery of gold in nearby Ballarat, and the town also grew rapidly during the 1980s and 1990s as new subdivisions were developed. It is also a commuter town to Melbourne.

History

The area around Ballan was part of the tribal area of the Wautharong people, part of the Kulin nation. The area was rich in fauna including kangaroo, kangaroo rats, bandicoots, dingos, and two species of native cat. Many species had vanished by the end of the nineteenth century, with European settlement.

This region of Victoria was settled in 1838 by the 'Over Straiters', settlers who came across Bass Strait from Van Diemens Land after the original settlement at Port Philip Bay by John Batman and John Fawkner in 1835.
Landing at Geelong with their flocks they soon had to move further afield and came to this area up the Moorabool River. Names such as Von Stieglitz, Covvie, Stead, Wallace and Egerton are synonymous with this area.
As the population increased Ballan grew as a service town. Initially there was the 'Werribee Hunt', a changing post for Cobb & Co, the Little Blue Store postal facilities and St Johns Anglican Parish to attend to the spiritual needs of the settlers.
Discovery of gold in the Ballarat district saw the influx of travellers passing through to seek their fortune. Gradually more business enterprises were established in Ballan to fulfil the needs of the passing parade and so the township grew. As closer settlements were established Ballan became a service town for the farming community and remains so to this day.

Ballan Primary School was established on 8 January 1855.

The first Mechanics' Institute in Ballan was built in 1861, with the current Mechanics' Institute built on land purchased in 1881, although the facade was demolished and rebuilt in 1922. The building houses the library for the town and a hall.

St Paul's Presbyterian Church in Ballan was officially opened in July 1866.

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