TUCKED away off the Henty Highway, about midway between Heywood (12km away) and Portland (17km away), and after a short drive down a well-sealed, tree-lined road is an unassuming slice of paradise just waiting to be injected with new life.

Just add kids, horses (or goats, sheep etc), renovation passion or even a new building altogether, shake and release.

With 8.9 acres of cleared country bliss, this is an affordable lifestyle property only minutes away from shops and schools, and the Portland, Narrawong and Cape Bridgewater beaches.

Clear skies, bird songs and koalas – literally at your doorstep – complete the picture.

Boasting three bedrooms (four, counting a sleepout-come-study), a two-way bathroom with separate toilet, and original kitchen/dining room, this late 1950s vinyl-clad home has most of its original internal features, including built-in robes and carpet.

A boarded-up retro fireplace provides great bones for reinvention and original floorboards under the carpet will reward any prospective renovator keen to give this beautifully situated home a makeover.

Reverse-cycle air conditioning currently supplies all heating and cooling needs for the home.

Outside, a 10,000 gallon water tank, three large paddocks with excellent fencing, approximate 2.96kw solar panels, plenty of storage and a small horse stable provide a sound basis for your new country lifestyle.

Together with a four-bay open garage with power, an additional workshop tacked on the back and ample acreage literally at your doorstep, there is more than enough room to get away from everything.

An old shearing shed transported all the way from Sheep Hills Flat in the Wimmera and nestled into the base of a towering old cypress tree adds a touch of real Australian country history and could be converted into an enviable cubby house.

The current owner has enjoyed 38 blissful years on the property, which he moved to from the city to give his own young children a better lifestyle.

Time now for a new generation to breathe new life into it.