Grand residence in The Ridgeway for sale with full-size bar and tennis court
Orana is an Indigenous word for “welcome” and that’s definitely the feeling this outstanding home in The Ridgeway delivers.
It sits on 2.35 hectares in this exclusive enclave, a bush hideaway for many semi-rural estates, just 10 minutes from Queanbeyan and less than 30 minutes to the Canberra CBD.
Orana, named by its current owners, was built in 1975. Joanne and Ian Bowyer have called it home for the past 20 years and have transformed it.
Joanne Bowyer says the home’s original attraction was a big space to bring up four young children.
“We spent a while just getting the feel, to understand what we might want to include, and then we set about an upgrade that included installing the pool and the tennis court – and lots of work on the garden,” she says.
“It really has been a great place for a family. The children had a wonderful time as they were growing up.”
Bowyer says different parts of the house come to life with the movement of the sun.
“The kitchen is a marvellous space in the morning and I often take my cuppa up to the top verandah and just enjoy the connection with nature,” she says.
“We’ve become close to our neighbours particularly the wildlife kind – birds, kangaroos and more.”
Orana is the ideal entertaining home and it will be a wrench to leave, Bowyer says, “but it’s time to downsize”.
“We’ve enjoyed being its custodian and we hope another young family will enjoy and appreciate it as much as we have,” she says.
The home is built over two levels and the upper floor offers five bedrooms, three bathrooms and multiple formal and informal living areas atop brushbox timber flooring.
The lower level offers a generous rumpus and billiards room with wine cellar and a full-sized bar. There’s plenty of space to convert into a self-contained apartment.
Comfort is delivered through double glazing, ducted gas heating, evaporative cooling and a winter-welcome wood fireplace.
Outdoors, long verandahs and spacious sheltered patios offer ideal places to relax or entertain while enjoying rolling hillside vistas.
Orana also boasts a heated swimming pool and spa; full-sized, flood-lit tennis court; generous car accommodation – garage and carport – and tonnes of storage.
The mature gardens feature shrubs, trees, vines and a veggie garden, and there’s an automatic irrigation system and a bore.
Samantha Granter of Belle Property Kingston says interest has been running high.
“This is a great property that offers a family room to grow and provides plenty of stay-at-home reasons to enjoy this highly private, but very accessible location,” she says.
“The bush is right on your doorstep, but Orana is highly convenient to Queanbeyan for the weekly shop and the daily school bus run.”
Granter says the property’s lower level offers intriguing possibilities.
“A simple reconfiguration could see it suit the needs of intergenerational family members,” she says.
The Ridgeway
Price guide: $1.9 million-$2.1 million
Private sale
Agent: Belle Property Kingston, Samantha Granter 0402 507 902
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