Amenities

The Homestead

The Stockyard Creek Homestead is a Holiday Rental Property that has all you need for a secluded fully self contained holiday.

No 240v power. No internet. No mobile phone reception. Rustic accommodation with a few mod cons such as hot showers and flush toilets. Unlimited Hot water is achieved by lighting the wood fired “donkey” boiler. The 12v low voltage lights are powered by a water turbine and solar. The commercial oven, cooktop, outdoor BBQ and fridge are all fuelled by bottled gas.

The Original part of the Homestead now houses the main kitchen/living room. The sleeping arrangements consist of a selection of private bedrooms and communal bunkhouses , sleeping up to 30 people. A large outdoor fire pit with permanent seating is located between the house and the creek- providing a wonderful experience for non-fire ban days

There is also plenty of room on the property for swags and tents.

You will see there is sufficient wood, split for your convenience, to heat the hot water as well as larger wood for the open fire.

Facility Breakdown:

In the Kitchen/ Living area there is a full size commercial kitchen with  cutlery, crockery, glassware and pots and pans and cooking implements, couches, tables and benches.
Opening off the kitchen living room is a deck overlooking the lake with more tables, benches and chairs as well as a gas barbecue.
12 v LED Lighting is provided throughout the Old Homestead and guests may bring a generator if they wish.

Sleeping configurations:

·         Rosie’s Room has three king single beds (3)

·         Mamas room has a double bed (2)

·         Lake End Room has a Queen size bed (2)

·         Woodshed room  has a double bed on stilts (2)

·         Small Bunkhouse has four single bush beds around the walls. (4)

·         Large Bunkhouse has 2 doubles and 7 singles on the bottom level, 2 doubles on left hand side mezzanine and 2 doubles on right hand side mezzanine. (19)

All beds have a mattress with protector. BYO Linen, pillows and towels.

 Bathroom Facilities

·         3 x Toilets

·         2 x Showers

Cooking

·         Gas Barbecue

·         Wood Fire BBQ (DRUM)

·         Commercial Gas Stove – Gas cooktop, oven, grill and hotplate

·         Double sink

·         Hand washing sink

Family

·         Dogs allowed (no cats)

·        Selection of books and board games.

Equine Facilities

·      Undercover Mounting Yard

·      Small Paddocks watered by the creek

·      Cattle Yards

·      Round Yard

·      Easy, Intermediate and challenging rides

·      Endurance Riding Training

·      Household Led Lighting powered by onsite water-turbine providing eco-friendly lighting throughout the homestead property.

·      Hot Water provided by small Wood-Fire (Limitless Hot-Water, providing the fire is going)

·      Outdoor fire-place and surrounding seating area suitable for fires throughout the year (excluding fire-ban days).

·      All wood provided by local timbers, sourced on-property

The Property

Stockyard Creek is a 420 acre farm surrounded by State Forest near the Alpine National Park in the beautiful Howqua Valley. Native bushlands are home to a myriad of wildlife including native bird’s, kangaroos, wallaby’s, koalas and you may even spot an elusive platypus. The Homestead overlooks the lake, aside stockyard creek, shaded by large European trees. Stockyard is a working beef cattle farm. Stoney Family cattle and horses will be grazing on the property, and we ask they are not disturbed.

If you wish to bring horses, this must be by prior arrangement and will require signing a waiver.