54 Kaolin Road, Virginia, NT 0834

This unique block home on 2 hectare would ideally suit nature lovers to enjoy the local fauna and flora.
 
Built on a low rocky hill with a wet season lagoon. A bitumen driveway starts from the street and goes up to an open bitumen parking area in front of the shed.
This unusual house is shaped around the in-ground saltwater plunge pool and spa overlooking the escarpment and the wet season lagoon.
Between the pool and the house is a large paved open entertaining area.
The wrap around veranda keeps the house cool all year round.
What is very different about this home is, the escarpment can be enjoyed from all angles of the verandas.
Two airconditioned bedrooms with a central bathroom is at one end of the house, in the middle of the house is the dining/kitchen area, then the master bedroom and study/4th bedroom, both airconditioned, with the 2nd central bathroom at the other end of the house. Sliding glass doors open onto the veranda from all rooms, giving plenty of natural light and good airflow.
The laundry is on the verandah, with electric hot water service.
 
The ceilings are insulated to keep the house cool so you don’t have to use the airconditioning all the time and the floors are NT slate throughout.
 Kitchen is something to see - 5 burner gas cook top, electric wall oven, island bench with breakfast bar and plenty of storage area and bench space.
 
 NBN is connected (fixed wireless) and connection speeds are adequate to work from home.
 
There is an adjoining fully enclosed shed and two carports. The shed has 10- and 15-amp outlets, two sinks and a mezzanine level for additional storage. Lots of power points throughout the shed.
On the outside of the shed at one end is a shade house with mist sprays for your veggies or delicate hanging plants.
This property is on bore water. The automatic irrigation waters the lawns and gardens first then fills the tank.
 
From about December to April, dependent on the Wet Season, the lagoon fills up and is up to two metres deep.  This attracts the wildlife. 
The block has a range of microhabitats and is visited by a wide range of birds, animals, reptiles, and insects. Emerald Ground Pigeons and Pittas are seasonal visitors. Trees in the lagoon attract a great variety of nectar eating birds in the wet season. Two areas have matured northern Australian rain forest trees. Shrubs have been planted to support butterflies, both as caterpillars and adults, and insects such as native bees.

Another WOW factor to this great property is the 15 KVA generator with an automatic switch that turns the generator on if mains power is cut for any reason. Just imagine being able to still watch TV, cook, have aircon on or be in the pool, whilst there is a power outage for some reason. This is a common problem during storms.
 
The Virginia ‘corner shop’ and family Tavern is a couple of minutes away with the large shopping complex at Coolalinga, 5 minutes by car. Palmerston & Gateway major shopping complexes are 10 minutes’ drive and Darwin  City is 30 minutes by car. There is a preschool at Virginia and a number of primary and secondary schools in the Palmerston and rural area.