Gingin Brook Cottage

👍 🍀 One of the aspects of this property is its size and zoning — and the vision it allowed us to create.

It's a rare find set on 6.2 acres (2.52ha / 25,200m²) and zoned R2 (5,000m² minimum lot size), the obvious path would have been subdivision into 5 titles potentially… but in my mind this isn’t inspiring.
Rather than carving the land into 5, we are choosing something far more special.

We’re creating three beautiful lifestyle blocks, each with Lefroy Street frontage, while thoughtfully preserving the natural beauty and serenity of the Spring fed permanent Gingin Brook at the rear.

Every block has been designed to capture a stunning north-facing aspect, opening toward the picturesque valleys and the historic charm of the Cheriton Estate Farm on the north side of Gingin Brook.

This isn’t just subdivision to us!
This is about respecting the land, protecting the outlook, and creating something truly exceptional for future owners, if we decide to sell.

Space. Views. History. Lifestyle. Water. Fertility. Serenity! 🏡🌳💦🐈🐏🐔🐓🦆

✨ If you love The area, Gingin Brook Cottage and the people, you will understand something very special is taking shape here.

Feel free to comment. Good or bad. 🤠🙏👍

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First Inspection. Basically Day 1
Then off to the drawing board to research and do my due diligence.

🏠For those wondering what this page is all about…
In 2025, we took on a project many advised against, but we could see the potential.
Adam & Kelly Shields family purchased this beautiful 6.2-acre property on Gingin Brook, Gingin — complete with a EST 1915 mud brick cottage.

The advice came quickly (and often):
“Knock it down.”
“Too costly.”
“Cheaper to rebuild.”

And truthfully… they had a point. But this place is different.

This cottage isn’t just mud bricks and timber — it’s history, character, and for me, a lifelong dream. As a kid, I rode past this home nearly every day on my BMX, catching Marron, building cubbies in the Brook Forrest, imagining what it would be like to live here or buy and enhance.

Now, decades later…!
We own it.
Demolition was never really an option.
Instead, we chose restoration.

Our mission?
To bring the Gingin Brook Cottage back to life — respecting its past while creating something functional for the future. Along the way, we’ll also be subdividing the block into three titles.

Expect reality, not perfection.
There’ll be wins, mistakes, lessons, budget blowouts, stress, laughs, setbacks, progress, and probably a few “what have we done?” moments 😆

I’m not a builder.
Just stubborn enough to give it a crack.
Thankfully, we’ve got some incredible tradies helping breathe life back into this old beauty 👌🏡

If you love renovation stories, character homes, country projects, or simply watching chaos unfold…

Follow the journey 🍀🍻