The perfect historical & very homely one-bedroom apartment base to explore the Goldfields - whether it's festivals, gigs or eateries in nearby Castlemaine, or the Harcourt Bushland Reserve directly behind with easy access under the trainline. Please note - you are looking at part of the house which is privately partitioned. You can rent the other two bedrooms or even the entire house - 3 bed, two bath - by viewing our profile. 2kms from the Calder Freeway 3kms from Harcourt 5kms from Castlemaine Your one-bedroom apartment is private and features a large bedroom with fan and oil heaters. It has its own bathroom and kitchen with small dining table. There is a balcony/deck and bench with your own entrance, as well as a parking space. Baby supplies (chair, travel cot bath) available upon request. Barkers Creek is home to the Dja Dja Wurrung people. It was the first place that gold was discovered in the Mount Alexander Shire. An extension of Castlemaine, today it has roughly 450 residents. However, back in the Goldrush, it had around 10,000 people residing here as well as 16 pubs. If you head up the nearby Specimen Gully Road you can view the remnants of some of the original abodes. Our retro/historical farmhouse was one of the childhood homes of Albert Facey, the author of the million-selling Australian classic A Fortunate Life. Born in 1894 and first sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a labourer and farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost and then rescued by Indigenous trackers, then gaining a hard-won literacy, surviving Gallipoli, raising a family through the Depression, losing a son in the Second World War, and meeting his beloved Evelyn with whom he shared nearly 60 years of marriage. Despite enduring unimaginable hardships, Facey always saw his life as a fortunate one. A classic of Australian literature, Facey’s story offers a unique window onto the history of Australian life through the greater part of the twentieth century.

We are a couple with two kids. We work in the music and arts industry.