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Posted: 2024-09-26 21:00:00
Ben Reid selling home for realestate

Ben Reid is moving on from his home in Victoria’s apline region.


Premiership-winning Magpie Ben Reid and his wife Erin are selling a sprawling alpine getaway where they turned a shed into a yoga retreat.

Reid played in the infamous 2010 AFL Grand Final draw against St Kilda, before Collingwood triumphed a week later in a major milestone for his 153-game career.

It was later revealed he had finished the second game with a fractured fibula.

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He was named a 2010 AFL Rising Star nominee and for the 2011 All Australian team, and played through to 2020.

But in 2016 Reid and wife Erin snapped up a regional getaway at 215 Mount Buffalo Road, Porepunkah, which they have overhauled and expanded on for the past eight years.

215 Mt Buffalo Rd, Porepunkah

A look at the incredible property, surrounded by bushland.


215 Mt Buffalo Rd, Porepunkah

The property has a luxe pool, pool house and separate shed that’s been converted into a gym.


215 Mt Buffalo Rd, Porepunkah

The shed has been turned into a fully equipped gym and yoga space.


They’re now selling the seven-bedroom, 9.7ha property with a $4.25m-$4.5m asking price, but have been treating it like their “own little oasis” — complete with a few paddocks with alpacas and a pig.

But it’s no rustic affair, with the pair having converted what was a shed when they bought it into an impressive gym with an infra-red heated studio good enough for the occasional yoga retreat.

A lavish pool area and deck as well a flattened paddock areas, backed by sweeping mountain vistas, have even hosted the occasional wedding — with the property licensed for events of up to 180 guests.

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Ben Reid in action against the Sydney Swans in 2020. (Photo by Jono Searle/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)


215 Mt Buffalo Rd, Porepunkah

The main living area with large windows around it to look out on nature.


The family replaced the shade cloth over the veranda with a proper roof, have also repainted the interiors and added a fireplace.

“You get a really good feeling in the home, and it’s cosy as you look out to the views by the fire,” Reid said.

“And when you walk out your front door you are looking up at Mt McLeod and Mt Buffalo.”

The four-bedroom main residence has multiple living areas, a home office, and views from almost every room.

215 Mt Buffalo Rd, Porepunkah

The home’ large kitchen.


215 Mt Buffalo Rd, Porepunkah

Another living area with ample storage behind it.


The property also has a fully-contained two-bedroom house and a further separate studio, with the pair having been used for weekend getaways as short-term stay accommodation as well as to host visiting friends and family.

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Ms Reid said it was hard to beat the views on offer at the home, noting “it feels like a treehouse”.

215 Mt Buffalo Rd, Porepunkah

The pool house has space for a TV and dining room with its own kitchenette.


Dickens Real Estate sales manager Gerard Grey said the home stood out at a time when spring sales were already off to a good start in Bright and nearby areas like Porpunkah.

“And I don’t know anything that would beat it in the lifestyle space at the moment,” Mr Grey said.

Families looking for a tree change are the most likely buyer, though the Reid’s believe their forays into the property’s use for short-stay accommodation and events have just scratched the surface.

The home is for sale via private treaty.

215 Mt Buffalo Rd, Porepunkah

A true getaway with mountains and forest surrounding your property.



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