2989 Gordon River Road TYENNA TAS

Acreage with tranquillity, wildlife and a renovated home

The owners first came for two simple reasons: location and price. Tyenna sits in the Derwent Valley, close to Mount Field National Park and just far enough from town to feel quiet without being cut off. New Norfolk is an easy country drive away, and Hobart is just over an hour's drive. It’s a peaceful pocket—small in scale, big on scenery and wildlife.

What they bought was a solid home on special land. What they’ve created is something completely unique.

An abundance of free water, the old dam was excavated, cleaned and reshaped; an island was formed, the creek was opened, and a rock feature wall with a waterfall went in. From the house, a covered timber deck steps down to a private pontoon—morning coffee above glassy water, ducks drifting by, the occasional platypus if you’re patient. It’s a setting that does the talking; the photos tell the truth.

Around the acreage, the work has been methodical and practical: gates repositioned and secured, fencing cleared and tightened, a French drain and culvert added, new lawn sown, and the septic, water tank and gutters all serviced on schedule. Everyday ease matters on land like this, and those jobs are done.

Inside, the transformation is high-spec and cohesive. Every window and sliding door has been replaced with double glazing; carpets are new underfoot. Services have been comprehensively renewed and upgraded, with the switchboard, wiring, lighting, and power points all modernised. Heating and hot water are now fully updated with a Daikin heat pump, Quadra-Fire wood heater, and a brand-new hot water cylinder. Plumbing works include a newly installed water filtration system and pump, while fresh gutters and downpipes have been added along the deck side to deliver both clean lines and clean water.

The kitchen is practical and durable: new cabinetry and counters, a pyrolytic oven, dishwasher and a solid marble-top table that anchors daily life. The laundry mirrors that finish with fresh storage and basin. Bathrooms are simple and new—the ensuite a full fit-out, the house bathroom repainted with a new shower, screen, downlights and mirror.

Spaces now have warmth and character without fuss. In the lounge, imported Italian San Selmo brick veneers form a feature wall beside the new wood heater; remote ceiling fan above, fresh paint throughout, and twin barn doors that are both handy and handsome. The sunroom adds an oak-panel feature wall, built-in display cabinetry and downlights, opening through wide sliders to the deck and straight to the water. Bedrooms have custom Innerspace wardrobes; the main also has new lighting and ceiling fan.

Day to day, it’s quiet here. Friendly neighbours, big skies, and wildlife that still turns up on cue. On weekends, Mount Field’s walks and waterfalls are minutes away, and Maydena’s bike park draws riders from everywhere—good to know if guests are coming or you like a trail day yourself.

If you want the move to be easy, the owners are open to a walk-in / walk-out option—most furniture plus garden tools and the ride-on mower—by negotiation.

They’ll miss the tranquillity most: waking to water and hills, the ducks on the dam, and the occasional echidna easing across the lawn. After a complete and careful renewal, 2989 Gordon River Road is ready for its next chapter.