Yapeen: Gold mine tunnel transformed into wine cellar

Homeowners Mary and Robert are selling their Yapeen property which features an old gold mine tunnel transformed into a wine cellar. Picture: Jake Nowakowski A central Victorian property featuring a historic gold mine tunnel that’s been transformed into a cave-like wine cellar is set to deliver its owners a $1.695m mother lode. Owners Robert and Mary are selling their sprawling 21.12ha home near the small town of Yapeen, 9km from Castlemaine and 28km to from Daylesford. About three decades ago when Robert bought the bushland address named Mopoke Hill, it boasted little apart from a dirt-floored tin shed, old mine shafts and remnants of the McCanns Mine water wheel – plus amazing mountain views. RELATED: Vic prospectors have turned bush blocks into hot property amid a new gold rush Reality TV’S Gold Gypsies reveal what to look for if you want to find gold in Victoria Strathmore mansion with gold toilet set to smash suburb record The couple have since built an off-grid house in addition to digging up several tonnes of sediment from the former mine tunnel which is believed to date back to the 1860s or 1870s, following an 1850s-era gold rush in the area. They’ve transformed the tunnel i...