Geelong Cats Great puts 60ha Barrabool Hills farm up for sale – realestate.com.au

Retired Cats three-time premiership player Tom Hawkins and his wife Emma have put their Barrabool Hills estate on the market.

The couple have raised three children on the prestigious rural estate just outside Geelong.

Hawkins played 359 games over 18 seasons at Kardinia Park, scoring 796 goals and claiming the 2020 Coleman Medal.

The five-time All-Australian, who grew up on the family farm in Finley, New South Wales, but was recruited from Melbourne Grammar School, bought the Barrabool property in 2016.

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The prestigious Barrabool Hills acreage of Strathmile is on the market.

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A wood-burning stove forms the heart of the open kitchen, meals and lounge area.

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Hawkins was famously the first prominent Cats player to move to a farmland in the region, a trend followed by several current players including reigning Coleman Medalist Jeremy Cameron and ruckman Rhys Stanley, which gave the Cats a lifestyle advantage in attracting prized adult recruits.

Hawkins, who ran Angus cattle on the farm and had more cattle on a property in Camperdown, joined the Nutrien Ag Solutions cattle team after retiring from the AFL, while he is also part of the Fox Footy team for the 2025 season and has also been linked to a part-time coaching role with the Melbourne Football Club, now coached by former Cat Steven King.

The four-bedroom house is linked to two separate guest studios.

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Hawkins purchased the farm in 2016.

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He has also donned the shoes of several country clubs, including his native Finley Cats.

Emma Hawkins, who co-founded children’s brand Homegrown Kids with friend Penny Hunt, grew up in Deniliquin and the couple met in high school.

HF Richardson Newtown agent Matt Poustie has listed the 60.08 hectare Strathmile estate in an expressions of interest campaign that closes on November 11.

Mr Poustie said the property was once part of the Strathlachlan estate and represents a rare opportunity to secure a premium interest in a blue-ribbon location.

At its heart is a four-bedroom, two-bathroom home, along with two separate guesthouse studios, positioned to showcase the lush rural views over the Barrabool Hills towards Mount Moriac.

What better way to enjoy the outdoors. Photo: Instagram

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The house is designed to frame the beautiful rural views.

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A solar-heated, salt-chlorinated swimming pool also overlooks the meadows, while the rural setting features a vegetable garden, mature olive trees, a car garage with garden storage and a playpen for the children.

The block has extensive lawns, while the farm is suitable for cattle, sheep and horses with 13 large paddocks, established shelters, extensive water supply and a huge machinery shed.