Callemondah Farm.
An extremely fertile and productive, high yield dairy farm with excellent rainfall, ideal run off, well designed layout of paddocks, laneways and infrastructure. Culminating in a very efficient farm operation.
Located around 1.5 hours drive from Melbourne in the picturesque Glen Alvie Hills, with distant views of Westernport Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Strait and Wilsons Promontory. A short 5 minute drive to the renowned Loch Village, 15 minutes’ drive to Wonthaggi (main commercial centre) for shopping and services and around 20 minutes drive to the world famous Phillip Island.
Owned by the Kershaw family for over 75 years and offered for sale for the first time ever with 8 titles and 3 family homes.
Owners are retiring and the farm is being offered for sale on a walk in walk out basis with fixed improvements and all farm machinery and dairy herd as listed or by negotiation without the dairy herd, 2 of the homes and farm equipment.
Overview:
585 Acres (23.74 Hectares) approx.
3 homes. 1×4 bedroom, 3 living rooms, 1 bathroom.
1x 3 bedroom, 2 living rooms, 1 bathroom.
1x 3 bedroom, 1 living room, 1 sunroom.
All homes have double garages and large shedding.
8 titles.
60 paddocks with either dams or troughs.
40 Cow Herringbone dairy with individual stall gates and automated feed and entry and exit gates.
Near new 14,000 litre Milk Vat with fully integrated Variotherm wash system.
10 Horsepower flood wash pump.
Easy dairy cow collars and Easy draft gate system.
1 Calving shed with fixed feeding machine with additive dispenser.
1 Calving down shed/machinery shed.
3 machinery sheds.
2 silos at dairy shed. (40 tonne and 12 tonne).
5 tonne silo for calf lead feed.
5 tonne silo for calf shed.
Excellent fertilizer history.
Excellent shelter belts and erosion control.
Very good fencing and good laneways/tracks.
Streams and waterfall on property.
Self-sufficient with grass/ hay/silage for most years on current herd size.
Running Friesians and Friesian/Jersey herd.