This valuable property consisting of approximately 50 acres is located midway between Lismore & Ballina & is only 4km from Alstonville, on the much sought after rich volcanic soil of the Alstonville Plateau.
The well maintained home set in spacious surrounds offer privacy from the surrounding area & enjoy an abundance of bird-life & fauna including koalas. The property has all weather access.
With over 5000 trees planted ranging in age from just starting to bare to mature (all trees are high kernel recovery varieties) . This well laid out farm with it’s very modern & highly organised de-husking & sorting equipment will make handling such a large crop very manageable & efficient. All of the land is flat ensuring safe, efficient machinery operation.
A large, state of the art, computer controlled nut drying facility has been built that allows control over the de-husking, drying & sorting process of the crop. Regardless of the weather, field moisture from the nuts can be continually removed at the recommended 2%/day, to a pre-determined level to allow accurate sorting & importantly, to retain maximum quality.
The facility consists of 7 bins to allow segregation by variety, with a total capacity of 30-35 tons.
This system gives full control, is cost efficient, labour saving & maximises profits.
Along with well-maintained machinery, there are two large sheds, one with full worker facilities.
The farm also comes with an valuable 40ML irrigation licence (bore) & a large dam .

House
* 4 bedroom brick & tile home
* Master bedroom has a sky light & en-suite
* All bedrooms have built-in robes
* Functional kitchen & family room with sky light
* Formal lounge & dining rooms have polished timber floors throughout & a slow combustion wood heater
* All rooms have large sliding glass doors that open onto the verandah, which runs along both sides of the house
* Large paved entertaining area with covered pergola
* Two carport
* Solar hot water, large concrete water tank, ample water to house from permanent bore

Lifestyle Advantages

Property midway between Lismore & Ballina. (Airport)

4 kms from Alstonville township.

40 minutes to Byron Bay, 90 minutes to Gold Coast.

School bus routes both ends of Red Lane.

Primary school 1 km distance away.

Very low traffic on Red Lane.

Red lane well forested attracting abundant bird life & native fauna including Koalas.

All weather access road into property.

Dam with abundant water bird life.

Property Qualities/Plant Inclusions

Entire property consists of deep fertile red volcanic soil located in what is considered
to be the prime area of the Alstonville Plateau.

All of the property is usable flat land promoting safe & efficient working conditions.

The well drained land allows access soon after major weather events. This in turn allows the crop to be harvested regularly thus preventing costly nut deterioration.

All macadamia trees are high ‘kernel recovery’ varieties providing an additional 30% (approx) income.

Machinery shed # 1 – 27 mtrs x 15.2 mtrs. 3 phrase power,15 pallet cool room, access on three sides, water.

Shed # 2 – 24 mtrs x 16 mtrs. 3 phrase power, accommodation, meal room, septic toilet & shower, hot water system, telephone, concrete tank, pressure pump, workshop, nut processing.

Valuable water licence of 40ML from a bore ensures the property has water into the future & opens up opportunities for water trading.

Large dam – fully fenced off.

High- pressure 80mm irrigation pipe to all areas of property (underground)

3 Phase electricity with own transformer.

Property well set out with regard to work places, ensuring no noise pollution to houses or surrounding neighbours.

‘State of the art’ nut processing & drying equipment including two 20 ton silos, to preserve crop value and maximize productivity. Comprehensive list of up to date and well maintained machinery.

Close proximity to nut processors.

The information contained herein has been supplied by the vendor. This office has not been informed of and does not accept any responsibility for any discrepancies in the validity of that information. We invite all interested parties to view the property forthwith and encourage interested parties to make their own enquiries to determine the accuracy of the information supplied.