Area & Title:
3,191 acres (1,291.37 ha) Unrestricted Freehold
Location:
Approximately 16 km north of Gunnedah on the Wean Road via bitumen road.
Country:
Approximately 730 hectares developed for irrigation and 530 hectares dryland farming, the balance being occupied by buildings and shade timber as well as above ground storage.
Rainfall:
600mm per annum
IRRIGATION:
Bore Licences
WAL 12623
Annual Allocation 847 megalitres
Current Account Balance
As at 22nd June 2010 1,694 megalitres
WAL 14447
Supplementary bore licence
Annual Allocation 875 megalitres
Current Account Balance
As at 22nd June 2010 230 megalitres
Gunnedah Council Waste 450 – 600 megalitres per year. The agreement for this water commenced 1st April 2009 and expires 31st March 2019.
The property has 4 equipped bores with motors, pumps and bores in first class condition.
Irrigation Bore Pumps
(a)
Pump: Everflow
Motor: John Deere
Drive: Amarillo
Capacity: 7 megs/day
( b)
Pump: Everflow
Motor: Cummins
Drive: Randolph
Capacity: 9 megs/day
(c)
Pump: Everflow
Motor: John Deere
Drive: Amarillo
Capacity: 3 megs/day
(d)
Pump: Everflow
Motor: Cummins
Drive: Randolph
Capacity: 9 megs/day
Lift Pumps
(a)
Pump: Axial flow
Motor: John Deere
Drive: Randolph
Capacity: 10 megalitres/day
(b)
Pump: 450mm Axial flow
Motor : CAT
Drive: Amarillo
Capacity: 50 megalitres/day
(c)
Pump: Axial flow
Motor: John Deere
Drive: Amarillo
Capacity: 10 megalitres/day
(d)
Pump: Axial flow
Motor: John Deere
Drive: Amarillo
Capacity: 10 megalitres/day
(e)
Pump: Axial flow
Motor: John Deere
Drive: Randolph
Capacity: 10 megalitres/day
Storage Lift Pump
Pump: 660 mm China Pump
Motor: Cummins
Drive: Belt Drive
Capacity: 130 megalitres/day
Cropping Programme:
930 acres sown to canola
1,500 acres fallowed for cotton
627 acres sown to Rye Grass pasture
Storages:
There are two main storages and an additional surge storage which takes advantage of the overflows from Rangari Creek.
The storage capacity comprises a main storage and surge area with a combined capacity of approximately 1800 megalitres.
The property has an arrangement with the Gunnedah Shire to take all recycled water from the Gunnedah township, which is piped to the property by the council and made available at $92 per meg (approx 450-600 megalitres).
Irrigation Development:
The irrigation fields are well developed with large capacity permanent head ditches well developed tailwater recirculation system, module pads and well developed bores.
The fields have a fall of approx 1 in 300, therefore there has been little in the way of laser levelling, however the fields are uniform, have been upgraded and water well. The soil types are suited to irrigation.
Improvements:
Old 4 bedroom concrete block and W/B home with galvanised roof approx 250 sq metres
Galvanised iron garage – approx 18 sq metres
3 bedroom W/B home, approx 200 sq metres with garage
1 x gal iron shed 28 sq metres
1 x Machinery shed, steel framed, approx 240 sq metres
1 x Bulk Grain Shed, concrete floor approx 160 sq metres
1 x old woolshed now used for storage
1 x grain shed 60 sq metres
1 x hay shed 345 sq metres
1 x woolshed 145 sq metres plus steel yards
Set steel cattle yards including crush.
1 x Fuel shed
4 x elevated silos
3 x seed silos
1 x flat bottom silo
2 x old silo
CONTACT:
For further information or inspection, contact:
Moree Real Estate
Phone: (02) 6751 1100
Fax: (02) 6752 1766
Web: www.moreerealestate.com.au
Paul Kelly 0428 281 428
Cliff Brown 0428 669 173
George Avard Rural Property Sales
Phone: (02) 6742 4166
George Avard 0427 424 142
John Cull 0429 617 043
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