One of Tasmania’s iconic pastoral properties is being offered for sale, for only the second time since it was first developed in the 1960′s.
‘Westmore’ comprises approx. 2809 hectares (6940 acres) of high rainfall, developed pastures on the North West Coast of Tasmania in one of the best grass growing areas of the world.
Running in the order of 4,000 cattle (predominantly Angus), the property still has huge potential to be developed further, with options including: fattening, dairy conversion, cropping or increasing breeding numbers.
‘Westmore’ is in excellent order and has four homes, including a director’s residence with views along Marrawah’s world renowned surf beach with all weather laneways, two sets of cattle yards, sheep yards, two machinery sheds/workshops, hay barns and excellent livestock watering systems are other features.
Well located, 1 hours from Wynyard airport (1 hour flying to Melbourne), there is an export abattoir at Smithton only 35 minutes away. ‘Westmore’ has been supplying cattle for the ‘Cape Grim’ beef label for the past five years and their annual draft of weaners are well sought after by fatteners.
Situation:
‘Westmore’ is situated on the north west coast of Tasmania, around 50kms west of Smithton which is the main service town. ‘Westmore’ is 7km south of Marrawah on the sealed road to Arthur River Village and on the northern edge of the Tarkine Wilderness area. Nearby Arthur River offers excellent tourist facilities including commercial cruise boats catering for the wilderness experience. Marrawah is also noted for its spectacular coastline and great surf beaches.
Area:
2,809 hectares (6,940 acres). Unrestricted freehold, in seven titles, in addition there is a directors/owners residence located at Green Point, Marrawah on a separate title.

Residences:
Director’s residence: architect designed, fully renovated character home with 3/4 bedrooms, two bathrooms, separate from the main farm at Marrawah, with spectacular ocean and beach views and easy walking distance to Marrawah’s main surf beach.

Manager’s homestead (circa. 1986) 5 bedroom, brick veneer includes office, modern kitchen / dining area, lounge, sitting room, bathroom, laundry, porch and garages. The property is set in neat and tidy surrounds with an elevated easterly aspect and child proof fenced area.

Other accommodation includes two 3 bedroom hardiplank cottages (erected in 1991 & 1994); both have open plan kitchen/dining area and lounge sitting room.

Other improvements:
- Large steel frame machinery shed with concrete floor incorporating workshop and storage
- Second large machinery shed with concrete floor
- Utility sheds
- Amenity block including lunchroom and toilet/shower
- Fully enclosed galvanised iron hay shed
- New 800 bale barn
- New sheep yards

Fencing:
The fencing is predominately electric, both boundary and internally. Mainly 4 wire with 2 live, constructed of pine posts and GI posts. The property is subdivided into 130 main paddocks which allows rotational grazing and efficient management. In recent times the vendors have commenced an extensive programme of game proof fencing the boundary of the property – approximately 23.5km has been completed and this has made a remarkable improvement in carrying capacity.

Livestock yards:
There are two excellent sets of cattle yards constructed of treated pine posts and sawn timber rails. The main yards include a concreted curved race with loading ramp, a covered work area, including cattle crush, Harrington bale head, weighing platform calf race and cradle, capacity approximately – 800 head (work 600), out station cattle yards, capacity approxroximately 300 (work 160) with handling race and loading ramp. Also a separate set of timber constructed sawn rail calving yards.

carrying capacity:
‘Westmore’ carries an excellent commercial herd, predominantly Angus with the property currently carrying around 1527 breeders (ptic) together with 585 replacement heifers (ptic), 1774 calves and 78 bulls. The capacity has been increased around 50 breeders per annum as new pasture has been improved and brought into production.

In the last ten years the owners have converted the herd from 100% Poll Hereford to approx. 80% Angus and Angus cross. Predominantly a spring calving herd, calves are sold as weaned calves in Smithton saleyards in March each year.

The vendors also have the option of carrying some calves over, on a weight gain basis for fatteners, cutting and selling fodder, agisting dairy replacement livestock, fattening lambs or agisting beef/cattle to manage the surplus of feed in the Spring/Summer period.

The cattle are available for sale to the purchaser, if required.

country:
An excellent balance of flats to rolling undulating and gentle sloping countryside. Remaining stands of timber include stringy-bark, ti-tree and some blackwood, offering excellent stock shade and shelter with approximately 2200 hectares (5436 acres) having been de