Like driving into a Streeton painting, Broadacres is a visually beautiful property with stands of huge ,aged old eucalypts, and heavily grassed, gently undulating paddocks, with three sheltered valleys, many cattle camps and secluded creek side areas.
640 acres of prime grazing country, consistently running 160 cows & calves to produce vealers, equally suited to horses and many other productive lifestyle uses; Broadacres presents an exceptional buying opportunity.
Very improved, clean country. The owner has devoted time and energy into carefully planning and selectively clearing the country to large shade trees, and cattle camps, and promoting re growth in gullies and creek beds, resulting in a superbly presented and outstanding property. There are no noxious weeds, and such clean paddocks are testament to the owners hard work, knowledge and experience in the rural property and cattle industry.
The property is Easterly fall with Northerly aspect. To inspect this property is to appreciate the best in land management practices. After nearly 15 years in selling rural property, this Agent highly recommends Broadacres as a rare and truly exceptional property.
All the hard work has been done. The gentle undulations and broad ridges, results in easy access over the entire property and easier farm management. The paddocks have been fenced into a laneway system that leads to the set of cattle yards.
Maximised by a program of fertilizing and seeding over 9 years, with 100kg per acre of super phosphate spread annually, with 1 tonne of lime per acre spread over the entire property in 2006, and top dressed with potash in 2008.
Native pastures have been supplemented with kikuyu, paspalum and clovers. The paddocks are very heavily grassed, and well watered by 14 dams and permanent spring holes in the creeks and watercourses that traverse the property.
The property is located in an area of 40 inch (1000mm) average rainfall.
Broadacres consistently runs 160 breeders, and constantly tops the scales at local cattle sales. With their vealers highly sort after, and steers renowned within the area, Broadacres cattle have a reputation for their doing ability.
SUMMARY:
IMPROVEMENTS: 3 bedroom brick and tile residence, with air conditioning, and sublime views over the property.
SHEDDING: 2 x 5 bay machinery sheds, one with concrete floor, power and town water.
YARDS: Substantial post and sawn rail construction cattle yards, designed to hold 200 head. With an undercover crush, loading ramp and town water.
WATER: TOWN WATER: to troughs, cattle yards, house and shed.
14 Dams, creeks.
FENCING: all fencing is in stock proof condition and in good repair. A laneway system connects to the cattle yards .The property is fenced into 12 paddocks.
LOCATION: Broadacres is located 7klm from Clarencetown, about 1 hour from Newcastle, 35 minutes from Maitland CBD, about 2 hours from Sydney via the F3 & about 20 minutes from Dungog.
FURTHER POTENTIAL: Broadacres has subdivision potential , ideally suited to 3 large rural lifestyle lots ( subject to Dungog Shire Council approval).
INSPECTION: strictly by prior appointment with Exclusive agent Pamela Munson
Phone 0427207542.