Approx. 883.192 Hectares – Approx. 2,182 Acres

Title Details
Lot 83 DP720253, Lot 82 DP720253, Lot 5 DP633109, and Lot 1, DP882671, Shire of Hay.

Murrumbidgee River frontage irrigation property being approximately 15 minutes (via sealed road) to Hay township, which provides education, health, ag supplies and facilities. School bus to Hay primary and secondary schools. Daily taxi truck service to Griffith.

Access is via Carrathool Road from Mid Western Highway.

Regional city of Griffith is located approximately 105km to the east, where regional daily air services to Sydney, regular air services to Melbourne and excellent agricultural supply and service facilities are available. Rokeby is located midway between Adelaide and Sydney and approx. 400km from Melbourne.
Airport at Hay.

RIVER IRRIGATION PUMPS
Without doubt, the installation of three irrigation river pumps provides for substantial extraction from Murrumbidgee River, to support intensive broad acre cropping programs.

16 pump with 100hp elec motor
14 pump with John Deere 6 cyl diesel motor
20 pump with Mercedes 6 cyl diesel motor

To support in farm recycle irrigation water movement there are three lift pumps with diesel motors strategically located throughout irrigation fields.

IRRIGATION FIELDS
Approx. 700 hectares have been laid out to irrigation in 16 fields, of which approx. 450 hectares are lasered irrigation, balance either on row crop layout or contours. Field size and layouts allowing for a diverse range of rotational summer and winter crops. An area is set aside and provides for drainage water retention if and as required.

IMPROVEMENTS
Substantial four bedroom residence with formal lounge, dining room, office, two bathrooms, plus an open plan family room, gauzed paved living room, set in established tree lined lawns and gardens nearby to Murrumbidgee River. Double vehicle accommodation
100′ x 50′ machinery shed and steel sheep yards. Filtered water pipeline to residence and shed.

MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER LICENCES

WAL15633 - 2273.65 Units of General Security
WAL13343 - 772.5 Units Supplementary
WAL13692 - 20 Units High Security Stock and Domestic

Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater Licence
WAL11801 -Zero Units Entitlement

The purchaser has the opportunity to negotiate a purchase or a term lease of the 2,273.65meg/units of Murrumbidgee River water entitlements and or 772.5 megalitres of Murrumbidgee River. Supplementary Water Entitlements attached to Rokeby.

CURRENT SUMMER CROPS
130 hectares have been planted to Cotton and 90 hectares to Corn.
Approx. 475 hectares are available for the 2015 Winter Cropping program.
Vendors in past years have grown a variety of crops including cotton, rice, cereals, popcorn, pulse crops and seed crops

Annual Rainfall: Considered approx. 350mm per annum (subject to seasonal conditions)
Hay Shire Rates: $2,099.10 per annum
Local Land Services Rates: $800.00 per annum

REMARKS
Rokeby provides buyers with the rare opportunity to acquire a medium sized irrigation farming enterprise with exceptional river irrigation water supply pump facilities. This enables a variety of summer and winter cropping programs to be practised to maximise the grain/fibre production.

The Northern Riverina area is becoming renowned and recognised for the production of high yielding cotton crops. Expansion of cotton ginning facilities in the district with new gins at Carrathool and Hay both within 38 kms via sealed road, support the bullish outlook for cotton in the district.

A growing appetite for cereals and corn exists to cater for an expanding broiler poultry operations by Baiada Poultry at Griffith.

Vendors willing to consider immediate settlement, or to negotiate a timed settlement period.

Opportunity may exist to lease neighbouring lands to expand irrigation farming enterprise

For Sale by Expressions of Interest Closing Thursday 26th March 2015 at 4.00pm

Details: Lawry Owers 0428 696 871 or Alister Watt 0428 696 872