The offering comprises Barry Station (6,940 acres approximately), Bellbrook Station (7,001.5 acres approximately) and Warranilla Station (7,145 acres approximately) in an aggregation totalling 21,086 acres (8,374 hectares) approximately.
An opportunity exists to purchase Barry Station independently, Bellbrook and Warranilla Stations combined, or the entire aggregation.
A unique feature of this offering is the substantial access to flowing water, high rainfall and quality soils.
Location
Situated just 28km from Nundle and approximately 428km from Sydney with access from the aggregation to Tamworth, Scone, Nowendoc and Walcha.
Topography
There are numerous gullies, alluvial creek flats and undulating hills and peaks. The soils are predominantly red and black basalt with alluvial black basalt soils along the cultivated creek flats.
Fencing
The aggregation is subdivided into approximately 53 main paddocks. The fencing is predominantly a combination of hinge joint and rabbit netting.
Water Access Licence & Rainfall
The aggregation boasts outstanding frontage to running water. There is substantial double frontage
to the Barnard River as well as renowned Ben Hall’s Creek, Back Creek and Sandy Creek. In addition,
there are approximately 115 stock-watering dams plus a 810 unit (mega litre) water access licence
(WAL17109).
The vendor estimates rainfall to vary between approximately 45 and 55 inches per annum over the 21,086 acres.
Production
The aggregation has been running 3,500 breeding cows and 2,000 mixed sex yearling cattle in recent years.
There is also a herd of approximately 4,000 self-replacing goats on the property. The goats are considered to be an integral part of the current farm management.
Forestry / Logging
‘Warranilla Station’ has a registered Private Native Forest grant (PNF-PVP-10071) for selective logging.
Improvements
Barry Station has a 5 bedroom weatherboard home with 2 bathrooms, an additional 2 bedroom cottage and shearer’s quarters,3 bay machinery shed and lockup workshop as well as numerous
other farm sheds.
The main set of cattle yards is located on Barry Station. They are timber and steel in construction with a vet crush as well as a 6 stand electric woolshed with attached sheep yards.
Bellbrook Station has a 5 bedroom weatherboard home and additional, recently renovated 3 bedroom home. Bellbrook has 3 sets of cattle yards, multi-purpose timber and corrugated iron shed and
2 x powered camping huts.
Warranilla Station has steel cattle yards, no power connected and a camping hut.
‘The vendor has decided that retirement is definitely a priority and is demanding a sale result is achieved for this unique offering’