Location:
Brooklyn West is situated 40 kilometres from Wagga Wagga in the Kyeamba Valley district just off of the Tumbarumba Road. The Hume highway is accessible to the south and the Sturt Highway links to the Hume north of Brooklyn West.

Area:
303.6 hectares or 750 acres on one title.

Housing:
There is a four bedroom brick homestead set in an established garden. The home includes two living rooms, kitchen with a casual dining area plus a formal dining room that is equipped with electric oven and cook top as well a working woodstove. The office is conveniently located to the kitchen.

A double carport joins the house, the original single car garage is used for additional storage and an adjacent bunkhouse offers further room for guests or teenager escapes.

Livestock Handling:
A three stand timber framed woolshed is alongside the excellent steel sheep yards. These yards include concrete through the main working areas, three-way draft, dual working races all based on the bugle design.

The cattle yards are of timber construction with some steel panels for reinforcing and include a loading ramp and a crush with vet access, squeeze and bail head.

Shedding:
There are two 60′ x30′ machinery sheds located near the main home. One shed incorporates a lockable workshop with concrete floor, lighting and three phase power. In addition another part bay has been subdivided off with concrete floor, power & lighting for secure storage.

Fodder & Grain:
There are two self emptying silos, one flat bottomed silo and two haysheds, one of timber and steel construction.

Soils:
The soils on Brooklyn West vary from grey loams over the flats to strong red loams over the rises. There have been a number of native trees planted throughout the property. Native timber is Yellow, Red and Grey Box.

Rainfall & Water:
The long term rainfall average for the property is 630mm per annum. Brooklyn West is supplied for stock water by 14 dams, with at least one dam in each paddock. The houses are supplied by a number of rainwater tanks, while the house garden is supplied by a windmill on a well, or pumped from a reliable dam near the house.

Paddocks & fencing:
The fencing is generally in excellent to fair condition throughout; most of the fencing is hinge joint and barb, with some older fences of plain wire or netting. There are 12 paddocks in total.

Crops & pastures:
Estimated to be 90% arable, the pastures are phalaris and clover based. Two paddocks where sown to Haifa white clover and Tetila ryegrass with outstanding results and with the wonderful summer rains the clover is already flowering. Currently there is an abundance of feed over Brooklyn West.

Machinery:
The vendor is passing all of the machinery, plant, some vehicles, fencing materials, workshop equipment, livestock & wool equipment and general sundries with the property. A full list is available upon request.

Services:
Brooklyn West is serviced with good mobile phone coverage as well as connections to the internet, land phone, TV and power.

Climate:
Situated south east of Wagga Wagga this location has an enviable reputation of reliable rainfall, long growing seasons that are still warm through the winters generating good pasture and crop growth.

Education:
A school bus at the Tumbarumba Road services all public and private schools in Wagga Wagga. This regional city has excellent educational options from primary through to tertiary with world class facilities at the campuses of Charles Sturt University and TAFE NSW Riverina Institute.

Livestock marketing:
Prime weekly livestock sales are held in Wagga. The Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre is the largest sheep selling centre in the world and in the top ten national cattle sale centres.

For Sale:
$1,850/acre including the machinery

Terms:
Settlement will be 42 days from exchange of contracts, but not earlier than 1 July 2011. Access for some grazing may be available prior to settlement.

Agent’s remarks:
Brooklyn West is an ideal size for the part time farmer; semi retired or as a quality add on fattening or breeding property within easy access of Wagga. The property is in excellent heart having been minimally stocked for many years and is sure to look after you for many years to come.

Our vendor is keen to move on in life and the Kyeamba Valley is a highly sought after district so we welcome your enquiry and recommend you inspect Brooklyn West as it will not last. This property has only changed hands a couple of times previously.