WONGABEL, BRAIDWOOD NSW
With property also available on a WIWO basis
AREA/TITLE:
TOTAL: 1571 acres 635 hectares (approx)
Section A – 250 acres Torrens Title Lot 27,66,154 and Lot 2 (Ex lot65) Parish Bendoura, County St Vincent
Section B – 588 acres known as the Middle Block. Lot Old Lot 155,156,157 DP 755905 Parish Bendoura. County St Vincent
Section C – 733 acres Lot 69 DP 755959 (Lot 2 new DP) Parish Tallaganda, County of St Vincent
SERVICES:
STD/telephone/fax, domestic tank water, septic system, School bus at Majors Creek. Majors Creek offers hotel and service station facilities.
LOCATION:
Approx 4kms from Majors Creek and 20kms from Braidwood, estimated 1 to 1.5hrs drive to Canberra, one hour to the coast, 3.5hours to Sydney via Goulburn, Hume Highway and M5.
COUNTRY:
Topography:
Principally lighter sandy clay loam soils well fertilized and maintained over many years the country is very attractive, gently undulating with a favoured eastern facing aspect. Pasture development has been ongoing for many years with improved grasses such as cocksfoot, phalaris, ryegrass and fescues having been sown together with red and white clovers, sub clovers and medics. Having been sown for some years these pastures have naturalized and now include dense swards of the excellent Weeping Grass (microlaena) with native medics also in evidence. Recent predominant cattles grazing has strengthened the pasture sward and shows a very deep cover at present.
Timber:
Originally timbered with box, mountain ash, peppermint and stringybark, the country has been thoughtfully cleared to shelter belts and timber groves.
Water:
Water is a feature with 44 dams. The majority of dams are spring fed and during the past 7 years continued to provide quality stock water. Combined with an extensive concrete troughing system and a number of substantial concrete and fibreglass tanks there is enviable and secure stock watering capacity. On the eastern boundary is also a creek with intermediate access.
Rainfall:
800mms annual rainfall with strong influence from the coast only 50kms away, they are regarded as having a reliable rainfall.
Fencing:
Subdivided into over 44 paddocks the property features a central laneway system on to which most paddocks open enabling easy management of the property generally by one person. The property is Cattle care and Flock care Accredited. Boundary fencing is generally plain wire with internal fencing a mix of ringlock and plain and barbed wire. In recent months many of the internal fences have had a double electric outrigger wire fitted to assist with cattle and prolong the fence life. All gates are steel and generally the fencing is in very good order. Part of the property has been set up as a cell grazing system for intensive pasture utilization.
IMPROVEMENTS:
Homestead:
Fully renovated three-bedroom weatherboard cottage with polished timber floors, large living room, office area and large entertaining pergola covered entertaining patio overlooking an established garden. Home is fully insulated and has 250,000 litres of rainwater connected. Heating from a slow combustion wood heater. This would make an ideal weekender or an excellent managers residence. Has double garage and storage area adjacent.
2 Bedroom cottage:
Insulated modern cottage set up close to all facilities presently used as guest accommodation, farm office and employee amenities. Has bathroom and sep toilet and kitchenette. Power connected.
Woolshed:
3 stand electric steel woolshed plus cover for 500 woolly sheep. Included is lockable vet room and large bale storage area. Adjacent are covered steel sheep yards with part concrete floors.
Machinery Sheds:
Three bay machinery shed of steel and galvanised construction. Attached lock up mechanical workshop and 3 phase power connected. Concrete floor. Three bay steel framed machinery/tractor shed. Lockable equipment storage. Steel 4 bay Hayshed 450 tonne capacity Chemical shed.
Cattle Yards:
As new steel Aust Stockyard Co cattle yards designed to handle 400 cattle plus RPM cattle crush and calf crush in separate calf race.
Silos:
3 x 50 tonne cone based steel silos.
Equine Complex:
23 acre near level pastured area set up for equine use with polocrosse field, 4 stable complex with dual steel lockable sheds/tack rooms. Dressage area plus two round yards, exercise arena, wash bay, Jumps, Cavellettis.
CARRYING CAPACITY:
Owners estimate conservative carrying capacity for whole property as 550 cow and calf units or approximately 8000 DSE. Property would also benefit from growing out weaner steers and heifers.
REMARKS:
Quite apart from the value as an easy care profitable grazing enterprise this property also incorporates an approved four lot subdivision in Section A. Which has serious potential to show excellent returns when developed. The demand for smaller subdivision blocks in the district makes a property of this size unique and highly sought after for the astute investor. There are multiple options available here and the Vendors are flexible with regard to structures for tax effective purchase.
DISCLAIMER:
All care has been taken in compiling these particulars but as the same are prepared on instructions and with details provided by the vendor for whom the Company acts as Agents only, we cannot accept responsibility for error or mis-description, if any. Intending purchasers should satisfy themselves as to the correctness of these details. No Title Search has been undertaken nor any Survey by the Agents. Areas, distances and measurements are approximate only.