Pay only 50% of the purchase price upfront and the balance on vacant possession in 2009 and receive 50% of the lease & rental income! The farm is leased until 30.6.2009 and the house rented until 17.11.2007. In addition there are 3 titles in a great location, magnificent soil and excellent water with no restrictions to supply. Two of the titles could be shifted onto lagoon frontage and immediately would be worth half the purchase price and the property could be purchased with this provision in place!

Just 3km West of Ayr & 3km South of Brandon this farm is well located with lagoon frontage on Hutchings Lagoon, Ayr is 85km South of Townsville, 110km North of Bowen and 200km North of Airlie Beach.

Area: 52.47 hectares or 130 acres with 116 acres cultivated.

Tenure: Freehold and zoned Rural. Burdekin Shire rates are $6,900/annum.

Services: The farm is divided by a sealed road and is also on the corner of a sealed road giving it 3 road frontages. The house has town water, weekly garbage collection and over looks the picturesque Hutchings Lagoon where the local water skiing club operates. Ayr has a population of 8,500 with over 20,000 in the Burdekin Shire. There are several large supermarkets plus numerous other retailers as well as many medical services. Townsville has over 160,000 people with a large government and industrial base in the economy.

Improvements: A 3 bedroom highest timber home on steel stumps over looks Hutchings Lagoon. It is in good condition and has fibro over weatherboard on the exterior and VJ boards on the interior walls and ceilings. The kitchen and bathroom are in good condition and a closed in verandah is on 3 sides.

There are 2 machinery sheds with open sides – one is 30m x 12m, steel and has 3 bays with concrete floor and the other is 30m x 6m, gidyea posts with an iron roof.

Water: The main irrigation supply comes from the North Burdekin Water Board maintained lagoon. This has a 6×7 centrifugal pump with a 40hp motor and pumps approximately 80,000 ga/hr. This is charged at $4.80/ML. Water from a bore with a 5 inch centrifugal column pump can be mixed with the open water or pumped independently. Also a 6 inch centrifugal spear pump on a column in a 20ft well supplies water to the farm in the other side of the road. The underground supply is of excellent quality, the farm is completely flood irrigated and all pumps are on 3-phase power.

The domestic water supply comes from both town water and a bore equipped with a 2 inch jet pump. The bore water has been tested and is suitable for drinking.

Soil: Magnificent delta loam soils, which are suitable to most crops and completely laser leveled. These are rich in texture and well drained.

Crop & Machinery: There is no crop or machinery included. Cane production is consistently at about 5000t.

Price: POA

Contact: Jack Slaney 0427877522,
Office: 07 47837522,
Email: ayr@rhq.com.au