Vendor is motivated to sell. This small farm has an abundance of water with the South Burdekin Water Board Channel running through the middle of the farm. This size farm would be easy to manage together with another occupation.

Location:- 8kms south of Home Hill, 21kms south of Ayr and 108 kms south east of Townsville.

Area:- 44.368ha (109.63ac), 95ac is cultivated to sugar cane after subdivision. A further 9.15 acres can be leased at a flat rental of $2,500 p.a.; 95.62ac of which 84.4ac is cultivated.

Tenure:- A new Title Deed has been issued – Freehold. Burdekin Shire Rates $4,427.53 p.a. prior to the subdivision which will be now reduced.

Services:- Bitumen road frontage off sealed road off Iona Road. Home Hill has a population of 3,000 with Post Office, Primary and Secondary Schools, 3 banks, doctor, police, fire and ambulance services and smaller retailers. Ayr is the major centre north of Home Hill with a population of 8,000 with another 10,000 throughout the district. Busy town centre with all the amenities, banks, primary and secondary schools, doctors, new hospital, major supermarkets Coles and Woolworths and a large variety of retailers. Townsville city has a population of 160,000 with large industrial base and Government presence.

Country:- Sandy loam soils over most of the farm to heavy soils on the back block. Farm is completely laser-levelled and flood irrigated. Currently growing sugar cane and is suited to grow a variety of crops including vegetables, corn or horticulture. Water Board channel passes through the farm between the main part of the farm and the back block and forms a lagoon which is part of the farm boundary.

Water:- Channel license to the South Burdekin Water Board for 170ML with a cost of $5.40/ML (excess penalty approx $11/ML) Channel pump 6 25hp electric bore; 6 turbine 25hp electric motor. Water quality in the bore has been tested at 80grams of salt/millionth and when mixed with the channel water makes it very suitable for growing cane.

Improvements:- No house or shed included in the sale.

Crop and Machinery:- Farm grew 4,300 tonne of cane for 2006 harvest (45t/ac) and can grow in the right conditions 5,000t. Average production figures past 5 years 4,497t over 41.16 ha (101 ac at 45 t/ac) with 14.76 CCS. One third of the farm is planted with Smut resistant cane varieties. A reconditioned Same 100.6 a/c tractor and some implements are included and are available on request.

Price:- $825,000 ($7,500/ac) or $765,000 ($7,000/ac without the implements or Same Tractor).

Contact:
Jack Slaney: 0427 877 522
Raine and Horne Ayr
Office: 07 4783 7522
Email: ayr@rh.com.au