Whyanbeel, a well-kept local secret 25 minutes from Port Douglas, is the setting for this remarkable property.
This lush productive 280 acre property is being offered for sale as two lots, although expressions of interest for the entire parcel are also invited. Well-known among local farmers for being one of the best farms in the district, the property has produced more than 7,000 tonnes of sugar cane in a season.
Lot 1 (124.4 acres) includes 101 acres of sugarcane, a recently renovated four-bedroom house, two rental properties, two large machinery sheds and assorted farm equipment. A permanent freshwater creek runs along the length of the boundary.
On the other side of the road, Lot 2 (155 acres) would be a fabulous site for a lifestyle property. It consists of 72 acres of forested foothills and 83 acres of cane, with multiple possible house-sites in looking over the Whyanbeel valley.
One eight acre paddock has lain fallow for several years, providing a possible starting point for an organic farming operation, while the rest of the cane is leased to a local cane farmer.
The current cane lease (at 12% of the gross) runs through until 2016, while the houses are returning $750 a week.
Whyanbeel is the home to some of the region’s premier tourist attractions and resorts.
To carry out an inspection or for a full list of machinery included in the sale, contact Richard Koser on 0408 421 452.