The Property:
St Columba is today a well known Tasmanian beef producing property. Historically, a dairy herd ran alongside beef and prime lambs. The St Columba Poll Hereford Stud conducted annual on-property bull sales for over twenty years.

Location:
The picturesque Pyengana valley is renowned for scenic tourism and high producing dairy herds. Pyengana is positioned on the Tasman Highway between the regional centres of Scottsdale and St Helens. These communities have always serviced local people and provided much needed experienced labour for the tourism, fishing, forestry and farming industries.

River Frontage:
St Columba enjoys four and a half kilometres of double frontage and another two kilometres of single frontage with the South George River’ and has access to an historical water use’ irrigation right of 1.6 ML per day over the summer months. There are two, three phase electric pump houses on the South George River providing water (2 water meters) for traveller soft hose irrigators.

Land Use:
The alluvial river flats are highly productive with irrigation potential. Arable grazing paddocks rise from gently rolling hills to steeper pastured country and totals approximately 345 hectares (850 acres). The remanding 100 hectares (250 acres) is a balance of open timbered grassland which blends into dense eucalypt regrowth and the highly valued Blackwood.

Size and scale:
Many buyers will be impressed by the scope of St Columba. Totalling over 445 hectares (1100 acres) in size, it is the largest holding in the Pyengana Valley and consists of 18 Titles.

Rainfall and natural water resource:
The reliable 1255mm district rainfall provides assured extended seasons for pasture growth.
Over many years there has been a dedicated campaign to double fence’ the many creeks and natural water courses on St Columba to protect them from livestock grazing damage. Additional large water troughs are supplied by a pump on the Cotton Creek and so provide pristine stock water, the highly prized feature of the St Columba stock management system.

Pastures:
The majority of arable acres are older, well established ryegrass and clover pasture species which have received annual super phosphate plus potash topdressing( up until 2006). Autumn 2009 aerial spreaders covered approximately 300 acres (30 tonnes / high grade super). Historically 15000 small square hay bales were stored under cover in sheds for fodder conservation. Today approximately 500 round hay (5×4′) and 500 wrapped silage bales are made annually.

Livestock Management:
A well known Poll Hereford cow herd has been bred on St Columba for many generations. Containing blood lines from across Australia, the herd of 300 breeders is split in calving between autumn and spring. Heifers are retained as replacements and calve as maidens at between 28 and 30 months of age.

Homestead:
A large triple’ brick home commands an outstanding position, overlooking the pristine farming flats of the South George River’. Built in the 1952, the substantial five bedroom family home is original in condition and style of the era. Floor area covers 32 squares, accommodates large living/ dining, lounge/ billiard room and study. The surrounding compliment of outbuildings includes farm office, store rooms and change rooms for a family swimming pool.

Farm buildings:
Shearing shed, implement sheds, hay sheds, cattle yards and decommissioned dairy.

Farm cottage:
Timber structure, well maintained 2 bedrooms with sunroom or 3 bedroom dwelling set aside, some distance from the main yard complex.