An ideal location being only 15 kilometres to Launceston.
‘Junction Farm’ enjoys approximately 10 kilometres of Prime River frontage on the Meander and South Esk Rivers. Expansive broadwaters offer recreational opportunities around every river bend.
Management History:
Cropping enterprises have included cereals, grass seed, peas and poppies. Irrigation water is pumped to a new 336 metre ‘Bauer’ pivot via three phase power. A second pivot area is currently under development. An Angus Cow herd runs alongside prime lamb, first cross and Corriedale Ewes, finishing lambs for the local market.
Homestead:
An architecturally designed four bedroom home was built in 1983 and located in a commanding position on the property. The spacious house has recently experienced a high quality refurbishment in two living areas, kitchen and study.
4 bedrooms – 3 with built-in robes, main bedroom with walk-in robe, 2 bathrooms, 1 ensuite, Study Broadband connection ISDN, Family dining, celery top, parquetry floor. Carpets Bellavista wool blend, installed in 2006
Paintwork- new interior and exterior in 2007
Car accommodation: 2 space garage, 4 carport spaces
Storeroom and workshop – off one carport, tackroom – next to horse stalls/yards, chicken run
Glass walled gymnasium in garden courtyard including shower, toilet and changeroom.
Other capital improvements include:
Manager’s Residence – renovated in 2005
3 bedroom, 2 living areas, new kitchen, and bathroom.
open plan family, lounge, dining area,study/rumpus with ISDN Broadband connection.
Shearing shed: elevated 3 stand, steel clad construction, capacity to hold 300 woolies.
Cattle yards: steel and timber, steel cattle crush.
5 bay timber machinery shed, fertiliser shed, hay barn, silo, diesel fuel tank
Pump house: Meander River
3 phase power, 6kw submersible Flygt pump lifts water into 30kw electric mono motor operating Gould pump to pivot and hillside holding reservoir, stock troughs gravity feed from this tank
Irrigation: existing water rights from Meander 22.5ML, Southesk 112.5ML. Pivot irrigation 6 span Bauer 336 metres in length, class 6, 200mm pipe, installed in 2007.
Stock number as at 15 February 2008:
700 Corriedale MX SX lambs,365 Saxon Merino Wether lambs,
1000 XB prime/store lambs, 300 Corriedale X ewes Hoggetts,
700 Corriedale ewes 3-5 years, 1000 X bred Bor Mer Corriedale ewes, 3 year/F.M.
90 Angus cows MX age, 3 years 8 years, 91 Angus calves
spring 2007 drop.