A genuine sale due to retirement. Rare sized small semi sustainable farm situated in very productive country. Very neat and well presented in all respects. A feature of the property is the solar farm and domestic power source, all of which is generated on site with no power bills. The property offers very affordable living centrally situated for commuting purposes between Warrnambool, Hamilton & Portland.

Full Listing Details are as follows:

LOCATION: 102 Sandy Lane, Codrington – 50km Portland, 35km Port Fairy, 71km Hamilton,63km Warrnambool, 12km Bessiebelle Village, 35km Macarthur, 34km Heywood.

SERVICES: Mail service 5 days a week, newspapers 6 days. 4km to mail box. School bus to Hawkesdale P12 school 12km.

TENURE: All freehold – $1261.99 rates per annum.

IMPROVEMENTS: The Home:
3 bedroom weatherboard home with GI roof, double garage with carport holding 4 cars. Home relocated 30 years ago with cement stumps, all rewired and replumbed. Repainted in the last 5 years. Internally painted 3 years ago.

The home comprises north facing lounge with R/C A/C unit and wood heater with as new carpets. Easterly facing kitchen/meals was updated 5 years ago with new cabinetry and laminated bench tops, adjoins the lounge and features a gas stove & gas hot water plus dishwasher (Dishlex).
The kitchen opens onto the laundry with separate toilet. There is also a westerly facing sunroom with polished floorboards.

The bedrooms include a north facing master bedroom with carpet over Jarrah floorboards with built in robes. The second bedroom includes built in robes and dressing table with a very large third bedroom with space for both a double and single bed. There is a north facing hallway leading from the front door and living areas to the bedrooms. Bathroom with new shower recess and toilet.

Outside there is a large lockable double garage with wood heater, cement floor and power ideal for entertaining. The home is set in a very neat large lawn area with shrubs and native trees plus a feature Agapanthus lined circular driveway. Included also is a small orchard.

The Farm:
GI woolshed with 2 stand equipped electric plants, 160 sheep under cover capacity, large wool rooms and a plumbed & powered kitchen. Large GI & timber sheep yards with new treated pine posts and a race. 3 bay open fronted GI machinery shed (30 x 20), fully enclosed GI truck shed (30 x 12) lockable with roller doors. Purpose built (30 x 12) 5 year old GI caravan shed. Garden shed with concrete floor and 8 ton silo.

The property is fully run off solar & battery power with backup diesel generator current capacity upgraded to 6.5kw (if required never used). Dedicated lockable shed for solar panel and batteries – fixtures. No power bills runs all domestic power & appliances & farm power.

WATER: Electric pump on bore (30) at house. Pumps to tank and gravity/pressurized to home. Large freshwater tank. Stock water supplied by 3 dams with mill on dam. One unequipped bore.

PADDOCKS: 5 main paddocks all watered by dams and 3 holding paddocks.

FENCING: Predominantly cyclone with 2 plain wire, in good stock proof order. 400 m new fencing to be completed.

PASTURES: Perennial ryegrasses & clover with some strawberry clover on heavier country. 13 Acres sown down to perennial ryegrass and Ballansia clover.

FERTILISER: No fertilizer 2014, but every year prior to at 80kg/Ha of straight super.

RAINFALL: 32/800ml rainfall country

SOIL TYPE: Grey sandy loam soils with black loam flats.

CONTOUR: Well drained slightly undulating country.

STOCK: Comfortably runs 2.5 sheep /Acre with no hand feeding 400 ewes for prime lamb production.