A rare opportunity to acquire a picturesque property with approximately 3 km frontage to the pristine Styx river.
Simply enjoy a unique lifestyle or explore the numerous options - cattle/beef production, forestry, aquaculture, horticulture, or even eco-tourism.......... the choice is yours.
500 Acres of freehold land with pasture improvement, natural pastures, sheltered grazing, commercial timber, long frontage to a pristine river, large capacity fish-stocked dam, irrigation licences, 2 houses, sheds, stock yards, quiet and peaceful, direct access to state forests and National Parks. All this approx 60km from Armidale and 145km to Coffs Harbour.
Location & Services:
An ideal location between the city of Armidale and the coast.
Located 15km from the village of Wollomombi and the Waterfall Way, 60km east of Armidale - with its excellent educational and retail facilities. Approximately 145km to Coffs Harbour and South West Rocks. There are daily air services between Armidale and Sydney and a daily XPT rail service between the cities. Armidale is also a major livestock selling centre, with abattoirs and feedlots close by for direct sales.
Country:
Extremely scenic New England 'Eastern Fall' property, ranging in altitude from 830m to 940m. It comprises small areas of river flats, providing access points for livestock and brilliant areas for camping, fishing and potential eco-tourism activities, rising to undulating trap and red soil grazing country.
Approximately 50% of the property has been previously cleared, with the balance pristine hardwood forest - ideal for winter grazing. The timber includes the Australian hardwood varieties of Sydney blue gum, manna gum, stringybark and messmate. A small blue gum plantation has been established.
Water:
Water is a feature - with approximately 3km frontage to the majestic Styx River. Also there is a reliable creek running through the property, as well as the large 60MgL storage dam with a 10MgL header dam. Water is reticulated to troughs in the higher paddocks from the dam via two 20,000 gal concrete storage tanks.
Annual rainfall approx is approx 1100mm.
Irrigation:
The property is licensed to irrigate 70Ha - 50Ha from the river and 20Ha from the creek.
Improvements:
Homestead - A charming federation style homestead, weatherboard and colorbond, 3 bedrooms with a loungeroom, open plan kitchen/dining, office and 3 external verandahs. The homestead is set in an attractive cottage garden with 20,000 gal rainwater tank and separate double lockup garage.
Cottage - An older style 3 bedroom weatherboard and galvanised iron cottage is located nearby.
Operating improvements - Timber cattle yards with crush and loading ramp, a corrugated iron lockable machinery shed with 3 skillions, and a Hatz diesel pump for the water reticulation system.
Fencing - all in good condition, much of it has been renewed recently. Property subdivided into 10 main paddocks- all with reliable water.
Remarks:
This property is a dream - a small farm situated in a very strong agricultural area, and close to one of Australia's leading educational and commercial cities, Armidale. The property is situated on the high country above well known coastal centres including Coffs Harbour and South West Rocks.
Extremely attractive and also potentially highly productive, this is an ideal property for cattle/beef production, forestry, aquaculture, horticulture or even eco-tourism with its magnificent stretch of high country river ......... or just a wonderful place to live.
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