687 Goulburn Weir-Murchison Road, Whroo VIC 3612

This picturesque property of 11.5ha (28acres) is only 12.5 km from Nagambie and 11km from Murchison via sealed road. The modern brick veneer home is beautifully appointed and placed with north facing continuous views of the rolling green lawns to the water's edge. A productive and commercially viable walnut grove of over 5,800 fully grown walnut trees creating an income on the perfect country lifestyle property.

The House
• Brick veneer house approx 5 years old
• Three living areas
• 4 bedrooms all with walk-in robes
• Master bedroom has two walk-in robes and ensuite.
• Separate bathroom for remaining bedrooms.
• Inbuilt wood heater
• Separate pantry. Stone bench tops
• Large double garage
• Full aircon, heating and cooling to all areas
• Solar hot water
• Double glazing, 6 star insulation
• Polished concrete alfresco area, north facing to water
Other buildings
• Separate new 7 metre square shed with 3 roller doors
• Pump shed
• Pergola
• Additional older shedding
Land and water
• 11.5 ha land (approx) with high quality soil. Soil survey available
• 5800- 6000 fully grown and productive walnut trees, fully irrigated with sprinkler to each tree.
• Annual 5 Megalitre high reliability water right, plus 3 Ml of stock and domestic.
• Services by sealed road
• Irrigation pump with automatic filtering. Can be controlled remotely by phone.
Location
• One hour 40 minutes from Melbourne via Freeway
• Access to Goulburn Weir and River waterways
• Warm temperate climate ideally for many types of horticulture
Walnut industry
• Australia still imports most of its walnuts from northern hemisphere, so fresh locally-grown product is in short supply.
• Australia's walnut industry has the advantage of being off-season to the main northern hemisphere growers.
• There is a high demand for walnuts from the many European migrant communities now living in Australia
• Grower can sell their crops either direct via farmer markets or thru 3rd party processors and marketers
• The Australian Walnut Industry Association (AWIA) has been in operation 20 years, and is a great source of information for potential growers.
• Walnut growing is ideal as a retirement investment, in that it is not highly labour intensive once the trees are planted. Harvesting is done mechanically using a tree shaker to drop the nuts to the ground, to be collected by a sweeper/ harvester