Minyara is considered one of the best farming properties in the Frankland district, with an excellent proven range of successful diverse rural activities and in most recent year's continuous cropping programme. The current owners have worked the property for over 30 years and had an extremely successful raspberry enterprise, stud stock and prime lambs with some mixed crop of peas, lupins, barley, wheat and oats.
Inspection a must here as this property is in excellent condition and perfect presentation, an excellent opportunity to acquire a very well managed property that has been successfully farmed for the past 36 years.
Currently leased which expires in the 2015 season.
Location:
The property is situated approximately 12 km South East of Frankland, 105 kms North West of Albany, 38 kms West of Cranbrook and some 320 kms South East of Perth in the Shire of Cranbrook.
Services:
Albany is the main regional centre for the Great Southern Region of Western Australia, being situated some 409.00 kilometres to the south east of the Perth metropolitan area. The City of Albany has a population of approximately 35,000 people. Major industries include a deep water port and grain handling facility, along with fish, vegetable and wood chip processing works. The city is also a major tourist destination which receives approximately 500,000 tourist visitors per annum.
There are a number of industries within the City of Albany which provide major employment and these include the Fletchers Meat Works, to the north of Albany and the timber industry. The city is well serviced with shopping facilities including K-Mart and Target. A major redevelopment of the waterfront is now complete which includes a new concert hall, cultural centre and marina together with retail areas to be developed.
Frankland has a small pre-primary, primary school, General store, sports club, sport facilities & rural merchandise supplies & services plus a few other facilities.
Zoning:
Rural
Description:
Highly productive gentle undulating country in a prime productive region of Western Australia. Originally timbered with jarrah and white gum.
Rates:
$3,677.72
Soil Types:
Good strong mixed soil types from loams to gravel loams. Estimated crop - grazing at 400 plus hectares with good mixed pastures of mixed clovers & ryes and some parkland cleared areas for grazing. Good fertiliser over numerous years with applications of fertiliser as per soil testing and crop requirements plus lime applications in the last 3 - 4 years. Attention has been paid to a strong soil management programme which reflects in the properties productivity.
Water:
The property is well watered from 14 dams with most over the last few years cleaned and maintained. Domestic water supplies from rainwater tanks with capacity of 143,000 litres. Excellent water supplies and very adequate for the property. Irrigation is provided from two dams of 11,000 m3 and 8,300 m3 with potential to increase if so required for horticulture ventures.
Rainfall:
Very reliable 550 plus mm rainfall region.
Stock and Crop:
Over many years Minyara has run over 3,200 crossbred merino and Poll Dorset sheep as well as a small registered Poll Dorset stud. In the last few years the property has been leased and is all in crop with a mix of canola, barley and wheat. Excellent results have been achieved over the last few years in regards to crop averages.
Fencing:
Sixteen main paddocks with two smaller holding paddocks, near new fencing on the boundaries and a central laneway system that leads from most paddocks back to the yards and sheds. Fencing constructed from pre-fabricated wire on wood and steel posts. All in good serviceable condition with some new over the last few years.
Improvements:
Excellent improvements on the property that include; 17m x 20 m machinery shed timber corrugated iron in good condition; 8m x 12 m machinery shed C & I in good condition; 8m x 16m grain storage shed 140 tonnes with cement floor; 2 - 4 stand shearing shed in good condition; fully lockable workshop with concrete floor 7m x 15m; 2 smaller storage sheds; oil room plus other smaller GP sheds; wood and sheep yards with 1,500 holding capacity 4 way bugle and covered area plus sheep feedlot.
Homestead:
Large spacious timber & aluminium cladding homestead which sits in beautiful extensive gardens and English trees with a tennis court alongside and verandahs around. Four bedrooms, 1 bathroom, formal lounge, dining, kitchen, games room, office, pantry, Wc, industrial kitchen, laundry, gas & wood hot water system and septic.
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