Tender closes 6th April 2017 if not sold prior.
Highest or any tender not necessary accepted & sold as a whole or in two separate parcels (subject to conditions)
Landmark Harcourts Albany is please to present to today's market "West Wattle and "Olinda" by Tender, closing on the 6th April 2017, if not sold prior and as a whole or in two separate parcels. West Wattle and Olinda are located on the town boundary of Frankland River.
Excellent and very reliable region, located only some 70 kms North West of Mt Barker and 120 km North West of Albany City. West Wattle and Olinda are both renowned sheep - wool producing properties with over the last few years to introduction of mixed grain crops and also high quality and abundant pasture production. The properties are very suitable for mixed farming, stock, mixed grains and most agricultural activities.
Once in a life time opportunity to purchase a sound well managed mixed farming property in a 550 to 6000 mm rainfall region of the Lower Great Southern.
This represents good reliable rainfall for a range of agricultural activities from cattle, wool, sheep and prime lambs to mixed cropping. West Wattle and Olinda are at present is running sheep plus 160 hectares of mixed crop, top quality wool on an above average kg's per hectare basis and excellent results achieved from cereals and canola. For many years to main agricultural focus has been on wool and prime sheep production.
Improvements on West Wattle and Olinda are very adequate for the property and include, neat and tidy fibro and tile three bedroom home with swimming pool, second home three home on Olinda, two shearing sheds, two machinery sheds, hay shed, two GP sheds and two sets sheep yards and cattle yards. All in fair to good serviceable condition.
Schooling from the properties is very good with Frankland River Primary School on your door step the you have a number of options in Mt Barker and Albany providing numerous primary and secondary plus a number of private schools and University. School bus is close. Excellent results achieved at all schools, plus numerous services and facilities are available Frankland, Mt Barker, Cranbrook and the City of Albany.
"West Wattle and Olinda" are both situated high on the landscape, gentle rolling undulating mixed country from river loams, gravel loams, granite loams, gravel loams and some sands, plus summer flats along the creek lines. Estimated clear pasture area is approximately 520 to 540 plus hectares with an estimated 520 hectares of croppable country. The pastures on the property can only be described as exceptional and include numerous mixed clovers and ryes.
Robust fertiliser applications over many years have contributed to the high pasture production on the property plus astute management. Applications of mixed fertiliser at 100 kgs plus have been applied over many years with an application also of lime on most of the property.
As a whole the property is fenced into 21 main paddocks and a few smaller holding paddocks for stock movement. The fencing is of a good standard and constructed from plain wire electric, ringlock and on steel & wood posts, well maintained. The owner carries out fencing maintenance on the property year in year out.
The property is well watered from numerous dams with a few soaks plus West Wattle has the Frankland River running along its Western Boundary providing stock water also, a few troughs at the yards also, some dams have received a clean out over the last few years. This property has a good standard of water supplies and is of an exceptional quality and very adequate for this region.
West Wattle and Olinda at present have 2,300 mated ewes and 60 rams. The owners feel that the DSE of the properties is in the range of about 4,000 sheep. The property also this year will have 160 hectares of mixed crops.
"West Wattle and Olinda" are both excellent and high quality mixed farming enterprise in a good reliable region of Western Australia. Quality features and good improvements plus top management practices compliment this medium holding, presentation perfect. The property is a credit to our vendor and we recommend inspection, this property will not disappoint.
Quality features.
- Excellent and good mixed fertile soil type
- Undulating country side high up on the landscape
- Outstanding pastures, mixed clovers and ryes
- Very reliable rainfall region of 600 to 550mm average
- Situated in a temperate and mild climate
- Renowned top producer in wool, sheep and mixed grains
- Good to fair improvements and very adequate for the property
- Situated on the Frankland River and also town boundary
- Close to Mt Barker, Cranbrook and the City of Albany
- Both property located on bitumen roads
- Very early selected properties from 1916
- Sound management practice over many years by the owners family
For details, phone Neville Tutt
Work 08 9841 1000 0r 9842 7888
Mobile 0419 193 500
Email [email protected]
Landmark Harcourts
153 Chester Pass Road
ALBANY WA 6330
