Positioned in a sought-after rural pocket of the Ballina Shire, 21 Moylans Lane presents an outstanding opportunity to secure a well-established and productive macadamia enterprise with scale, solid infrastructure, and future growth potential.
Set across 48.96 hectares, the property features approximately 38 hectares under planting, comprising around 11,000 macadamia trees. A strong mix of varieties including 246, 344, A203, 741 and 816 provides diversity in production and harvest timing. Importantly, there is an additional 2 hectares suitable for further planting, offering scope to expand the orchard footprint.
The farm has demonstrated consistent production performance, with recent yields of:
* 2022 – 45 tonnes
* 2023 – 44.6 tonnes
* 2024 – 63.9 tonnes
* 2025 – 43.5 tonnes
A structured orchard management program is in place, supporting both tree health and long-term productivity. Skirting has been completed across all relevant blocks, hedging is scheduled for the younger block in 2026, and profiling works are currently underway to be finalised in the 2025/26 financial year.
The nutrition program, developed by Health Hills, ensures agronomy inputs are applied appropriately and consistently.
Infrastructure on the property is well suited to a commercial operation and includes two steel sheds with concrete floors:
* 8m x 12m shed with two doors
* 7m x 15m shed with one door
Both sheds are powered (20V), and the property also has single-phase power connected.
Located within the Ballina Council area, with annual rates of approximately $2,007.
A rare opportunity to secure a productive orchard holding in a tightly held Northern Rivers region.
The size of Empire Vale is approximately 15.1 square kilometres. The population of Empire Vale in 2016 was 173 people. By 2021 the population was 185 showing a population growth of 6.9% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Empire Vale is 50-59 years. Households in Empire Vale are primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying $2400 - $2999 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Empire Vale work in a labourer occupation.In 2021, 79.70% of the homes in Empire Vale were owner-occupied compared with 92.00% in 2016.
Empire Vale has 115 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Empire Vale have seen a -1.05% decrease in median value. As at 31 July 2026:
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