4472 Melba Highway

Glenburn VIC 3717

'PENBRO' - A MAJOR GRAZING - BREEDING PROPERTY IN THE EXCLUSIVE GLENBURN - YEA DISTRICT - 1403 ACRES - 568 HA
A SIGNATURE PROPERTY OF THE YEA RIVER VALLEY EXCLUSIVE LOCATION - LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF THE MELBA HWY & THE MURRINDINDI RD, PENBRO IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 28 KM NORTH OF YARRA GLEN, 22 KM SOUTH OF YEA IN A PRESTIGIOUS LOCATION WHERE MAJOR PROPERTY RARELY BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR SALE. 75 MINUTES FROM MELBOURNE, IN EASY REACH OF THE CBD VIA THE YARRA VALLEY. COUNTRY - A PRODUCTIVE AND PICTURESQUE BALANCE OF MAGNIFICENT UNDULATING COUNTRY COMPLIMENTED BY NUMEROUS TREE PLANTATIONS AND SUPERB WARM VALLEYS. APPROXIMATELY 1000 ACRES OF IMPROVED PASTURES, HOLDING MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OF THE YEA VALLEY WITH EXCELLENT STOCK LEVELS. PREDOMINATELY CLAY LOAM SOILS WITH A STRONG FERTILIZER HISTORY UNDER CURRENT OWNERSHIP OF 28 YEARS. IMPROVED PASTURES PREDOMINATELY RYE AND CLOVER. SUBDIVISION - 20 MAIN PADDOCKS PLUS NUMEROUS SMALLER PADDOCKS - ALL FENCING EXCELLENT WITH MOST MAJOR PADDOCKS SERVICED BY EXCELLENT LANEWAY SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. WATER - AN EXCEPTIONAL WATER SUPPLY WITH NUMEROUS DAMS WITH THE 4 MAIN DAMS INTERCONNECTED LINKED BY NATURAL FLOW AND POLY PIPE SYSTEM. 100 MEGALITRE IRRIGATION LICENCE. STATE OF THE ART ELECTRIC PUMPING STATION SERVICES VINEYARD WITH SOUTHERN CROSS PUMP (THREE PHASE ELECTRIC MOTOR) WHICH RETICULATES DIRECTLY INTO THE VINEYARD. NUMEROUS TANKS FED FROM HOUSE AND SHEDS ALSO SERVICES THE SURROUNDING AREAS. VINEYARD - SIX VARIETY IRRIGATED VINEYARD OF APPROXIMATELY 100 ACRES AND EXPERTLY MAINTAINED UNDER CURRENT OWNERSHIP. PLANTED IN 1996 ONWARDS, THE VINEYARD FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS HAS SUPPLIED MAJOR VINEYARD COMPANIES. VARIETIES (APPROXIMATE SIZES) - CHARDONNAY - 11 HA, SAUVIGNON BLANC - 3 HA, PINOT NOIR - 10 HA, SHIRAZ - 2.2 HA, MERLOT - 3.7 HA, CABERNET SAUVIGNON - 6.6 HA. MAIN HOMESTEAD - A SUBSTANTIAL 4 BEDROOM, BV HOME (APPROX. 30 YEARS OLD) IN A DELIGHTFUL ENGLISH GARDEN SETTING OFFERING STUNNING NORTH-EAST VISTA. COMPRISING 4 BEDROOMS, LOUNGE/DINING, KITCHEN/FAMILY ROOM, BATHROOM - LAUNDRY. OTHER ACCOMMODATION - 2 BEDROOM WEATHERBOARD COTTAGE AT PROPERTY ENTRANCE PLUS 3 BEDROOM MANAGERS HOME. FARM BUILDINGS - OUTSTANDING UNDERCOVER STEEL CATTLE YARDS. EXCELLENT MACHINERY AND HAY SHEDS. SHEARING SHED WITH ADJOINING STUD SHED OF 36 PENS.