410 Gapes Road

Tarrone VIC 3283

. Excellent balance of country - strong fertilizer history.
. Enviable location - 22km Port Fairy - 40km Warrnambool.
Comments: A multipurpose property in a versatile and highly regarded agricultural district. Realistic price expectations - owners relocating.

AREA:703.5 Acres / 284 ha or thereabouts, 2 Titles:
461.5 Ac/ 186.8Ha South Side and 242 Acres/ 97.94Ha North Side
LOCATION:410 Gapes Road, Tarrone.
40km Warrnambool, 22km Port Fairy, 23km Koroit, 67.5km Hamilton, 68km Portland
SERVICES:Mail and post at front gate. School bus to all Warrnambool schools at front gate.
TENURE: All Freehold
IMPROVEMENTS:
The Home:
4 BRM renovated weatherboard Soldier Settlement home, with as new roof. Large separate lounge with open plan kitchen-dining area. One family bathroom. Appliances include electric stove and hot water service and slow combustion wood heater. The home is situated in very well maintained, established and sheltered garden surrounds with provision for lawn tennis court. Two car garage. Assorted fruit trees.
The Farm:
As new Prattley state of the art all steel cattle yards, with 200 cow and calf holding and working capacity. Built for single operator with OH & S features including bugle drenching race with elevated catwalk and forcing race with dedicated weigh box and heavy duty Blue Dog cattle crush. Separate dedicated calf marking race. All weather B Double access with circular turnaround and catwalk loading race. Hard stand limestone base over basalt with power and water connected. Up to 5 standing out/weaning paddocks all watered within close proximity of yards.
Original post and rail cattleyards separate to main complex still used for weaning purposes if so desired.
Other improvements include 2 stand extended GI woolshed with power connected and post and rail yards in need of repair or renewal.
3 Sided steel 4 bay machinery shed (12 x 24). Large hayshed with 200 big square capacity hay bales. Other sundry shedding.
WATER: Sub pump on bore (around 160 deep) supplies north side of road and the majority of the south side. Additional on the north side is a 4000G concrete reservoir tank (ex sub pump), also interlinked with a windmill on bore and 4,000G tank. Also interlinked with the sub pump on the south side via 1 poly piping is a windmill with 3500G tank equipped. Large permanent dam/wetland and permanent sink hole, both situated on south side of property.
PADDOCKS: 14 main paddocks varying in size from 6 hectares to 41 hectares. 6 paddocks on north side and 8 paddocks on south side. Up to
5 holding paddocks. Water in every paddock.
FENCING: All new boundary fencing on southern side (apart from 300 metres) and all of northern side. Internal fencing varies from new to older although, all is stock proof and most is fenced for both sheep and cattle. Conventional fencing is all electrified with offsets,
PASTURES: Pastures vary from perennial ryegrass and sub clover on the stony rises with the black flats consisting of predominantly Phalaris, Fescue, Cocksfoot and Strawberry Clover.
FERTILISER: 100kg of double super equivalent per year.
RAINFALL: 30 / 750 mm Rainfall.
SOIL TYPE: Black loam evergreen flats rising onto red volcanic loams.
CONTOUR: Tableland volcanic country running on to black loam flats
STOCK: Normally carries up to 230 cows and calves which Autumn calve or equivalent (around 3450 DSEs equivalent) plus additional dry cattle plus large hay crops.
COMMENTS: Well established and versatile dual purpose property situated in a very reliable and productive farming district. Centrally situated only minutes to Port Fairy and Koroit and within easy driving distance of the regional centre of Warrnambool. Well managed over many years with sound improvements particularly for cattle purposes.
FOR SALE by EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing 24 July 2015