Location: "Fernleigh" is located 10km south of Blackville, 64km south-west of Willow Tree, 127km south of Gunnedah and at the foothills of Coolah Tops and the Liverpool Plains.
Area: 1,164.5ha / 2,875 acres
Infrastructure:
- The main body of the house is the original Blackville School which is an open plan building with a kitchenette. The 3 bedrooms are attached as a separate structure with one of those bedrooms having an ensuite.
- A single bedroom self-contained cottage with raked ceilings is located directly beside the main home with a tidy kitchenette and bathroom along with a slow combustion fire place.
- 19x13m machinery shed with timber frame and iron cladding
- 3 stand shearing shed with a large timber board with power, lighting and a cool room
- Large set of steel cattle yards with crush and loading ramp near the main home and infrastructure, and an additional set of temporary yards located within the property.
- 2 x silos
Country: The property extends from Black Creek on the western boundary through gently rolling hillside with approx. 975 acres of prime grazing country, 600 acres (approx.) could be farmed. The remaining 1900 acres is steeper treed hillside which reaps the rewards of an annual income of approx. $17,000 p.a. + CPI through the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.
Water: "Fernleigh" has good secure water with three bores and Omaleah Creek running up the western boundary of the property. The main bore near the house is equipped with a mains electric submersible pump supplying 2 x 22,500L poly tanks and 1 x steel framed tank which then gravity feed to troughs. The second bore/well is equipped with a solar pump and feeds to the tank system. The third bore has a petrol pump supplying 2 x 22,000L tanks and troughs. There are also 6 stock dams.
Rainfall: The annual average rainfall is approx. 24 -26" (660mm).
Fencing: The property is split into approx. 16 paddocks and is fenced throughout.
Stock: Owner runs approx. 150-200 cows & calves depending on the season.
Agent's Remarks: Beautiful, rolling hills with productive black basalt soils, "Fernleigh" is located in the heart of the Liverpool Plains and is ready for someone to take it to the next level.
For further information, please contact your exclusive selling agent at Nutrien Scone: Hamish Firth - 0417 542 490.
Property ID: #LTD4395
