This private and scenic property with a four-bedroom home and in-ground pool is situated near the end of a no-through road and the main natural feature of the property is beautiful South Maria Creek being a meandering permanent internal creek with two large water holes in the property and combine this with a large part of the property having protected timbered rainforest areas adjacent to some of the cleared cropping land irrigated from equipped bores and you have the ideal lifestyle farming property. In addition to mains power the property has a 10-kW solar power system, with excess power supplied back to the power grid. There is also a backup 18.5 Kva diesel generator. This lifestyle farming property with a quality home deserves your inspection by contacting Jim Cooper
• Four-bedroom home built in 2005 by Ken Fox Homes. The home has an open plan living area, high ceilings which are ideal for natural cooling, split-system air conditioning in the living area, tiled floors, and a large verandah. The main bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and all bedrooms have verandah access. Some household furniture is also included in the sale
• The home also has single bay car accommodation with room for two vehicles and established garden and lawn areas adjacent to the home
• Other buildings and improvements comprise a packing-machinery shed with cold-room, toilet and a loading bay; machinery shed; two bore sheds; equipped irrigation-water bore one; and equipped irrigation bore two
• The property comprises 75.957 ha (187.6 acres) of land comprising 70.617 ha (174.5 acres) of freehold land, and adjoining Road Licence lease of 5.34 ha (13.1 acres) (about)
• The use of the property is a mixed Taro, Small Crop and Tropical Fruit Orchard property with most of the Taro and Small Crop paddocks having established electric fences for crop protection. Details of the crops growing on the property are referred to in the Taro, Small Crop, and Orchard information
• There is plenty of water for irrigation from the equipped irrigation-water bore one, equipped irrigation bore two, or by utilising the 360 Megalitres Water Licence which is not in use at present and unequipped. Both bore pumps have a variable speed drive bore pump controllers. The irrigation is automated via automatic irrigation control boards in the machinery shed near the 5,250 litre fertigation mixing tank. In relation to irrigation-water bore one the Drilling Log For Bore states that the bore should supply about 4,000 GPH from 23 metres. In relation to irrigation bore two the Drill log form states that the Driller's Estimated Supply is 4 litres per second (approx. 3168 GPH) from 46 metres (estimate only). The Water Licence to take watercourse water from South Maria Creek which is attached to the freehold property is a 360 Megalitres Nominal Entitlement Water Licence for Rural (irrigation) Authorised Purpose
• In addition to fixtures there is a large amount of included Machinery, Equipment and Items including three tractors; quad bike; ride-on mower; Taro planter; slasher; mister; three spray tanks; two offset discs; mulcher; rotary hoe for bed forming; rotary hoe; fertilizer box; two fertilizer spreaders; two rippers with discs for mounding; trailers; and other items with detailed inventory available from Agent
• The property ranges from level to elevated with the mostly cleared level areas near the front of the property and the elevated timbered areas mostly in the back part of the property
• There is also a paddock near the road used for cattle fattening by the neighbour at present, this paddock would also suit horse use or expansion into Taro, Small Crops or Tropical Fruit Orchard use, if required
• Mobile phone coverage by a major telco
• School bus service to the front of the property
• Located in the Mission Beach hinterland, by road approx. 23 km from Tully, 10 km from El Arish and 27 km from beautiful Mission Beach
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Taro, Small Crop, and Orchard information:
TARO INFORMATION:
Taro, Bun Long
Taro, Fijian Pink
Taro, Red Stem
Note that the photos showing the Taro growing in the paddocks and some harvested Taro are not recent photos.
SMALL CROP INFORMATION:
Cassava
Daruka
ORCHARD INFORMATION:
Cannonball fruit
Carambola (Star fruit)
Chambakka (Rose apple)
Coconuts
Grumichama
Hog plum
Jackfruit
Lime
Mango, five varieties
Moringa
Pomelo
Soursop
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To arrange your inspection by prior appointment or for more detailed information, contact Jim Cooper at Nutrien Harcourts Tully on 0417 736 935
Property ID: #L29534625
