MITTAGONG PARK, GRONG GRONG
Mittagong Park - 606* hectares (1,495*ac) is well suited to livestock, grain, and fodder production. The property has an excellent management history having been held by the vendors since 1995.
Mittagong Park with 4km of frontage to the Newell Highway, considered a Jewell on the Newell. Situated approximately 11 kilometres west of Grong Grong, 13 kilometres north east of Narrandera and 90 kilometres north west of the Wagga Wagga with its regional Livestock Marketing Centre.
Water is plentiful in supply, the dams are full. Mittagong Park has 13 dams, a bore supplied stock and domestic water supply to 9 troughs. There is a 45,000lt tank for the stock and domestic water, a 5,000lt cup and saucer tank/trough and 5 x tanks (112,500lt) of rainwater storage.
Working improvements include a 3-stand raised board woolshed with covered Proway steel sheep yards, and a small set of steel cattle yards. For plant and equipment there is a large steel multipurpose shed, currently used for hay, machinery and as the stud sale ring. For grain storage there are 3 self-emptying silos 105t* capacity.
Pastures are a variety of production species including tetrone rye, medics, clovers, Lucerne, and Bouncer forage brassica grown for fodder. This year at Mittagong Park the vendors sowed 98ha* tetrone rye; 44ha* tetrone rye and brassica and 68ha* bouncer brassica, all pastures were sown with 50kg MAP. In May 78ha* GTL60 winter active Lucerne was sown. Multiple soil tests were taken in February 2020 and area available.
The vendors have long term run the Deepdene Poll Dorset Stud carrying 400 stud ewes, 200 ewe replacements and 250 rams plus a commercial merino flock of 1,200 ewes. Current stock on hand includes 250 Dorset stud ewes with lambs at foot; 80 Dorsett ewe hoggets; 135 Dorsett ram hoggets. There are 340 Merino ewes with lambs at foot and 260 Merino ewe hoggets.
The well-maintained Mittagong Park home is set in a sheltered position, has 3 bedrooms all with built in robes, 2 bathrooms, a recently renovated kitchen with induction cooking and a walk-in pantry. Living is comfortable with reverse cycle heating and cooling, for family space there are 2 living rooms and an office. There is a double carport under the roofline and a two-vehicle garage adjacent.
Mittagong Park represents an excellent opportunity to expand an existing local farming enterprise, or to acquire more productive land and spread risk.
Property ID: #LWG2565
