- Situated in elevated high rainfall country on Mt Clay 9km to Heywood and Portland 28km offering responsive easterly facing soil types with outstanding views and home sites.
- Strategically very well fenced for land type into 4 main paddocks with mustering laneway.
- Substantial one person operated steel cattleyards - weigh box and bars- all weather B double loading. Fully enclosed lockable all steel machinery shed. Significant hard stand area.
- Fool proof stock water with 7 dams including large gully dam.
- Prolific recently sown down clover and rygrass pastures.
Bakers Hill is a highly regarded southern district outpaddock ideal for cattle fattening purposes which has been the case for the last 32 years. Alternatively a dry and well sheltered dairy run off.
For Sale by Expression of interest closing Friday 6th of February (if not sold prior) with immediate access offered.
For full particulars refer below:
LISTING DETAILS
“Bakers Hill”
AREA: 250 Acres/101.1Ha thereabouts – 1 Title
LOCATION: 910 Mt Clay Road, Heywood 9km Heywood, 28.5km Portland, 68km Hamilton,83km Warrnambool, 99km Mt Gambier. Bitumen road frontage with all-weather access.
TENURE: All freehold
IMPROVEMENTS: Substantial steel “Atlex” cattleyards – bugle design – one man operation. All weather “B double” access with easy loading walk-in ramp complete with safety railing. Bugle race and heavy-duty Norton crush with weigh box and bars (Ruddweigh).
Working area all on concrete. Post & rail holding or stand out
yards. Mustering laneway to yards with access to all paddocks.
Fully enclosed all steel galvanized iron machinery shed on
concrete floor (3 bay) on substantial hard stand area and yard.
STOCK WATER: Substantial reliable dam water – recently cleaned out and enlarged. At least 1 dam in each paddock, some with 2. Large gully dam. 7 dams in total.
PADDOCKS: Subdivided into 4 main paddocks with mustering laneway and
2 small standing out/holding paddocks including laneway. Of note, roads on 3 sides for biosecurity purposes – 4th side double fenced via plantation.
FENCING: First class heavy duty conventional fencing all completed by contractor (Krause). Fenced strategically for land type and mustering purposes. Solar electric fence unit powering offset electrical fencing to all fences.
PASTURES: All sown down ryegrass and clover pastures. Prolific clover base. Two paddocks sown down in 2024, one of which yielded 334 rolls of silage (6 per acre). Predominately clean ryegrass and clover pastures with some areas of phalaris.
FERTILISER: Fertilised every year in current owners' tenure (1993) and limed
(1 ton/acre) every 5 years. Soil tests and fertiliser rates are available.
RAINFALL: Secure and reliable high rainfall country – 800mm/32”.
SOIL TYPE: Grey loams over red clay soil types.
CONTOUR: Elevated and undulating contour offers responsive all-season Growth. Predominantly east & north facing and sloping.
STOCK: Currently not stocked offering purchaser immediate (under license) to “hit the ground running” with an abundance of feed. Historically it has carried up to 100 (Beef Only accreditation) steers fattening to heavy steers/light bullocks therefore has no Johne's accreditation.
COMMENTS: “Bakers Hill” is an outstanding district southern outpaddock, ideal for cattle fattening purposes which has been the case for the last 32 years. Alternatively, a dry and well sheltered dairy outpaddock.
Strategically designed and very well fenced for land type with a foolproof stock water supply, which allows an absentee owner “peace of mind”. Substantially well-built and designed cattle handling facilities. Prolific ryegrass and more particularly clover pastures. Outstanding views and lifestyle attributes.
PRICE: EOI closing Friday February 6 at noon unless sold prior (immediate access)
WEB ID: www.charlesstewart.com.au
