Looking for that good quality lifestyle property that will look after it self-income wise year in and year out? Then this is worthy of your attention, one of the neatest smaller properties in the Marbelup area, all ready to just move in and all go. A short drive of Albany and the southern coastal region and Denmark not far away either. Pristine beaches, National Parks and many tourist attractions are located just a short distance away.
Prime location situated in highly sort after Marbella area, idea mixed grazing and hay production region of Western Australia. Located in the Great Southern, close to Denmark, City of Albany and the prime Mt Barker & Porongurup wine region.
Location:
The property is situated approximately 26 km North West of Albany City centre and South of Redmond on Hunwick Road Marbellup and some 400 kms South East of Perth in the City of Albany.
Services:
Albany is the main regional centre for the Great Southern Region of Western Australia, being situated some 409.00 kilometres to the south east of the Perth metropolitan area. The City of Albany has a population of approximately 35,000 people. Major industries include a deep water port and grain handling facility, along with fish, vegetable and wood chip processing works. The city is also a major tourist destination which receives approximately 500,000 tourist visitors per annum.
There are a number of industries within the City of Albany which provide major employment and these include the Fletchers Meat Works, to the north of Albany and the timber industry. The city is well serviced with shopping facilities including K-Mart and Target. A major redevelopment of the waterfront is now complete which includes a new concert hall, cultural centre and marina together with retail areas to be developed.
Description:
Quality gentle undulating country in a prime productive region of Western Australia. Originally timbered with jarrah, ti tree, sheoak, redgum and paper bark.
Soil Types:
Good mixed soil types from sand over iron stone over clays, peat flats and some paper bark country. Estimated grazing at 98 hectares with good mixed pasture of clovers, ryes and kikuyu grass.
Rainfall:
800 to 900 plus mm with 700 to 800 in the growing season, the property in some years may receive good summer's rains.
Fertiliser:
Good fertiliser over many years with applications of 150 kgs of P.K.S on sown pastures and P.K.S.N at 100 and 180 kgs per hectare on Hay paddocks. In the last 9 years the property has had three applications of lime.
Livestock:
The current owners are running 70 breeders plus calves and bulls plus 50 to 60 ewes and lambs.
Livestock:
Rates for the property at 2015 was $2,066
Water:
The property is well watered from eight soaks, 1 dam plus 5 water tanks and ten troughs to service stock and domestic, the property also has a permanent creek line running all year. Excellent water supplies and very adequate for the property with water been a special feature. Domestic water supplies are from 1 x 54,000 concrete water tank and 3 x 22,500 Poly & Fibreglass tanks in good condition.
Fencing:
Fencing on the property is a credit to the owners, a mix of ringlock, barb and electric all on steel and pine posts, good laneway systems on the property to most paddocks, 10 main paddocks and 4 smaller holding paddocks. High quality fencing over most of the property.
Improvements:
Good and very adequate improvements for a property of the nature that include, 3 stand shearing shed , concrete floor and wool preparation area and workshop tool area plus machinery storage if so required, machinery shed constructed from timber and iron with attached living quarters. Cattle yards constructed from timber with 120 head capacity in good condition and sheep yards constructed from timber with 200 head capacity also in good condition
Homestead:
Very good and well positioned fibro and colour bond homestead with, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, 1 large formal lounge, kitchen dining with pantry, patio pergola area, insulation, two vehicle garage, solar & gas hot water systems, two wc's, study, laundry, veranda's all round to home, reticulated gardens, recently renovated with new kitchen and other extensions new also. Large enclosed garden home area and over looking down the picturesque gully and sheds.
Property ID: #LAY3675
