- Excellent and quality at its best located high up on the Southern side of Mt Barker Hill commanding views towards Albany City, Porongurup Ranges and the South Coast
- The properties are approximately 4 kms to Mt Barker and 54 kms to Albany City. Situated on bitumen road frontage and also access to one block from two other roads
- Excellent strong loams, gravel loams and sands, excellent water from 3 dams and one soak area, pastures of mixed clovers and ryes. Estimated 120 hectares of cropable country plus 10 to 15 has of other pastured areas. Currently 123 hectares of wheat planted this year with good averages achieved over the years, canola 1.7 tph and wheat at 3.5 plus tph. Fertiliser history good with some lime applied in 2013
Total area at 176.46 ha's or 435 acres.
LOT 1 at 70.17 hectares and LOT 4766 at 106.28.
For sale as a whole and or in separate lots. STC
Services: Albany is the main regional centre for the Great Southern Region of Western Australia, being situated 417 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. 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.
Mt Barker has exceptional sporting facilities, good shopping centres and quality schooling plus numerous other requirements of a country town. Exceptionally strong rural community, positive and progressive in every way.
Zoning: Rural
Mixed soil types from loams, gravel loams, sands and areas ironstone over clays. Original vegetation of Jarrah, redgum over most of the property and some ti tree on the South end.
At the South West corner the property has a developed sand pit of good quality and potential to develop into a strong income earner from the property.
Soil types & pastures: As above. Fertiliser history over numerous years has been very good with applications of 120 kgs of KTILL plus 80 units of Nitrogen over the last few years, previous fertiliser history above average. Lime applied at 3 tph in 2013. Estimated pastured grazing area of 125 hectares plus parkland cleared areas also. Cropped area at 120 plus hectares, estimated average yields Canola from the 1.7 TPH and cereals at 3.5 plus TPH
Rainfall: This is approximately 550 to 600 mm plus rainfall area. Dufty's is located in a very reliable rainfall region on the Lower South Coast.
Water: The property has three dams plus underground water supplies may also be available plus soak country if developed, excellent water supplies.
Stock & Crop: The property is currently running all stock in 2019 year with good results in productivity in all areas
Rates:
Fencing: The fencing on the property is mainly ringlock and plain wire on steel and wood posts, in fair to good condition. The property is fenced into 3 main paddocks.
Some new fencing over the last two years
Improvements: Power runs into the property at lot 1.
Homestead: No homestead on the property but numerous excellent homestead sites that overlook the Porongurup Ranges and into Albany and West towards Denmark.
Special Features:
Located just minutes to Mt Barker.
Future potential for subdivision.
Excellent soil types
Majestic rural and range views
For further information and inspection Contact
Neville Tutt 0419 193 500
Property ID: #LAY3763
