Approximately, 25 km from Coleraine, 35km from Casterton, 105 km from Mt Gambier, 60km from Hamilton, 100km from Horsham, 100km from Portland, 350 km from Melbourne.
• 50.03 ha located 26km from Coleraine, Western Victoria
• Approximate 28” reliable rainfall
• Quality approx 50 square stone homestead, 4 bdrms, bathroom/ ensuite, hobby room and 2 bdrm self contained apartment attached. large verandahs
• Established well kept gardens featuring specimen exotic/ English trees and extensive manicured lawns
• Extensive infrastructure/shedding inc; large wool shed, undercover yards, cattle yards,2 machinery shed, packing shed and large cool room custom made for cut flowers
• Total 14 paddocks, excellent fencing and with access to water
• Approximately 7 acres planted to native flower species for the cut flower export market, drip irrigation serviced from Huge75 MGL dam and fertigation system in place
• 75MGL dam fed from watercourse and natural spring
• Presently, also used for breeding polo cross horses, Cattle and sheep grazing
Wallabadah is a property that presents itself in the form of OPORTUNITY. The extensive water supply and fertile soils enable a variety of horticultural ventures whilst being perfectly suited to horses and other livestock.
Flowers; The flowers are planted to approximately 7 acres, they are planted in mounded rows that are covered with weed mat. The current owner has developed the plantings over the last 8 years and picks an average of 20,000 bunches of flowers for the export market each year, current plantings can allow 40,000 bunches however the Vendor has time constraints and chooses otherwise.
All flowers are stored in the large on property cool room, once boxed, they are driven to Hamilton and placed on the daily refrigerated truck that travels to Melbourne. For ease, the owner chooses to send all flowers to the export market and has several buyers always willing to accept the product. A higher price can be sought for the flower bunches if one was willing to work the Melbourne markets.
The current planting require picking for 10 months of the year, picking is not required in January and February.
The most popular species sold to the exporters are, Boronia, Brazillia, Isopogan and Rice Flower, however many other species are grown such as, Agonis, Blushing Bride- Sugar and Spice, Eric John Wax flower, Erica Sassiflora, Hypercallema Golden Vale, Inca Gold Leucadendron, isopogan Formosa, Kates Blush Leucodendron, Laureolum Leucodendron, Pink rice Osmanthos diasmaflora, Safari Sunset Leucodendron.
Wallabadah is not a flat property, it is undulating and very well drained, the large boady of water allows for a variety of Horticultural ventures and a potential expansion of the current flower planting of approximately 10 times or more.
Contact Agent to arrange an inspection Daniel Aarons M. 0427146683 E. daniel.aarons@raywhite.com
