1347 Branxholme-Byaduk Road

Byaduk North VIC 3300

WEAVER PARK DAIRY FARM MACARTHUR DISTRICT 697 ACRES/282HA FULLY EQUIPPED 22 UNIT S/O DAIRY WITH HEADSTALLS, ACRS, 25500L VAT, FEED SYSTEM WITH 90 100T ON FARM GRAIN STORAGE, HUGE COW YARD & VET RACE. DEDICATED CALF SHED FOR 70 HEAD, 2 LARGE MACHINERY HAY SHEDS WITH 600 BALE CAPACITY, OTHER SUNDRY SHEDDING. IRRIGATION POTENTIAL LARGE 60MEG DAM, EASILY ENLARGED. EFFLUENT POND (X 3) FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES. RING MAIN TO HIGH CAPACITY CONCRETE TROUGHS EX SUB PUMP. TOTALLY RENOVATED IMPROVED PERENNIAL PASTURES EXCELLENT LANEWAYS & LAYOUT MILKED UP TO 400 COWS. EXTENDED 4BRM W/B HOME WITH ATTACHED SELF CONTAINED UNIT SET IN ATTRACTIVE PARKLAND SURROUNDS. AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A VERY WELL ESTABLISHED DAIRY FARM WITH CAPACITY TO INCREASE PRODUCTION IN A WELL REGARDED BROADACRE DISTRICT. FOR SALE BY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST CLOSING 18/05/2016 FULL LISTING DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: AREA: 697 ACRES/282.15 2 TITLES (512AC/189HA & 230AC/93.15HA) LOCATION: 1347 BRANXHOLME BYADUK ROAD, BYADUK NORTH EAST & WEST OF ARCHERS SOLDIER SETTLEMENT ROAD. HAMILTON 24KM, WARRNAMBOOL 93KM AND MACARTHUR 25KM SERVICES: SCHOOL BUS AT FRONT GATE TO ALL HAMILTON SCHOOLS INCLUDING A RANGE OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS. MAIL & PAPERS 5 DAYS A WEEK. GARBAGE COLLECTION WEEKLY. TENURE: ALL FREEHOLD. IMPROVEMENTS: THE HOME : EXTENDED 4 BEDROOM WEATHERBOARD HOME (SOLDIER SETTLEMENT) WITH ATTACHED SELF CONTAINED UNIT 1 BEDROOM. LIVING/DINING AREA PLUS SEPARATE LOUNGE. FAMILY BATHROOM WITH BATH. HOME HEATED BY SLOW COMBUSTION WOOD HEATER RETICULATED TO ALL ROOMS. REVERSE CYCLE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS IN KITCHEN/LIVING AREA AND SELF CONTAINED UNIT. KITCHEN WITH AGA ELECTRIC STOVE, GAS HOTPLATES & MIELE SS DISHWASHER. HOME SET IN AN ATTRACTIVE GARDEN WITH ESTABLISHED NATIVE & ENGLISH TREES. LARGE PERGOLA WITH SPA BATH. THE FARM: FULLY EQUIPPED 22 SWING OVER HERRINGBONE DAIRY WITH ACRS. CABLE LINEFEED SYSTEM WITH HEAD STALLS. 40T SILO FOR COARSE GRAIN. 2 OTHER SILOS (40T & 12T) NOT CONNECTED. MILKAWARE MILKING PLANT WITH 2 MILK PUMPS. 25500L CROWN VAT WITH A DUAL PLATE COOLER (GLYCOL AND WATER) AND A SECOND 1750L VAT. COW YARD HAS CAPACITY FOR 700 COWS. 3 EFFLUENT PONDS WITH 1KM OF PIPE FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES. PTO DRIVEN 80KVA. GENERATOR FOR DAIRY BACK UP PURPOSES STANDALONE GENERATOR FOR MILK COOLING PURPOSES. VET RACE AND MAT FLOORING IN DAIRY. WELL VENTILATED CALF SHED WITH 70 CALF UNDERCOVER CAPACITY. LARGE MACHINERY/HAYSHED 4 BAY 400 LARGE SQUARE CAPACITY. SECOND MACHINERY SHED 2 BAY HOLDS 200 LARGE SQUARES. 4 STAND GI WOOLSHED & YARDS, USED FOR CALF REARING PURPOSES. WATER: 1 SUB PUMP ON BORE AT DAIRY SUPPLIES TOTAL PROPERTY VIA 50000 GALLON GI STEEL/RUBBER LINED TANK AND PRESSURIZED VIA 1 & 2 RING MAIN FEEDS 6000 + 10000 CONCRETE WATER TROUGHS. NUMEROUS DAMS. LARGE 60MEG DAM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY WITH IRRIGATION POTENTIAL AND EASILY ENLARGED. FRESHWATER TANKS X 3 X6000G = 18000G. 2 OFF WOOLSHED FOR WASH DOWN PURPOSES AT DAIRY. 18MEG WATER LICENSE FOR DAIRY WASH DOWN PURPOSES. OPPORTUNITY CURRENTLY TO PERHAPS SOURCE MORE IRRIGATION WATER FROM SOUTHERN RURAL WATER. PADDOCKS: VERY WELL SUBDIVIDED INTO APPROXIMATELY 28 PADDOCKS. UNDERPASS ACCESS EITHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY WITH EXCELLENT LANEWAY SYSTEM. FENCING: CONVENTIONAL FENCED BOUNDARY IN VERY GOOD ORDER . MOSTLY SINGLE & DUAL WIRE INTERNALS. PASTURES: PERENNIAL RYEGRASS PASTURE BASE WITH 125 ACRES SOWN TO FODDER CROP. TOTAL FARM RENOVATED LAST 8 YEARS. ANNUAL SILAGE PRODUCTION 2000 TON CAPACITY. BUCKSHOT GRAVEL AVAILABLE ON FARM. FERTILISER: FERTILIZER REGIME INCLUDES AUTUMN MAIN CAPITAL APPLICATION WITH UREA STRATEGICALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS. HAY & PASTURE BOOSTER IN SPRING. COMPOST (ON FARM) USED ALSO. RECENT SOIL TESTS AVAILABLE. FURTHER FERTILIZER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. RAINFALL: 700ML/28 RAINFALL COUNTRY. SOIL TYPE: MIXTURE OF SANDY LOAMS WITH BUCKSHOT BLENDS, SOME PEAT AND CLAY LOAMS. CONTOUR: FLAT TO SLIGHTLY UNDULATING. STOCK: CURRENTLY MILKING 250 FRIESIANS & SCANDINAVIAN RED COWS (95 HEIFERS TO CALVE 2016) (80 2015 DROP CALVES). SPLIT CALVING APRIL/MAY 40% & SEPT/OCT 60%. HAVE MILKED UP TO 400 COWS. PRODUCTION: FEEDS 1 TON/YEAR/COW. 6500L/HEAD APPROXIMATELY/ PEAK 2.2M WITH 1.78M THIS YEAR PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE. SALE STATUS: FULL WIWO AVAILABLE. BOTH HERD, YOUNG STOCK AND PLANT. COMMENTS: AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A VERY WELL ESTABLISHED DAIRY FARM WITH CAPACITY TO INCREASE PRODUCTION, BOTH ON A DRY LAND AND POTENTIAL IRRIGATION BASIS. SITUATED IN A WELL REGARDED BROAD ACRE DISTRICT.