469 Gallum Road

Cooriemungle VIC 3268

' Heytesbury District n* Available as a whole or in separate lots
* Close proximity to Simpson & Timboon; easy travelling distance to Cobden, Camperdown, Terang, Warrnambool & Colac
* School busses past front gate for primary & secondary education
* 50 unit rotary dairy (9 y-o) set up for a one man operation with auto cup removers, tension bars, peak flow meters, auto teat spray, auto feed system, 9000 litre vat, pto drive back up generator, 50 tonne Nelson silo
* 30 cow calving pad with crush
* Ample shedding including two calf sheds, machinery sheds & workshop
* Set of steel portable cattleyards including cattle crush located on drystock / fodder block
* Main home - 3 bedroom hadiplank with open plan living, slow combustion heater & reverse cycle air conditioning and two car garage
* 2nd residence - 2 bedroom weatherboard cottage
* 3rd home hasn't been occupied for about two years but is still structurally sound and with some work & renovations could be made liveable again
* Reliable seasons - assured 40''+ high rainfall region
* Milking Platform - has milked in the past 450 plus cows on low input system
* Historically has produced off the milking platform up to 2.6 million litres of milk & approximately 180,000+ kg MS
* Pastures mainly sown down to perennial ryegrasses & clovers with some tall fescue
* Nicely balanced country featuring clay loam banks and deep sandy loam flats enabling extended growing seasons into the summer
* Three semi-permanent creeks meander though the property
* Abundant water for Stock & Domestic purposes - 3 large main dams & one extra large dam provide water security all year round
* Pressurised reticulated stock water system to mainly 750 & 1,000 gallon troughs
* Extensive laneway system to approximately 90 paddocks ranging in size between 4 - 8 acres
* Extremely well sheltered with mature Cypress, Native, Poplar & Willow plantations throughout providing many warm paddocks
Cosmetically the property requires some much needed TLC plus an injection of capital to boost productivity and improve operator efficiency - significant potential exists for substantial productivity gains under wise management.
A good opportunity begs for a shrewd operator to purchase a nicely balanced parcel of land with scale, in a first class dairying region that enjoys the benefit of good soils & reliable rainfall, and boasts about that all important 'ability' to grow significant quantities of grass from natural rainfall.
Highly Motivated Vendors who are prepared to Meet the Market
Available as a Whole
Lot 1: 697 acres - $3,500 per acre
or in Separate Lots
Lot 2: 533 acres milking platform - $4,000 per acre
Lot 3: 354 acres Home Block - rotary dairy, 3 homes on Gallum Road - $4,500 per acre
Lot 4: 179 acres on corner of Gallum Road & Cooriemungle Road - $3,800 per acre
Lot 5: 164 acres drystock/fodder block on Cooriemungle Road - $3,800 per acre
CONTACT: For further information and / or to arrange an inspection please contact Tim Gladman on 0418 131 638