LAWD is pleased to present Clovelly for sale. A genuine high rainfall grazing property located on the renowned Southern Tablelands of New South Wales. Clovelly is a livestock breeding and finishing platform equally suitable for cattle or sheep, that offers secure water resources, quality working improvements and a productive balance of improved and native pastures.
Key investment highlights include:
Scale and Topography
Total area 408.6* hectares (1,009.7* acres), rising from creek flats through arable slopes to grazing hillsides. The reliable non-seasonal rainfall combined with the favourable elevation of 833* meters Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) combines to provide an ideal climate for pasture and crop production.
Development
The Property benefits from significant capital expenditure focussing on the development of operational improvements to enhance productivity and on-farm efficiencies.
Pastures/Cropping
Currently, 154* hectares sown to improved pastures and crops of which 47* hectares have been sown to grazing oats and ryegrass. An additional 146* hectares is suitable for direct drilled pasture establishment, with the balance 109* hectares comprising of productive native perennial grass and clover pastures. A comprehensive fertiliser history has been adopted enhancing overall productivity of the crops and pastures.
Livestock Enterprise
The Property is currently stocked with 825* merino ewes in a self-replacing flock, 655* crossbred ewes producing trade and store lambs as well as 570* wethers for wool production, representing 3,900* Dry Sheep Equivalents (DSE).
Soils
Productive soils comprise a combination of predominately yellow podzolic and solodic soils.
Water
Water security is offered by numerous surface dams supported by double frontage to the traversing Bolong River and Mianga Creek. The Property benefits from significant annual rainfall of 732* millimetres.
Fencing
The Property has been fenced into 29* paddocks, with 15* kilometres of new fencing and associated gates installed suitable for sheep and cattle.
Operational Improvements
Fit-for-purpose operational improvements to support the grazing enterprises include:
- Two stand fully equipped shearing shed with associated sheep yards
- New covered steel sheepyards
- New machinery shed/workshop that has been fitted out with superior living quarters with modern kitchen and bathrooms (two), three bedrooms and open plan living area.
- New machinery shed with concrete floor
- Machinery shed with earth floor (recently renovated)
- Hayshed with earth floor (recently reclad)
- Silo (30* tonne storage)
Accommodation
The Property benefits from comfortable weekend accommodation within the machinery shed/workshop and the stripped original homestead that has approved plans (house and grounds) allowing the dwelling to be transformed into a commanding rural homestead.
Location
Conveniently located five* kilometres from Golspie, 25* kilometres from Crookwell, 70* kilometres from Goulburn, 109* kilometres from Yass, 140* kilometres from Canberra and 240* kilometres from Sydney.
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