"Braeside", is located 27 kilometres to the east of the Scaddan townsite, and 55 kilometres to the north north-east for the regional centre of Esperance. The property has access to both Norwood and Dempster Roads.
"Braeside" is divided into 5 paddocks, averaging around 200 hectares and each paddock can be serviced from Norwood Road.
Currently the property is supporting 774 hectares of wheat and 372 hectares of canola. Fertiliser has been applied at 70/80 kilos per hectare of MAP, and 100/150 kilos of urea.
Improvements include a very comfortable 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom house with reverse cycle air conditioning, and extensive patio. The house is surrounded be a well-kept garden and native eucalypts.
A 30m x 8m general purpose shed with fertiliser bunker and concrete floor, provides rainwater that is stored in 2 x 45,000lt concrete tanks, and 1 x 125,000lt zincalume tank, plus 3 x poly tanks. Other tanks include 3 x 42,000lt Flexi N tanks. Paddock water is available from one of 8 dams. Boundary fencing is mainly ring-lock on steel posts.
The Scaddan district is a much sort after area within the Esperance Ag. Zone. Soil types are mainly duplex, being circle valley sand over clay, and interspersed limestone. These soils are suited to a broad range of crops, including, but not limited to, wheat, barley, canola, beans and peas.
The Esperance region is recognised as being a reliable producer, and "Braeside" rainfall, of approximately 417 mm per annum, is considered reliable for Western Australian standards.
