Highly desirable property that is located in a very productive sought after area.
Beautifully renovated 4 bedroom homestead with views over executive surroundings which include tennis court, pool, and delightful gardens. St. Hillier is a highly developed property with fertile soils, outstanding productivity and a sustainable scale.
This versatile, adaptable and highly productive property has a strong history of prime lamb production but is 85% arable and suitable for cereal cropping.
"St Hillier" has good water security with a reticulated system linking multiple water sources across the property.
Systematic paddock planning, good fencing and an internal formed road allow easy access and stock movement.
The property has an additional 3 bedroom house (currently tenanted) which could be used as a managers residence along with a renovated 2 bedroom Shearers/workers quarters and separate cottage.
The 4 stand shearing shed is well laid out and highly functional with modern stock handling equipment including full double ProWay Bulk Handler.
Other infrastructure includes steel stock yards x 2, machinery shedding, hay shed, 4 x silos, sundry shedding etc.
The property is well Located close to Benalla, Wangaratta, and Yarrawonga and the major centre of Shepparton.
Brief Description:
30 dams with four spring fed
Separate connections to each house block from the Thoona private pipeline with a 4 meg allocation.
14 troughs. Water to each paddock either through trough, dam or both
Number of main paddocks - 30
Stocking - Currently running 2500 ewes, 2000 lambs, 40 rams & 6 alpacas
Crops - currently cropping 120 ha wheat, 50 ha Canola, 10 ha oats & 25 ha forage brassica.. in excess of 75% of the property can be cropped but with current focus on prime lamb with much of the current cropping regime is aimed at supplementary feed sources for the livestock
Last 5 years pasture improvements maintenance program , pasture is a mix to sub clover/rye/phalaris and phalaris/cocksfoot/sub clover
Last 5 years fertiliser history 100 200 tonne lime annually, 30-40 tonne MAP annually on crops, 30-40 tonne super annually on pasture
3 machinery sheds, 2 haysheds, 4 stand wool shed, sheep yards, cattle yards, 2 houses, 2 cottages and 2 horse stables
Stock handling facility - Gallagher Peak Hill crutching machine full double ProWay bulk handler 4 stand shearing plant with auto shutdown
DAS observations:
Primary Soils - Red Chromosols
89% open Cropping land or Grazing modified pastures.
Average Annual Rainfall 546mm/year
Potential Carrying Capacity 12.0 DSE/ha & 1.5 AE/ha
DAS Digital Agriculture Services
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CONTACT
Brett Neilson 0418 626 503
Steven Jeffery 0427 595 760
