Location:
237 Great Britain road, Southern Cross 4820 is located on the outskirts of Charters Towers, on northwestern side of Town. Approximately 6 km from the town. It is situated in a quiet country area surrounded by other small acreage blocks.
About Charters Towers & its services:
Situated about 6km from Charters Towers the property accesses all the services of a regional town with a population of approximately 10,000 people. Charters Towers experiences a tropical semi-arid climate, with a short-wet season and a long dry season. For most of the year it has cooler nights and lower humidity. The average rainfall is 650 millimetres of rain per year.
Schooling, both primary and secondary, are a feature of the Charters Towers community with the town having three Private Schools, a State High School and three State Primary Schools. Charters Towers is an historic city established in the gold rush of the 1880's and today still services a large Gold Mining industry as well as the large Grazing Industry of the Dalrymple Shire. For cattleman, the weekly liveweight selling centre in Charters Towers, Live Export and the Townsville meatworks are all considerations of this location. Just down the road (120km) is the vibrant city of Townsville which has a population of approximately 200,000 people. Townsville has a diverse manufacturing industry, a major hospital, a university and other additional opportunities for employment, business, and higher education.
Area & Tenure:
Area 4.05 Ha (10 acres)
Property Type Vacant land, Freehold
Land Use- Vacant, Large House site.
Land :
237 Great Britian Road is a mixture of soil types which mostly consist of red clay, brown loam and black soil, standard 'gold fields country'. It has a mixture of pasture such as Buffel grass, Urachloa, Couch grass, Spear grass and various legumes such as Verano and Townsville silo. It is currently not being used for stock. It has some weeds such a Chinee apple and belly ache in small patches. The front of the property and side of the property are surrounded by large road reserves, which gives it good privacy from traffic and neighbours.
Water, Power, Services:
237 Great Britian Road has town water right to the boundary of the property. There is a council-maintained main water supply running past the boundary, but it is not currently connected and metered. Currently there is no power connected to the property, but it has power running past and a transformer in place approximately 140 metres away.
Fencing:
The fencing on 237 Great Britain road consits of 3 & 4 barbed wire, steel picket construction 'stock proof' fencing suitable for cattle and horse. It is moslty new and of high quality materials, such as galvinised pickets anf heavy duty wire. The strainer assemblies are also very well built out of quality galanised RHS steel.
Disclaimer: The above report has been prepared by Slaney & Co based on information supplied by the property owner and other credible sources. Every endeavour has been made to verify its accuracy. Whilst we trust the information to be correct, we make no warranties nor guarantees, and prospective purchasers must rely on their own enquiries & research. © Copyright Slaney & Co
