Mix Farming Opportunity
"Cressbrook" represents an outstanding opportunity to purchase a great grazing property with excellent infrastructure. "Cressbrook" is a 619 ha (1529ac) grazing property, including approximately 300ac of fodder cropping country. The grazing portion of the property consists of open areas with small stands of Wilga and Mellon hole country. The cropping part of the property consists of grey to chocolate basalt soils and has proven in the past to be productive with exceptional o...
"Cressbrook" represents an outstanding opportunity to purchase a great grazing property with excellent infrastructure. "Cressbrook" is a 619 ha (1529ac) grazing property, including approximately 300ac of fodder cropping country. The grazing portion of the property consists of open areas with small stands of Wilga and Mellon hole country. The cropping part of the property consists of grey to chocolate basalt soils and has proven in the past to be productive with exceptional oat crops. "Cressbrook" is conveniently located to a number of business centres: only 15 minutes drive to Wee Waa, 30 minutes to Narrabri, 1 3/4 hours to Moree and 2 1/2 hours to Tamworth.
"Cressbrook" is divided into eight main paddocks with fencing in good condition across the property. The property is watered by three bores and six dams. The infrastructure is more than adequate with an excellent set of steel cattle yards, three stand woolshed and sheep yards, hay shed and a lockable drive through machinery shed and workshop. "Cressbrook" is currently run as a mixed farm comprising of sheep and cattle enterprises. The property is run in conjunction with a larger holding further out west. The vendors states the property would run 100+ cows and calves very comfortably.
Whether you are looking to expand your current landholding, looking to downsize and take it a little easier, or even working hard in the mines and looking for investment and something to generate income while you are off shift. "Cressbrook" is worth a serious look.
Home
* 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & 2 car spaces
* Modern kitchen with ample cupboard space
* Open plan living & dining area
* Ensuite to main bedroom
* High quality fixtures and fittings
* Home is approximately 10 years old
Sheds
* 1 x 2 car steel lockable garage
* 1 x 16m x 8m drive through steel lockable machine shed and workshop with power
* 1 x 2 bay steel hay shed
Cattle Yards
Consist of steel panels and equipped with a Vet crush with an overall estimate of work capacity of 75 head in overall good condition.
Sheep Yards
Consist of steel panels and steel posts, timber post, W strap rail, timber rail, equipped earth with floor race, fencing race and a three-way drafting race.
Fencing
The property is divided into 7 main paddocks and 3 smaller holding paddocks around the residential area. There are 4 farming paddocks, and three large grazing paddocks. Overall, the property has an adequate level of subdivision in place to facilitate effectively stock managed. Fencing consists of steel posts with five plain wire and one or two barbs in fair to good stock proof condition. Some parts of the property feature electric fencing with a solar energiser.
Property topography is gently sloping to near flat. The soil consists of soft chocolate clay loam and some red loams. Timber includes a mix of Box, Rosewood, Myall, Wilga and Brigalow. Pastures consist of a mix of native grasses, including Planesgrass, Redgrass, corkscrew, medics, and clovers.
One stock and domestic bore is located adjacent to the residence and equipped with a mains electric submersible pump which supplies the residents and surrounding paddocks. There are two additional bores equipped with solar pumps and troughs. There are six main dams, which are filled by catchments and flows from Woomera Creek.
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