Achentee

LAWD is pleased to present for sale Achentee, a high-quality irrigated and intensive farming opportunity, ideally suited to high yielding cropping, intensive grazing, vegetable production and horticultural pursuits in the highly productive Central Highlands region of Victoria.
A contiguous 480* hectare landholding currently utilised as a high-quality irrigated farming enterprise producing high yielding crops and prime lambs.
First class irrigation development includes nine* kilometres of underground pipes to 27 irrigation delivery points with 19 centre pivot sites/hydrants. Water is presently delivered to fields by five towable pivot irrigators (which are shifted in line with crop rotations). Water is supplied by three surface water storages (dams) and five metred groundwater bores.
The productive capacity of the Property is underwritten by its average annual rainfall of 699* millimetres along with water entitlements including 174.9 megalitres of surface water entitlement (via dams) and 535 megalitres of groundwater entitlement.
Productive red/volcanic soil types suitable for a wide range of row crops (cereals, oilseeds, dual purpose winter crops, summer crops), vegetables (potatoes, garlic, peas, carrots), high value specialty crops (poppies, pyrethrum, small seeds). Complimentary uses include intensive livestock grazing / finishing on lucerne and dual-purpose crops (prime lambs, cattle). Alternative uses include permanent plantings.
Fit-for-purpose operational infrastructure and structural improvements including a tastefully renovated three-bedroom weatherboard clad farmhouse, shearing shed, new machinery shed and ancillary sheds, excellent laneways and access, long road frontages and large portions of new fencing.
Level to gently undulating topography (all tractorable) and highly fertile, free draining soils that are versatile and trafficable during wetter periods.
Situated 19* linear kilometres from Beaufort, 32* linear kilometres from Ballarat, 57* linear kilometres from Ararat, 111* linear kilometres from Geelong and 132* linear kilometres from Melbourne, as well as being close to numerous processing facilities.

For sale by Expression of Interest closing Friday 23 April 2021 at 11:00am (AEST)

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact the below personnel:

Danny Thomas
Senior Director | LAWD
+61 439 349 977
[email protected]

Col Medway
Senior Director | LAWD
+61 428 481 243
[email protected]