A magnificent large holding located at Wangary, approximately 20km north of Coffin Bay and 50km northwest of Port Lincoln.
This property has 10 Allotments/Sections over 10 freehold titles.
"Wiltoo" has a total land area of approximately 1,783.62 Ha (4,407.32 acres) with the country being undulating to open with heavy red/brown clay soils and some ironstone.
The property has approximately 1,128.2 Ha (2,787.78 acres) of well cleared arable land suitable for cropping.
Beautifully located at the southern end of the Marble Range Hills which is commonly known as inselbergs of granite and well covered in native vegetation.
There is a very strong agronomic cropping program which is well managed with modern minimum tillage equipment.
Canola and wheat are the focus with lay improved pasture rotation giving this enterprise the flexibility to manage weeds and disease.
The entity runs a significant sheep grazing production system which is under great management.
Immaculately fenced with cyclone and mainly wooden posts - 23 main paddocks that has a series of raceways for easy livestock movement and management.
The main entrance to "Wiltoo" has bitumen Highway frontage and the surrounding roads are all well maintained unsealed surfaces.
The water is a series of soaks, dams and solar pumps with well-maintained piping and troughs throughout the whole property. This is complemented by extensive rainwater catchment and storage at the house and sheds for any spraying and domestic use.
The region receives an average annual rainfall of approximately 500mm (20'') in which with any normal season 80% occurs in the April to October period.
The Wangary township was proclaimed in 1871 to service the pioneers of the district. Today the township has an approximate population of 290 people.
The Old Lake Wangary Hotel was built in 1871 and is one of the main surviving structures in town, with no liquor license, but remains open for 3 mornings a week for mail and parcel pickups. The sports oval and clubroom is the home of the Marble Range Community Sporting Club. Set just north of the township a large well-kept oval under irrigation this services the district all year round with AFL/Netball during winter and cricket/tennis over the summer months. The Lake Wangary Primary School still operates.
Lake Wangary Cemetery located on Snapper Hill Road and is now maintained by the local council. There are nearby inselbergs called the Marble Range. They possess many unique lifeforms, some of which has been described scientifically.
An interesting history is recorded in art of the Colonial views of the Lake Wangary area were done in the 1840s by English Colonial Artist George French Angas. His artwork is incorporated into one of South Australia's most valuable books - 'South Australia Illustrated'
