This is your opportunity to buy a high-quality banana farm with established buyers who pay premium prices for the bananas. The property also has a roadside fruit stall with good access and parking where many locals and tourists have been buying bananas direct at the farm for many years. The location of this farm is excellent being close to the Mission Beach area and only 7 km from the beach at Wongaling Beach
• 64.436 ha (159.2 acres) of land on three adjoining freehold Lots
• The approximate arable area is 33.39 ha (82.5 acres), as at 22/10/2023 approx. 27.12 ha (67 acres) is under bananas, and approx. 6.27 ha (15.4 acres) is fallow (subject to change)
• Packing shed with side skillion area, mezzanine storage area, kitchenette, toilet & shower, and workshop/storage area
• The packing shed area includes bunch line; two air ram banana bunch lifters; banana packing wheel, triple; double hydraulic pallet stacker; air compressor; and coolroom for fruit ripening
• Large solar power system with 30-kW inverter is attached to the packing shed, any excess power up to 15-kW is supplied back to the power grid
• Other buildings comprise bore shed; and old storage shed
• Irrigation and shed water is supplied from two water bores. One bore is adjacent to the packing shed is used for irrigation and shed use and is equipped with an electric submersible motor with pump. The other bore is used for irrigation and is equipped with an electric submersible motor with pump. The irrigation is fully integrated, and an automatic irrigation system is in use
• Large dam, previously used for irrigation however rarely used now due to bananas being irrigated from the two bores
• Property ranges from level to elevated with some timbered areas including rainforest
• Some of the machinery, equipment and items included in the sale comprises:
3 x four-wheel drive tractors; four-wheel drive tractor with attached 1,000 litre spray tank; bagging machine; forklift; 3 x quad bikes; 2 x banana picking trailers; mister; slasher; discs, rippers; and other items
Banana plants and banana crop
• Located by road approx. 16 km from Tully and only 7 km from the beach at Wongaling Beach in the Mission Beach area
• Priced at $1,950,000. If not farmed with an ABN, GST will apply in addition to the purchase price
To inspect or for further details contact Jim Cooper at Nutrien Harcourts Tully on mobile 0417 736 935.
