Located in the Koppio Hills, 42kms North of Port Lincoln is Koppio Station.
Koppio Station was a pastoral run from early settlement in the mid 1800's and still operates as a highly reliable mixed farming enterprise.
Crop varieties include wheat, barley, lupins, canola and oats.
Livestock consists of merino sheep for quality wool and prime lambs.
One of the main features of Koppio Station is the Tod River that runs through the eastern length of the property. The flats along the river provide an abundance of feed and consists Phalaris, Strawberry Clover, Pucinella and grasses.
There is plenty of natural water along the river.
With an average annual rainfall of approximately 530mm, this holding is very reliable.
Soil types include plateau's of rises to hilly terrain with mainly acid to neutral sandy to loamy red/brown texture contrast or gradational soils with ironstone.
Total land size: 814.0Ha / 2,011acres:
Good Arable Cropping area: 370Ha / 914acres;
Arable with some regeneration: 36Ha / 89acres;
Arable for feed: 100Ha / 247acres;
Grazing & Creeks: 230Ha / 568acres;
Scrub: 78Ha / 193acres.
A list of Improvements include
* 3 bedroom stone homestead with timber floors. (This homestead has been vacant for many years and is in need of major improvements & repairs)
* 3 stand shearing shed
* Sheep yards
* 18.2m x 12m Implement shed with power
* 9m x 7.5m steel framed hay shed
* 9m x 4m elevated barn
* Stone workshop with small storage area attached. This building is the original homestead for Koppio Station and has power and cement floor
* Old stone construction cottage
* Steel flat bottom silo - 45t
* Steel mesh cattle yard with crush, loading ramp and forcing race
* Approximately 70,000lts rainwater storage at sheds
* Remote mains water supply to paddocks around the house and shedding
* Old olive plantation dating back to approximately 1870
Koppio Station to be offered by Expression Of Interest on the Open market as a whole or as two individual blocks contingent on each other.
A breakdown of the 2 blocks are as follows...
Allotment 2 Hundred of Koppio - Land with Homestead and Shedding
Total land size: 226.0Ha / 558acres:
Good Arable Cropping area: 115Ha / 284acres;
Arable for feed: 45Ha / 111acres;
Grazing & Creeks: 50Ha / 124acres;
Scrub: 16Ha / 39acres.
All of the improvements are on this section.
Allotment 4 Hundred of Koppio - Land only (Yallanda Flat Rd)
Total land size: 588.0Ha / 1,452acres:
Good Arable Cropping area: 255Ha / 630acres;
Arable with some regeneration: 36Ha / 89acres;
Arable for feed: 55Ha / 136acres;
Grazing & Creeks: 180Ha / 444acres;
Scrub: 62Ha / 153acres.
There is a cased bore on this section with excellent water quality. (not equipped)
