ICONIC 'CHECKERS'
Inglis Rural Property is pleased to offer 'Checkers' to the market, a landmark property in the Central Tablelands offered for the first time in 45 years.
AREA - ECONOMIES OF SCALE
3,817* hectares (9,432* acres)
LOCATION
Located 45*km from Orange, 32*km from Canowindra and 52*km from Molong.
LAND
Versatile grazing country featuring heavy red clay loam and black basalt soils. The country features an excellent perennial pasture base of native and introduced species with lightly scattered Box and Kurrajong timber.
PRODUCTION
Under current management, the Property has been operated as a wool and beef production platform. The Property has been conservatively carrying 3500 merino ewes, 2000 wethers, 3000 hoggets, 1600 first cross ewes with 350 breeding cows plus weaners. The estimated carrying capacity is between 26,000 and 28,000 DSE.
WATER
'Checkers' has a large network of dams as well as frontage to Canomodine Creek, Canongle Creek and Panuara Rivulet. Nearly all paddocks on the property are serviced by at least one dam and/or creek water. Equipped bore. The current owners have never had to destock because of a lack of water. Average Rainfall: 730*mm p.a.
IMPROVEMENTS
Six-stand shearing shed, 3 sets of sheep yards, 2 x steel cattle yards, machinery shed, workshop, stables and 10 x silos. Subdivided into 64* primary paddocks with 130*km of new fencing.
ACCOMMODATION
Attractive 4-bedroom homestead with self-contained 1 bedroom flat. Offers multiple living areas, modern kitchen and two offices set in established gardens. Modern 3 bedroom managers house plus 2 x staff cottages
BIODIVERSITY
Features a rich natural environment including 800* hectares of Box Gum Grassy Woodlands which is one of the rarest ecological landscapes in Eastern Australia. Potential biodiversity credits available to the landowners for trading may be possible (STA).
AGENT REMARK
Under the 45 years tenure of the current owners the property has transitioned from a traditional high input commercial grazing enterprise to a regenerative low input sustainable grazing platform. This low risk model has proved to be more drought tolerant and enabled 'Checkers' to become more profitable year after year, whatever the season.
For Sale via Expression of Interest closing 24th March 2023 at 4.00pm AEDST
Inspections are strictly by appointment with the marketing agent.
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