Tandara for Sale by Private Treaty

Tandara was passed in at auction & negotiations are continuing with three interested parties at a price of $3300050 AUD including listed farming plant. Price reduced to $3,100,000, including Listed plant and machinery.  Offers will be considered of $2,800,000 bare of plant.

Property has been largely destocked and stock numbers at 28/12/09 are 46 Dry cattle, 560 white suffolk stud ewes, 236 lambs, 5 x08 Stud Rams and 108 x 09 Ram Lambs + 110 cattle on agistment

Tandara - 781ha Freehold, for sale by Private Treaty.

Agents :
Colliers International. Contact John Collier 0428 667 796 or john.collier@colliers.com
George Avard Rural Property Sales. Contact John Cull 0429 617 043 or www.ruralpropertysales.com.au or email: john@ruralpropertysales.com.au

One of the most diverse and highly improved properties on the
Liverpool Plains having received 221mm in Nov, 69mm for December.
January 13mm                          2010  January  116mm
February 128mm                                 February 93mm
March 29mm
April 63mm
May 7mm
June 54mm
July 24mm
Aug 4mm
Sept 56.5 mm
October 44.5mm
November 67mm
December 146mm
January 64mm (to 4/01/10)

 - Running Stud and Commercial Cattle, White Suffolk Stud of 1100 stud ewes.

Present Owners since 1989, Crops have included Durum Wheat,
Barley, Canola/Winter Wheat, Oats, Black eyed Peas, Sorghum,
Sunflowers and forage Sorghum. As a crop rotation lucerne (currently
351 ha Sown) is established by undersowing Durum wheat.

Durum wheat Yields have always averaged 4-5 T/Ha of DR1 unless
damaged by weather.

Canola August 2008

Area – 781.42 ha (1931 acres)

Title – Freehold Unrestricted

Situation – In the heart of the Liverpool Plains. 10kms Breeza village, 23kms Werris Creek
52kms Tamworth, 50kms Gunnedah, 40kms Quirindi, 275kms Newcastle, 360kms Sydney’s
northern suburbs.

Tandara is 40kms from Killara feedlot and 50kms from Caroona feedlot. The property lends itself to growing and fattening
Out steers, bullocks and lambs.  Tandara white Suffolk lambs will reach 45kgs at 20-24 weeks of
age.  Ewe lambs are joined at 9 months of age with a minimum weight of 48kgs.
68 Lambs August September drop will be delivered to Woolworths on20/11/09.
These lambs will dress about 20.5 kg, and the oldest lamb is only 15 wks. These Lambs sold for
$101.23 net.

Ewe Lambs December 2008

Services – 240 volt power. STD telephone. GHA silos at  Willow Tree, Curlewis & Werris Creek.
Tamworth provides the cultural, recreational & service facilities expected at a
major rural city plus the superb equine centre, recently constructed for over $30m..
Weekly fat and store livestock sales are held in Tamworth and Gunnedah. 

Satellite Internet  at Main House & Cottage.

Country – Gently undulating rising to a low basalt grazing hill in the southern boundary. Soils vary
From the rich black self mulching types typical of the Plains to chocolate and black basalts and an
area of fertile sandy loams. 
Soil test information is available. The basalt grazing country has some
rock outcrop  Original timber  was yellow and grey box with some kurrajong and pine on the
grazing country. Further eucalypt planting has been carried out in the last 20 years
providing livestock shade belts.

Breeza Plain from Hill Paddock

Owner estimates 1300 acres have been cultivated of which over 1000 acres is self mulching black soil with a ph of 7-8.
For the past cropping season, 2008, 60ha (150 acres) were sown to winter wheat for grazing
128ha (320 acres) canola and 122ha (305 acres) durum wheat.   Approximately 225 tonnes of
canola were harvested with an average oil content of 42% .

401 tonnes of Durum wheat were harvested of which only 23.5 tonnes went feed.

A large proportion of the property is sown to Venus lucerne pasture and 63ha (157.5 acres) of the 2008 crop is undersown   
with Venus lucerne, 118 Ha has been under sown to Aurora Lucerne in June 2009.
35ha (88 acres) were sown to BMR forage sorghum in November 2008.
94 ha were sown to tropical pastures in January 2009, plus 50 kg per Hectare of DAP.
50ha of this pasture is very average and this paddock has been direct drilled with Lucerne in June 2009, with outstanding results.
The current crops are 102ha of Durum Wheat (sown June 09) of which 73ha is under sown with Lucerne plus 45 ha of Lucerne direct drilled into tropical pasture.
70ha of winter wheat sown 24.2.09. This wheat has now finished and will be sprayed out.

Stud Cows with Autunm Drop Calves, December 2008.

Stud cows with spring drop calves, February 09.

Stud cows with spring drop calves, February 09.

35 Hectares of BMR Forage was sown on 26 November 2008.



Mixed sex weaners on BMR Forage, weaned on 31/1/09 from Santa Cross cows.

The unimproved country – 233ha. – Has been supered  every 3 years with SF45.
28 Tonne of Gypsum was spread over 233 Ha of grass country the 6th of March 09.  
 
Water – Outstanding water facilities with 1 windmill & bore and 2 bores equipped with electric
submersible pumps. Owner estimates the bore capacity near mailbox at approx 1200 GPH.
 
All paddocks have good sized troughs with excellent pressure from either
gravity or pressure pump where needed. Storage for approx 70,000 gallons of stock water plus 3 dams.

Rainwater Storage- Approx 25,000 gals servicing main house,  approx 20,000 gals on haysheds
used for crop spraying, approx 15,000 gals servicing Woolshed and cottage.

Rainfall -  650mm – 26 inches per annum. (Estimated for Gunnedah Shire)
Rainfall records are available from 1985.

Improvements – Fencing and gates in excellent order.  Subdivided into 32 paddocks.
2 Energisers (1 at woolshed & 1 at workshop for electric fencing) will be included in sale.
Owner estimates 400 tonnes of on-farm grain storage and 2  large haysheds (12.2m x 22.9m & 12.3m x 30.5m)
60ft x 30ft steel frame machinery shed and workshop with concrete floor.  Grain and seed shed with
elevated floor/loading dock and lockup roller door.

Durum Wheat September 09. 

Durum Wheat September 09.

Modern cattle yards of timber and steel with Larford crush and Morrissey calf cradle. Cement race and covered crush
area for AI procedures.

The shearing shed is 3 stand, completely renovated by Eco Enterac in 2004-2005 at a cost of $80,285.
offered complete with 3 overhead stands. Grinder and Woolpress not included in sale.
Sheepyards are galvanised steel in top order, with shower dip.  Sheep loading ramp included.
Both cattle and sheep yards have a sprinkler system, and shade trees have been planted.

Shearing Shed

Cottage -3-bedroom air-conditioned federation style in excellent order with verandah on 2 sides.
Includes Power, septic system and colourbond double garage.  In September 2008 floor coverings were
replaced  where necessary and the entire cottage has been painted, inside and out.
Also has an installed Satellite Internet connection with Bordernet Modem and Dish.
Also has installed Austar dish.

Cottage

Canola being sprayed September 2008

Main house – Federation style. 

• Approximately 35 sq. of weatherboard construction with new colourbond roof.
• Fully air-conditioned. 
• Master bedroom with ensuite plus 4 bedrooms with guest bathroom.
• Lounge/dining room.
• Office.
• Large American oak  well-equipped kitchen with double front Jindara wood stove
• Walk-in pantry.
• Dishwasher and full Double Fisher and Paykel wall oven.
• Wide gauzed-in verandah entertainment area with tiled floor.
• Completely renovated in 2007.  
• All blinds, fixed floor coverings and dishwasher are included in the sale. 
• Laundry with toilet and shower and adjoining bootroom. 
• Meat Room & Cool Room.
• 10m solar heated salt spa and Swimming pool, complete with all pool accesories (includes Barracuda and Pool Blanket).
  The spa can be heated separately to 40c.

10 meter Solar Heated Pool with seperate heated spa to 40ºc.

Main living/dining room.

3.6 meter wide tiled and gauzed verandah with bifold doors opening from Living room and Master B/room, opens onto northern side of
garden.

Indicated carrying capacity at 26/01/09 – 

The property was carrying 1100 White Suffolk stud ewes, 22 x 2007 stud rams, 267 x 2008 rams, 
-745 lambs aged  5 – 8 months (includes 330 replacement ewe lambs to be joined March 2009). 

-74 joined Angus stud females + 57 calves, 19 bulls, 98 trading steers & 163 commercial cows & calves.  

The 8 alpacas + 2 stock horses & all the stud cattle + 220 Stud Ewes + 75 ewe lambs will be moved to the new Dorrigo property prior to settlement.

Tandara has a 700 metre airstrip which is used when the hill country is fertilised. 

The successful purchaser will have the option of buying the balance of the white Suffolk Stud, approx 350 ewes, if they are not sold prior to exchange of contracts.

We will retain approx 300 ewes and move them to our new property at Dorrigo.

As the present owners will be retaining the Tandara prefix for their White Suffolk and Angus stud the sign on the entrance road will be removed.

Classing service for the White Suffolk stud would be available for a period of 12 months to the purchaser subject to negotiation.

 Listed machinery to be included in sale and transferred at total written down value - $32,299 + GST $3,229.90  giving GST inc total of $35,528.90

All spare parts relating to this machinery would be included in sale. 
The 2 Way radios in the tractors, base station (at house) are not included in the sale, but would be available
by private negotiation.

All fixed sheds/yards/water tanks/pumps/buildings & listed machinery in this sale will be transferred at written down values.                               

Remarks – Tandara is located in one of the most desirable areas of the state, highly regarded for its strength of soils, cropping and fattening ability.
Close to major centres and with  Sydney only 4 1/2 hours away the property has a prime position. 
The development of Tandara by the present owners since 1989 is testament for those wishing to acquire a sound investment in agriculture.

The property will be offered with or without listed machinery. 
Inspection by Appointment only

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