A rare opportunity to secure a large scale, prime, high country grazing property in the sought-after Oberon district is now on offer to interested investors.
‘Briar Park’ offers buyers the chance to purchase a fertile, well maintained working property with excellent water security and the potential to turn off large numbers of cattle or sheep.
The 809.4 hectares (2000 acres) property, just three hours from Sydney, has only been offered once before in the last 160 years.
The healthy basalt soils, combined with the reliable rainfall and cool temperate climate, make for ideal pasture country, which is the type of country the Central Tablelands is renowned for.
Water is a feature of the property with 7.2km of Campbells River as well as “Spring Creek” and an excellent bore.
There are numerous springs, around 25 dams and a trough system that is run from 20,000 gallon header tank, which can be fed from either the bore or the river.
Topography runs from soft level alluvial river flats to undulating slopes running down to the river. Virtually all of the property has been pasture improved at some stage with excellent pastures over much of the property.
It comprises of cleared open grazing country, dotted with Yellow Box and native timber providing further shelter. There are around 28 main paddocks with central laneway system while most of the boundary and internal fencing is in very good stock proof condition.
The Central Tablelands enjoys a temperate climate, with cool winters and mild summers, making it ideal for pasture growth.
There are three houses on the property with the main house a substantial 1860’s four bedroom homestead with separate dining room and family room. The second house is a three bedroom weatherboard worker’s cottage with separate double lock up garage while the third home is a three bedroom workers cottage with single lock up garage .
Shearing quarters also feature on the property with a historical 1875 impressive three stand woolshed attached with new steel sheep yards.
There are excellent new steel and timber cattle yards with vet crush and loading ramp and another set of steel yards adjoins the central laneway system for the ease of livestock movements.
The property also features 2 x 4 bay machinery sheds, 14 metre x 7 metre lockup workshop shed plus chemical shed as silos as well as hayshed for extra fodder storage. There is also an operational lamb feedlot area.
It is to be offered for sale on December 1 by public auction if not sold prior.
