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A 95 ACRE RURAL INVESTMENT PROPERTY, BATLOW, SOUTHERN NSW

LOCATION/AREA

Batlow, situated in the foothills of The Snowy Mountains, near Tumut, Southern NSW

PROPERTY TYPE/SIZE

“Jindalee” is a 95 acre property with 86 acres of fully irrigated and productive apple orchard, currently leased and fully serviced by the Batlow Fruit Co Operative. The property includes a 2 bedroom cottage, large new bin sheds, machinery shed with lockup workshop and abundant water supply from 2 major dams. The opportunity exists to work the farm as a family operation at the expiration of the current 12 month lease to the Co Op.

PRICE RANGE

SOLD

PROPERTY INFORMATION

“Jindalee” is a productive investment property with 86 acres of apple orchard, harvesting 1,800 to 2,000 bins or 700,000kgs per year. The orchard is currently leased and serviced by the Batlow Fruit Co Operative, the largest packing complex in the Southern Hemisphere (they do the work including maintenance of equipment). The orchard has some hail netting and is fully irrigated by 2 major spring fed dams providing abundant water supply. The return capital is around 8% per year, all you have to do is sit back and watch your money grow.

Pruning Time	Lower Dam

Apple Varieties Include:

• Pink Lady
• Red Fuji
• Royal Gala
• Sundowner
• Red Delicious
• Bonza
• Granny Smith

Bin Sheds	Machinery Shed	Shed & Cottage Drive

Buildings and Inclusions:

• Cosy fibro cottage with:
• 2 carpeted bedrooms
• Dining/lounge/living room (carpeted)
• Functional kitchen
• Internal laundry
• Bathroom with bath and shower
• Slow combustion wood heater
• Large Machinery shed
• Lockup workshop
• Large bin sheds
• Amenities shed (for pickers in season)
• Storage sheds
• Some plant and equipment is available by private treaty

Top Dam & Pump Shed	Cottage

BEST FEATURES

• Productive and profitable investment property
• Established orchard
• Leased to a large and reputable corporation
• Labour and maintenance carried out by Batlow Fruit Co Op
• Abundant water supply from 2 dams
• Comfortable 2 bedroom cottage
• Power and phone connected
• Mail service (5 days a week)
• School bus at gate
• Bitumen access roads
• Beautiful area with superb views
• Batlow has:
• Primary and secondary public schools plus private school
• Hospital, IGA supermarket, clubs and sporting facilities etc
• At the foothills of The Snowy Mountains for winter sports & recreations
• 25 minutes from Tumut for all major town services and facilities
• Close to Canberra (2 ½  hours) and Albury (2 ¼ hours)
• 4 ¾ hours from Sydney and 5 ¾ hours from Melbourne

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The opportunity exists for owners to operate and manage this farm themselves at the end of the current lease to the Batlow Fruit Co Operative in May 2007. In this way excellent returns could be made by a family working the orchard themselves. Gross product sales are currently around $1 million with expenses for casual staff, fuel, chemicals etc, being around $350,000 to $400,000. This allows an excellent financial return for a hard working family unit.

Alternatively you can buy this farm and have a secure income without any management or financial hassles. The lease agreement with the Batlow Fruit Co Operative is an annual one, renewable in May of each year.

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