Exceptional Grazing Property For Sale NSW Upper Hunter

Historic Property For Sale NSW Boasts Secure Water, Fertile Soils + Quality Infrastructure

Originally part of the historic ‘Belltrees Station’, ‘Mandalea’ offers a rare opportunity to secure scale and diversity in one of the Upper Hunter’s most tightly held grazing districts.

Set in its own private valley, ‘Mandalea’ comprises an expansive 1,391 hectares (3,442 acres), with its unique combination of arable creek flats featuring responsive red basalt and loams, semi-arable slopes and heavier basalt hill country well-suited to cattle grazing, fodder cropping and pasture improvement – plus plenty of upside through further development.

This rural property for sale NSW offers a rare opportunity to secure scale and diversity in the Upper Hunter

The vendors advise that there are approximately 250 acres of arable/semi-arable lands suited to cropping or pasture development. The property’s diversity has been its strength with both beef and wool production being successfully undertaken.

‘Mandalea’ currently operates as a breeding operation supplying weaner calves into the local market. Restocker as well as butcher vealers and heavy grass-fed steers have been produced off property. Current stock are in prime condition with calves at foot weighing an average of 350kg and topping out at 400kg.

This rural property for sale NSW currently operates as a breeding operation supplying weaner calves into the local market

These impressive results highlight the property’s production upside and ability to deliver quality beef from a reliable, low-cost grazing base. There is great scope to further develop the property beyond its current carrying capacity of 300 breeders with pasture and fertiliser to fully utilise its potential.

Underpinned by secure water, responsive soils and shade timber, and quality infrastructure, the property’s future agricultural potential is significant.

This rural property for sale NSW is underpinned by secure water, responsive soils and quality infrastructure

On top of high average annual rainfall of 675mm, extensive recent investment in water infrastructure ensures reliability. Stock and domestic water is pumped from the Hunter River (via easement) through new 40-50mm pipelines to a series of four 22,000-litre header tanks and flowing onto six troughs.

Additional water to the middle of the property is provided by a solar-driven submersible pump on a bore supplying four new 22,000-litre header tanks and six new troughs. Supporting the river and bore water are 21 dams.

This rural property for sale NSW boasts extensive infrastructure improvements including steel sheep and cattle yards

Divided into 21 main paddocks, the property boasts extensive infrastructure improvements including new fencing completed in the last six months, consisting predominantly of barb and plain wire with netting and exclusion fencing on boundaries.

‘Mandalea’ also boasts a modern three-stand electric woolshed (20m x 10m) with steel sheep yards; steel cattle yards with head bail, crush and loading ramp; an 18m x 8m steel-framed machinery shed; and two silos.

This rural property for sale NSW also comes with a two-stand woolshed and steel-framed machinery shed

What’s more, the property also features a four-bedroom brick homestead set amid established gardens, with updated kitchen, office, family room, gauzed veranda, air-conditioning and wood heating; plus, a second three-bedroom cottage in poor condition.

‘Mandalea’ represents an outstanding low-cost grazing opportunity - combining scale, secure water, proven production and quality infrastructure with genuine upside for future productivity.

This rural property for sale NSW features a four-bedroom brick homestead set amid established gardens

The property is situated just 35 minutes east of Scone and 3.5 hours from Sydney – and ideally positioned close to the village of Gundy, Lake Glenbawn, Scone Polo Club and international thoroughbred studs.

Click on the following link for more information on this impressive rural property for sale at 650 Donalds Creek Road, Scone, NSW.