Unique Rural Property For Sale For First Time In 100 Years

NSW Rural Property For Sale Boasts Diverse Production Capacity

This unique rural property – which features approximately 640 mature olive trees and some 400 acres sown to lucerne – is up for sale for the first time in almost 100 years.

Situated on the watershed of the Lachlan and the Bogan Rivers in central New South Wales – about 32km from Parkes, 60km from Forbes and 310km west-northwest of Sydney, ‘Wendouree’ was bought by Ralph Riley in 1930 after returning from World War I. Ralph and his brother Frank were both in the Light Horse Brigade.

This rural property for sale NSW features approximately 640 mature olive trees and around 400 acres sown to lucerne

Over three generations the family has implemented regenerative farming practices to hold soil on the property, including controlling erosion with contour banks and water ways, planting numerous tree lines and conservative, rotational stocking of livestock.

Underpinned by beautiful red loam soils, ‘Wendouree’ – meaning “Place of Waters” – has traditionally run Merino sheep and wheat crops but has also successfully grown canola and lupins and raised fat lambs. Lucerne and sub-clover have been the mainstay of the property’s pasture system.

This rural property for sale NSW has traditionally run sheep and wheat but has also grown canola and lupins and raised fat lambs

Approximately 2,000 acres (809 hectares) of the 2,582.55-acre (1,045.12-hectare) holding has been leased to mainly cropping for the past 20 years and well looked after. The property was de-stocked around August 2024.

In addition, ‘Wendouree’ boasts approximately 640 mature olive trees which were foundational groves for Ploughman’s Hill Olives, a producer of award-winning extra virgin olive oil and cosmetics.

This rural property for sale NSW benefits from access to a diverse supply of water from eight dams and three operating bores

Divided into around 35 main paddocks, ‘Wendouree’ benefits from access to a diverse supply of water from eight dams and three good operating bores plus another two with the potential to be reinstated. Supplementing this is average annual rainfall of 548mm.

What’s more, a great deal of effort has been put into getting water articulated around the property and keeping stock out of dams with troughs (20 in total) in all paddocks.

This rural property for sale NSW boasts infrastructure including multiple sheds, a workshop, shearing shed and several silos

Complementing the property’s natural advantages are infrastructure improvements including multiple sheds, a workshop with concrete floor and power, a three-stand shearing shed, and eight good silos of various sizes.

‘Wendouree’ also features two homes, including the main homestead which has been expanded from the original four central rooms to include four bedrooms, kitchen, pantry, lounge room and verandas all around. While the house does need some renovation the work would be well rewarded and provide a family with a great living space. Following some TLC, a second three-bedroom home could be ideal as a manager’s residence or rental accommodation.

This rural property for sale NSW features two homes, including the main homestead with four bedrooms, kitchen, pantry and lounge room

With the family making the difficult decision to sell, this is a rare opportunity for a new owner to take on the care of what’s considered a “very previous” rural property full of history and future potential.

Expressions of Interest close at 4:00pm on Thursday, April 3, 2025 unless sold prior. Click on the following link for more information on this rural property for sale at 2643 Back Trundle Road, Cooks Myalls, NSW.