Its Green Here!
Welcome to 'Watercress'- 160 acres in the renowned Deer Vale locality offers fuss-free sustainable grazing as well as an idyllic private lifestyle and conservat ...
Welcome to 'Watercress'- 160 acres in the renowned Deer Vale locality offers fuss-free sustainable grazing as well as an idyllic private lifestyle and conservation principals. The Dorrigo Plateau is a most desirable location- 'Watercress' enjoys an average annual rainfall of approximately 1700mm and a beautiful year-round climate that celebrates the seasons.
Features include:
• Steel cattle yards and 10 pasture improved paddocks with excellent fences - kikuyu, coxfoot, white clover, paspalum, maku lotus, ryegrass, red clover, as well as native grasses such as microlaena all established in deep rich red basalt soils.
• Securely watered via 2 permanent creeks, solar pump, ram pump 10 concrete troughs and over 100,000 litres of tank storage. Two bay machinery shed.
• 5x14m off grid super-insulated woolshed style cabin with verandas features Nectre Bakers oven, recycled hardwood floors, undercover outdoor kitchen, bath and shower. Mains power available and dwelling entitlement retained for your dream home.
• Large organic fruit tree orchard: cider apples, eating apples, quince, nashi pear, hazelnuts, morello cherries, sweet cherries etc plus room for expansion. Majority of the orchard has drip irrigation lines.
• 45.2 acre conservation area contains high altitude rainforest with incredible Antarctic Beech, tree ferns, numerous waterfalls, sphagnum moss, tea tree glades, abundant wildlife - quolls, lyrebirds, gliders, echidnas, platypus, bandicoots and wallabies.
• Government incentives from the conservation agreement include discounted council rates. Grants available upon application to the Biodiversity Conservation Trust, to fund further fencing, weed control and stewardship payments.
This is a great opportunity to downsize, bring your stud heifers to where the grass is greener, and enjoy the mid north coast hinterland lifestyle.
Bellingen Shire Council Rates $2,012.81pa.
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