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175 acres of freehold zoned Agriculture land with a 194ML/annum surface water extraction licence, 20 minutes from town.
NT Portion 4936 - 174.95 acres (70.8ha) freehold land zoned agriculture, only 20 mins from town. Currently used for hay production and horse paddocks. 194ML/annum surface water extraction licence drawing from the Katherine River.
Infrastructure includes:
House
Freshly painted high set homestead with three generous sized bedrooms and a newly renovated kitchen and spacious modern bathroom with overhead fan. High set ceiling and louvers allows air flow through the house, and all bedrooms have sliding glass entrances onto the verandah that overlooks gardens and paddocks. All windows and external bedroom doors have insect screens, and verandah has overhead fans. Polished timber floors, air-conditioning and plenty of natural light throughout. Additional downstairs kitchen, bathroom, laundry and toilet, and generous undercover area, ideal for entertaining. Beautiful established gardens and sprawling lawn area with automated reticulation.
Main Shed
Large shed with lockable tool room and tack/feed room, functional large cool room, three room demountable with air-conditioners throughout, and parking area for vehicles near house yard. Bitumen traffic area surrounding shed that joins bitumen entrance driveway, and reticulated lawns. Two rain water tanks, toilet and shower.
Second Shed
Smaller storage shed located adjacent to the house yard. Has two roller doors, making it ideal for storage and easy access.
Stable and Yards
Five horse stables. Steel yards including race, cattle crush and loading ramp. Yards include 100 ft round yard with poly belting - perfect for working horses on cattle or dry work. Overhead flood lights and sprinklers for dust suppression.
Solar Power
3-phase 14kW solar system with 7kW inverter. Installed 2018 and supplies power to shed, house, bore and river pump.
Irrigation and Water
New centrifugal pump and power supply installed at river site, with water main to property and two paddock hydrants. Also a bore located next to house yard that supplies water to the house, garden taps, stock water and reticulation.
Fencing
Boundary and house yard fences are ringlock and internal fences are barbed wire. Laneway from yards to top paddock was installed by the current owners to enable easy movement of stock on property.
Property produces jarra grass hay and has previously grown cavalcade (tropical legume), and has been a good income producing property for the owners. All farming operations done through a local agricultural contractor that supplies all equipment required. One horse paddock is sabi grass, and the other tussock grasses with verano stylo. Soil types include coarse sandy levee earths, sandy levee red earths, loamy red earths and a small area of grey clay surrounding billabong and drainage line to the river. Has previously been used for horticultural crops including bananas, tomatoes, and mangoes, and as a brahman stud.
'Kimtanya' lies opposite ‘Crystal Rapids’ - a well known local recreation area on the Katherine River boasting clear shallow water perfect for cooling off or launching a small boat, and a shaded riverside area for picnics. A rare Northern Territory gem with all the hard work done, this is an opportunity not to be missed!
