137 & 138 North River Road, North Plantations, WA 6701

137 and 138 North River Road is located along the majestic Gascoyne River and is part of the renowned Gascoyne Food Bowl. With a change of family circumstances, the vendors of this exceptional producer are keenly motivated to sell and move on to their next chapter. The property offers producers of varying scale to purchase a walk in, walk out turnkey operation.

This well regarded and highly productive property is located approximately 17km`s to the Carnarvon Town Centre. Featuring incredibly fertile Gascoyne alluvial soils, plenty of water allocation, excellent accommodation, outstanding working infrastructure as well as a serene and scenic riverside setting, the property offers reliable income streams all year round. Additionally, seasonal workers are well catered for with modern, spacious living quarters, ensuring a reliable source of labour.

Options include continuing the current operation, working the homestead lot and leasing out the block on the north side of the road, renting out some of the accommodation or an Airbnb. Several of these opportunities provide regular income outside of the excellent horticultural returns and allow a more relaxed lifestyle if desired. A family operation could successfully live on and farm the homestead lot while leasing out the remainder.

The property has a total aggregation of 23.75 hectares (58.66 Acres) on two adjacent titles (separated by North River Road) with water entitlements being 130,000kl GWAMCO Scheme Water and 55,000kl Basin A Water (farm bore usage).

Current crops include rock melons (17.5 hectares), cucumbers (1.6 hectares) and mangos (2.4 hectares). Please note areas are approximate.

Everything is in place for potential buyers to walk in and continue producing currently grown crops or produce any of the multitude of other horticultural pursuits this amazing region can grow.

Astute marketing and sustainable production are keys to the profitability of the enterprise and the current vendors are keen to share their valuable knowledge with the new owners. Working closely with their agents has created long term, reliable markets all over Australia. Constant investment in production infrastructure, processing and handling facilities and machinery, combined with excellent horticultural practices has this family enterprise at the top of their game. Produce is processed on-farm with specialised equipment, removing cleaning and grading costs. They are the only producers of cucumbers (1.6 hectares grown under netting structures) in the region, and one of only a few specialising in rock melons.

Despite the property being on the banks of the Gascoyne River, crops or infrastructure have never been affected by flooding, giving excellent crop security.

Uniquely, the Carnarvon climate allows for some crops of to be grown twice annually. Crop harvests on the property are Cucumbers (June to September), Rock melons (April to June & November to January) and Mangoes (January)

The property is offered as a whole, on a walk in, walk out basis for $2,099,000. All reasonable offers will be considered. This is a perfect opportunity for purchasers to continue existing operations, or a larger family to take on all the labour component themselves.

Property details-Title 1: 137 North River Road

- 7.81hectares (19.29 acres)

- 750 R2E2 Mango Trees

- Homestead ? 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study, modern kitchen, lounge, dining, sunroom, huge entertainment room, patio area, BBQ area with 8 air conditioners

- Storage shed ? west air compressor/ WA20/100

- Packing Shed ? Evaporative cooling, 3 phase power, 1st cool room with fast cooler and 10 pallet space capacity, 2nd cool room with holding room and 15 pallet space.

- Fruit grader with washing, drying, sorting table, packing area and mango de-sapper

- Automatic pallet wrapping machine

- Pump Station plus 2 pumps and 1000 fertiliser tank reticulating through property

- 2 x Rhino Water tanks ? 520,000 litres total

- Second Accommodation ? 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen, bathroom and 2 storage rooms

- Backpackers Accommodation ? 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, kitchen, laundry, patio, BBQ area, T.V + entertainment area, 7 air conditioners and 7 fridges

Title 2: 138 North River Road

- 15.93HA (39.36 acres)

- includes 16,000m2 (1.8ha) of land under netting structure.

Plant list (not limited to):

- Tractors ? Kubota B7 510, Kubota M8540 DH with forklift, Massey Ferguson 373 with forklift, Massey Ferguson 4610 CAB with forklift, Iseki TM 3247, Manitou forklift ML186

- Truck ? Hino 300 Rigid Tray Top Truck

- Water Tanks ? 2 x Rhino Water tanks ? 520,000 litres

- Honda 4 Wheel Quad Bike with Foreman Hydrostatic Automatic

- Bins ? 125 +400kg picking bins

- 2000litre Diesel Tank

- Spray Units -1200 litre Hardi Twin Stream Boom Spray with airbags

- 2000 litre Sivan Spray Unit

- 400 litre Hardi Vertical Spray Unit

- 300 litre Traced Sprayer, 20LPM, 12V pump, 4M Boom HR

To arrange an inspection and to see the financial statements please contact the exclusive listing agents, Lauren Scott- Elders Carnarvon on 0439 689 089 and Courtney Keeffe- Elders Geraldton on 0429 625 007.