873 Upper Monkerai Rd, Monkerai, NSW, 2415

Ray White Rural Lifestyle Sydney proudly presents 'Gadara' - 105 acres (approx.) of Karuah River frontage in the picturesque Upper Monkerai Valley. Peaceful, productive riverfront country with 500 metres of the Karuah River, a beautifully renovated century-old homestead, and genuine grazing capacity across 42.5 hectares (approx.), Lot 31 DP 753206. A working property, a family home, and a riverfront escape, all on the one title. LAND • Approx. 16.5ha (approx. 41 acres) of fertile alluvial river flats - the productive heart of the property • 12 paddocks plus loafing areas around a central laneway, built for easy rotational grazing • Kikuyu and clover base, rye grass oversown through winter • Approx. 23.5ha (approx. 58 acres) of undulating grazing country, 9 paddocks of native pasture, ideal for backgrounding cattle • Currently runs 30 cows and calves; capacity to carry up to 50, seasonal conditions permitting WATER • 500m of Karuah River frontage - crystal-clear water, grassed banks to the water's edge • Flowing rapids, deep swimming holes and your own stretch of beach • 86ML irrigation licence - genuine water security for the river flats • Irrigation points and K-line infrastructure already in place • Mains-power pump from the river fills 4 x 25,000L header tanks • Header tanks gravity-feed troughs throughout the paddocks • 7 dams keep the undulating grazing country covered • High average annual rainfall of around 1,100mm HOME•STEAD • Renovated country residence, more than 100 years old • Three bedrooms, a sleep-out and a home office wired for high-speed internet • Enclosed, north-facing verandah overlooking an in-ground swimming pool • Country kitchen with Smeg appliances, butler's pantry and all the mod cons • Reverse-cycle air conditioning, ceiling fans throughout, wood fire, timber floors Infrastructure • Retreat with polished concrete floors, bathroom, woodfire and bifold doors with views across the valley • Self-contained one-bedroom cottage with bathroom - formerly the 1860s butcher's shop • Brick dairy, complete with milk vat and dividers, ready for a multitude of uses • Well-positioned, professionally designed steel cattle yards with vet crush and scales • Impressive open-faced machinery shed • Separate workshop with hoist • Hay shed measuring a whopping 20m x 10m x 8m • 10kW solar system, new smart meters, fully rewired property LOCATION • Scenic 30km drive north of Dungog, Upper Monkerai Valley • School bus service picks up from the front gate • Just over 1hr to Heatherbrae To arrange an inspection please call Andrew Wall 0423 234 723 Disclaimer: We have in preparing this document used our best endeavours to ensure the information contained is true and accurate, but accept no responsibility and disclaim all liability in respect to any errors, omissions, inaccuracies or misstatements contained. Interested parties should make their own enquiries to verify the information contained in this document.

Type

Rural

Bedrooms

6

Bathrooms

3

Parkings

10