260 Hart Road, Qualeup WA 6394

LAWD is pleased to present for sale Shalimar (the Property), an exceptional dryland cropping and livestock opportunity, located in the reliable Great Southern farming region of Western Australia. The Property offers an excellent balance of productive land classes that are well suited to dryland cropping and livestock breeding, backgrounding and finishing supported by a reliable climate.

Featuring a total land area of 825* hectares across seven certificates of title, of which 727* hectares is considered effective for dryland cropping and livestock pursuits, the Property is benefitted by a mix of quality soil types, reliably watered from multiple earth dams and a favourable climate.

The Property represents a rare opportunity to acquire a productive operation located within a tightly held agricultural region.

Key investment highlights include:

- Currently utilised as a mixed dryland cropping and livestock (sheep) operation including canola, barley, oats, oaten hay, annual pasture renovation and management, complemented by livestock breeding, backgrounding and finishing.

- Leading agronomic management with dryland cropping & pasture renovation resulting in 2023 production of 9* tonnes per hectare for Oaten Hay, 5.2* tonnes per hectare for Barley, 4.5* tonnes per hectare for Oats, 2.35* tonnes per hectare for Canola and 13* Dry Sheep Equivalents (DSE) per hectare.

- Topography is gently undulating and encompasses mixed soil types including a mixture of sandy loam, gravely loam over gravel and clay at depth. Original timbers feature Redgum, Jarrah, Wandoo and Yate.

- Long term annual average rainfall of 500* millimetres underpinning the cropping and livestock enterprise, reliably watered from 14* earth dams strategically located for improved farming efficiencies.

- Paddocks have been strategically developed to maximise cropping and livestock efficiencies benefitted by laneways through the Property, including a 1,000* head set of sheep yards.

- Fencing is in sound stock-proof condition, constructed of predominately ringlock and plain wire on wooden and steel posts.

- Favourably located 35* linear kilometres from Boyup Brook and Kojonup, 75* linear kilometres from Katanning, 120* linear kilometres from Bunbury, 165* linear kilometres from Albany and 225* linear kilometres from Perth.

- An outlier in terms of location and performance for the region and within proximity to commodity facilities including Co-Operative Grain Handling (CBH) and Bunge grain receival sites at Kojonup, Cranbrook, Arthur River, Bunbury and Albany Port (grain terminal and fertiliser distribution), Katanning regional sheep saleyards, Boyanup and Mount Barker regional cattle saleyards.

Shalimar is being offered for sale by Expression of Interest closing at 1pm (AWST), Friday 16 February 2024.