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 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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School catchments

Orama Public School Primary K-6 Government 14.5km
Dorrigo High School Secondary 7-12 Government 14.6km
Dorrigo Public School Primary K-6 Government 14.9km
Mount St John Primary School Primary K-6 Catholic 15.2km
Hernani Public School Primary K-6 Government 15.5km
Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education Combined K-10 Independent 17.4km
Dundurrabin Public School Primary K-6 Government 20.2km
Ebor Public School Primary K-6 Government 20.4km
Cascade Environmental Education Centre Combined Government 26.9km
Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education - Bellingen Campus Primary Independent 33.2km
Bellingen Public School Primary K-6 Government 33.3km
Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education Stage 5 Campus Secondary Independent 33.4km
St Mary's Primary School Primary K-6 Catholic 33.9km
Ulong Public School Primary K-6 Government 34.3km
Bellingen High School Secondary 7-12 Government 34.8km
Lowanna Public School Primary K-6 Government 37.4km
Tallowood Steiner School Primary K-6 Independent 39.6km
Crossmaglen Public School Primary K-6 Government 40.6km
Bowraville Central School Combined K-12 Government 41.7km
Coffs Harbour Christian Community School Combined K-12 Independent 47.8km
Toormina High School Secondary 7-12 Government 50.5km
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School Combined K-12 Independent 50.6km
Nambucca Heads High School Secondary 7-12 Government 50.7km
Bishop Druitt College Combined K-12 Independent 51.0km
Coffs Harbour Bible Church School Combined K-10 Independent 51.1km
Macksville High School Secondary 7-12 Government 51.5km
St John Paul College Secondary 7-12 Catholic 52.0km
Coffs Harbour Senior College Secondary 11-12 Government 52.4km

Nearest schools, measured in a straight line from the property. Provided as a guide only; check catchment and enrolment eligibility with the school. School data © ACARA, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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