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Hidden history revealed at Bunyip

HIDDEN behind beautiful green foliage and enormous trees is the historic Ballintrae homestead, part of the history of the small town of Bunyip.

Pictures: Ballintrae at Bunyip


Hidden history revealed at Bunyip

HIDDEN behind beautiful green foliage and enormous trees is the historic Ballintrae homestead, part of the history of the small town of Bunyip.

Pictures: Ballintrae at Bunyip

Riverina property slump

DROUGHT, low water allocations and a failing world economy have created havoc in the Riverina property market.

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Broker sees wave of consolidation

MELBOURNE stockbroker David Browne has been a longtime advocate of Victoria's "other peninsula".

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Laurendel - a royal gem up for sale

PLAYING host to the Duke of Edinburgh is just part of the colourful history of spectacular property Larundel.

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Upcoming Auctions

  • January 10, 2009, Marlo
    When & where: 11am, on site
    What: Lifestyle, 36ha
    Who: Bill Wyndham & Co Real Estate, (03) 5154 3077 

  • January 16, 2009, Circular Head, Tasmania
    (Illawong Plains)
    When & where: noon, Tall Timbers, Smithton
    What: Grazing, 1150ha
    Who: Landmark, Smithton, (03) 6452 3755

  • January 17, 2009, Phillip Island
    (Phillip Island Vineyard & Cellar)
    What: 4ha, vines
    Who: Alex Scott & Staff, Cowes, (03) 5952 2633

  • January 24, 2009, Phillip Island
    (Island Rise)
    When & where: (TBA)
    What: Development, 65ha
    Who: Alex Scott & Staff, Cowes, (03) 5952 2633

  • January 25, 2009, Apollo Bay
    When & where: 2pm, on site
    What: Vacant land, 6.2ha
    Who: CJ Keane & Co, Apollo Bay, (03) 5237 6429 and Corser, East Melbourne, (03) 9416 3155 

Riverina station a must-stop

NANGUNIA Station is one of those historic, broadacre jewels of the Riverina.

Packer family set to sell CPC

THE country is awash with more than half a billion dollars of large-scale properties, following reports this week the Packer family is poised to sell its pastoral interests.

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$1 rent adds to the lure of NSW country life

THE kitchens are ramshackle and the dunny might be out the back but that has not stopped city families snapping up the country's cheapest real estate - farmhouses for $1 a week.

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Life's grand at Springfield

YOU know your family have been in the district a long time when there are road signs bearing your ancestors' names.

Malmsbury home among the pine trees

THIS 1800s bluestone building is ripe for renovation.

Farm to beach at Waratah Bay

THE stock on the Edwards' South Gippsland farm certainly enjoy the good life.

Pictures: Maranatha - property with a view.



Gardening

Australian Agricultural sells cattle stations

AUSTRALIAN Agricultural Company is selling five of its Queensland cattle stations, worth $250 million.

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Property buyers spring to it

ALMOST $400 million of rural property hit the market across Victoria and parts of NSW during spring.

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Bulgary Station sells

A LARGE-scale southern NSW irrigation property has sold for a figure believed to be close to the multi-million dollar asking price.



On Farm

more on farm

Bellellen Organics a paradise patch

ROD Blake is a happy farmer. Sitting at his 48ha patch on the outskirts of Stawell in Victoria, he passionately talks about his certified organic vegetables and herbs.

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Machine

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Using GPS is on the level

MENTION GPS guidance in agricultural and horticultural circles and arrow straight furrows and hands-free steering spring to mind.