This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
SAM and Tania Brougham are moving to sell Crofton Park, an 824.11ha lamb and wool enterprise featuring an architecturally designed main residence in the Macedon Ranges – an aggregation that took the family over 26 years to accomplish.
Located 75 minutes from the Melbourne CBD, Crofton Park has 708ha of arable grazing or crop-ready irrigated land. The main residence was designed by Melbourne architect Russell Barrett and built in 2004, capturing panoramic views with full-height windows, hydronic heating and a three-meter calacatta marble kitchen bench.
The garden of the main residence was designed by Paul Thompson – an expert in Australian native plants and designer of the plantings at Birrarung Mar and the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. It features an ornamental curved lake designed by landscape architects Taylor Cullity Lethlean.
Crofton Park’s existing farming infrastructure include machinery shedding, workshops, grain storage, sheep and cattle yards, shearing sheds and a manager’s residence set in a picturesque lakeside setting.
There is an olive grove of over 80 olive trees, adjacent to the dam near the manager’s house and Crofton Park also grows rosehips.
CBRE Agribusiness’s Matt Childs, Shane McIntyre and James Auty are managing the sale on behalf of the Broughams, who purchased the farm in 1997.
“Sam and Tania Brougham have put a huge amount of time and consideration into the design and layout of Crofton Park, over 26 years of ownership, including planting more than 10,000 trees which have formed significant mature canopies and attracted a range of bird life and other native animals.
“The long sweeping double frontage to the permanent Campaspe River provides camping and picnic spots while the Turpin Waterfalls on the southern boundary offers spectacular views. Although a successful rural enterprise, Crofton Park has been a rewarding and restorative place to gather on weekends and during longer school holidays for this family, and their friends.” Childs said.
The property is expected to fetch around $18 million and is available either as one aggregation or as two separate properties.
The expressions of interest close October 25, 2023.
