New land price record in the Wimmera

Gregor Heard
Updated March 9 2021 - 2:10pm, first published March 5 2021 - 4:00pm
FarmBuy Real Estate
NEW RECORD: The 857ac (347ha) block at Miga Lake smashed previous Wimmera land sale records.
NEW RECORD: The 857ac (347ha) block at Miga Lake smashed previous Wimmera land sale records.

THE LAND buying frenzy throughout the Wimmera region has hit a new peak with a 347 hectare (857 acre) parcel of land at Miga Lake, halfway between Natimuk and Edenhope, selling for a record $7750 an acre.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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