Millicent, South Australia
SOME FLY 14,000 KMS TO BE IN MILLICENT, SA - 2564ML
LEASEHOLD $495,000
Business Description
And not a dot of AvGas burned. Those little Sandpipers fly a long way from Finland to feed off South Australia’s Limestone Coast where the town of Millicent sits at about its epicentre.
But for you it’s under four hours from Adelaide and five from Melbourne. There’s a measure of its success as an alternate inter-capital route with four new service stations in town – operating or planned.
The namesake Sandpiper at Millicent offers the best overnight stay. But you may have to compete with the businessmen, medicos, tradesmen and even a domestic tourist or two.
There’s a very good reason Kimpton-Clark put its paper producing plant close by, given the ample supply of resource growing in the Radiata Pine plantations that surround the town to the border.
There’s always a market for their product. You can find it in most of the smallest rooms of every house in Australia.
It gets down to the bottom of things - every day!
The Sandpiper is 15 minutes to the fresh air straight off the Great Australia Bight. Tantoola Lake Cave only five minutes, and Mayura Station for the best Wagyu steak in Australia, just ten minutes out of Millicent. A great way to mix business with pleasure.
Why not take an overnight break and treat yourselves.
And for the Sandpiper at Millicent A long trouble-free lease, making good money getting better. P-12 education locally or 30 minutes to the private schools of Mt Gambier.
Adjusted Net Profit: $207,323 for 12 months
Contact Reg Partington and Annette Adam from Tourism Brokers for further information or to arrange an inspection.
Property ID: 2564ML (quote when enquiring)
Property Code: 5114
Business Summary
Key Investment Insights
1. Adjusted net profit of $207,323 for the last 12 months, indicating solid current cashflow.
2. Business operates as the Sandpiper motel, positioned as the best overnight accommodation in Millicent, suggesting strong local market reputation.
3. Long, trouble-free lease in place, providing tenancy security and predictable occupancy costs.
4. Catchment benefits from consistent business demand, including visiting businessmen, medical professionals and tradespeople, plus domestic tourists.
5. Close proximity to industrial demand drivers, notably the nearby Kimpton-Clark paper plant and surrounding Radiata Pine plantations, implying steady corporate and contractor stays.
6. Strategic transport position, under four hours from Adelaide and five hours from Melbourne, supporting inter-capital and regional travellers.
7. Town infrastructure growth shown by four new service stations operating or planned, signalling increasing through-traffic and local investment.
8. Tourism and leisure attractions nearby, including the Great Australian Bight coastline 15 minutes away, Tantoola Lake Cave five minutes away, and Mayura Station ten minutes away, enhancing leisure occupancy potential.
9. Family and staff appeal with P–12 education locally and private school options 30 minutes away in Mount Gambier, supporting owner-operator or staff retention.
10. Seller commentary indicates revenue momentum, described as "making good money getting better," suggesting upside potential for a new owner.
