600 South Gippsland Highway, Leongatha, Vic 3953

X Commercial Gippsland presents 600 South Gippsland Highway, Leongatha South - approximately 8.09 hectares (80,952m²) of cleared, near-level land with around 254 metres of direct frontage to the South Gippsland Highway.

The property sits in the Special Use Zone - Schedule 6 (Agricultural Services Zone), a zone created specifically to support agricultural service businesses operating alongside the Koonwarra saleyards. 

This is one of very few parcels in South Gippsland zoned for this purpose, and it offers a genuine opportunity for operators who want to be where the industry gathers every week: stock transport, machinery and equipment sales and service, rural supplies, fodder and feed, fencing and steel, veterinary and animal health, agribusiness offices and allied trades (all STCA).

The neighbour is the Eastern Victoria Livestock Exchange (EVLX) at 670 South Gippsland Highway - formerly VLE Leongatha and now part of the Regional Livestock Exchanges network. Leongatha has been Victoria's largest throughput cattle saleyard in four of the past five years, handling close to a quarter of all reported saleyard cattle in the state in FY25, with weekly prime and store cattle sales and seasonal sheep sales. Following the closure of Pakenham in 2024, volumes have grown further, with store sales regularly yarding 5,000-6,000 head and drawing agents, transporters, feedlotters and processors from across the eastern states. Every one of them drives past this frontage.

Leongatha itself is the commercial, civic and educational centre of South Gippsland and the largest town in the Shire, around 135km south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway. 

The region's economy is built on dairy and beef, anchored by the Saputo (Devondale) processing plant in town, with retail, health and agricultural manufacturing among the biggest employers. 

The Shire has an annual economic output of more than $2.8 billion, and Leongatha is forecast to see the greatest growth in new dwellings in South Gippsland through to 2036.

Key features:

/ 8.09ha (approx.) - Lot 1 on PS814428
/ Approx. 233m highway frontage, regular shape, cleared and predominantly level
/ SUZ6 Agricultural Services Zone - purpose-built for saleyard-related industry
/ Adjoins the EVLX Leongatha saleyards precinct and an established farm machinery dealership
/ High-exposure position on the main route between Melbourne, Leongatha and Wilsons Promontory
/ Scope for a single-operator facility or a staged agricultural services hub (STCA)
/ SUZ6 contemplates road freight terminal, machinery service and repair, primary produce sales, veterinary centre, service station, stores and trade supplies, equestrian uses and feedlot (STCA)
/ Subdivision permitted with a permit - single operator or staged agricultural services hub
/ Farm or graze without a permit as a holding use

For further information, an information memorandum or to arrange an inspection, contact Rory De Polo or Tim Kraskov.