Cobbitty Organic Operations

In December 2025, Centuria secured the management rights to the Arrow Primary Infrastructure Fund (‘APIF’ or ‘Fund’), which is a pure-play unlisted agriculture real estate fund with 22 properties worth $444 million. The Fund was secured with the acquisition of fund manager, Arrows Fund Management Limited.

Among the Fund’s assets is Australia’s only commercially-run organic glasshouse that’s reliant on irrigation and nutrients from a freshwater Barramundi farm.

The asset is unique as its 60,000-litre aquaculture facility is instrumental in the 2.4-hectare glasshouse production. The operation is certified organic by Australian Certified Organic (ACO), meeting the highest standards for organic production while utilising cutting-edge automation and environmental controls.

The wastewater from the Barramundi tanks is processed through an advance bioreactor system, producing a nutrient-rich solution for tomato production in the glasshouse. The processed fish water provides essential macronutrients including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium along with secondary nutrients such as calcium and magnesium for optimal plant health and fruit quality.

Additionally, green waste from the tomato plants is composted onsite to create the growing material used in production while reducing waste.

The aquaculture-glasshouse asset currently provides 40 tonnes of Barramundi and 600 tonnes of organic snacking and truss tomatoes each year.

Located at 219 Cobbitty Road, Cobbitty NSW, the asset is part of a University of Sydney Research & Development facility with APIF controlling both the 40-year headlease while retaining 100% ownership of the operation, known as ECO Fresh Organics.

Andrew Tout, Centuria Head of Agriculture, said, “Our Cobbitty asset is a new concept and not done anywhere else in Australia, at this commercial scale. What makes this facility truly exceptional is its integration of internationally advanced technology with sustainable practices. Its management, development and unique operations is a credit to the Arrow team who began investment in the asset back in 2019.

“All organic crop ‘green’ waste returns to feed the bioreactors and the entire system operates as a closed-loop. This demonstrates that intensive agriculture can be both highly productive and environmentally sustainable.

“Additionally, freshwater aquaculture can, when well managed, offer sustainability advantages over wild freshwater fishing by enabling controlled production, improved feed efficiency, reduced pressure on wild stocks, and full traceability from hatchery to plate. Aquaculture systems allow greater management of fish size, yield and quality, and can reduce exposure to overfishing and some environmental pressures. In contrast, wild freshwater fisheries are generally more exposed to climate variability such as droughts, floods, heatwaves and algal blooms.”

The Cobbitty facility also incorporates several other sustainable practises including organic pest control in the glasshouse with the use of beneficial insects and monitoring systems to eliminate unwanted insects without chemical intervention. The asset includes a 750kW solar energy system that helps power glasshouse operations.

ECO Fresh has supply contracts with large supermarket chains, including Coles and Woolworths, who are directly supplied the organic tomato produce. The operation sells its Barramundi directly to wholesale providores, who supply premium restaurants and specialty retail.

Across Australia and New Zealand, the Centuria agriculture platform comprises c.151 hectares of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) glasshouse infrastructure. The Cobbitty asset is Centuria’s sole aquaculture facility.