Last Listing description (October 2015)
Area: 1766 acres
Real Property Description: Lot 12/FN170: Parish Olinda
Location: 25 klms east of Baralaba on Don river, bitumen road frontage, Rockhampton 135klm, Biloela & Moura 80klm, Duaringa 65klm
Services: Twice weekly mail, school bus to within 3klms(Gr10), mobile service, daily courier service to Baralaba
Country: Gently undulating Softwood, Brigalow, Belah, Blackbutt mostly frost free, which has been selectively cleared apart from shade areas. Water security & the quality of development further reinforce the strength of the country. Entire property has been raked & contour ripped to 18 with dozer, mustered with quad bike. No flood risk from the Don river.
Former home of Angle Zed Droughtmaster stud, suitable same or fattening.
Leucaena - 465 acres, 400 acres established 2007- 2014, in 30-50acre paddocks to facilitate rotation, plus 70 acres establishing (Jan 15 plant), further areas suitable.
Grass /Legumes Buffel predominant grass along with sabi/native, plus bisset Bluegrass recently introduced. All grass country supported by legumes of either seca & verano stylo, siratro, or Wynn Cassia.
Water: 5 permanent open waters, including 30,000 yd dam equipped with solar pressure pump, pumping to 4 tanks (main 110,000 lts) reticulated to all paddocks & homestead. Most paddocks also have seasonal dams lasting 10-12 months. Bore on river (small supply) unused, promising alternative site. All dams progressively enlarged/de-silted since 2000.
Fencing: Very good condition, some electric to assist in bull management. Subdivided with mostly 4 barb/split or rosewood posts to allow rotational grazing. Laneways leading to yards. 8 main grass paddocks, 8 leucaena paddocks, plus small paddocks.
Yards: All steel (mostly gal), built 2001, 6 way draft, curved race, undercover work area with vet crush & scales, supported by coolers, holding paddocks & laneways, capacity 300 head.
Buildings: Brick veneer homestead (4 beds, 2 bath, office, entertaining area, % rev cycle a/con, painted late 2014, built 1989) set in auto irrigated lawns & gardens with commanding views.
- Sheds, Workshop (6x12) concrete floor, power/lights etc, Main shed (10x20) packed gravel floor power/lights, Truck shed, (9x18) packed gravel floor, Hay shed (old) capacity 100 round bales.
- Silo 5 ton poly silo
Carrying Capacity: 305 breeders selling weaners off cows, (grass @1:7, leuc@1:3.75), or finish 420 Jap Ox per annum (Leuc. two turnoffs per annum)
- Buffel seed harvesting & sale has also been a successful additional income
Comments: A quality & fastidiously developed property, well located, with absolutely no money to spend as the vast majority of improvements have been effected since 2000. A Premier stud property, but equally suited to fattening or turning off quality weaners & a great place to live.
Stock & plant available at valuation