Executive Summary:
? Well located 5,454ha* (13,477* acres), 15km*off Flinders Highway, 70km* to Townsville & 70km* to Charters Towers.
? 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom homestead & 3 bedroom staff quarters all with ensuites + communal kitchen & dining. Solar installed.
? Some improved pasture with sandy loam frontage soils along Fourmile Creek. Well grassed open to lightly timbered country.
? Multiple sheds, 8 main paddocks with new 3/4 barb wire fencing, near new steel cattle yards.
? Reliable water from bores & springs, seasonal creeks & gullies. 900mm* annual rainfall.
? Estimated carrying capacity of 800 breeders + followers.
? 500* Brahman Cross Breeders plus followers & 14 Droughtmaster herd bulls offered with property.
Location:
? 70km* West of Townsville (JBS Stuart Meatworks)
? 70km* East of Charters Towers (Charters Towers Regional Saleyards)
? Located only 15km* off the Flinders Highway (30km* to Reid River Export Depot)
Area & Tenure:
? 5,454ha* (13,477* acres)
? Lot 1 SP342797
? Charters Towers Regional Council
? Rates $8728.46 yearly
Services:
? WIFI Internet
? Mobile phone reception at house complex, limited in all other areas
? Septic tank
? Bore water on Solar power
Country:
? Sandy loam frontage soils along the Fourmile Creek.
? Red soil ridges with Bloodwood & Ironbark.
? Well grassed open country rising to granite outcrops.
? Well established Secca Stylo widely dispersed throughout heavy stands of primarily black spear, Indian couch & kangaroo grass.
? The property is suited to improved pastures with areas of Buffel, Wyncassia & Rhodes grass being introduced in recent years.
Weeds:
? Chinee Apple
? Lantana
? Flannel Weed
Water:
? Natural spring with all year-round water supply
in 'Spring Paddock'
? Numerous creeks, gullies & shallow waters which supply stock drinking water for 6-8 months a year
Bores:
? All bores on the property were blown out 05/11/20
House bore -
? 19m deep with water at 9m. New Honda pump
4 Mile Paddock bore -
? 48m deep with water at 9.5m
? New solar pump & 2x 26,000L tanks
Yards bore -
? 20m deep with water at 11m
? New solar pump and 2x 26,000L tanks
Spring bore -
? 20m deep with water at 9m
? New solar pump and 3x 26,000L tanks
Rainfall -
? 900mm* or 36* inches annual average
Carrying Capacity:
The property has run up to 1,000 breeders & owners estimate that in its current state 800 breeders plus followers would be comfortable.
? Carrying capacity may be improved if pastures were further improved & additional waters were added.
Stock -
? The property will be offered with 500* Brahman Cross Breeders plus followers & 14 Droughtmaster herd bulls.
Livestock Handling:
? 8 main paddocks with all new & near new internal 3 / 4 barb wire fencing.
? Boundary is 4 barb wire fencing with one side of natural boundary along the Leichardt range.
? New 4 barb laneway system leading to the yards from all paddocks.
? All boundary fences have been cleared with a dozer.
? Near new cattle yards are made up of portable steel panels with 4 deck access.
Improvements:
? 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom homestead
? Staff quarters, 3 rooms with ensuites, communal kitchen & dining area
? Off-grid Tropical Energy Solutions (TES) solar system with batteries installed in September 2020 which runs the homestead & quarters
? Sheds
*Approximately