'Oaklea' & 'Mcleans Camp'
Agents Comments: Rarely does a property of this scale come available in such a highly sought after area. With its
large 300 breeder carrying capacity and functioning feed lot to fatten all calves to feeder weights. This truly is a rare
find. With all the work done you're walking into an income producing farm.
Location: The former Dairy now large beef fattening operation is situated in the fertile town of Old Bonalbo with
frontage to Duck Creek. Located in the sought after North Coast region, just under two and a half hours to Brisbane
and the Gold Coast. Conveniently located a short drive to Bonalbo and an hour to Casino.
The property has bitumen road access and the property is 935 acres in total made up of 'Oaklea' 411 acres on 4 titles and 'Mcleans Camp' 524 acres
on 2 titles each with dwelling entitlements.
Improvements: Steel Dairy complex built 2002 now converted into stockyards, 4 stables, feed shed and a tack room.
Steel panels with vet crush & loading ramp with side walkway. Concrete 200 cow feed pad with concrete trough, concrete walkway and 250 head yards with multiple holding paddocks. 'Macleans Camp' also has its own set of steel cattle yards.
Farm: The 925 acre property has undergone intense pasture improvements as well as the flats have been cropped
with corn, millet, sorghum and barley to be used in the feedlot. The property is a mix of alluvial flats that gently rise up to pasture improved hills. The property could be used in its current form finishing calves to feeder weights for a Paddock to plate or local markets. There is a 12-hectare irrigation licence on the creek with two thirds of the creek flats having underground mains, but the irrigation is rarely used.
There is a network of water troughs along with 10 dams on 'Oaklea' that water over 30 paddocks which are
connected by several laneways. 'Mcleans Camp' has 13 dams and 2 reliable springs. The watering systems that
are in place are excellent and include a gravity system, a bore with Solar Pump, 100,000 litres of rainwater storage
and a Solar pump on the creek if needed. (There is a WAL in place)
Homestead: The Homestead is a comfortable, air conditioned 5 bedroom home with sunroom and open plan living and dining area. Featuring a large lock up garage and open bay carport.
Sheds:
Steel framed hay shed - approximately 180 sqm
Steel framed machinery shed - approximately 225 sqm
Original Dairy Bales converted to tool shed/workshop
Carrying Capacity: The owner estimates the property will run up to 300 Breeders on both its improved pastures and natural grasses,
plus feed up to 200 steers.
There is also the opportunity to harvest some good quality hardwood timber off 'Mcleans Camp' which has over 10 years left on the current PNF.
The rare opportunity to purchase highly productive country of this scale will not last long.