THIS week’s property evaluation contains this wrap-up of fascinating latest listings throughout the nation, and a separate article of lately accomplished gross sales of notice.
- NQ’s historic & scenic Valley of Lagoons
- CQ’s blue-ribbon Moorabinda hits the market
- RFM offloads New England Wagyu nation
- New England aggregation provides scale and water
- Higher Hunter breeding & ending nation
- Jericho’s Hypothesis passes in at $5.25m
- Excessive carrying capability nation lists for $17.8m
Homestead on Valley of Lagoons, overlooking the lake
NQ’s historic & scenic Valley of Lagoons
Stockplace Advertising is fielding widespread and numerous curiosity for what’s believed to be North Queensland’s first settled cattle station, providing spectacular surroundings.
Listed for the second time in 60 years by vendor Patrick Sheahan, the 86,415ha Valley of Lagoons Aggregation is situated 45km north of Greenvale and 250km north of Charters Towers.
Considered premier breeding, backgrounding and ending nation, the property contains three picturesque, adjoining cattle stations – Reedybrook, Hopewell and Valley of Lagoons.
The landscapes embody basalt and granite nation, rocky rangelands, fertile black soil floodplains, wealthy loamy creek/river flats, sheltered valleys, lava flows and softwood scrubs.
Situated in a secure rainfall belt, the aggregation is nearly solely naturally watered by 49km of Burdekin River frontage, the Reedybrook Wetlands, the Lucy Creek waterways, 50 dams and a 144 ML irrigation licence.
Valley of Lagoons takes its title from the massive freshwater lagoons and waterways that kind the higher reaches of the nice Burdekin River system.
Spectacular surroundings solely provides to the aggregation’s enchantment, with quite a few springs, waterfalls, picturesque escarpments and intensive lake programs.
Valley of Lagoons historical past
In 1845, throughout an expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington (now Darwin), explorer Ludwig Leichhardt wrote,
“… we found an in depth valley with massive lagoons and lakes, and a most luxuriant vegetation, bounded by blue distant ranges, and forming probably the most picturesque panorama we had but met with. A sequence of lagoons linked by a reedy brook adopted the outlines of the desk land, alongside the foot of its steep slopes. … Water, grass, hills, mountains, plains, forest land; all the weather of a fantastic pasturing nation, had been right here united.”
Based mostly on Leichhardt’s beneficial livestock rearing studies, a partnership between Walter Jervoise Scott, his brother Arthur, George Elphinstone Dalrymple and the then Queensland premier Robert Herbert (Scott Bros, Dalrymple & Co) established Valley of Lagoons in 1862.
Initially spanning round 260,000ha, the property was stocked with 25,000 sheep and cattle.
Within the early twentieth Century, Valley of Lagoons was used as a bullock depot for J.S. Love Estates and fattening steers from the Gulf breeding property Dunbar. It was later owned and operated for a few years by Alan Atkinson, son of Droughtmaster breed founder Monty.
Right this moment, the historic operation has a capability to hold round 10,000 cattle and is being supplied with 7000 head of high quality Gray and Crimson Brahman cattle plus plant and gear.
Stockplace Advertising agent Luke Westaway stated the turnkey enterprise was able to working with minimal enter.
“Valley of Lagoons is a low-cost, environment friendly, extremely productive cattle enterprise providing the incoming purchaser a chance for intensive improvement to additional improve manufacturing,” he stated.
“Tourism and conserving the property’s distinctive native wetland species and plentiful birdlife may be built-in into the cattle enterprise,” Mr Westway stated.
Infrastructure features a renovated eight-bedroom (circa 1900s) residence, employees quarters, 5 cattle yards and quite a few sheds.
Valley of Lagoons is on the market by provides to buy closing on September 10.
CQ’s blue-ribbon Moorabinda hits the market
A flagship backgrounding, breeding and ending property in Central Queensland’s blue-ribbon beef manufacturing area is being supplied on the market for the primary time in 109 years.
The 15,977ha Moorabinda is situated 64km south-west of Taroom and 130km north-east of Roma, near a number of main feedlots and saleyards.
LAWD agent Darren Collins has been appointed to promote the institutional grade asset however was unable to reveal the seller or a value information.
“Not often does a property of this calibre and scale come to market. Moorabinda is without doubt one of the largest single personal landholdings within the sought-after Taroom district, providing events a once-in-a-lifetime alternative.”
Mr Collins anticipates curiosity from locals, massive scale producers seeking to background and corporates.
Moorabinda has a confirmed carrying capability of 6000 grownup equivalents and is thought for delivering distinctive weightgains.
The property advantages from ongoing land administration and improved pastures, with greater than 12,000ha of prime undulating brigalow, belah, bauhinia and vine scrub land sorts.
Located in a 655mm common annual rainfall area, Moorabinda has greater than 15km of twin frontage to Scotts Creek, quite a few everlasting and seasonal waterholes and is derived, ten outfitted bores (three are flowing) and 53 dams.
Infrastructure contains two renovated houses, two cattle yards, quite a few sheds and equine services.
Moorabinda is being supplied on the market by expressions of curiosity closing on August 29.
RFM offloads New England Wagyu nation
Rural Funds Administration is divesting its high-rainfall grazing enterprise in northern New South Wales’ New England area, with hopes of elevating greater than $20 million.
The 1728ha Dyamberin is situated close to Wongwibinda, 34km north-west of Ebor and roughly midway between Armidale and Dorrigo.
In September 2018, RFM paid $13.4 million for the property (owned by the Rogers household) and subsequently leased it to the Stone Axe Pastoral Co which owns Ebor district properties Alfreda and Glen Alvie used for Wagyu.
Curiously, Dyamberin neighbours the 1423ha cattle backgrounding operation Forest Lodge supplied on the market in June by Richard Ogilvie and household and marketed by MacDougall Rural Property.
Mixed, the properties would provide an incoming purchaser greater than 3000ha.
LAWD agent George Barton stated Dyamberin supplied an estimated peak carrying capability of 25,000 dry sheep equivalents in November, averaging a month-to-month DSE of 20,000.
“At the moment, it’s working 800 Wagyu breeders and retaining all weaners, rising them out to feedlot entry weights.”
“Curiosity is anticipated from institutional consumers and enormous household operators searching for prime grazing nation in a excessive rainfall area,” Mr Barton stated.
Dyamberin advantages from 559ha of improved pastures, 805ha of open native grasses and 364ha of ruminant vegetation, laneways and compounds.
The gently sloping, excessive altitude undulating grazing to steep timbered land has principally basalt and brown soils rising improved pastures, fodder and hay.
It’s watered by a photo voltaic outfitted bore, 50 dams and seasonal creeks supported by 909mm of annual common rainfall.
Infrastructure features a lately renovated three-bedroom residence, two cattle yards, equipment sheds and 14km of lately accomplished inside and boundary fencing.
Dyamberin is being offered as a vacant possession. Expressions of curiosity shut on August 29.
New England aggregation provides scale and water
A carbon credit score enterprise is being supplied on a high quality cattle and cropping enterprise that has been listed on the market in northern New South Wales’ New England area.
Situated 13km from Deepwater and 52km from Glen Innes, the 3537ha Echo Aggregation consists of seven contiguous properties – 366ha Echo, 452ha Cloudy Hills, 664ha Carrot Farm, 518ha Bushgrove, 518ha Rockabbey, 518ha Sugarloaf and 500ha Bingeye.
Anticipated to attain between $20 million and $22 million, the holding has been extensively developed by house owners Herde Land Pty Ltd and Raguz Land Pty Ltd.
LAWD agent Darren Collins stated over latest years, the distributors have transformed native pastures to cultivation and invested in water infrastructure and fencing.
“The extremely productive enterprise is used to breed and end round 2626 grownup equivalents on improved and timbered grazing land.”
“As well as, round 16ha has been developed to centre pivot irrigation and 877ha to dryland cropping rising oats, barley and corn,” he stated.
Mr Collins stated there was potential for carbon offsets and biodiversity stewardship funds.
“Armidale-based carbon advisor, Precision Pastures, has recognized the aggregation’s primarily loamy traprock soils as being perfect for carbon sequestration.”
“Preliminary due diligence has additionally been performed to analyse choices for carbon offsets for tree sequestration and biodiversity stewardship funds throughout additional areas of the landholding,” Mr Collins stated.
Water is sourced from 13km of twin frontage to the Deepwater River, the Bow Creek, watercourses, a number of gullies and 34 catchment dams. Added safety is obtainable by way of a 104ML water licence from the Mole River.
Enhancements embody 5 houses, 5 cattle and sheep yards, three shearing sheds, quite a few sheds and 108-tonnes of grain storage.
The Echo Aggregation is being supplied on the market by way of expressions of curiosity closing on August 22.
Anticipated to attain between $20 million and $22 million, the Echo Hills holding has been extensively developed by house owners Herde Land Pty Ltd and Raguz Land Pty Ltd.
Higher Hunter breeding & ending nation
After three years possession, the Caskey household from Barraba has listed its breeding and ending livestock operation in New South Wales’ Higher Hunter.
The 2122ha Fernleigh, which neighbours the Packer household’s Ellerston Station, is situated 45 minutes from Murrurundi and 85km north-east of Scone.
Listed with a value information of $12.3 to $13.9 million, McGrath Higher Hunter agent Michael Burke stated the expectations are according to the latest comparable gross sales throughout the district over the previous six months.
The undulating to hilly pasture improved grazing nation has chocolate basalt with some crimson loams that provide a excessive carrying capability with vital scope for additional improvement.
Boasting two creek frontages, Fernleigh is watered by two bores and 46 dams supported by 822mm of annual common rainfall.
Mr Burke believes Fernleigh is suited to both major producers, metropolitan or industrial buyers.
Infrastructure contains three residences, a four-stand shearing shed, metal sheep and cattle yards and two sheds.
Fernleigh is being supplied on the market by expressions of curiosity closing on August 29.
Jericho’s Hypothesis passes in at $5.25m
Bruce and Annette Currie’s secure breeding property in Queensland’s central west has didn’t promote at public sale passing-in at $5.25 million, with Ray White Rural agent Andrew Turner now negotiating with events.
The 24,923ha Hypothesis Station is situated 75km north of Jericho and 128km north-west of Alpha.
The famend calf manufacturing facility nation grows native grasses, corresponding to desert Mitchell, black spear and buffel, that may help 800 cows and calves to weaning plus substitute heifers.
The nation contains principally calmly timbered broadleaf ironbark, yellow jack, cleaning soap bush, quinine and kurrajong, with some scattered brigalow and lifeless end.
Located in a 575mm common annual rainfall area, Hypothesis is watered by eight dams and two outfitted sub-artesian bores reticulated to 25 troughs and 16 tanks.
Infrastructure features a four-bedroom residence, two sheds and metal cattle yards.
Excessive carrying capability nation lists for $17.8m
Tony Dingle’s south-east Queensland grazing property described as a ‘jewel within the crown’ has been listed for $17.8 million after passing in at public sale.
The 1121ha Brooyar Station is located close to Woolooga, 40km north-west of Gympie. Noosa and the Sunshine Coast are simply an hour and a half drive.
Through the advertising and marketing marketing campaign, Bambling Property agent John Bambling stated the property supplied excessive carrying capability nation.
“The absolutely improved, undulating rolling pastures are working greater than 800 breeders. This kind of property is tough to search out domestically and will entice cattle producers, in addition to buyers and lifestylers.”
Mr Bambling stated it additionally supplied a land banking alternative.
“Brooyar is split into 11 freehold titles giving somebody the potential to revenue from promoting them off as particular person farms.”
Located in a excessive rainfall space, Brooyar has double frontage to the everlasting Extensive Bay Creek and 15 dams.
Infrastructure features a grand, four-bedroom, 100-year-old homestead, a two-bedroom supervisor’s residence, two sheds and two cattle yards.
Brooyar is at the moment collaborating within the Australian Carbon Credit score Unit Scheme and has an extra earnings stream with newly established Brooyar Eco Lodge and Caravan Park.
The 1121ha Brooyar Station northwest of Gympie boasts absolutely improved undulating rolling pastures, double frontage to the Extensive Bay Creek and a grand 100-year-old homestead with 4 bedrooms.
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