A total of 656 hectares high quality fattening property on two freehold titles, including 100 hectares of irrigated alluvial scrub country planted to leucaena with established katambora rhodes and buffel grass throughout the balance of the property.
Located 80 kilometres West of Rockhampton via Gogango, and 18 kilometres North of Gogango
COUNTRY
The property comprises Brigalow scrub running onto softwood scrub along the Fitzroy River frontage. Soils are generally brown to black. The property has predominately being cleared and stickraked to improved pastures rising to moderate slopes on the south west corner onto a small area of ironbark/rosewood.
LAND USAGE/MANAGEMENT
Approximately 100 hectares irrigated leucaena with a Reinke Lateral Move irrigator approximately 500 mtr wide and travelling a length of 2 kilometres.
Approximately 470 hectares is cleared to improved pastures of katambora rhodes and buffel grass with the balance of the property being timbered forest ridges and virgin river frontage.
LAND DEVELOPMENT
100.0000 hectares Irrigation (Lateral move)
470.0000 hectares Easy undulating scrub
86.1823 hectares Timber ridges and river frontage
WATER
The combined water allocations of 900 ML (Volumetric limit) This is a non-supplemented allocation and is not subject to any flow conditions or water charges.
Water Allocation No 898 on Crown Plan AP6829 having a volumetric limit of 750 Megalitres.
Water Allocation No 257 on Crown Plan AP6829 having a volumetric limit of 150 Megalitres.
IRRIGATION
A 200mm shrouded centrifugal pump powered by a 60 kw three phase motor pumping at 120 L/sec supplying through a 300mm PVC main to the top of river bank transferring to 350mm underground poly main to a bubbler in the supply channel for the irrigator to draw from.
The irrigation development comprises approximately 100 hectares currently irrigated by a Reinke Lateral irrigator approximately 500 metre's wide and travelling a length of 2 kilometres. Potential to utilise a further 60 hectares for irrigation.
The fences are predominately four barb with steel and wood posts with internal fencing in the leucaena being divided with electric fencing.
The property is sub-divided into five main paddocks with a lane way to the yards.
CULTIVATION
Cunningham Leucaena has been established in the past five years with Katambora Rhodes planted between the 8 metre rows. Previously cash crops including chickpea, navy beans, millet, sorghum and wheat have been successfully grown.
Rainfall: 710mm average per annum
INFRASTRUCTURE
Homestead 3 bedroom low set timber building with some recent renovations set in a large garden
Machinery Shed 3 bay steel and timber shed with a concrete floor and two sides enclosed
Hay Shed Steel and timber construction enclosed on three sides
Services to the property include rural power, telephone, twice weekly mail, Next G phone service, primary education at Gogango. This is supported with the regional facilities offered in Rockhampton - large airport, secondary schooling, university, hospitals and large comprehensive shopping facilities. Gracemere Livestock Exchange selling centre and two export abattoirs
18 km to Primary School at Gogango and to a school bus run for secondary school into Rockhampton
