Location
50* kilometres south east of Monto in the Yarrol district. Eidsvold 89* kilometres, Mount Perry 80* kilometres and the city of Bundaberg is 180* kilometres.
Real Property Description
Lot 11 on YL534, total area is 10,550 acres comprising 10,320 acres freehold plus 230 acres of roads. The property is at the end of Twin Creeks Road.
Council rates
Local authority is North Burnett Regional Council and rates are approximately $2,100 per half year.
Services
Electricity for the residence is from a 240 volt generator, telephone, internet and satellite television, weekly mail service.
Country
"Twin Creeks" is located at the headwaters of the Burnett River with approximately 20 kilometres of double frontage, as the name suggests there are 2 major creeks, Big Twin and Little Twin plus numerous gullies and hollows. The country is mostly undulating and steeper slopes rolling from one hollow to the next. Approximately 1000 acres of softwood scrub country that has been pulled and sown to buffel, panic and wynn cassi.
Timber development and permits
1,000* acres has been tordoned. A clearing permit under "Managing a native forest practice" for an estimated 3,870 hectares.
Farm forestry
The owner conducts a Farm Forestry Practice on the property harvesting mill and fencing timber. Good stands of spotted gum and ironbark with exotic furniture timber such as Tulip Oak and Crows Ash.
Structural improvements
The yards and residence are 4* kilometres from the front gate, renovated residence has 2 bedrooms and a large office or 3rd bedroom. Built in robes in the bedrooms and built in cupboards in the office, the office leads onto a rear covered deck. The walls and the ceiling has been fully insulated and cladded with colourbond, provision for a slow combustion woodheater has been built. Modern bathroom with separate shower and bath, open plan living, timber bench tops, gas stove, solar hot water system and new septic system.
The workshop, machinery shed and hay shed is 6 bays and 27* metres x 12* metres with 2 bays concreted. Vehicle shed and storage shed.
Timber stock yards at the homestead with Leitchs CIA head bale, calf cradle and plunge dip. A 2nd set of steel panels yards located further up the river with a bush hut used for staff accommodation.
Water
The homestead bore is equipped with a solar pump supplying an elevated 3,000* gallon poly tank that gravity feeds to the house and troughs, a back up pump is in the river. Good holes along the Burnett River, Big Twin and Little Twin Creeks and 15 dams.
Fencing
Twin Creeks is subdivided into 9 main paddocks and 4 holding paddocks.
Carrying capacity
The owners rate a consistent carrying capacity of 600 breeders with potential to increase with the development of improved pastures and timber treatment.
• Owners will negotiate retention of the timber harvesting rights for 3 years with a reduction in the sale price.
