THIS week’s property review includes this wrap-up of interesting recent listings in the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria, and a separate article on properties coming to market in Queensland.

• Adjoining NT breeding blocks offer potential
• Productive northern NSW grazing selling for $5000/ha
• $15m for versatile grazing in Central Victoria
• Coonamble’s Sandhurst offers abundant feed

Adjoining NT breeding blocks offer potential

A 12,956ha Northern Territory cattle breeding enterprise adjacent to the top end’s new cotton gin is offering potential buyers irrigation and feedlot potential.

The 9620ha Edith Springs and neighbouring 3336ha Tarwoo Station, pictured above, are located 30km southeast of Katherine and three hours drive from Darwin.

Historically operated as livestock and cropping properties, they are being sold by the Black family (trading as the Northern Territory Agricultural Co) after being held for six and four years respectively.

Tarwoo is adjacent to the WANT cotton gin (on a 150ha separate title), the first of its kind in the Northern Territory.

Operated by a partnership of WANT Cotton and Louis Dreyfus Co, the state-of-the-art facility is scheduled to commence operations later this year and process between 150,000 and 200,000 bales annually.

Elders agent Alison Ross said Tarwoo offers agricultural and commercial potential with the recent construction of a heavy vehicle turn-in lane on the Stuart Highway and an elevated site suitable for future commercial, transport or feedlot ventures.

“With cotton ginning to commence later this year, Tarwoo is suitable for lotfeeding, complemented by the consistent live export markets via the Port of Darwin,” Ms Ross said.

Edith Springs Station is suitable for cattle breeding and hay production.

There are 2160ha of mostly cleared, deep loamy red earths and 4320ha of timbered country, supported by reliable water from a 15km Edith River frontage.

Situated In a 968mm average annual rainfall region, Edith Springs overlies the Tindall Aquifer and is benefited by a 360ML surface water extraction licence and two bores.

Tarwoo is watered by the spring-fed Granite Creek, as well as two bores.

Across the two holdings, there are 18km of Stuart Highway frontage, three homes, staff accommodation, sheds and two cattle yards.

Edith Springs and Tarwoo are being offered by expressions of interest closing on July 2.

 

Productive northern NSW grazing selling for $5000/ha

Scott and Rhonda Conkey have listed their productive grazing country on the New South Wales’ Northern Tablelands for $5000/ha.

The 2208ha Cheviot Hills is located near Ashford, 47km north of Inverell.

It is currently operating as a self-replacing cattle and sheep enterprise, with the Conkeys estimating a 9000DSE carrying capacity.

Elders agent Jaimie Pay reports good early interest from locals and southern Queensland producers seeking an entry level or expansion block.

“There has been good rain over the last six to eight weeks, with more forecast, and as a result, the property is carrying a good body of feed setting up the incoming purchaser for a good winter,” he said.

The country consists of open grazing and alluvial creek flats with soft traprock soils rising to undulating hills.

Around 40ha is sown to a mix of oats and barley and 243ha has been pasture improved, previously sown to subtropical varieties.

The property is well-watered by two equipped bores, Frazers Creek, 26 dams and the seasonal Oakey Creek.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, sheds, steel cattle yards, a three-stand shearing shed, sheep yards and a 50-tonne silo.

 

$15m for versatile grazing in Central Victoria

After 45 years, the retiring Ford family is seeking around $15 million ($11,120/ha) for its versatile grazing property in Central Victoria.

The 1347ha Lisoux, Denning Rise and Hillside are located 5km from Baringhup, 9km from Maldon and 37km from Bendigo.

The holdings comprise:

• The 685ha Lisoux is subdivided into 18 paddocks and watered by the Loddon River and 23 dams. Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, a seven-stand shearing shed, steel sheep yards and numerous sheds.
• The 350ha Denning Rise is subdivided into 16 paddocks and watered by 21 dams and pipe water (accessed via an adjacent mine). Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home and a three-stand shearing shed.
• The 311ha Hillside is subdivided into nine paddocks and watered by 15 dams.

The country features gently undulating granite soils with good stands of native timber shelter belts capable of running between 5000 to 6000DSE (season dependent).

Nutrien Harcourts agent Alister Kemp said the three holdings are presenting in good condition after recent rain.

“Their versatility is likely to attract a range of buyers seeking livestock grazing and finishing, wool growing, hay production and cropping.”

“They could interest a developer because the properties have good road frontages and several crown allotments running through them,” Mr Kemp said.

The aggregation is watered by dams, the Six Mile Creek and the Loddon River.

 

Coonamble’s Sandhurst offers abundant feed

Scale and abundant feed on a holding offered in northern New South Wales are attracting strong inquiry from Queensland, south-western New South Wales and Victorian producers.

The Perry family’s 3068ha Sandhurst is located 23km east of Quambone and 40km west of Coonamble in northern New South Wales and neighbours Muttama Station owned by Ron Greentree.

The mostly flat and open country has good shade corridors and is well grassed with buffel and Mitchell.

Estimated to carry 600 cows and calves or 4000 ewes, Sandhurst is conservatively stocked and running 270 head of cattle, 1200 ewes and lambs and 50 rams and hoggets.

More than 2000ha of the heavy red and grey loam soils is arable and could be converted back to cropping country.

Sandhurst is watered by 14 dams and two equipped sub-artesian bores in a 482mm of average annual rainfall region.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, a two-bedroom cottage, numerous sheds, a five-stand shearing shed and steel sheep and cattle yards.

Ray White Rural agent Hamish Firth is handling the expressions of interest campaign closing on June 27.