THIS week’s property review includes this wrap-up of interesting recent listings across New South Wales and South Australia, and separate articles on Queensland listings and recently completed sales of note.

• NSW grazing aggregation offered for $26m–$27m
• Bartlett brothers list SA’s blue-ribbon Tolcairn
• Two New England beef platforms head to auction
• New price guide for Manning Valley’s Strike A Light

The 2393ha Girrakool and North Pomeroy are near Mummel, 25km from Goulburn and 30km from Crookwell.

NSW grazing aggregation offered for $26m–$27m

Robert Rich’s productive livestock operation in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales has returned to the market with a price guide of $26 million to $27 million.

The 2393ha Girrakool and North Pomeroy are near Mummel, 25km from Goulburn and 30km from Crookwell.

The adjoining properties were first offered for sale in March 2024 but subsequently withdrawn after failing to find a buyer at auction.

The Sydney businessman acquired Girrakool in November 1999 and North Pomeroy in October 2006, developing the properties into an integrated cattle and sheep breeding enterprise supported by improved pastures and an annual hay and silage program.

The aggregation conservatively carries 1000 breeding cows, with progeny grown to feedlot entry weights of more than 400kg, as well as 1500 ewes.

Rated at 26,000DSE or 1650 breeding cows, the property is also being offered with its high-performance SimAngus herd available to the successful purchaser.

Over 27 years of ownership, Mr Rich has invested in 40km of new fencing, an extra-wide central laneway system extending more than 10km and a network of 52 livestock grids linking all paddocks.

Inglis Rural Property agent Liam Griffiths said the amalgamation of Girrakool and North Pomeroy had created one of the largest holdings in the Southern Tablelands.

“Robert Rich’s substantial capital investment in the entire enterprise has created an efficient operation with the flexibility to accommodate a broad range of livestock pursuits,” he said.

The properties feature 10km of double frontage to the Wollondilly River, double frontage to Kiala and Oxley Creeks, 54 dams and two bores.

Infrastructure includes a manager’s residence, two cottages, two steel cattle and sheep yards, two shearing sheds and yards, and numerous sheds.

Girrakool and North Pomeroy are being offered for sale by expressions of interest closing on November 26.

Bartlett brothers list SA’s blue-ribbon Tolcairn

A 3259ha mixed farm on South Australia’s Limestone Coast is attracting strong interest from corporate buyers and farming families.

Tolcairn is near Sherwood, 30km east of Keith and 35km north-west of Bordertown.

Brothers Rodney, Brian and Paul Bartlett are selling the property ahead of retirement, having held it since 1980. It is described as one of the Upper South East’s best cropping and grazing holdings.

The mostly flat to gently undulating country has grey sandy loam over clay. Apart from some shelter belts, the land has been delved or clayed.

The cropping area spans 1346ha, comprising wheat (412ha), barley (527ha), canola (324ha), beans (96ha) and lupins (86ha).

The balance is sown to lucerne-based pastures supporting 3500 self-replacing breeding ewes, 1100 ewe lambs and 1130 wether lambs grown out to heavy weights.

The property is also equipped to run cattle.

Elders agent Mike Lind said Tolcairn was an efficient, well-developed turnkey operation.

“A major refencing program has been undertaken over the last ten years, offering a wide laneway system for ease of machinery and livestock movement.”

“Rarely does a holding of this scale, quality and versatility become available in the Sherwood area with excellent management in place,” he said.

Mr Lind said the Bartlett family has taken a progressive and innovative approach to cropping.

“They were one of the first farming operations to use claying and delving which improves the moisture and temperature holding characteristics of the soil.”

“That in turn has reduced the susceptibility to frosts and increased cropping yields and allows them to run high stocking rates on clover and lucerne based pastures,” Mr Lind said.

Proximity to the Victorian border also creates strong competition among grain and livestock buyers, often delivering a premium.

Tolcairn averages 430mm of annual rainfall and has two bores and a 205ML water licence.

Infrastructure includes four homes, a six-stand shearing shed, undercover sheep yards, steel cattle yards, numerous sheds and 10 silos.

Tolcairn is offered as a whole or in two non-contingent lots – 2800ha with all structural improvements and 459ha with a set of sheep yards. Expressions of interest close on November 20.

Two New England beef platforms head to auction

Myola

Ray White Rural Armidale is bringing two commercial cattle properties to auction, each combining productive grazing country, quality infrastructure and comfortable living within easy reach of Armidale in northern New South Wales.

Myola, home to the Bridgewater Angus Stud, is being offered by Roger and Geralyn Flower as they retire after 30 years of ownership.

The 828ha property, near Black Mountain, is 14km south of Guyra and 30km north of Armidale.

Agent Andrew Starr said Myola has attracted strong interest from local producers and buyers across New England and southern Queensland.

“The current owners’ sustained commitment to the development, improvement and presentation of Myola is evident throughout.”

Historically operated as an Angus seedstock enterprise, Myola has supported a 500 head self-replacing cow herd and annual on-property bull sales.

The holding is divided into 40 main paddocks. Fencing is maintained to a high standard, with a substantial proportion renewed in recent years.

Water is supplied by frontage to Boorolong Creek and two spring-fed dams.

Infrastructure includes an architecturally designed four-bedroom residence, a second three-bedroom home, two steel cattle yards, a purpose-built bull-selling complex, numerous sheds and three 25-tonne silos.

Myola also has comprehensive sheep infrastructure, including a three-stand shearing shed and two sets of sheep yards.

Sylvania

Meanwhile, a change in direction has prompted Adam Pease to offer Sylvania, a grazing property with exceptional water security.

The 728ha property is 32km south of Armidale and 28km east of Uralla.

Mr Starr said that, like Myola, Sylvania’s key attractions are its homesteads, reliable water and proximity to Armidale.

Productive New England traprock and granite soils support a mix of established native pasture, introduced perennial species and clovers.

The property is estimated to carry 300 to 350 self-replacing cows, or 5500 DSE. It is currently destocked, creating an opportunity for immediate access.

Its 42 paddocks are connected by an extensive laneway system leading to centrally located, undercover cattle yards.

Much of the holding comprises lightly timbered, open grazing country, with scope for pasture improvement and direct-drill farming.

Water is a standout feature, with frontage to the Mihi and Grosse creeks, numerous natural waterholes and more than 50 dams.

Infrastructure includes a five-bedroom, four-bathroom home, cattle yards, a shearing shed and numerous additional sheds.

Myola and Sylvania will both go under the hammer on November 19.

New price guide for Manning Valley’s Strike A Light

Strike A Light, a high-rainfall grazing enterprise in the Manning Valley on the mid north coast of New South Wales is being offered for separate sale, with a price guide of $7 million to $7.3 million.

After five years of ownership, the Cougar Cattle Co is selling the 1936ha highly developed cattle breeding operation near Cells River, 70km from Wingham and 80km from Taree.

Strike A Light and the nearby 587ha Crawfish Creek holding, set among mountains, pristine waterways and native forests, were listed in June with a combined $9.7 million price guide.

McGrath Upper Hunter agent Michael Burke said large-scale grazing holdings of this calibre rarely came to market.

“Strike A Light is an efficient, well-developed grazing operation with productivity, lifestyle appeal and long-term investment potential,” he said.

Both properties have fertile loam soils and open grazing areas with gently undulating hills and timbered support country.

Strike A Light has an estimated carrying capacity of 350 breeders, subject to seasonal conditions and management practices.

Water is supplied by 20km of combined river and creek frontage, 35 dams, a 50ML water licence and irrigation infrastructure servicing 35ha.

A reliable coastal climate delivers an average annual rainfall of 1000mm.

Infrastructure includes a renovated three-bedroom home, staff accommodation, numerous sheds and cattle yards.

Meantime interested parties have an opportunity to Crawfish Creek which neighbours the historic Cooplacurripa Station to the west.

The property is capable of running up to 120 breeders however there is potential for expansion through additional fencing and infrastructure improvements.

Crawfish Creek has one set of steel cattle yards.