THIS week’s property review includes this wrap-up of interesting recent listings in Queensland, and separate articles on recently relisted holdings and a wrap-up of recently completed sales.

• $30m for blue ribbon country in NQ
• Adjoining CW Qld holdings list for $1000/ha ($400/ac)
• Blackwater’s Bottle Tree Camp generates good inquiry
• EOIs for versatile grazing country in SW Qld
• High rainfall Gin Gin country heads to auction

Situated at the top of the Channel Country and 23km from Boulia, Mudgeacca spans 48,205ha with the addition of a 5450ha grazing lease reserve. The walk-in walk-out sale includes 2500 mixed cattle of which 1650 are Certified Organic.

$30m for blue ribbon country in NQ

Inspections are about to begin on blue-ribbon North Queensland country offered for sale by Boulia Shire mayor Rick Britton and his wife Ann for $30 million.

Up until now, it was too wet for Brodie Agencies principal Tom Brodie to take interested parties to Mudgeacca Station following between 50mm to 110mm of rain.

Situated at the top of the Channel Country and 23km from Boulia, Mudgeacca spans 48,205ha with the addition of a 5450ha grazing lease reserve. The walk-in walk-out sale includes 2500 mixed cattle of which 1650 are Certified Organic.

Mr Brodie said the property is well positioned to service the live export cattle market to the north or operate as a stand-alone breeding and finishing enterprise.

“Certified Organic, Mudgeacca would be an ideal backgrounding and finishing depot for the large organic or non-organic breeding properties north-west of Queensland or further west into the Northern Territory,” he said.

Estimated to carry between 3500 and 4000 backgrounders, the property has conservatively run between 2000 and 3000 head during the Britton’s 10-year ownership.

The tick free, 100 percent usable country features open red pebbly Mitchell and Flinders grass western downs country with flood out channels growing a mix of summer and winter herbages.

Mr Brodie said one of the property’s greatest assets is the potential for gentle flood out across large areas of prime, clean country.

“The vast hard hilly catchment area to the north and north-east of the property channel runoff water over a large area of the property during floods.”

The catchment for the Hamilton River (that flooded in December 2025 and again in January this year) covers 13,350sq km with the headwaters reaching 200km. The Burke River catchment covers an additional 18,800sq km with its headwaters spanning 220km.

Mr Brodie explained the headwaters for these catchments are in a marginally higher rainfall area and offer the potential to provide good pasture from a flood without Mudgeacca having received any rain.

“Once the Burke River reaches a height of 3m at Boulia, the overflow creates 39km of double frontage to the Nine Mile Creek and 30km of double frontage to the Five Mile Creek. In other words, the higher the flood, the larger the flooded area.”

Mudgeacca is well watered by 13 bores (most of which are equipped and three are flowing), six dams, numerous seasonal waterholes in channels, supported by 265mm of average annual rainfall.

Infrastructure includes a recently renovated three-bedroom home, steel cattle yards, sheep yards, a shearing shed and numerous sheds.

Adjoining CW Qld holdings list for $1000/ha ($400/ac)

In central-western Queensland, Alan and Jane Foot from Clermont are seeking $1000/ha ($400/ac) for central western Queensland breeding, backgrounding and finishing country for both cattle and sheep.

The 22,018ha span the adjoining 11,753ha Kellys Creek and the 10,265ha Pauralos Park and are being offered for sale for just over $21.7 million.

Kellys Creek is 100km north-west of Longreach and 80km south-east of Winton. The Landsborough Highway runs through the property, with around 7000ha on the eastern side and 4600ha on the western side. The fenced Longreach to Winton rail line runs through the property parallel to the Landsborough highway.

The EU accredited Pauralos Park, purchased in 2019 for grass, is 115km north-west of Longreach and 75km south-east of Winton. It neighbours the north-east boundary of Kellys Creek.

Both are well positioned to service the live export cattle market to the north and the cattle and sheep store and prime markets to the south.

Previously run as Dorper/Australian White breeding enterprises, the two properties are offered with a total carrying capacity of 18,500DSE or 2700AE in an average season. Currently, the aggregation is running 2500 mixed cattle and 1000 Australian White sheep.

Kellys Creek and Pauralos Park have clean, tick-free country and are free of prickly acacia.

Situated in a 415mm average annual rainfall region, the holdings are enjoying an excellent start to the 2026 summer season with falls of between 260mm and 300mm to date.

Kellys Creek has heavy carrying undulating pebbly open downs country growing Mitchell and Flinders grasses. Areas of lighter carrying, sweet creek flats are well shaded with coolibah trees.

Pauralos Park also has heavy carrying undulating Mitchell and Flinders grass open downs with coolibah trees along the creek channels which are the headwaters for the Darr River.

Following excellent rainfalls, agent Tom Brodie said the country will offer exceptional livestock weight gains and production over the coming four to six months.

“Small areas of ashy downs country on both properties are very well grassed with Flinders, summer herbages, forbs, vines and native legumes.”

Mr Brodie reports good early interest from near locals, the Northern Territory and southern Queensland.

An artesian bore supplies water to both holdings. Pauralos Park has six dams, while there are eight dams on Kellys Creek plus seasonal waterholes along Kelly Creek (running through the property) that can last for up to six months depending on the length of the wet season.

Kellys Creek has a three-bedroom home and portable steel cattle and sheep yards. Pauralos Park has a four-bedroom home (that has not been lived in since 2019), as well as steel sheep and cattle yards. Both properties have a six-stand shearing shed and numerous sheds.

The 22,018ha span the adjoining 11,753ha Kellys Creek and the 10,265ha Pauralos Park and are being offered for sale for just over $21.7 million.

Blackwater’s Bottle Tree Camp generates good inquiry

There has been considerable interest in tightly held grazing country in Queensland’s Central Highlands, being sold by the Engwicht family after more than 50 years.

The 10,098ha Bottle Tree Camp, 42km south of Blackwater and 116km to Emerald, is experiencing an excellent start to the season, including good falls over the past week.

Currently running 2663 head of CQ adapted Hereford cattle including branded calves, the sale offers a 2050 EU herd, incorporating Jarrah and Tondara bloodlines, plus some plant and equipment.

Progressive Livestock and Property Marketing (PLPM) selling agent Mathew Noakes reports significant inquiry from locals and from interstate producers, particularly Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Bottle Tree Camp consists of 6505ha of well-developed scrub with strong stands of buffel and green panic and 2549ha of well-grassed standing timber, including escarpment country forming a natural boundary to the east and south of the property.

Situated in a region that receives 625mm of average annual rainfall, the holding has a spring fed watering system that is reticulated across the property.

Infrastructure includes a four-bedroom home, a three-bedroom manager’s residence, a five-bedroom workers accommodation and new steel cattle yards.

Bottle Tree Camp will be auctioned on March 27.

EOIs for versatile grazing country in SW Qld

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-mixed+farming-qld-wyandra-700395360

The Baker family is selling its productive and versatile grazing enterprise in south-west Queensland after 15 years of ownership.

The 18,373ha Northam is located 10km south of Wyandra and 96km north of Cunnamulla and is suited to sheep, cattle and goats for breeding and backgrounding.

Nutrien Harcourts GDL agents David Benham and Rick Benham said Northam has been exceptionally well managed and developed.

“The fencing on the mostly exclusion fenced property is new or has been replaced in recent years and is capable of running 1000 Dorpers and 7000 goats or 800 breeders. Good interest is coming from locals and interstate seeking breeding country.”

The western country is open heavy black soil downs, well grassed with Mitchell, and areas of open red loams supporting strong buffel pasture. The floodout country (from the Warrego River) is carrying heavy Mitchell and buffel pastures and highly productive winter herbages.

The eastern country is more diverse with a mix of low mulga (providing valuable drought security) and semi-open soft red box pine and sandalwood country, with areas of gidgee box. This is suitable for buffel establishment, but is currently growing mulga Mitchell, mulga oats, neverfail and other native grasses and herbages.

Northam is watered by two flowing bores, a bore drain supplied from the Wyandra flowing bore, two shared bores from neighbouring properties (Claverton and Clovelly) on the southern boundary and a substantial natural lake on the eastern boundary (around 200ha when full).

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, a one-bedroom quarters, a three-bedroom shearers’ quarters, a five-stand shearing shed, steel sheep, goat and cattle yards and a shed.

Northam is offered by way of expressions of interest closing on March 6.

Cattle on Northam

High rainfall Gin Gin country heads to auction

An extensively improved and well-maintained beef enterprise capable of breeding, backgrounding or finishing will be auctioned on February 24 by Hourn & Bishop Qld.

The 3933ha Rosehill is 46km north-west of Gin Gin and 94km west of Bundaberg in the Takilberan area of lower Central Queensland, renowned for its abundant natural waters.

It is being sold by the retiring Shields family after 11 years of ownership and can run 2000 breeders or adult equivalents.

The country ranges from open valleys to rolling open and timbered hills with ironbark, blue gum and spotted gum divided into 46 paddocks offering rotational grazing as well as an interconnected laneway system.

The productive, free-draining soil types are growing improved pastures sown to Rhodes grass, bluegrass, signal grass, wynn cassia, siratro, fine stem stylo, lotononis, as well as native spear grass.

Rosehill is watered by 30 dams, four bores, as well as permanent creeks and springs, supported by a 1009mm average annual rainfall.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, steel cattle yards with a new undercover hydraulic crush and double decker loading facilities and two sheds.

Rosehill is watered by 30 dams, four bores, as well as permanent creeks and springs, supported by a 1009mm average annual rainfall.