THIS week’s property review includes this wrap-up of interesting recent listings across the country and a separate article on recently completed sales.

• Retirement prompts sale of NQ blue ribbon grazing country
• O’Sullivans offer CQ’s Lucie Station
• Two New England grazing properties list separately
• EOI for South Burnett aggregation
• Versatile Banana block heads to auction

High quality Brahman cattle on Ernestina Plains, near Oorindi

Retirement prompts sale of NQ blue ribbon grazing country

Gillian and Mark Bryant are selling their blue-ribbon breeding, backgrounding and finishing property in Northwest Queensland as they head towards retirement.

The 11,354ha Ernestina Plains is located between Cloncurry and Julia Creek in the tightly held Oorindi district and is being sold after 45 years of ownership.

Brodie Agencies agent Jim Brodie reports good early interest stretching from Western Australia to Queensland.

“Not often do you a get a chance to purchase a property with such good improvements where all the hard work has been done and no immediate capital expenditure is required. The exceptional infrastructure and mix of country, makes Ernestina Plains a very attractive buy,” he said.

Situated between 507mm and 484mm average annual rainfall regions, Ernestina Plains has had a great start to 2025 recording 550mm.

The property has open pebbly red chocolate downs country growing Mitchell and Flinders grasses, with well-established buffel grass along the Fullarton River channels and other creek systems.

Ernestina Plains is estimated to comfortably carry up to 900 breeders plus progeny and up to 200 steers in an average season.

It is watered by the Fullarton River, four bores, two dams and numerous seasonal waterholes in the Sheep Station, Scrubby and Middle Creeks.

In a good wet season, around 60 percent of the property will flood out, but the vendors report at no danger to livestock.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, a nine-bedroom quarters, steel cattle yards and numerous sheds.

Ernestina Plains is being offered for sale on a walk-in, walk-out basis including 962 head of exceptionally good quality branded cattle (473 cows, 125 calves, 11 bulls, 132 heifers and 221 steers).

Ernestina Plains will be auctioned on July 15.

O’Sullivans offer CQ’s Lucie Station

O’Sullivan Grazing is selling its productive beef enterprise in the renowned brigalow belt of Central Queensland.

Capable of breeding, growing or finishing, the 4612ha Lucie Station is located 25km north of Bluff and 105km east of Emerald.

During their four-year ownership, Barry and Leanne O’Sullivan from Glenalpine, south-west of Bowen, have developed and improved Lucie Station to enhance its efficiency.

Hourn & Bishop Qld agent Brad Hanson said recent grazing and management practices had substantially increased the property’s productivity and carrying capacity.

Soils range from heavy brigalow melon holes to sandy scrub, timbered with brigalow, blackbutt, bauhinia, softwood, box and yellowwood.

Lucie Station offers a solid feed bank of quality pasture including buffel, Rhodes, green panic, native grasses and assorted established legumes.

The holding is watered by 17 dams and 10km of dual frontage to the Twelve Mile Creek with permanent and seasonal waterholes, supported by 621mm of annual average rainfall.

Infrastructure includes a five-bedroom home, a three-bedroom workers accommodation, steel cattle yards and numerous sheds.

Lucie Station will be auctioned on July 8.

EOI for South Burnett aggregation

Expressions of interest are being sought for a high-quality backgrounding and breeding opportunity in Queensland’s South Burnett.

The 1072ha West Barambah Aggregation, 15km from Goomeri, comprises three adjoining holdings – 761ha West Barambah, 111ha Cow Paddock and 200ha Rawlings.

The country is undulating, with more than 87 percent cleared and developed to improved and native pastures supporting a conservative 550 Adult Equivalents.

During their ten -year ownership, the vendors have moderately grazed pastures, supporting an average of 350 breeders (one breeder to 3ha), with bulls run at around three percent of the breeding herd. Across the herd, a long-term weaning rate of 85 percent has been achieved.

LAWD agent Grant Veivers said the West Barambah Aggregation is an exceptional property, and its location should attract interest from a range of buyers.

“The pool is likely to include high-net-worth individuals looking for lifestyle opportunities or western producers seeking to retire and downsize operations,” he said.

Situated in a 764mm average annual rainfall region, the West Barambah Aggregation has five dams, dual frontage to the Barambah Creek and permanent and semi-permanent waterholes.

Infrastructure includes a four-bedroom home, a shed and two cattle yards.

The West Barambah Aggregation is being offered for sale by EOI in one-line or as any combination of separate assets closing on July 3.

The incoming buyer has the option to acquire the current Santa Gertrudis herd that has bloodlines from Eidsvold Station, Rosevale and Gyrandra.

The West Barambah Aggregation has five dams, dual frontage to the Barambah Creek and permanent and semi-permanent waterholes.

Two New England grazing properties list separately

Two New England grazing properties have been listed for separate sale after failing to sell via an expressions of interest campaign.

The 1686ha Alora-Mia and the 1319ha Naloo are located north-east of Armidale and 3km apart in the high rainfall region of northern New South Wales.

Owned by a family trading as Rockvale Estates since 2013, Alora-Mia has been listed for $14.8 million ($8778/ha or $880/DSE bare), while Naloo has been given a $13.8 million ($10,462/ha or $985/DSE bare) price tag.

Alora -Mia

Alora-Mia is a beef, lamb and wool production platform with a carrying capacity of 17,281 Dry Sheep Equivalents.

Rising from creek flats to undulating arable open grazing land and hills, the property is lightly timbered with apple box, peppermint gum and stringy bark.

Around 74 percent of the New England trap and granite soils are arable and growing a mix of temperate and native perennial grasses.

Alora-Mia is watered by the Wollomombi River, the Boundary and Lambs Valley Creeks and 19 dams.

Improvements include an eight-stand shearing shed, steel sheep yards and timber and steel cattle yards. There is 17km of new or upgraded internal fences and 11km of new exclusion fencing.

Naloo

The nearby Naloo breeds and finishes both sheep and cattle.

Offering a 14,020DSE carrying capacity, the country on Naloo also rises from creek flats to undulating and open land lightly timbered with yellow box, gum and stringy bark.

Around 95 percent of the New England trap and granite soils are arable and grow improved and native pastures.

Naloo sits at the headwaters of the Chandler River and is watered by two bores and 17 dams.

Infrastructure includes steel cattle yards, sheep yards and a three-stand shearing shed. There are 9km of new or upgraded internal fences and more than 6km of new exclusion fencing.

Alora-Mia and Naloo are being offered for separate sale by LAWD agents Daniel McCulloch, Michael Corcoran and Col Medway.

The 1686ha Alora-Mia and the 1319ha Naloo are located north-east of Armidale and 3km apart in the high rainfall region of northern NSW.

Versatile Banana block heads to auction

Dan Grant is selling his quality cattle breeding, backgrounding and finishing block in the renowned Banana region of Central Queensland.

The 522ha Corkwood is located 7km north-east of Baralaba and 47km north-west of Banana.

The country comprises 276ha of narrow-leaved ironbark, 230ha of brigalow softwood scrub and 16ha of brigalow with melon holes and blackbutt.

The level to gently undulating land has a mix of grey cracking clays and red/brown hard-setting loamy soils suitable for both cultivation and grazing.

Developed pastures of Seca and dense buffel stands are supported by improved pastures and native grasses capable of running 150 breeders.

Corkwood is securely watered by three dams and an equipped dual-dam system that pumps water to two primary storage tanks.

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

Corkwood will be auctioned on June 19. LAWD agents Grant Veivers, Simon Cudmore and Alex Horan are handling the sale.

The 522ha Corkwood is located 7km north-east of Baralaba and 47km north-west of Banana.