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

• Bolam family lists SW Qld breeder country
• SA’s Senior Park on offer after 60 years
• NQ block attracts those looking for expansion
• Brothers list Mungallala country for $6.6m

Bolam family lists SW Qld breeder country

After 37 years, the Bolam family is selling its low cost, drought proof, breeder country in south-west Queensland to finalise an estate.

The 35,685ha aggregation, consisting of the 13,744ha Woonoona and 21,940ha Tatala, are located near Nebine, 80km north-west of Bollon, 125km north-east of Cunnamulla and 140km south-east of Charleville.

It is being offered to the market via a two-stage expression of interest campaign, available for purchase as a whole or individually.

Owned and managed under a family partnership, in conjunction with other land held in the immediate area and in central-western New South Wales, the vendors claim the property has never been destocked even in drought.

With a sound winter season and recent rain, the Woonoona and Tatala Aggregation is presenting with an abundance of grass, as well as low regrowth and high-level mulga reserves.

Capable of running 1000 to 1200 breeders, the country is a mix of soft mulga and poplar box woodlands, open and wooded alluvial plains and a lake system growing soft native grasses and seasonal herbages.

Situated in a 400-450mm rainfall region, the aggregation is watered by numerous dams, a bore, seasonal holes in the Nebine Creek and an extensive natural lake system with seasonal water.

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

Expressions of interest for Woonoona and Tatala close on December 19. Elders agents Phil Kelly and Keith Richardson are handling the sale.

SA’s Senior Park on offer after 60 years

After more than 60 years of ownership, the Daniel family is selling its renowned Merino, cattle and cropping property in South Australia’s east.

The 6470ha Senior Park, 19km north-east of Bordertown, comprises three holdings spanning 3219ha, 1650ha and 1601ha.

It is conservatively running 4000 Merino ewes and 350 Poll Hereford cows, replacements and followers. Typically, it carries more than 5000 ewes and 500 breeders and annually produces 250 bales of 18 to 20 micron wool.

Spence Dix & Co agent Greg Window said the size and scale of Senior Park should attract corporate interest, as well as larger family farming operators from across the state.

“The property has been carefully managed, offers great stock husbandry with plenty of scope for cropping and hay, in a reliable district within easy reach of all the facilities that Bordertown has to offer.”

The gently rolling grey sandy loams over clay to large open flats of heavier red/brown to grey clay/loams are cropped to oats, barley, canola, wheat and lucerne hay.

Located in a 440mm rainfall district, Senior Park is watered by two equipped bores and a 213ML water allocation for irrigation.

Infrastructure includes a modern architecturally designed home, two other residences, a ten-stand (six equipped) shearing shed, sheep and cattle yards, shearers’ quarters, numerous sheds and eight silos with 680-tonnes of storage.

An offers to purchase campaign closes on December 19.

The 6470ha Senior Park, 19km north-east of Bordertown, comprises three holdings spanning 3219ha, 1650ha and 1601ha.

NQ block attracts those looking for expansion 

A well-located, low-cost breeding and finishing block in North Queensland is expected to attract inquiry from producers looking for a dry cattle block or to expand.

The 4915ha Flinders is12km south-east of Richmond and is estimated to carry 700 adult equivalents.

Flinders has open, undulating black soil downs country with clay-based soils supporting abundant Mitchell and Flinders grass.

Mimosa bush and prickly acacia can be found along drainage lines offering an additional browse component – up to 18 percent protein when in seed.

Flinders is serviced by two shared bores, including 7km of bore drain fed by a bore head located on the neighbouring Vernon Downs. The Lignum Creek and minor gullies traverse the property, supported by 480mm of annual rainfall.

There is opportunity to increase the property’s carrying capacity with additional water infrastructure development.

Infrastructure includes cattle yards and numerous sheds.

Expressions of interest close on December 9. Stockplace Marketing agents James Coates and Luke Westaway are handling the sale.

Brothers list Mungallala country for $6.6m

A family-owned grazing property in southern Queensland, held since 1910, has been listed by brothers Jamie and Adrian Byrnes for $6.6 million.

The 11,185ha Tareela, 13km south of Mungallala and 58km south-west of Mitchell, is suited to cattle, sheep and goats.

Vohland Real Estate agent Daven Volhand said the property offers interested parties expansion and a development opportunity.

“The vendors have been agisting livestock and coming out of winter, Tareela is carrying a good body of feed after some rain. Upgrading the fencing and water infrastructure, as well as pasture improvements, would increase the carrying capacity.”

There are 4050ha of mulga and bendee country with the balance scattered wilga, kurrajong and sandlewood, other species of box, ironbark, bowyakka and womal.

Pastures include buffel, bluegrass, mulga Mitchell, spear grass and eruocloa.

Water is supplied by two bores and 13 dams.

Infrastructure includes an older three-bedroom home, a three-stand shearing shed and sheep and cattle yards.