Located in the picturesque region of the well-known Killarney district and boasting enviable views of the rolling hills and surrounding countryside. “Beenbah” is immaculately presented, thoroughly established and meticulously planned but also holds a lot of history from years gone by. All of which can be appreciated and enjoyed upon inspection. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to secure yourself this large, productive rural enterprise in a thriving mixed-farming district!
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
RPD: LOT 19 SP308482
Local Authority: Southern Downs Regional Council
Land Area: 193.659 hectares – 478.53 acres
Rates: Approx $3,540.00 (6 monthly)
MAIN HOMESTEAD (CIRCA EARLY 1900’S)
This is a large double storey home with an open verandah to perfectly capture the views of the surrounding countryside.
This home is ideal for a large family or dual living scenario. It has been freshly painted outside, has new stairs, new floorcoverings to the upstairs level plus on the internal stairwell. Upstairs features - 3 x bedrooms, kitchen, dining, lounge room with wood heater, office, bathroom, 2 separate toilet & laundry Downstairs features- 3 x bedrooms, open plan living, open fireplace, built in bar, kitchenette, bathroom, separate toilet, office & laundry
BEENBAH COTTAGE (CIRCA EARLY 1900’S)
A lovely Queenslander with 2 bedrooms, kitchen, dining, lounge room with wood heater, large sleepout, bathroom, laundry & separate toilet. It also has a lovely open verandah to soak in those stunning rural views. This home has a new roof and has been freshly painted inside & out plus there is new carpet and the original floorboards have been polished.
CATTLE YARDS
- Impressive 45m x 45 m timber cattle yards – constructed in October 2024
- Hutchison Quarries unsealed road gravel in base of yards, loadout and roadways.
- Additional manufactured sand in cooler yard.
- Covered and cemented (25MPA) processing race, shed/work area and force pen, fitted with Arrowquip MKII Dual Extreme Hot Dipped cattle crush with Q Catch chin bar. Equipped with TruTest Heavy Duty 5 Tonne Load Bars. Efficient 4-way draft at head bale.
- Grahams Precast Cattle Trough fitted to water 2 large pens on cement slab.
- Double cemented loadout facility with ramp safety gates, walkway and awning for paperwork completion for transporter.
- The loadout is designed to hold 3 decks of heavy cattle when loading out.
- The larger cattle yard also provides an arena for getting horses ready for cattle work.
- Approx 50 x 25m gravel pad beside the cattle yards installed with Hutchison Quarries unsealed road base (is suitable for many different uses)
SHEDS & INFRASTRUCTURE
- 4 bay machinery shed – 231 sqm high clearance enclosed machinery shed. Power & lights with flood lights on the outside.
- 4 bay workshop – 97 sqm workshop with cement floors and sliding doors. Power & lights.
- 3 bay hay shed in lucerne paddock – 108 sqm hay shed with walls on eastern & western sides
- R & F Steel 4 bay hay shed – Constructed in 2022. 848 sqm hay shed. 40m x 21m with 5 x 8m bays. Gravel base.
- Working dog pen & chook shed
- Timber animal holding pen
- 2 x 5 tonne silos
- All property power has been buried underground – no overhead property power lines.
WATER
- There is local town water connected (this supplies the 2 homes & is a backup for stock water if required)
- There is 1.2 km of Condamine River frontage which supplies stock water
- The water from the Condamine River is pumped to a Stockman 125,000L header tank and then reticulated to 8 troughs throughout the property
- 4 new troughs have been installed for extra water points throughout the property
- There are also 7 x stock dams
- There are 2 registered bores which are currently not in use or equipped
- Pioneer Zincalume Water Tank GT 170 installed off machinery shed in 2019 (Gross capacity 172,529 litres)
FENCING
- Fenced into 16 main paddocks, 2 cultivation paddocks & laneway plus house yards, sheds, yards etc
- Predominantly 4 barb and split post combination (ironbark)
- The fencing has been upgraded throughout the last 10 years with the internal fencing only upgraded just this year
- All barb wire fencing has been installed with Waratah Long Life IOWA 2.5 mm barb
- Gateways consist predominantly of 2 x 10 foot, 5 bar gates
& some 12 foot gates for non high-flow movement areas.
- New Waratah Stockgrip Long Life Netting has been installed on the boundary fence (approx 2.8km)
SOILS, CROPS & IMPROVED PASTURES
- Good quality alluvial soils adjacent to the Condamine River
- Basalt and clay soils through to a mix of tall open forest and some remnant softwood scrub influences
- Tree varieties include Gum, Eucalyptus, Ironbark, Hoop Pine, Crows Ash & Kurrajong
- Extensive Barenburg improved pasture has been planted throughout Beenbah’s paddocks
- 28 acres of lucerne is currently planted
- 38 acres of forage barley hay has just been bailed
- There are also several paddocks that are set up for planting of fodder crops for steer backgrounding
- Long term use of Eco Growth fertiliser. Eco Growth fertiliser is applied on property, improving soil health, plant nutrition & crop resilience naturally.
“Beenbah” will be Auctioned on Saturday the 29th November at 11am at the Killarney Senior Citizens Hall located at 11 Ailanthus Street, Killarney. Please contact Matthew Grayson on 0419 686 540 or Tiffany Cruice on 0447 301 913 for further information or to arrange an inspection of this outstanding 478 acre rural holding positioned on beautiful Killarney’s doorstep.
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