**UNDER CONTRACT**
Farming, Grazing & Lifestyle
Location: Dougherty's Road, Bloomsbury
Area: Lot 10 CI856 - 1,881.79ha or approximately 4,650 acres - Freehold.
Home: Lowset four (4) bedroom brick veneer home, very well maintained.
Sheds: Two (2) large machinery sheds. One (1) with a self contained, built in accommodation plus workshop area on a concrete floor.
Water: Nine (9) water licences on the O'Connell River and Boundary Creek. Five (5) large irrigation dams - one (1) exceeding 500meg capacity plus a 200meg, a 150meg, a 100meg and another 100meg. All interconnected into the underground system and hydrants plus four (4) diesel pump sites across the farm. A natural spring can be water harvested. There is 400 acres set up to sprinkler irrigation at 35psi and does 50 acres per shift. A 30-40,000GPH bore also pumps into the irrigation system. Pressure unit pumps to the house and sheds. Permanent water holes in Boundary Creek, O'Connell River and Cedar Creek.
Frontage: Fronts Dougherty's Road, Boundary Creek, O'Connell River and Cedar Creek.
Production: Cultivation area of approximately 900 acres with very efficient farming conditions relating to length of the paddocks for harvesting and watering with either hard hoses and the permanent sprinkler system with its own injection system on approximately 400 acres. Makes this farm a very productive property, producing approximately 24,000 to 26,000 ton of cane at present.
Cane Siding: Cane siding at each end of the property.
Soils: volcanic and alluvial soils across the whole farm.
Quarry: Registered quarry fronting Dougherty's Road. Attracts royalties when used.
Fencing: Fenced into five (5) main paddocks. New fencing to be constructed along the O'Connell River. The remaining fencing in good condition, being mainly four (4) barb on wooden posts.
Yards: Small set of wooden yards at the homestead plus a set of steel portable yards at the entrance to the quarry area.
Carrying Capacity: Can carry 600 head of mixed cattle in a normal season.
Pastures: Consists of seca stylo, omega stylo, pangola, para grass, luceana plus others and native grasses.
Potential: This property has the potential to support centre pivots on very fertile soils with ample water to apply the production of your choice including pastures and beef. An R.O.L. of a rural lot, could split the grazing land from the cultivation land.
Machinery List: Available on request.
Price: Price by Negotiation.
Remarks: This excellent property surrounds Mt Bullock with very efficient farming and ample water, fertile soil types and supplying cane to the Proserpine Sugar Mill. Property could suit a large number of diverse rural productions. Approximately 1,000 acres of cultivation area. Close to the Bruce Highway, Proserpine, Airlie Beach, The Whitsundays, Mackay and Whitsunday Airport. Inspection by appointment only. Be quick on this one!
For more information please contact:
Gary Johns | Nutrien Harcourts | Mackay & Bowen
Office: (07) 4998 6021 | Mobile: 0427 241 250
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