Situation and Services:
57kms North West of Brewarrina, 102kms North East of Bourke.
Rural power, UHF base set and aerial, 3G internet service, STD phone and mobile phone in most areas.
Two mail deliveries from Brewarrina and two general freight deliveries from Bourke each week. Airstrip at homestead.
Area and Title:
14816ha (36611acres) Western Lands Perpetual Lease and a small parcel of freehold including part W.L.L. 1432, W.L.L. 7534, W.L.L. 990 and part W.L.L. 12749 and freehold Lot 5 in DP755040.
There is a 126 mega litre irrigation water licence and 18 mega litre stock and domestic water licence. There is also an additional 628ha (1551 acres) of road reserves and reserves that Mundiwa has access to. Estimated rates: Shire Rates: $6,885.00, Western Lands Lease Rentals: $1,372.40, Wild Dog Destruction Board Rates: $670.00, L.L.S. Rates: $1,637.00.
Country:
Two river systems flow through the property with the Birrie River forming part of the eastern boundary with 16kms of single frontage and principally double frontage to the Culgoa River for 20kms through the centre of the property.
Black and grey soil flooded river flats and channels with up to 30% going under water in a flood event. This country is heavily grassed with light lignum and areas of golden goosefoot extending out to chocolate soils. Open and broken gidyea plains, expansive flats with gilgais and self mulching soils and some areas of fallen rung gidyea and soft red loams.
There is melaleuca and red gums on the river, with coolibah and river box in the country adjacent to the river. Whitewood, leopardwood, dogwood and black wattle, with curran and cotton bush scattered on the plains country.
Grasses include neverfail, warrego, coolah, mitchell and umbrella. There is also a very good mix and variety of soft, clean salines including; saltbush, copper burr, jelly burr, gidyea burr, red burr and goat head. herbages comprise of crowsfoot, spinach and lambs-tongue with clover and some areas of pigweed.
Improvements:
The five bedroom elevated Queensland style homestead is set on the banks of the Culgoa River in a very appealing setting. Four bedrooms have built-in wardrobes, and two rooms have sleep-outs. There is an office, polished floorboard verandahs on two sides, an open fireplace in the lounge room and a Kentwood heater in the dinning / lounge room. The modern kitchen contains a stainless steel oven, gas cook-top and range-hood. Cooled by two reverse cycle air-conditioners with additional three split systems plus ducted evaporative air cooling.
Elevated stand alone sleep-out with meat house and laundry underneath, outdoor barbeque area and large undercover car garage.
Water storage at the homestead consists of 16,000 gallons of rainwater, 10,000 gallons of river water and 10,000 gallons of bore water all under electric pressure systems.
Set in a very pleasant, well shaded riverbank location with native trees, lawn and gardens. A levee bank surrounds the whole homestead complex.
60'x30' Steel framed workshop/machinery shed with concrete floor, shelving, 30' workbench, 20'x30' lock up section and steel chemical cage. Power connected.
40'x30' skillion machinery shed, three sets of stables, feed room , store room and concrete wash bay, chook and dog runs.
Eight stand timber framed woolshed with electric Lister overhead stands, under cover area to handle 1,500 sheep. The woolshed is fully equipped with a large set of all steel and "w" strap sheep yards with undercover Atlex drafting race, lamb-marking pen and branding race with a circular shower dip attached. The water and sprinkler system throughout are serviced from an adjacent bore and 25,000 gallon storage tanks.
Sixteen person shearers' quarters. Fully equipped and operational.
The Mundiwa woolshed complex is jointly owned and situated on a separate lease.
Twin Rivers cattle yards consist of a large working area, made up of steel portable panels with overhead draft, cattle crush, loading ramp and separate calf race and cradle. Water system throughout with four troughs in yards and enclosures.
One good set of paddock sheep yards situated on the eastern side of the river.
Fencing:
Mundiwa is subdivided into 15 main grazing paddocks with numerous holding paddocks. The fencing is very good with in excess of 95kms of hinged joint fencing completed. Over the past six years there has been; 46.5kms of new square knot 7/90/30 hinged joint erected with three belly wires and top barb and 49kms of predominately 6/70/30 hinged joint tied onto existing steel suspension fence completed in recent years.
Water:
The Culgoa and Birrie Rivers have permanent and semi-permanent water holes. Fifteen ground tanks (six are fenced off with enclosures); five have been recently constructed and are 5,000 - 20,000 cubic yards with the balance desilted or cleaned out in recent years. Share bore at the Mundiwa shed supplies the house and three tanks, four troughs and a cup and saucer through 17.5kms PN8 50 mm metric poly-pipe. A windmill supplies water to a tank and four troughs at Twin Rivers.
Carrying Capacity:
9,500 D.S.E. - currently running 3,000 Dorper ewes and lambs along with 700 mixed cattle.
Agent's Remarks:
Mundiwa has strong soils, strong infrastructure and a homestead complex set in an ideal location on the bank of the Culgoa River. The property also has great mix of country and feed with the capacity to run 9,500 D.S.E. Mundiwa is a premier property with excellent infrastructure and no money to be spent.
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