Surat-Yuleba Road, Surat QLD 4417

LOCATION: Located 60kms south east of Roma off Condamine highway, 50kms north of Surat & 32 kms south of Yuelba. AREA & TENURE: 2518.71ha (6223 acres) comprising 882.41ha (2180 acres) freehold, 1636.3ha (4043 acres) lease. Maranoa regional council rates $442.90 1/2 yearly.
SERVICE: Rural power, mail service, phone service & mobile reception. Schools at Surat, Yuelba & Roma. RAINFALL: 24" annual average rainfall band. COUNTRY: Gently undulating to level topography with soft red loams & better forest country loams, together with areas of Brigalow & Belah. Wallumbilla creek flows through "Thomond" with Coolabah and Red Gum flats. Buffel Grass is dominant and is well established in 2,000 acres of freehold country and 1,000 acres of developed areas in the leasehold country. Approximately 80 acres of Brigalow regrowth has been recently blade ploughed and sown to improved pastures. WATER FACILITIES: A safe well watered property with a flowing bore equipped with electricity and pump,plus 9 dams of various sizes, 2 permanent lagoons, semi permanent water holes in Wallumbilla & Appletree creeks, and 2 licensed share bore agreements. FENCING: "Thomond" is well fenced and subdivided into 5 main grazing paddocks and 4 smaller grazing paddocks at the house and yard complex. Overall the fencing is in good stock proof condition. STRUCTUAL IMPROVEMENTS: Cottage demountable building on steel stumps. Accommodating 2 bedrooms, verandah, kitchen, dinning & bathroom. Garage/workshop with power and concrete floor. Steel hay shed. Timber cattle yards with vet crush, calf race and cradle and loading ramp, water connected. CARRYING CAPACITY: currently running 250 cows & calves, 80 calfy heifers plus weaners and bulls. AGENT COMMENTS: Owner will sell cattle to successful purchaser at valuation. Cattle are all in good condition. Difficult to find a better going concern cattle grazing enterprise in this district for less than 1 million dollars, or for $3,000 per breeder area.