AREA and TENURE: 1666 Hectares (4120 Acres) in 9 lots. Lots 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 18, 24 and 27 on DP750074, Inverell Shire Council.

SITUATED: On Tarwoona Road (NSW side of the border), approximately 30km west of Texas, 80 kms east of Goondiwindi, only 2 1/2 hours from Toowoomba and 3 1/2 hours from Brisbane.

SERVICES: Rural power. Daily mail service. STD telephone, mobile phone coverage. School bus service to Texas with primary school and high school to Year 10. Nearby townships of Texas, Inglewood and Goondiwindi provide amenities including shopping, medical, primary and secondary schooling. Serviced by cotton gins, grain and livestock markets, including major saleyards, feedlots and abattoirs. Whyalla Feedlot is located on the properties northern boundary.

COUNTRY: Ranging from highly productive river flood plain loam soils to good secondary flat loam country to lighter soils, with small areas of sandy type soils on western boundary. Approximately 1000 hectares grazing country including river flats, open and timbered country. Pastures run a variety of livestock including breeding cows, background feeder steers, young cattle, meat and wool sheep. A highly productive brigalow melonhole paddock has traditionally been used to run and grow out weaner cattle, but could be used for any livestock type. Clover and herbage along river flats and secondary country has been utilised to put weight onto feeder steers, or for females if required.

RAINFALL: 600mm (24 inch) annual average.

WATER: There are a number of stock watering points including dams, troughs and frontage to Dumaresq River.

IRRIGATION: 936ML Bore water supplied by two licensed equipped irrigation bores (425ML Diesel and 511ML Electric), operating at depths less than 100 metres. Each bore has capacity to pump approximately 5 – 6 ML per day.
697ML NSW River water licence (120ML Gen Sec A, 360ML Gen Sec B, 217ML Supplementary), supplied by electric pump on river. Additional irrigation water may be purchased from other operators within the system on an annual basis if required.
A fully integrated irrigation system with all bores and river pump sites inter-connected to pivots as security against failure of any part of the system at a critical time.
Four pivots irrigate 267ha (660ac). There are suitable areas available to further expand the irrigation operation, with approximately 140ha (345ac) dryland cultivation areas being utilised for silage, grazing and grain crops, as well as grazing country on river flats. The property has been conservatively managed and cropping programs adjusted to match, with natural fertilisers added to the mix. Diverse cropping opportunities from a wide range of crops including cotton, lucerne, corn, silage, sunflower, peanuts, winter and summer forages, winter cereals, sorghum, beans, small crops etc.

YARDS and FENCING: Stockyards and fences are mixed in age and quality from very new to aged, but all in good working condition.

IMPROVEMENTS: 2002 built modern lowset brick homestead of four bedrooms, office, open plan living, two bathrooms with all modern amenities, verandahs and an internal garage, very well presented in well-kept gardens with lawns and shrubs.
Timber workman’s cottage of three bedrooms in good condition located on the western side of the road.
A number of other sheds and out buildings, silos and a hayshed.

PRICE: P.O.A

REMARKS: This is an exceptional opportunity to purchase a productive, well developed, conservatively managed diverse farming operation. Lochiel’ is known as a premier property set in the beautiful flood plains of the Dumaresq Valley. Because of its mix of land type, development, productivity and location it is more than a property – it’s a way of life!

The above report has been prepared by us on information we have obtained and while we trust it to be correct, it is not guaranteed by us and prospective purchasers must rely on their own enquiries.