Location: Located 32 kilometres north east of Biloela, 150 kilometres south west of Rockhampton and an hour west of the port city of Gladstone and seaside town of Tannum Sands.
Real Property Description: Total area 6061 hectares or 14,977 acres comprising of 14,473 GHPL 35/9354 plus fenced stock route.
Local Authority: Banana Shire Council, rates are $1,971.79 half yearly after discount. Natural Resources and Water, land rent is $2,739.75 per year.
Services: Electricity, telephone, internet and some mobile phone coverage.
Markets: Export abattoirs located at Biloela and Rockhampton with live weight saleyards (EU accredited) in Biloela and Gracemere.
Schools: A number of private and state primary schools located in Biloela. Secondary high school to year twelve located at Biloela.
Country: With 4 creeks transversing through the upper Lake Callide property, it is a blend of black and alluvial soils along the creek flats and frost free hollows which are timbered with Gum, Moreton Bay Ash and Oak rising to gradual low then ridges timbered with Bloodwood, Narrow leaf and Broad leaf Ironbark. Pastures are a mixture of native blue grass, black spear and couch with improved pastures of seca stylo, buffel, rhodes and urochloa. There has been 50 acres of leuceana established with a further 300 acres available.
Vegetation: (PMAV) is in the final stages of approval. Extensive tree thinning permit is in place with 2,000 acres tordoned in 2003/2004 and a further 3,000 acres tordoned in 2007/2008.
Awoonga – Callide Dam pipeline Licence: Stock and domestic licence with an allocation of 12 megalitres.
Pipeline Pressure: 120 PSI when the pipeline is shut off which will produce an 80 metre head. 35 PSI when the pipeline is running. Pipeline is shut off three to four times a day for numerous hours.
Water:
Callide, Rainbow, Fannys and Malakoff Creeks transverse through the property allowing stock to water from permanent and semi permanent holes.
9 open dams.
Round Paddock bore is equipped with a Solar pump rated to 500 gallons/hour and supplies 1 x 5,000 gallon poly tank and 1 x 5,000 gallon galvanised iron tank for the yards.
Horse Paddock has an I B C Windmill on a well at 40 supplying a 10,000 gallon tank and a 1,000 gallon/hour bore at 50 with jet pump.
There are five off takes allocated from the Awoonga-Callide Pipeline all of which are strategically located for distribution of water.
Fencing: Subdivided into 11 paddocks. The fencing consists of mainly 4 barb with steel and wooden posts all of which are in new to good condition. Internal fencing consists of timber posts and 4 barb on the flats and steel posts with 3 and 4 barb on rising ridges. Malakoff is subdivided with a solar panel unit connected to a brand new 3 plain wire electric fence. The horse paddocks around the house are connected to 240v and are 3 plain wire. Both sets of yards have laneways for ease of mustering.
Yards:
House Paddock yards are three years old and of timber construction, 400 head capacity, cooler pens, vets crush, scales and horse round yard.
Creek Paddock yards have been renewed in the last three years and are of timber construction with plunge dip in good condition, head bail and storage shed.
Residence: Recently renovated 2 bedroom timber home with split system reverse cycle air conditioner in the main bedroom. A large covered deck overlooks the lawn and gardens. Double carport. Fully self contained air conditioned living quarters separate to the main home.
Sheds:
New large 24m x 15m (6 bay) timber and steel frame machinery shed. Three years old with fully lit cemented workshop connected to electricity.
7m x 7m (2 bay) timber and steel frame machinery shed
New 21m x 14m (3 bay) timber and steel frame hay shed
Two covered horse stable with day yards and feed and tack room built two years ago.
Carrying capacity: Vendors estimate a carrying capacity of 900 breeders.
High Voltage paddock – 125 breeders
Rowe Paddock – 50 breeders
Range Paddock – 45 breeders
Horse Paddock – 50 breeders
Fannys Paddock – 200 breeders
Malakoff Paddock – 80 breeders
Creek Paddock – 100 breeders
Round Paddock – 100 breeders
Weaner Paddock – 50 breeders
Callide Paddock – 60 breeders
Cliff Hole Paddock – 40 breeders