Location: 35 kilometres east of Biloela with bitumen road frontage, 1 hour to the city of Gladstone and Tannum Sands Beach.
Real Property Description:
Total area 6,343 ha – 15,674 acres.
Rates: Banana Shire rates $930.38 per half year after discount. Annual land rent $1656.60.
Country: Situated at the headwaters of the Callide Dam with Rainbow Creek, Fanny’s Creek and numerous water courses traversing the property. The country is described as hilly to steep country interspersed with numerous hollows, timbered with ironbark, bloodwood, spotted gum with blue gum along the water courses, considerable areas have been tordoned over the years and thinning permits have been applied for between Rainbow Creek and the Coal Road. Most of the soils are stony, gravely and occasionally rocky but carry a good body of soil supporting strong grass growth. There are areas of black soil and soft hollows along the creek lines. The cattle work the entire area with plenty of warm hollows for winter grazing.
Water: 7 equipped bores mostly around 60 feet deep, 6 are equipped with a combination of windmills and pumpjacks with motors. 18 open dams and some natural water.
Fencing: Fencing is in good order with a considerable amount of new fences, subdivided into 8 main plus holding paddocks.
Improvements: 3 sets of yards with vehicle access, the main yards have a head bale and calf branding cradle and bitumen road frontage.
Carrying Capacity: The owners have been extensively developing Thalberg with fencing and water infrastructure; they estimate the current carrying capacity is 500 breeders with the scope to increase through more water, fencing development and timber treatment.