A strong, healthy and well grassed station; very well improved, featuring an abundance of water, equally suited to either growing, fattening or bereeding soft EuroX cattle to suit the quality end of the beef market. Rainfall is complemented by seasonal flooding from the Georgina River catchment. Location: approx 180km north west of Boulia (Alice Springs Boulia Plenty Highway) approx 600 km from Alice Springs and 280km south west of Mount Isa. Adjoining “Glenormiston”, “Alderly” and “Carrandotta” Stations. Services: Twice weekly mail, satellite broadband access, satellite TV, phone, RFDS air strip 1100 metres. Major facilities, educational, medical and commercial at. Mt Isa. Area & Tenure: 208,500 Ha (515,204 acres) Pastoral Holding Expiry 2017 (new lease applied for) The Country: Approx 40% flooded Georgina River and associated water course country that benefits from flooding from the large catchment in QLD and NT supplementing rainfall. Red and loam soils support a wide variety of grasses and herbage including; Mitchell Flinders Cooch, Buffel, Blue Grass, Button Grass, Saltbush and Bluebush. Trees include River Gum, Coolibah, Paperbark, Bauhinia and Vinetree. Approx 30% undulating shaded downs sweet soft red and loam soils, well grassed with Mitchell and Flinders grass and herbages, timbers predominantly Gidyea, Whitewood, Bauhinia and Vinetree. The balance mainly open rolling hills of red and stoney soils with Mitchell and Flinders grass and Neverfail, with areas of dissected tablelands. Gidyea, Bloodwood and Snappy Gum predominate. Water in abundance! Over 60km of double frontage to the Georgina River with permanent holes. Big supplies of shallow underground water. Improvements Include: 11 Sub bores fully equipped with nests, tanks and troughs, all well maintained. 6 Kubota/mono pumps 1 Solar/ submersible 4 Southern Cross mills 1 Electric submersible, supplies house from the river 1 dam 20,000 cu.metres, mill nest and trough with pipeline from Whitewood boreFencing: A substantial amount of good quality new fencing. Fenced into 10 paddocks, lane and numerous holding paddocks. New fencing: 3 plain wire, Gidyea posts, steel droppers, rail strainers. 3 Barb, Gidyea posts, steel droppers and rail strainers. Balance: mainly well maintained, 2 barb, 1 plain Gidyea posts, steel droppers. rail strainers. Small amount of old stock proof fencing. Cattle Yards: 2 Sets of modern steel cattle yards, incorporating race, crush, bail scales, draft and ramp, water, sprinklers and coolers. 1 Large set of permanent portable steel yards. 1 Set of large bronco/horse yards at the house. Head Station Structural Improvements (all well maintained): Large comfortable low set station homestead set in attractive lawn surrounds, features 4 bedrooms, dressing room, lounge, dining and kitchen, school room and bathroom large fully enclosed breezeway joining detached staff kitchen, dining and 3 bedroom guest quarters and bathroom. 2 bedroom head stockperson”s house New modular female staff quarters, 3 bedrooms New modular male staff quarters, 4 bedrooms Ablutions block New staff recreation room New generator shed 80 KVA plant and back up generator Vehicle machinery shed/ workshop New staff vehicle shed Large single span steel frame enclosed machinery/semi-trailer shed, 32mx20mCarrying capacity: Historically “Roxborough” has carried in excess of 10,000 cattle or equivalent in sheep and cattle. Suggested average sustainable capacity: 6,000 cows or 8,000 steers. Comments: Strong healthy and well grassed station; very well improved, featuring an abundance of water, equally suited to either growing , fattening or breeding soft EuroX cattle to suit the quality end of the beef market . Rainfall is complimented by seasonal flooding from the Georgina River catchment.