Area-
1164.59ha ( 2877.70ac ) – Freehold on 6 lots and 5 separate titles.
Location -
50 km north west of Rockhampton, 22 km north west of Yaamba (12km from Bruce Highway on all weather road).
Services -
Electricity; Multiple telephone connections; internet; Austar satellite TV dishes; ; School bus 22 km serving all Rockhampton schools; Twice Weekly mail services; Daily Rockhampton air and rail service; Livestock selling facilities operating weekly at Gracemere. Rockhampton offers first class education with numerous private and state schools, the University of Central Queensland and TAFE college.
Country -
Consists of good quality gently undulating forest country, mainly black soil and some lighter forest soils with area’s of pondage pasture along creek flats of Planted Creek. Most paddocks have excellent timber shade camps consisting of Ironbark, Bloodwood, Box and Blue Gum.
Water -
‘Monavale ‘ is very well watered by 5 bores ranging from 2000 gallons per hour up to greater than 4000 gallons per hour , equipped with windmills and back up motors pumping to poly and concrete tanks and piped to concrete troughs in all paddocks. There are 3 dams and several pondage pasture banks along Planted Creek flats
‘Mona Vale’ is dissected by Planted Creek and smaller associated creeks with semi-permanent water holes through out, Currently carrying water from recent September 07 rain.
Average rainfall is 750 mm.
Pastures -
Improved pastures, including seca and verano stylo have been introduced. The natural open pastures are mostly Mitchel and Blue Grass with area’s of Rhodes and Pangola.
A stand of Lucenea is established on Mona Vale and would be considered to be of approx. 30 acres.
Stocking -
The property is currently carries 290 commercial cows and their progeny of which 250 cows and calves will be included in the sale.
Fencing -
The boundary consists mostly of 3 and 4 barb fence of timber and steel posts. The property has been subdivided into approximately 9 paddocks plus connecting lane ways. Most of the internal fencing is new or in good condition.
Improvements -
Homestead – originally constructed post WWII and consists of timber / fibro construction and corrugated iron roof. There are 3 bedrooms, sleepout, office, kitchen, dining room, toilet and shower upstairs. Downstairs is laundry, bath & shower, separate toilet, which also contains a kitchenette and storage cupboards. The home also encompasses a moderate country kitchen with new gas cook top and electric oven. Downstairs is concrete and provides a good entertaining and bbq area, easy to maintain landscaped gardens. ‘Mona Vale’ has a full size earth tennis court.
Machinery Shed – 5 bay machinery shed constructed of timber posts and corrugated iron walls and roof. Machinery Shed is powered.
Hay Shed – 2 bay shed of timber posts and corrugated iron roof and is powered.
House Yards – small set of yards with loading ramp near the house good for yarding horses with tack shed and 4 kennel housing for dogs. Slab hut also used as shedding.
Cattle Yards – Monavale is equipped with a good solid set of timber cattle yards with race, Plunge dip, crush, head bale, calf cradle, scales, 3 good size coolers and loading ramp. Price includes 250 cows and calves.