Property Overview:
Home of the Nicholroi Charolais, Charbray and Brahman Stud Tukamuna is strategically located to Rockhampton and southern Queensland bull markets, coupled with a high profile highway frontage makes it an excellent stud property.
Situated on the Burnett Highway 8 kilometres north of Monto and 85 kilometres south of Biloela, with the cities of Rockhampton and Bundaberg approximately 2 hours drive. Tukamuna is a mixture of irrigation and grazing country being located downstream from the Cania Dam with frontage to Three Moon Creek, the rich alluvial flats grow excellent lucerne, rye grass, clover, oats, grain and pasture crops whilst the sweet forest grazing is excellent breeder country.
For several years the Tukamuna herd has comprised 100 stud cows producing 40 bulls per year for sale into the seed stock market. After years of developing Tukamuna the owners are looking forward to retirement and have dispersed the stud herd and now the property is being offered for sale in 2 lots.
Lot (A) Tukamuna Farm 390 acres
Country:
Frontage to Three Moon Creek with alluvial and heavy creek loams, approximately 190 acres of forest grazing is on the northern side of the highway and is watered by a large dam and trough.
Irrigation:
2 irrigation bores supplies approximately 120 acres serviced by underground irrigation mains. The property is in the Three Moon Creek irrigation area downstream from Cania Dam and benefits directly from aquifer recharge releases from the dam.
Bore One is a three phase 25hp Pomona turbine pump (the motor has recently be reconditioned), Bore Two is interconnected to this bore and the master control can run each bore separately or combined, Bore Two is equipped with a three phase electric submersible pump.
Irrigation allocation of 100 megalitres.
Stock & Domestic Water:
Water is supplied to 2 storage tanks at the yards (approx. 20,000 gallons of storage) and 2 x 5,000 gallon poly tanks from Bore 1, Bore Two also has a stock water offtake.
An old irrigation bore is unequipped and can be used for stock water if required. On the house side 8 troughs are spread throughout the property also 3 small dams in the grazing paddocks, a large dam and 1 trough are on the northern side of the highway.
Yards, Feed Pens & Fencing:
Majority of the property has been re-fenced with 4 barb wire and wooden posts with laneways to the timber yards featuring a covered vet crush and bull feeding pens. The dairy building is located at the yards.
Residence:
Set in an elevated position overlooking the blue gum creek flats along Three Moon Creek the residence features three bedrooms with a central lounge and dining that opens out onto the large covered deck, covered entertaining area and established gardens and lawn.
Sheds:
There is large hay and machinery shed and a vehicle, machinery and workshop shed. Hay shed is located across the road on the northern side.
Lot A Dip Yard 248 acres
Services:
Electricity runs through the length of the property with excellent elevated home sites. Full frontage to the Burnett Highway and Cania Dam road with 2 entrances.
Country:
Sweet forest country with improved and native pastures.
Water:
3 open dams, 1 trough supplied from a pipeline from the house side.
Yards:
Timber yards with holding paddocks.