Location:
Approximately 7 kilometres by road north/west of Moura township.
Area:
1,398 hectares (3455 acres) Freehold
Services:
Electricity, telephone, internet, television, with school bus available at the homestead turnoff. Domestic water is provided by dams, creeks and rainwater tanks. A septic system is connected to the residence. Services at Moura include retail, financial, council office, police, health services and education.
Country:
The property is near rectangular in shape and relatively flat with a slight slope to the rear and used for grazing, dry land and irrigated farming purposes only. It is licensed to irrigate up to 40ha. Billabong has been improved by clearing scrub, blade ploughing and stick raking and then planted with improved grasses and legumes such as buffel, green panic and seca stylo. Principal country types as estimated from our ground inspection and examination of aerial photography is as follows:-470 ha good quality cleared brigalow and blackbutt scrub country established to buffel and green panic. 429 ha cleared brigalow and blackbutt scrub country established to buffel and green panic prone to infrequent flooding. 97 ha dryland farmed scrub country at the front of the property. 214 ha dryland farmed flooded Dawson River Flat and frontages of dark brown scrub soil. 188 ha remainder of country made up of mostly timbered creek and river frontages and shade strips.
Feedlot:
The Billabong feedlot was originally registered for a capacity of 150 head. In the current environment, this does not require formal registration with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The quality infrastructure on Billabong allows for a maximum capacity of 2,000 head. To formally increase this capacity the purchaser would need to apply to DAFF and also AUSMEAT to get the feedlot registered and accredited. Rural power supplied to station complex. The feedlot has 7 pens, 5 pens have mine belting bunks and 2 have concrete bunks and all pens watered.
Water:
The property has an excellent water supply for stock and domestic use with adequate reticulation. Stock watering facilities are generally in good condition. Overall the property is considered to be well watered.
Natural: Back Creek and the Dawson River provide a reliable permanent water supply for domestic, stock and potentially irrigation purposes to Billabong.
Artificial: There are five dams arranging in size from 3,000 sq yds to 120,000 sq yds and 3 Turkey’s nests.
Fencing:
The boundary is fully fenced comprising 4 barb wires on timber posts and steel pickets. The properties internal fencing is in good condition and subdivided into 15 main paddocks and approximately 3 smaller holding paddocks and one lane way. The fencing comprises 3 and 4 barb wires on timber posts and steel pickets.
Structural Improvements:
* Hay shed 160 x 80ft steel construction (4 bays) has 30,000 gallon concrete rainwater tank attached.
* Show Pens 20 selling pens steel construction (6-9 bull capacity each)
* Main Cattle Yards has a 250 hd capacity timber and steel construction with CIA vet crush with scales, Morrissey calf cradle, Vet roll over bail, 50,000 gallon water tank and 3 troughs and has lights.
* Secondary Cattle Yards has a 150 hd capacity timber design with 6000 gallon plunge dip, Morrissey head bail and crush, Breckon calf cradle and race, Loading ramp and 5000 gallon water tank and 1 trough.
* Selling Arena and Grand Stand is hexagonal design, steel construction with 300-400 seating capacity, Agents selling box and lights and power.
* Machinery Shed and Auction Day Entertaining Area 60 x 80ft steel construction, used also for crowd seating and catering with lights and power.
* Machinery Shed 60 x 90ft wooden posts,18ft high has a Fibre glass water tank.
* Silage Pits 2,000 tonne pit, 2,500 tonne pit, 5,000 tonne pit
* Silos 5 x 100 tonne, 1 x 60 tonne silo
* 2 fuel tanks, 4 x Molasses tanks.
* Workshop Shed 40 x 60ft steel construction, 2 bays cemented, work benches with lights and power
* Main Homestead comprising of 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms built in the 1970′s, good condition.
* Cottage 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, Covered outdoor area.
* Car Shed 40 x 60ft wooden construction, 3 bays with 2 cemented with lights and power.
AGENTS IN CONJUNCTION:
Ruralco Property GDL Real Estate
Andrew McCallum 0427 581 889
Hourn and Bishop
Gary Bishop 0439 928 588
Gary Hourn 0407 971 140
John Crerar 0427 678 901
The details above are those supplied by the vendor and prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of these details.