Situated:
65 Km’s north west of Rockhampton, 17 KLM off the Bruce Highway on all weather roads
Amenities:
240 volt power, STD phone, TV reception, mail service, Rockhampton has daily air services to Qld regional Cities plus Brisbane and Sydney
Area:
1,120.7Ha or 2,270 Acres free hold in 3 separately fenced titles all with council access.
Country Type:
Glencoe and Weeroona have Approximately 1,000 acres of quality Brigalow/ belah/ bottle tree scrub country with areas of softwood ridges with most having been farmed previously. 900 acres of open Iron bark and blood wood forest country with Blue gum and tea tree creek flats. There is approximately 30 acres of quality rosewood timber that has useable timber remaining. The remaining 800 acres is timbered Iron Bark/ Bloodwood and associated forest country with a small area of softwood country. Nearly all of the property has been burnt in 2010. PMAV is in place and locked in.
Cultivation:
Approximately 400 acres has been farmed in the previous 4 years growing forage sorghum for cattle feed. All cultivation has been restored to pastures of buffel, green panic, Rhodes and native pastures of Blue Grass and Native couch.
Water:
Glencoe and Weeroona are watered by 3 substantial dams with great catchment via levy banks and natural flows. There are 2 equipped bores supplying water to tanks and troughs. One bore produces 3000 gallons per hour; the second delivers about 800 gallons per hour. Both bores are equipped with jet pumps, poly tanks and troughs. There are also 4 x 5,000 gallon rain water tanks at the Livable shed and 1 smaller tank at the caretakers quarters for human consumption. Some permanent and semi permanent holes are available in Sandy and Oakey Creek which divide the property.
Fencing:
Weeroona is fenced into 2 paddocks plus holding paddocks and Glencoe is fenced into 5 paddocks and 2 holding paddocks all connecting to Cattle yards via laneway system. The property’s boundary fencing is described as in good condition, with most fences being replaced in the past 4 years with 4 barb rosewood and iron bark posts.
Yards:
Good set of timber cattle yards with covered steel vet crush with attached head bail covered branding cradle and drafting pound. All of the timber rails have been replaced in the past 2 years as well as new coolers and laneways connecting all paddocks to main yards. An old set of cattle yards remains at the Glencoe house.
Included Machinery:
Glencoe and Weeroona are to be sold with a complete list of plant including Komatsu D65A dozer with scrub canopy, 16Ft stickrake, tree spear and cutter bar, 3 wheel tractors including 6610 John Deere 4WD tractor with McCormick quick hitch bucket and forks, post hole digger, 32 plate offsets, Toyota Landcruiser Trayback Ute, Polaris 500 ATV, spray tanks and large list of sundry items to large to list. A full list of inclusions will be presented on application
Improvements:
A quality lockable powered 16m X 9m X 4.8m high concreted new steel shed has been erected on Weeroona with 3 roller doors and personal door to living area which includes kitchen, shower, toilet, and washing facilities.
Glencoe has small old livable caretaker’s quarters which provide accommodation to the current caretaker; it also has a small 3 bay shed for car accommodation.
There are two 6m X 9m all steel sheds which provide further storage for all the equipment listed in the sale.
Carrying Capacity:
Approximately 200 breeding age cattle plus progeny is consistently run on the property, current numbers have been reduced due to previous continual dry years and impending retirement.
At time of preparing property details this property is carrying a total of 210 head (150 mated cows and 60 growing cattle. 32 No.9 cattle have just been sold) of which 100 mated females plus progeny at foot will be included in the sale.
Remarks:
Glencoe and Weeroona are to be sold with a complete list of plant and cattle as the vendors have instructed Sell the lot, I wont need any of it any more
Glencoe and Weeroona is for genuine sale as the vendors have reached retirement and have no further interest in the rural industry.
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