Timaru Station features 16,596.16 Ha (40,992.51 Acres) on Freehold Title’s to be “Sold as an ongoing concern” on a “WIWO Basis”, plus approx 5000 acres grazing adjacent being used via stock route currently leased for extra grazing area.
“Timaru Station” is a well run and tightly held property that has been in the same family for 45 years with good all year access to homestead.
Excellent cattle country situated between Hughenden (1 Hour) and Charter Towers (1.5 hours).
Accommodation consists Manager residence 4 bedrooms 1 bathroom with 2 WC’s and 3.5KW solar panels and rainwater tank also fully reverse cycle air-conditioned.
Workers accommodation is 2 bedroom demountable fully air-conditioned with verandah, kitchen and ablutions all self contained.
Approx 27m x 11m Machinery Shed
Approx 10m x 15m Hay Shed
Approx 7m x 8m Workshop Shed
14 paddocks and extensive laneway system for economic and friendly way of mustering / trapping cattle at water points.
Included in the sale are Approx 470 Calves branded, 750 cows and 30 breeding Bulls all mostly Droughtmaster cattle.
There is a fattening Buffel grass paddock nearby to creek.
The land is both slightly undulating and flat.
Soil types consist red, sandy and dark loamy soil types with Buffel i.e Gayndah, Seca, Wyn Cassia, Desert Mitchel,Spinifex and various other types.
Torrens Creek fronts the property and various North Queensland timbers abundant include Desert Oak Ironbark, Bloodwood, varuious gumtree types, Wattle, Sandalwood and cattle eat the local Soapbush.
Grasses are mainly Black Spear, Desert Mitchell, some Spinifex and Summer herbages. Quinine also provides some edible browse. There is an estimated 700 acres of frontage country with strongly established Buffel (Gayndah) grass in situ. There are also strong areas of Seca and Wyn Cassia throughout.
The property perimeter is fully fenced, with 14 paddocks for livestock management and a lane way system for mustering and use of two sets of cattle yards for easy livestock management.
There are over 70 plus water points in use for the livestock including 13 dams.
Four (4) poly tanks store 75,000 litres of water supplied from a 1500 gallon per hour water bore, pump again to 10 water tanks pump water along 75 klms to 10 water trough watering points each with their own supply poly tank.
There is also a 2nd shared bore with neighbouring Oakey Station.
Average rainfall is 15 inches per annum.
Telstra tower with phone line and internet.
Chatels included in the sale include: Caterpillar Grader 12E,Kubota Tactor with bucket and slasher, Volvo FL250 15 ton truck, Hino Cattle Truck and stock crate trailers, 2 x suzuki quads, Nissan Forklift, two sets portable cattle yards, irrigation rolls of pipe.
Ongoing costs are Flinders Shire Council Rates @ $3147.40 per annum.
Well set up property ready to make money form day one, this property has been tightly held by the same family for 45 years.