Situated: 40 kms north east of Chinchilla with bitumen road frontage. Approx 100kms from Dalby and 180 kms from Toowoomba.
Rainfall: 650mm (26 inches) per year
Tenure & Area: 713.98 hectares (1,764 acres) Freehold
Services: School bus to Chinchilla Primary & Secondary Schools(to Year 12), single and three phase power connected, mobile phone coverage, phone & Next G Internet.
Country: This property has a diverse cross section of brigalow belah melon hole country to good soft grazing creek flats pastured with a mixture of rhodes, buffel & blue grasses.
Cultivation: Presently cultivating 162 hectares (400 acres) of deep loamy soils extremely suitable for all types of small crops especially watermelons, rock melons, pumpkins, onions, potatoes, asparagus and garlic all of which have been grown very successfully on this property. Mung beans, barley, oats etc are also very suitable along with lucerne for hay production.
Irrigation: An area of 150 hectares (370 acres) is currently irrigated and connected with 8″ mains and 6″ sub mains
Stock Water:
* Watered by 2 main creeks – Charley’s & Nudleys Creeks with excellent holes.
* 3 Bores – 2 x equipped with electrical submersible pumps – pumping 1,000gal/hour.
* 1 x equipped with air pump & electric compressor pumping 400 gal/hour (excellent fresh water) to 30,000 gal water storage and reticulating to concrete troughs.
Irrigation Water:
* 96 ml irrigation licence from Nudley Creek equipped with floating electric motor & pump plus filters
* 376 ml tradeable water harvesting Licence pumps to 90ml storage lagoon & to 300ml ring tank. Equipped with 2×16″ flood harvesting pump & 3 phase motors
* The 300 ml ring tank is also equipped with floating electric motor & pump plus filters.
All irrigation pumps are connected with 3 phase power
Fencing: Very well fenced property being in approx 25 paddocks plus numerous 1 acre & 5 acre horse paddocks. These would make excellent feedlot pens.
Yards: 2 sets of near new steel cattle yards
* Main set at Bar-K have a capacity to handle 300 head. They include numerous pens, circular forcing pens to overhead drafting pound, race & vet crush, calf race & cradle, double forcing pens to concreted loading ramp plus holding yards. Water and power connected plus flood light
* 2nd set at main homestead have a capacity of 200 head and includes race, crush, calf race, concreted loading ramp plus numerous pens & holding paddocks. Water connected and power at tack/feed room with flood light overlooking yards
Main Homestead – Pinneena
Magnificent 40 square brick home with heaps of features:
* 5 bedrooms plus a granny flat
* Large main bedroom with en suite and built in robes which opens out onto the patio
* Open plan kitchen with solid timber benches combining with the dining and lounge area
* Separate media/kids lounge room
* Huge office with great cupboard space and outside access
* Open double garage under same roof, with easy access
* Full length entertaining patio overlooking a beautiful fully fenced kidney pool
Remarks: Set amongst grand open lawns, feature gardens and well established trees plus having bitumen drive way entrance. Truly spoil yourself.
2nd Home Bar-K
Solid 4 bedroom timber home with new kitchen set in established lawns and trees
Other Improvements:
*Large Machinery/packing shed covering 1911m2 with concrete floor & power connected
*Machinery/Bin Shed 35mx9m
*18.3m2 x 12.1m workshop with power & concrete floor
* 24mx8m Machinery Shed
* 18mx16m Hay Shed
*12mx16m Batching Shed
* 7.6m x 4.1m Grain Barn
*9mx8m 2 car shed
* Works Quarters
*Fuel & Oil Shed
*3 x Portable Horse Sheds (6mx4m)
* 1 x 50 tonne Sherwell Grain Silo with aerators
* 1 x 30 tonne Sherwell Grain Silo with aerators
* 2×15 tonne Lysaght Feed silos
* Formed all weather gravel road throughout
Remarks: This property is a credit to the owners. It is an extremely well set up diversified enterprise with a highly developed horticultural farm and its ability to produce great quantities of the world famous Chinchilla water melons. Together with a successful cattle fattening programme and the potential to expand into numerous other projects makes this property a must to inspect.