LOCATION: 40 kilometres from Chinchilla; 25 kilometres from Jandowae.
AREA: 698 hectares (1,725 acres)
COUNTRY: Predominantly brigalow melon hole country running back to box, ironbark and spotted gum ridge country at the back of the property. Approximately 100 acres cultivated and planted to forage sorghum at present with more available.
PASTURE: Excellent stands of improved pastures are established on the brigalow country including Bambatsi, Creeping Blue, Rhodes, Buffel and Wynn Cassia and native pastures. These pastures are responding well to the 5 inches of rain received in the last month.
FENCING: Fencing on Boorabilla is generally good with split posts and 4 barbs in most areas and some steel posts used in other sections. The property is subdivided internally into 15 main paddocks and holding paddocks.
WATER: Every paddock on the property has access to surface water making it safe for absentee owners; all dams being good sizes and with good cattle accessibility. As well, there are three bores with very good quality water equipped with mills and tanks. One of these bores supplies the homestead area to supplement the rain water storage. All three mills have been replaced within the last 6 years with stainless steel; and are cased to approximately 260 feet and pumping from 120 feet at between 1100-1200 gallons per hour. The house has 2 x 5,000 gallons of rain water storage connected and 5,000 gallons supplied from a bore.
IMPROVEMENTS: The homestead is 5 bedrooms with ensuite; open plan living area, fire place, split systems to all areas, office and second lounge room. The house yard is fenced.
There are two large workshop sheds; 12 stables with day yards and round yard for horse work; a full size campdraft arena and cut out yard attached to the all steel cattle yards with vet crush, calf cradle and loading ramp.
Also on the property is a second cottage with 3 bedrooms but not connected to power; and a hay shed.
SERVICES: Mail twice per week, school bus at Warra Road, 6 kilometres from the house, Mobile coverage and satellite internet.