AREA and TENURE: Approximately 15,816 hectares (39,081 acres). Lot 12 on BLM1144.GHFL 39/3479. Parish Thomby. Balonne Shire. Rates approximately $5,980 per half year. Freeholding completed at settlement.

SITUATION: Situated 48 kilometres east of St George on the Moonie Highway. 12 kilometres from Moonie Highway on Thomby Road, 262 kilometres from Dalby.

SERVICES: Rural power, STD telephone, satellite internet and satellite TV. Mail service twice weekly. 12 kilometres to school bus. Primary and High Schools at St George.

COUNTRY: Approximately 3,000 acres of Brigalow country, approximately 20,000 acres of soft red Mulga box country , balance soft box wilga sandalwood country. 25,000 acres has been repulled since 2009. Excellent coverage of Buffell, bluegrass and herbage over the entire property selectively cleared with shadelines and cattle camps. PMAV lodged.

WATER: There are 8 dams ranging in size from 5,000 to 15,000 yards. All fenced for easy mustering. There is an artesian bore with 15 to 20 kilometres of bore drain and a capped bore servicing the houses, 2 x 10,000 gallon tanks with pressure pump and troughs. The Thomby Creek runs past the houses with good water holes and a weir.

RAINFALL: Approximately 22 inches annual average.

FENCING: Property is extremely well fenced and is subdivided into 11 paddocks serviced by a laneway to a central set of cattle yards. The fences in which the majority are only 5 to 6 years old consist mainly of hingejoint and 2 barb construction and are sheep and goat proof. The rest is 4 barb. All the new fencing has steel end assemblies.

CARRYING CAPACITY: Owner estimates Thomby will carry 1200 breeders plus replacement heifers.

IMPROVEMENTS: Two older 3 bedroom houses with one having a renovated kitchen and sheds. There is a six stand steel frame wool shed with timber yards.

Cattle yards – The main set of cattle yards are all new steel construction that will work approximately 500 head with crush, scales and branding cradle. There is water and a sprinkler system. These yards are centrally located with laneway and holding paddock. There is a second set of small steel cattle yards at the house.

REMARKS: Thomby is a very well developed breeding and backgrounding block. It has been well designed to make management easy. It is extremely well fenced, watered and carrying a great body of feed. It is also well located to eastern markets and an inspection is highly recommended.

The above report has been prepared by us on information we have obtained and while we trust it to be correct, it is not guaranteed by us and prospective purchasers must rely on their own enquiries.