Area & Tenure:
160,000 ha (395,368 ac) Lot 2 on Crown Plan MS13, Pastoral Holding 14/2593, County of Mosman – Parish of Millrace – Cook Shire. Term of Lease – 50 years to 31.12.2028.
Livestock:
Includes 5,500 branded high grade Brahman cattle guaranteed.
Situation:
300km north of Mareeba on the Peninsula Development Rd – 60Km from Laura, 15 km from Hann Roadhouse, approx.690km from Townsville. Current $21 million upgrade to the Lakeland -Laura section will leave approx 50k m of unsealed formed gravel access.
Services:
Broadband internet, 2 phone lines, weekly mail plane, Flying Doctor, school of the air, 1000m airstrip. Selling markets Mareeba, meat works and live export at Townsville.
Rainfall:
Average 1000mm per annum ( 40 inches)
Country:
Good mixture of open Box flats , black soil melon hole plains, open bloodwood sandridge country and red volcanic ridges. Pasture is predominantly spear and kangaroo grass with introduced wynn cassia ,seca and verano stylos.
Water:
Watered by 28 dams, 5 bores,-2 flowing , permanently running Hann River , permanent water in the St George, North Kennedy and Kennedy Rivers, numerous creeks, water holes and swamps.
Structural Improvements:
High set 4 bedroom home. 2 bedroom quarters, 5.5kva 24 hr automated solar power system with 20kva backup genset, 2 concreted steel workshop/machinery sheds, 3 work sheds, 2 shipping containers, cold room, butcher shop, main homestead yards, Jones yard, new steel yard at Lilys each 1500 head capacity with sprinkler systems, dip, crush, cradle and loading ramp. St Georges Outstation – 3 bedroom home and shed. UHF repeater station giving 100% station communication
Fencing:
Koolburra is fully fenced with 7 main paddocks and 6 smaller holding paddocks and two lane ways. Approx. 107 km of new fencing has been constructed over the past 4 years.
Plant and Equipment:
A full list of well maintained station plant is available including Caterpillar D6H dozer, Caterpillar 17K grader, John Deere 90hp tractor with loader, 2 x Toyota landcruisers, 1998 Canter 4×4 truck, Honda XR 250, 2 x 4 wheel motor bikes as new, Miller 250 amp welder, new Lyco Hydraulic post hole driver.
Carrying Capacity:
Estimated at 10,000 head with current development
Agents Comment:
Koolburra Station is a well maintained property.
Modern management practices and quality improvements have Koolburra running as an efficient low cost operation close to major centres. Being well stocked, it would be an excellent complement to southern fattening / backgrounding properties.
A Sustainability Declaration Form can be obtained from our Ray White office.