Mountside is a 633 acre property very conveniently situated 22 km south west of Toowoomba on the eastern Darling Downs.
The impressive historical homestead, beautifully maintained and set in sweeping established gardens, enjoys a north- easterly aspect and expansive Downs views.
Area and Tenure:
- Freehold
- 633 acres (256.3 hectares)
- 4 titles 336 acres (homestead block)
218 acres (irrigation block)
40 acres
39 acres
Homestead:
- Built in 1904 and very well maintained
- 50 squares large living area with 2 adjoining bedroom wings
- 5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
- Study, formal lounge and dining rooms all with fireplaces and high ceilings, and library
- Large central farmhouse kitchen with slow combustion heater and north-easterly aspect, open to formal dining and outdoor courtyard / entertaining
- French doors opening to extensive wrap-around verandahs
- Arched hallway, doors and internal joinery red cedar
- Separate 3 bay garage with workshop, with remote controlled doors
- Tennis court and saltwater swimming pool
- Expansive established garden with tree-lined entrance and circular drive.
Improvements:
- 38 x 11 metre machinery shed including 2 bay workshop with 3 phase power
- 1 x 50 tonne aerated silo
- 1 x 60 tonne aerated silo
- Auger
- Timber stables adjacent to yards include vet/tack room, 4 lined boxes and hay storage
- Old shed used for storage
- Hay shed/storage on 40 acre block
Country / Land Use:
- 500 acres fertile basaltic farming country with the balance being elevated areas of native grasses and trees
- The arable land has been returned to native and improved pastures with extensive use of legumes medics, woolly pod vetch and lucerne
- Contour banks and waterways have been constructed where necessary and well maintained
- Property subdivided into 15 x approximately 40 acre paddocks for rotational grazing
- Stock troughs with reticulated water available to all paddocks
- Current enterprise involves fattening organic cattle for the domestic market and making organic lucerne/pasture hay
- Gravel pit used for internal roads and maintenance
Water:
- Irrigation: 210 megalitre licence with 100% allocation, supplied by equipped 12,000 gph bore 20 hydrants supply ezi-shift pasture irrigation system 120 megalitre dam suitable for irrigation and stock purposes
- Stock and Domestic: 2 stock and domestic bores equipped with windmills, 2 unequipped bores, 1 small stock dam. House supplied by gravity fed bore water and rainwater tank
Yards:
- Well-designed steel and timber yards, with water, in excellent condition
- Undercover vet crush with concrete floor and scales
- Vet room, with power and water, adjacent to crush
- Loading facilities designed to handle B-double trailers
Fencing:
- All fences in good order
- Boundary fences 4 barb with timber posts
- Internal fencing mostly electric
Services:
- 2 road access to property Cambooya Felton Road (main entrance) and Rosenberger Road
- 7 km to Cambooya, 4 km to Wyreema
- 5 km to school bus service for Toowoomba schools
- Daily mail service
- Garbage disposal service available
Remarks:
This fertile, well-watered property offers great flexibility and would suit all livestock, grain-growing or horticultural pursuits. The property is organically certified with Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA), so has options for organic or conventional farming. With its convenient location, it would also suit a lifestyle venture.
The property is being offered for sale as a whole or in individual titles.
Trevor Leishman 0427 598 106 and Ann Wilson Wall 0413 103 595