Brooklyn Aggregation, ideally located on the Southern Downs QLD -
Location and Services
andbull; Approximately 2.5* hours west of Brisbane, 1* hour to Toowoomba and 50* minutes west of
Warwick
andbull; Sealed road frontage, 10km* to Cunningham
Highway
andbull; 120km* to Wellcamp (Brisbane West) airport
andbull; Rural power
andbull; Internet
andbull; Mobile phone coverage
andbull; Warwick major selling centre
andbull; School bus from Karara to Warwick
andbull; Wellcamp (Brisbane West) airport (located at Toowoomba)
Country and Cultivation
Open grassed flats along all creeks and brooks, running up to large open undulating soft trap rock and timbered areas.
This is presently covered in an abundance of native pastures mainly consisting of paspalum, blue grass, digit and winter legumes.
Areas of scattered timber and timber belts consisting of iron bark, yellow box, pine and others native to the area.
60%* of the property is open to scattered timber including regrowth and 40%* is timber belts located in ridges.
200* acres of ex-cultivation close to the Brooklyn Homestead’
Livestock and Infrastructure
andbull; Brooklyn’ wool shed 3 stand
andbull; Cooinoo’ wool shed 4 stand
andbull; Oakey Creek’ wool shed 3 stand
Wool sheds all in working order (timber construction). 3x 3 sets of timber sheep yards attached to the wool sheds.
Main sheep yards are located at Brooklyn’ steel/ wooden construction, undercover drafting, work areas and scales.
Steel cattle yards vet crush, drafting yard, race and loading ramp. The steel cattle yards located at Brooklyn’ are attached to the wool shed and sheep yards.
Timber cattle yards and loading ramp are in fair useable condition located at Cooinoo’.
Carrying Capacity 11,000 DSE.
Homesteads
Brooklyn Homestead’ the classic and spacious historic 5 bedroom homestead has been recently renovated. Includes a large formal lounge and dining room, 2 bathrooms and open plan kitchen / family room. Original timber floorboards and french doors open onto an eastern facing verandah leading out to established gardens and pool. Ideally located on the
property, the homestead has 360 degree views of the surrounding area.
Brooklyn’ 3 bedroom cottage, large living area that is freshly painted with a new roof.
Oakey Creek’ house has 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and 2 toilets. With a lounge and large enclosed verandah, it also has an open entertainment area looking to the east.
The house located on Cooinoo’ is a 4 bedroom Queenslander with a lounge, kitchen and large
sweeping verandah although it is in need of renovations.
Cooinoo Cottage’ 2 bedrooms and open living area. In need of renovation.
Infrastructure
Sheds
andbull; Brooklyn’ has a new 24mx18mx5m 4 bay machinery shed and 1 bay is enclosed with a
concrete floor and roller door entrance. Attached 2x 22,000L rainwater tanks
andbull; 3 bay carport with enclosed workshop and all of the sheds are connected to power excluding the hayshed, chook pen and meat house
andbull; Oakey Creek’ has a large combined pump shed, workshop, machinery shed, carport and hay shed
andbull; Cooinoo’ has a 3 bay carport, storage and hay shed 16m x 11m, 2 bay timber construction
Roads
Bitumen frontage with excellent all-weather gravel access to all of the properties.
Current Development
andbull; Completion of new internal fences
andbull; Exclusion fencing underway
Wind Turbines
Signed lease agreement in place. Further passive income.
Fencing
Exclusion boundary fencing agreements are in place regarding current owners and adjacent neighbours.
All agreements in progress and no further outlay to new owners.
Majority of the internal fencing has been removed and replaced with hinge joint (25km*) and electric plain wire (25km*).
andbull; Northern side 8km*
andbull; Eastern side 12km*
andbull; Southern side 5km* already erected 10km* fence line cleared
andbull; Western Side 25km* completed
New fencing at Brooklyn’ sheep yards including holding paddocks and 3 lamb feedlot pens / yards with feed troughs and water.
Water
A major highlight of the property is the excellent water security. 45* dams, majority of which have been cleaned out and new dams have been built.
Located at the Brooklyn’ homestead is a new bore pumping 1,000gal/hr to the house, cottage, yards and lamb feedlot pens. A second bore is located at Cooinoo’ pumping 1,600gal/hr, pumping to the house and yards.
Macintyre Brook, Oakey Creek, Branch and several small creeks have permanent and semi-permanent waterholes. Water from the Macintyre Brook is pumped to the Brooklyn’ house, sheds and yards.
Rainfall – 620ml* on average.
*approximately