Overview: The property is brought about by the aggregation of three adjoining, separate holdings. These holdings originally accommodated cattle grazing and sugarcane farming enterprises which had considerable productivity and production constraints due mainly to scale and flooding impacts. The aggregation, along with a considerable infrastructure upgrade, has transformed the property into a productive, low cost, grass fattening enterprise best suited to finishing cattle for live export and slaughter markets. The property offers opportunity for profitable and reliable cattle fattening with little cost.
Rainfall: Average 2160mm pa.
Location: Riverlands Grazing access is via Pomona Road, which in-turn intersects the Bruce Highway approximately 10km south from town of Ingham, and 95km north of Townsville. The property accesses all the services of the Ingham township, population approx 4500 people is supported by schooling, medical, shopping and business enterprise.
The Aggregation Area & Tenure TOTAL 377.26 ha (approx 932ac) adjoining blocks.
Barnes's paddock: Freehold 180.97ha (approx 446.99acres)
Fairley paddock: Freehold 134.68ha (approx 332.7acres)
Blanco paddock: Freehold 61.61ha (approx 152.18ac)
Following aggregation, all fencing has been replaced or renewed and now includes laneways and mustering squares for ease of stock handling. A substantial cattle yard has been constructed at the NE corner of the property with B-double roadtrain access off the Bruce Highway.
Stock water: Livestock water requirements come entirely from the cattle creek frontage or lagoons within the property. The Ingham area is in a 2000mm annual rainfall belt.
Barnes's paddock: Located on the corner of the Bruce Highway and Pomona Road. Formerly a sugar cane enterprise bordered by substantial areas of Paragrass and Hymenachne wetlands, the property was frequently flooded. As cane crops proved to be unsuitable to the property the current owners have subsequently removed the crop and established improved pasture grasses in its place, thus creating productive cattle fattening paddocks. The cattle yards can be accessed via an all-weather pad suitable for B-double cattle trucks.
Infrastructure: Cattle yards - a set of professionally built steel cattle rail yards has been constructed on an elevated pad at the NE corner of the property. The yards contain covered race and crush, with scales, loading ramp, water troughs and are serviced by a holding paddock and laneway.
Shed - there is a large, elevated pad with a shed, donga and 3 shipping containers.
Stock water - water in the paddocks is provided naturally from several lagoons throughout or manmade excavations which are filled from the frequent rainfall events. Water to the yards is provided via the metered town water supply located at the boundary gate and is reticulated into a tank and two troughs in the yards. This pipeline could be extended further, as required.
Roads - elevated roads have been constructed thus enabling vehicle transit across the property, dry passage for cattle and optimum fence line locations.
Fencing new, steel end assemblies, gates, 3-4 barb, two paddocks, laneway and square.
Fairley paddock: Fencing - the property is one large paddock with 3-barb fencing and deep water used for part of the southern boundary against Wharps Station. The Bruce Highway frontage along Cattle Creek has a fence construction which allows the entire fence to be 'lifted' above normal flood levels.
Country: The paddock has similar attributes to both Barnes & Fairley paddocks though generally it is much less flood prone so stock can be introduced earlier and dispatched later. Located off McAusland Road the property has improved pastures primarily being a heavy stand of Hymenachne, Paragrass, Setaria and Pangola grasses.
Blanco paddock: Country: The paddock has similar attributes to both Barnes & Fairley paddocks though generally it is much less flood prone so stock can be introduced earlier and dispatched later.
Located off McAusland Road the property has improved pastures primarily being a heavy stand of Hymenachne, Paragrass, Setaria and Pangola grasses.
Cattle yards - a small set of portable yards, equipped with loading ramp, are located adjacent the road entrance and provide body truck access for loading or unloading. As the Blanco paddocks are the first to dry after the wet season the yard is primarily used for earlier introduction of cattle but has also proven useful for loading cattle out at certain times.
Fencing - the property is fenced into 4 paddocks, with a central laneway leading to the cattle yards.
Comment: The features of the aggregation include simplicity, consistent cattle performance and very low costs. Riverlands Grazing would be ideal when valued-added to a cattle breeding enterprise Droughts do not visit. As a cattle trading or fattening property used in the post wet season period between April and early December there are frequent and varied marketing options. Weight gain is exceptional so turnoff speed can be very quick. Heavier cattle do best. Meatworks and Live Export market price premiums can be obtained due to all weather access and short delivery logistics e.g. The last weeks of seasonal kill at JBS Townsville or short supply to live export yards. The options are many.
Disclaimer: The above report has been prepared by Slaney & Co based on information supplied by the property owner and other credible sources. Every endeavour has been made to verify its accuracy. Whilst we trust the information to be correct, we make no warranties or guarantees, and prospective purchasers must rely on their own enquiries & research. © Copyright Slaney & Co
