RURAL PROPERTY FOR SALE:
“Isla Downs” Longreach, has only been offered for sale twice in the last 70years, with the current owner since 2001. This property is sweet versatile country in a tightly held location, and ideally located to access livestock weighing facilities at Blackall, Longreach and Quilpie. A lot of the fencing has been completed in the last 8 years and is securely watered. Isla Downs is suited to all aspects of a grazing enterprise, as cattle/sheep/goats.
SITUATION: 157km South/Southwest of Longreach on the Yaraka-Bimerah Road. (123km Bitumen Sealed Thomson Developmental Road from Longreach to Yaraka-Bimerah Road turn off, and 34km formed dirt gravel council road). 240km to Blackall, with approx. 160km bitumen.
AREA: Approx 43000 Acres (17091.696 Ha) on 2 Freehold titles*.
RATES: Approx $3316 after discount per Half Annum. Barcoo Shire Council
RAINFALL: Average Annual 14 inch (350mm)
SERVICES: School bus service to Stonehenge from the Thomson Developmental Road. Twice week mail service: Rural Power: TV: Telephone: Internet: Mobile phone coverage. Primary School in Stonehenge. Primary and Secondary Schools in Longreach and Distance Education. Medical service and Hospital in Longreach. Longreach provides shopping for the family and rural merchandise. Daily Air and Bus services out of Longreach to major centres.
COUNTRY: Majority of country is pebbly and open Downs, and open Boree country. Portions of Gidgee country and Coolabah Creek system. Lightly shaded with Boree, Gidgee, Whitewood, Sandalwood and Dog Wood along creeks. The pebbly Downs gives quick response and abundance of summer and winter herbages and Mitchell and Flinders grass, and Blue Grass. The Additional Area is of pebbly downs, Coolabah creeks and Boree Downs country running back onto Gidgee ridges and rocky ridges, growing Mitchell and Buffel Grass and an abundance of summer and winter herbages, sweet and quick responding country.
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Main homestead offers spacious 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, with kitchen (with gas stove), lounge, office, enclosed verandah, electric hot-water system, steel stumps, insulated iron roof, Bore water and Rain water supply with 50000ltr storage via pressure pump into house. The surrounding established gardens and lawn are with Dam water supply on pressure pumps. Outdoor entertaining area with BBQ, Cold room and Butcher shop.
- Single accommodation Cottage with rain water supply.
- Demountable Quarters with 5 single bedrooms, shared bathroom, and kitchen (Gas Stove), with central breezeway, gas hot water system.
- 4 Bay Car Shed
- 2 Bay Drive-through shed and workshop area with power, part concrete and part enclosed.
- Shearing shed: 6 Stand (Electric) with Evo Stands, under cover raised wool room. 2” pipe water supply.
- 3 sets of Portable Panel Cattle Yards each with Loading Ramp, strategically placed around the property.
- Hay Shed
- Horse Stables with 5 Stalls, Tack Room, Feed Room and Day Yards.
WATER:
- Bothwell Bore – currently with registered Stock and Domestic Water Licence. Drilled in 1896. Capped in 2020, 0.8ltrs sec / 48ltrs per minute, 760 gal/hr. 82o. This bore services the House through an overhead poly tank to 2 cooling ponds, and an Aqualine poly lined Steel Tank with 157000ltr storage capacity. Water supply can be put on with a backup generator and pump shed with power.
- 9 Dams – capacities ranging from 5000yard to 48000 yards. One dam is fenced and equipped. 3 dams fenced/open. One open Dam is serviced from the Bore line. House Dam equipped with new Tuhorse Solar pump.
- Assorted Troughs and Tanks.
FENCING:
- Total exclusion fence boundary completed in 2017. Total exclusion cluster area is approx. 70000 acres including approx. 27000 area of adjoining neighbouring property.
- Fenced into 13 paddocks, 3 holding paddocks, 3 laneways.
- Internal fencing is majority 2 barb – 4 plain wire. Some new netting.
- All fencing in good stock proof condition.
CARRYING CAPACITY: Currently stocked with approximately 520 cows and calves and 2650 sheep, with 3 spelled paddocks. Vendor estimates carrying capacity of 500 cows and followers or 1200 dry cattle / 5000 sheep.
PRICE: $11,500,000 To be sold bare of Stock. Some plant is included with list available upon enquiry.
*Free Hold to be completed by the Vendor when Contract becomes Unconditional*
For more information contact agent Cameron Elmes 0419747869 Email: admin@elmesrural.com
Disclaimer: The above information shall not be taken as representation in any respect on the part of the Vendor or the Selling Agent. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of these particulars.
