Irrigation Property - Gin Gin QLD 650 acres Irrigated Leucaena

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Contact: Nick & Gabe Stark

Location: Gin Gin, QLD

Phone: 0741 574 430

Asking Price: $4,000,000.00 + $0.00 GST = $4,000,000.00

About The Seller:

Item Description:

"Nobby Hill" is a 441.41 HA or 1,090.28 Acre property Located 20kms east of Gin Gin and 40kms North West of the major regional centre of Bundaberg QLD on the coral coast.

A genuine 'drought proof property" with 1,034 megs of irrigation water. It boasts an extensive network of 8" and 6" underground main and hydrants to run the two centre pivot irrigators and 3 water winches that are included in the sale. The Irrigation system is powered by 5 x 60 horse power electric motors, 1 x 100 HP electric pump plus mobile 80 HP diesel pump.

It has 650 acres of established Leucaena under sown with improved pasture grasses under full irrigation. There is a fully licensed 999 Standard Cattle Unit feedlot complex.

This idyllic property is located in the fast developing SEQ region, offering a beautiful rural lifestyle but only 40kms from the pacific ocean. This is a genuine drought proof beef factory only 40kms from the regional centre of Bundaberg (pop 90,000) in a delightful rural community.

Land Use: Cattle Grazing and fattening on 600 acres of irrigated Leucaena and improved pasture. Cattle are finished through the on property 1,000 head feedlot facility. Production: Using the irrigated Leucaena & pasture to background cattle for the on site cattle feeding facility Nobby Hill will turn off 5,000-6,000 prime trade cattle per annum. Nobby Hill is currently backgrounding 500 head of cattle on the irrigated Leucaena and pasture on a 80 day cycle. These cattle are having weight gains of between 1.2kgs and 1.5kgs per day.

Houses: The property has 3 homes. The main house is a lowset brick 4 bedroom home that has been extensively renovated. It's position offers 360 degree panoramic rural
views of the property. The other 2 older style timber Queenslander style homes that each have 3 bedrooms and are currently tenanted. Sheds: There is a new purpose built steel 40m x 15m shed at the feedlot / yards complex. There are 2 other timber and iron sheds on the property.

Asking Price: $4 million.

Gallery

	This photo shows irrigation water plus Leucaena and tropical pasture = fat cattle. Heifer standing in front of the centre pivot irrigator situated at front of Nobby Hill.
	This is a photo of one of the 2 centre pivots included in the sale.
	View of the main house up on "Nobby Hill"(there are 3 homes on the property). Home has commanding 360 degree views, across the district.
	This photo is taken from the bank of the 400 megalitre on farm, spring fed storage dam. As well as irrigation the dam is a very private recreational feature of Nobby Hill. Fishing, swimming and boating in a totally private location.
	This photo is of the huge fodder mixing, machinery shed and grain storge silos. The complex sits next to the cattle yards and feedlot and boast a very good horse stabling complex.
	Photo taken from the top of the EPA approved and fully licensed 1,000 head feedlot. You are looking back over the pens to the shed / silo / yard complex. It's all together which makes handling and feeding cattle work well.
	Photo of the all steel cattle yard complex. The yards & feedlot have 24 hour a day all weather access via 1km of formed gravel road built to allow B-Double truck access in all weather. There is Bitumen to the front gate. The yards have many features including a Double deck unloading and loading ramp.
	Yards are all steel with a top of the range vet handling crush, head bale with liveweight scales and NLIS readers built in. A feature of the yards is their proximity to the large machinery, workhop shed and feedlot. Makes handling cattle a breeze.
	Cattle grazing with centre pivot in the background. This photo shows the gently undulating nature of the country that allows great drainage in this high rainfall country.
	This photo is of the second centre pivot irrigator on Nobby Hill. This is beautiful black loamy soil that will grow anything. Before converting to a beef fattening operation Nobby Hill was a very productive sugar cane property.
	This photo shows the Lush growth of irrigated Leucaena and pasture. Nobby Hill has no residue chemical problems. the property has a 100% clean status.
	This photo shows irrigated Leucaena and improved tropical pasture that has just been grazed. 500 cattle are backgrounded on the property up to feedlot entry weights. Cattle have consistanly gained 1.2 to 1.5 kgs liveweight per day, year round on this great feed.
	Close up photo of the main home on Nobby Hill. This brick home has under gone an extensive internal renovation and is very comfortable. Sit on the front lawn and lookout across the 360 degree views of Nobby Hill and the surrounding district.
	This photo is taken from the back of the Nobby Hill main home yard. Looking down on the second home and shed on the property. The Nobby Hill is so high that you cannot see this home from the main house and they can't see you. Both Homes enjoy good privacy even though they are only 100 - 200 metres off the bitumen road.
	This photo is of the 3rd house on the property. This home is situated at the back half of Nobby Hill and sits just 50 metres from the picnic, boating and fishing area on the huge dam. There is a good stand of tree between the home and the "lake' which gives both total privacy.
	A close up view of the impressive shedding on Nobby Hill. Our 6 tonne feedlot feed mixing wagon is parked in front to show the size of the shed. If you enlarge the photo you'll see the horse stable running along the left side of the shed. The cattle yards complex is just out past the stables and the Feedlot pens are directly behind the end of the shed. This is all situated almost smack in the middle of the property.
	Photo of cattle grazing on the irrigated pasture. All paddocks rotate around the Feedlot / Yards / Shed complex. The furtherest any cattle have to walk to the yards once mustered is 1km.
	Open feed troughs are situated on the high sides of the pens. All roads around the pens are all weather gravel. Feeding cattle involves mixing in the feed wagon at the shed then straight around the corner and drive along the open troughs auguring out the mix. All water to feed pens is pressurized mains.
	Photo of second water storage dam on the property. This one is about 12 megs and situated at the front of the farm.
	Nobby Hill is the perfect mix of Lifestyle, Privacy and productivity. In a high rainfall coastal area with huge secure irrigation water it is truely "Drought Proof". Best of all, whilst being tucked away and private it is only 30 minutes drive from the city of Bundaberg and the beautiful Coral Coast.