349 Old Dalrymple Road Charters Towers QLD 4820

Only minutes from town, enjoy an opulent country lifestyle at "Bumbleginny".

Location:
The property is approximately 7.5km north of Charters Towers, off the Lynd Highway to Old Dalrymple Road. The short drive easily accesses all the services of a regional town, population approx 9000 people. Schooling, both primary and secondary, are a feature of the Charters Towers community with the town boasting three private schools, the State High School and three State primary schools.

Charters Towers is an historic city established in the gold rush of the 1880's and still services the large Gold Mining and Grazing Industries. For cattlemen, the weekly liveweight selling centre in Charters Towers, Live Export ex Townsville (130klm) and Townsville meatworks, are all major attractions for this location. Townsville is a vibrant city of approx 200,000 with diverse industry and opportunity for employment, business and higher education.

Area & Tenure:
Freehold - Lot 1 on MPH 13786 Area: 253ha (approx 622.2 acres)
Rates: $1282.12 (Half Yearly @ 31.12.2024) Charters Towers Regional Council.

Country:
Bumbleginny is in 'Goldfields' country with soils being a mixture of fertile black and red clays to lighter sandy/gravely ridges. The property is lightly timbered with Ironbark, Bloodwood and Moreton Bay gum and pastures range from introduced species such as Buffel, Urachloa, Indian Couch, Stylos, Siratro and Desmanthus … to natives like Golden Beard and Black Spear.

As with much of the Charters Towers landscape there is a presence of woody weeds like Chinee Apple and Currant Bush, both of which are affordably controllable at this level. The owners have a successful weed control programme in place.

Homestead:
… a beautifully presented, modern, large family home affording privacy and quiet country living.

The Homestead is located almost centrally on the property, on a ridge with views to the south over the town and to the north looking towards the river. You have a feeling of real space.

Built in 2009 and impeccably maintained, this high quality, weatherboard style home is approx 446 sqm in size (inclusive of veranda & patio) and fully airconditioned (ducted). With vinyl 'timber' planking in living spaces, tiled bathrooms and carpeted bedrooms, the home exudes comfort. The layout consists of 5 large bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 ensuites), 2 lounges, 2 dining rooms, large laundry and an office. The Hampton-style kitchen is an entertainer's paradise and opens effortlessly on to the dining and living spaces.

A tiled patio overlooks the swimming pool, entertainment hutch and fireplace thus connecting indoor and outdoor living spaces. The poolside hutch is equipped with an impressive outdoor kitchen, bar and BBQ facility… in all this space adds an enviable aspect to the home.

The garden consists of open lawns fringed by shady trees, thus providing easy care and useful open spaces. Within the garden area is a well-constructed and well-maintained chicken run, shaded by fruit trees.

Bumbleginny is located off the Lynd Highway on Old Dalrymple Rd with road train access.

Sheds:
Carport - located adjacent the homestead, 11m x 9m, concrete floor, open sides.
Shed 1 - 34m x12m, trimdek, 6-bay (4m bays).
• One 4m bay concrete floor, 5 bays gravel.
• 3 sides sheeted, open front
• 11Kw solar on roof, no batteries
• No Electricity connected
Shed 2 -
12m x 12m trimdek, open both ends, 3/8 concrete floor, 3 phase power
Shed 3 -
9m x 7m, trimdek, roof only cover 27000ltr water storage tank and farm chemical storage tank, ½ concrete floor.

Fencing:
Constructed of steel, the property is boundary fenced using 3-4 barb and steel posts, all in good condition.

Internal fencing is a combination of permanent and electric fencing. In all, there are 25 paddocks and a cooler. There are 7 main paddocks, 3 of which are of 3-4 barb, and the other 4 are electric tape. 5 of the main paddocks are then divided into 4 with electric tape.

A large cooler at the yards is constructed from 1.8m netting.

Yards:
Cattle yards consist of portable panels, Black River manual squeeze/silent head bale crush with scales loading ramp and water trough. Adjacent is a small shed with concrete floor.

Horse yards are located at the house and have a small shed with concrete floor.

Water:
Water supply consists of a reliable bore.

Bore: The bore supplies the house and livestock requirements, is connected to 240V mains power, and pumps from 13m (40ft) at 900gals/hr to a 165000ltr (36000gal) steel tank located on a ridge. All livestock troughs are gravity fed whilst the homestead and outbuildings water supply is boosted with a pressure pump.

Road Train access:
Bumbleginny is located off the Lynd Highway on Old Dalrymple Rd with road train access.

Plant & Livestock:
Additional to the property, the successful buyer has the option to purchase some plant & machinery and all livestock.

Included in the sale will be:
• All pumps & fence energisers
• Pool shed outdoor kitchen furniture and appliances including fridges, freezer, BBQ's, stove, bar, butchers block, bench etc

Owner's comments:
Bumbleginny has been our family home for about 20yrs. It's a comfortable and convenient place to live, entertain family and friends and generally enjoy country living in a very private setting.

Our small grazing enterprise is also rewarding. For the last 5 ½ years we have been following a Grazing Naturally program run by Dick Richardson. This involves rotational grazing methods … hence the reason for many paddocks and 9 paddock troughs. The grazing system with contour banks, has greatly improved the soil, slowed water flow, and enhanced the soils' ability to hold more water and grow better pastures.

Though this system has been applied to only about 500 acres our carrying capacity has lifted from 50 head (set stocking) to 75 cows with weaners to 6months of age.

The Property has a current PMAV in place.