3495 Jakelwar Goodooga Road Dirranbandi QLD 4486

Key Points:

28,240 hectares or 69,781 freehold acres in 4 titles.
90 kms southwest Dirranbandi, 45 kms west Hebel.
Vegetation 81% developed Cat X, PMAV in place.
Approx 80% Gidgee plains & melon hole, 15% Wallam Flood plain.
2330 hectares or 5757 acres cultivation on Wallam floodplain.
Mitchell, Buffel & native grasses, Salines & herbages.
Two separate capped artesian bores, tanks & troughs.
Boundary is exclusion fenced, internals are 11/110/15 netting.
Large 4 b/r homestead set in large established lawns & gardens.
2 large machinery sheds, numerous other sheds & accommodation.
2 sets Goat/sheep yards, 2 woolsheds, goat/cattle yards, gravel pit.
Has been run as a major goat operation but equally suited to sheep or cattle

For sale as a whole or in portions by Expressions of Interest closing 12 noon on the 27th of February 2026. (If not sold prior).

Call Brendan Devine 0428 255568 for a detailed information memorandum.

History: Dongon Plains has had three separate owners in the past 100 years. The current owners purchased the property in 1987.

Location: 90 kms southwest Dirranbandi, 45 kms west Hebel, 115 kms northwest Lightning Ridge or 45 kms northwest Goodooga. Gravel access to these towns. Gravel internal access.

Area & Real Property Description: 28,240.47 hectares or 69,781 Freehold acres.

Dongon Plains is Lot 9 BLM 142, 6946 ha’s.

Dongon Plains Woolshed is Lot 2 BLM 142 6461 ha’s.

Bundaburra is Lot 3 SP 244251 7243 ha’s.

Combo is Lot 4 BLM 676 7590 ha’s.

Balonne Shire Rates $14,790 per half year.

Services: Mail twice weekly from Dirranbandi, rural power connected, primary school 45 kms to Hebel, bus service to Brisbane from Hebel. Twice weekly air service to Brisbane from St George.

Water: Two separate private Artesian bores, recently refurbished, reticulated under bore pressure to 55 troughs with storage tanks. Water connected to all paddocks, buildings and yards. Both bores are connected in a wagon wheel pattern. Water medication units on each bore. The property stock watering system is supported by 15 earth dams.

The house & garden bore water supply is filtered by reverse osmosis through an on-farm desalination plant. The results in the garden following the installation has been amazing.

Country: Approximately 75% grey Gidgee melon hole country, 15% grey Wallam flood plain, and 10% Mulga ridges. Pastures range from Mitchell to Buffel and native grasses. Gidgee burr and salines are prevalent with natural medics and clovers in the cooler months.

PMAV in place. 5977 ha’s or 19% Remnant category B, balance all category X. 2330 ha’s scattered regrowth.

Regrowth: Following regrowth pulling over the years, any timber regeneration has been virtually eliminated by goat grazing.

Cultivation: Since 2022, 2330 ha’s of established cultivation has been developed at Combo on the Wallam flood plain. All originally blade ploughed and levelled with a heavy chain and trailing grader. Recent soil tests are available.

1800 ha’s wheat harvested in November 2025, 526 hectares established grain sorghum.

Fencing: Mostly all new steel fencing comprising a new 92 km new exclusion boundary fence. The fence has the curtain to the inside with a single offset hot wire on the outside. The internal fencing is 11/110/15 netting with two off set electric single wires on each side. A residue weed spray is done once a year to ensure the performance of the electric wires. There are ten main grazing paddocks with ample holding paddocks and lane ways around yards.

Improvements:

Dongon Plains complex: Comfortable & air conditioned 4-bedroom homestead, approx. 40 squares, includes nursery & office. The house opens out on to an outdoor above ground pool and separate outdoor living area. Modern kitchen and dining access deck on north easterly corner. 100,000 litre rainwater plus house dam. Established lawns and gardens. Dongon Plains: Secondary self-contained one bedroom cottage. Two large machinery sheds, stable and separate workshop with service pit. Hanger and one km gravelled airstrip.

Dongon Woolshed: 2-bedroom cottage and 4 room air conditioned quarters, woolshed & goat/sheep yards fronting the Jakelwar Goodooga Road. Gravel pit, unregistered.

Bundaburra Block: Older woolshed and goat/sheep yards on Bundaburra. Gravel pit, unregistered.

Combo: Renovated four-bedroom shearers quarters, air conditioned, large breezeway, power connected etc. Large machinery shed, 2 x 6000-ton grain pads, steel cattle & goat yards. 1 km unsealed air strip. Frontage to Jakelwar Goodooga Road.

Yards: Sheep/goat yards at Dongon Plains woolshed, Bundaburra woolshed and Combo cattle yards.

Rainfall: 420 mm average annual rainfall. Dongon Plains & Combo are unique as they benefit from both summer and winter rainfalls.

Carrying Capacity: Originally Dongon Plains was a regular 500 bale per year wool producer. It is now well developed and is equally suited for breeding and fattening sheep, cattle or goats The present owners have run the property mostly as a goat operation with trading cattle in seasons. Goat numbers have ranged from a peak of 40,000 back to 15,000. Presently destocking from 20,000 goats plus 300 cows.

Estimated to carry 6,000 to 8,000 Dorper ewes or 1,500 to 2,000 backgrounding steers. (This could be increased significantly with fodder cropping at Combo.)

Pimilea has not been an issue at Dongon Plains and Combo.

Summary: Dongon Plains & Combo are located in some of the best sheep, cattle grazing country in Southwest Queensland. There is a mix of mostly improved grey to red Gidgee country, ranging from Mitchell Grass plains with salines to strong Buffel country. The addition of the cultivation at Combo is subject to mostly minor flooding. The cropping production obviously adds to the strong cashflow and or drought proofing this aggregation. The country is highly regarded as sweet grazing for cattle, sheep or goats.

DEVINE RURAL ST GEORGE

Brendan Devine 0428 255568