Habana Block Habana QLD 4740

Location: 20kms from Mackay

Services: Power, Telephone (Mobile and Internet), Schools, 30 minutes to Mackay Airport and 10 minutes to the Bruce Highway.

Property Description: Four Freehold Lots

Area: 158.62 HA or 390.57 AC

Rates: $2,679 (Approx. / Half Yearly)

Rainfall: 1,585mm Annual Average

Country Type: Low lying coastal marine flats graduating back to higher, soft coastal ridges which have been selectively cleared and intensively pastured to produce excellent quality, high carrying capacity grazing land. The elevated areas provide sheltered grazing and runoff to the two dams. Two paddocks can be irrigated and are regularly cut and baled for hay. Soils and Pastures: The flats are a mixture of heavy clay and sand sown to Pangola, Callide Rhodes, Kazungula Setaria and Caltarzello Centro, whilst the main dam is bordered by ponded Para Grass. The ridges are generally clay loam pastured with Guinea grass, Signal Grass and Stylos. Overall, the property has been sown with suitable tropical species and maintained at a peak with regular applications of fertilizer.

Water: On farm storage dam for irrigation and stock water. Second smaller open stock water dam. Equipped bore supplies to the house and livestock. Equipped bore pumps to a tank for stock water. Equipped bore connected to power, supplies stock water and a neighbour’s domestic supply(easement access). There is another unequipped bore.

Fencing: The property is well subdivided to give fifteen separate paddocks plus laneways and roads.

Improvements: A top quality, award winning single level home, built by Tom Casey. It features a complete hardwood frame and textured weather-board cladding. Timber floors and fittings finish the home. Features include high ceilings, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, two lounge rooms, dine in kitchen with pantry and views over the estuary and bay. Finished with verandahs around three sides, enhanced by views over marine flats to Cape Hillsborough and the adjacent islands.

Enclosed shed (approx. 30’ x 30’ x 14’) with walk-in cold room and room for a large boat. Open garage for three vehicles. Machinery shed (approx 75’ x 30’x 15’) walled on three sides, concreted workshop.
Cattle yards with vet crush and plunge dip. Old dairy building. Air craft hanger fully enclosed. The Hut-for fishing and crabbing. Self-contained-close to the creek with small boat ramp to launch a tinny.

Livestock: Numbers at time of sale: Presently carrying 125 Brangus breeders with a percentage of calves at foot and majority of the others showing in calf. 34 replacement heifers, 8 number 3 steers and 2 Brangus herd sires. The current owners have been proudly competing successfully against many larger Central Queensland properties in both carcass and hoof competitions at the Mackay Show for many years.

Plant: Plant to work the property, tractors, implements, truck and crate, Irrigation equipment and piping, haymaking equipment.

With out doubt the best block available in its class. This property offers location, relaxed country living with a reliable income enterprise and a proven herd of well-bred Brangus cattle set on four freehold titles close to a major Central Queensland city. The current owners have held this property for 57 years and are only selling now following the untimely loss of the senior partner.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSING 12PM, THURSDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2024 WITH THE SELLING AGENT