Rare Opportunity To Buy Dairy Farm For Sale QLD

Well Known Vertically Integrated Dairy Farm For Sale QLD

This is a truly unique opportunity to acquire Queensland’s largest Jersey milk supplier located in the heart of the picturesque Mary Valley in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

A vertically integrated ‘paddock-to-bottle’ dairy operation, this dairy farm for sale is home to the renowned Cooloola Milk range of products which are sold in more than 460 outlets from Hervey Bay to Brisbane and as far west as Kingaroy.

Above: This dairy farm for sale QLD is the state's largest Jersey milk supplier located in the heart of the picturesque Mary Valley

The property boasts an undercover all-steel dairy capable of milking 40 cows per rotation using air-operated suction cups and 7,500-litre vat storage.

The dairy features a concrete floor with a full washout and drainage system, automatic auger grain feeders, air-operated feed dispensers, and an additional molasses feeding system.

Above: This dairy farm for sale QLD boasts an undercover all-steel dairy capable of milking 40 cows per rotation

Complementing this is a purpose-built milk bottling facility with a large cold storage, three load-out bays, large dry storage shed, office, lunchroom, and washroom.

The facility includes a laboratory for in-house testing, and separate production facility ideal for cheese, ice cream or cultured products.

Above: This dairy farm for sale QLD features a purpose-built milk bottling facility with cold storage, load-out bays and dry storage shed

Positioned on 189.63 hectares (468 acres) of rich farmland, the property is also ideal for pasture growth and forage crops. Divided into 10 major paddocks with two laneway systems leading to the dairy shed, the land holding has been pasture improved and fertilised over the years for maximum production.

Current land use includes 60 acres under solid set irrigation, 28 acres irrigated red soil cultivation, 25 acres irrigated river flat cultivation, and the balance improved pasture grazing.

Above: This dairy farm for sale QLD offers nine water licences attached to the Mary Valley Water Supply Scheme

Water security is a key feature of the property, which boasts over 1.5km of exclusive frontage to the Mary River – plus more than 2.1km of exclusive frontage to Amamoor Creek.

Situated in a high rainfall region (average 900mm-1,000mm per year), the property has nine water licences attached to the Mary Valley Water Supply Scheme with a combined allocation of 572 megalitres. It also has two large dams, three water bores and three large steel tanks, plus troughs.

Above: This dairy farm for sale QLD includes machinery shed and workshop, calf-rearing shed, and numerous storage/hay sheds

A multi-stage electric submersible pump on the Mary River feeds a high-pressure centrifugal pump for the solid set irrigation. What’s more, a travelling irrigator on the red soil country is supplied by the Mary River and large dam. The irrigation system also has numerous valves to direct water to irrigate specific areas.

Other farm infrastructure includes a large machinery shed and workshop with truck pit, a calf-rearing shed, numerous storage/hay sheds and grain facilities, and two residences – a low-set four-bedroom block home with carport and a four-bedroom Queenslander located at the dairy.

Above: This dairy farm for sale QLD houses two residences – a low-set four-bedroom home and four-bedroom Queenslander 

Ideally located 10 minutes south of Gympie, this property is situated on some of the most productive Mary Valley land available, and with varying elevations combined with such a large frontage to the Mary River on multiple titles, this is a huge opportunity to value add into the future.

Click on the highlighted link for more information on this dairy farm for sale QLD at 143 Ashton Road, Gilldora.