Rare Opportunity To Acquire Reliable Cattle + Sheep Property

Cattle + Sheep Property For Sale Offers Dryland Cropping Opportunity

‘Marionvale Station’ represents a rare opportunity to acquire a reliable freehold cattle and sheep property situated in the southern Flinders Shire approximately 50km south of Hughenden in North West Queensland.

Positioned at the top of the Lake Eyre Basin watershed, this rural property for sale was originally a part of the Cameron Downs Pastoral Holdings on which the O’Brien family have enjoyed a successful sheep and cattle enterprise for more than 60 years. It is believed that the family are the third owners since settlement.

This rural property for sale QLD is a rare opportunity to acquire a reliable freehold cattle and sheep property 50km from Hughenden

Spanning 16,185.81 hectares (39,995.14 acres) of freehold land, the property boasts open undulating black clay self-mulching soils interspersed with three sweet, north-south running, pebble stone ridges.

The country predominantly features Curley and Weeping Mitchell grass with seasonal Flinders grass and smaller stands of Buffel grass on the creek lines and ridges. This wet season has bought a huge variety of summer grasses and herbages.

This rural property for sale QLD comprises 16,185.81 hectares of well-grassed country wth black clay self-mulching soils

‘Marionvale Station’ is very lightly timbered with Coolabah along creek lines and Whitewood, Mimosa shrubs and other tree species scattered through the landscape.

Overall, the property is extremely clean of invasive species as a result of a strict control regime. This has been aided by the positioning of the property at the top of the watershed.

This rural property for sale QLD is lightly timbered along creek lines with other tree species scattered through the landscape

Underpinned by average annual rainfall of 450mm, the property boasts secure water from two dams, seasonal holes and flows in Stone Creek, and a bore at the homestead which reticulates to turkey’s nests and troughs.

Additionally, there’s a two-year stock water agreement with the neighbouring property which comes into effect from the date of the sale.

This rural property for sale QLD boasts secure water from two dams, seasonal creeks and a bore that reticulates to troughs

Complementing the property’s natural features is extensive infrastructure improvements. ‘Marionvale Station’ is fenced into seven main paddocks and two holding paddocks, with an exclusion fence on the western and southern boundaries.

A new fence has been erected on the eastern boundary and hinge-joint fencing is in place on the northern boundary. A cluster of exclusion fencing helps protect the property from vermin.

This rural property for sale QLD includes a portable steel cattle yards including crush, branding cradle and loading facilities

What’s more, ‘Marionvale Station’ features a centrally located set of portable steel cattle yards including crush, branding cradle and loading facilities. There’s also an eight-stand shearing shed.

Storage includes a four-bay vehicle/machinery shed with two enclosed cement floor work areas and power connected. Solar panels installed on the shed’s roof feed to the grid as well as supplement daily use.

This rural property for sale QLD is fenced into seven main paddocks and features a four-bay vehicle/machinery shed

For accommodation the property offers a weatherboard home (built in 1967) with hardwood floors throughout.

The home comprises six bedrooms, two bathrooms, an office, lounge/dining room, family room and a veranda with a northern aspect facing established gardens. The living areas and two bedrooms are air-conditioned. There’s also a two-bedroom cottage with enclosed veranda and double garage.

This rural property for sale QLD offers a home with six bedrooms, two bathrooms, office, lounge/dining room and family room

As well as an established sheep and cattle enterprise, ‘Marionvale Station’ also offers opportunities for dryland farming and ‘green’ energy with potential wind turbines and solar power connecting into the copper string line project.

Being south of the ‘tick-free line’, the property is well positioned for live export markets with many saleyards throughout Queensland. Click on the following link for more information on this rural property for sale at 3428 Stanley Downs Road, Tangorin, QLD.