Rural Property For Sale Nanango With Abundant Water

Rural Property For Sale With Large Hay Production Capacity

‘Windsor Park’ is an attractive turn-key farming operation for sale, capable of growing large amounts of hay, silage and fodder coupled with the ability to value-add cattle such as backgrounders – all set in a quiet location close to the key regional Queensland town of Nanango.

Comprising 91.26 hectares (225.5 acres) on one freehold title, the rural property consists of approximately 42.5 hectares (105 acres) of arable land featuring mostly black soil creek flats, with the balance rising to hilly timbered grazing country.

The current owners grow lucerne for hay production with a strong clientele of horse and cattle graziers and hobbyists buying hay throughout the years.

Forage sorghum for hay production and opportunity grazing has been grown for backgrounding young cattle. There is around 26.3 hectares (65 acres) of established oats, with 120 backgrounder steers cycling through at any time.

This rural property for sale Nanango is capable of growing large amounts of hay, silage and fodder plus backgrounding cattle

What’s more, ‘Windsor Park’ also features approximately 48.56 hectares (120 acres) of grazing country, some of which can be cultivated, divided into three main paddocks by fences in good condition.

Water is a feature of the property, with six registered bores, a creek licence and high average annual rainfall of 800mm. Barkers Creek forms the southern boundary of the property with permanent running water fed by Meandu Creek, which runs with excess water from Tarong Power Station.

Additionally, there has been an extensive expansion and complete renewal of the irrigation system on ‘Windsor Park’.

Burnett Water Services has installed four new electric stainless steel submersible pumps all connected to mains power via new underground power lines and electric soft start pump controls on galvanised platforms. All underground mains have been renewed and are all 150mm x 6mm PVC buried at 1.5m.

This rural property for sale Nanango boasts six registered bores, a creek licence and high average annual rainfall of 800mm

Three bores are used for irrigation and have a combined capacity of approximately 28,000 gallons/hour (127,000 litres/hour). A separate bore is set up for automatic domestic/stock water supply with an approximate capacity of 6,000 gallons/hour (27,270 litres/hour). This bore supplies a 20,000-litre poly tank which keeps the house garden paddocks and cattle yards watered.

None of the bores are metered or regulated at present. There is no cost per megalitre imposed and no limit imposed.

An area of approximately 42.49 hectares (105 acres) is irrigated via 12 hydrants. This is achieved with a Mirani T080B 12mm x 450m hard hose irrigator with computer controls and accessories coupled to a Briggs AR50 irrigation low-pressure boom on a four-wheel cart, capable of watering 65m in width by 450m in length in a single pass. An electrical upgrade was also done above ground by Ergon including an upgrade to a 100kVA three-phase transformer.

‘Windsor Park’ also has a 48 megalitre-per-year creek license. The new underground mains offer quick connection to the pump site in the creek.

This rural property for sale Nanango features is extensive infrastructure including multiuple sheds and steel-panel cattle yards

Complementing the abundant water is extensive infrastructure improvements, including steel-panel cattle yards with 200-head capacity. A loading ramp allows side or back-loading while the vet crush has weigh bars on concrete slab. Water is supplied to three yards and at the loading ramp.

Abundant storage includes two main hay sheds (26m x 12m and 20m x 10m) both with concrete floors, enclosed on three sides with gates on the front. The second shed includes a 10m x 8m skillion and a 36,000-litre rainwater tank.

There is also another 12m x 4m steel-frame machinery shed, an older-style 10m x 4m timber-and-iron shed, two steel-frame carport/sheds and a timber-and-iron workshop – all with concrete floors and power.

A former dairy shed with power, water and concrete floor includes an outside space used as a washdown area.

This rural property for sale Nanango includes includes two hay sheds with concrete floors, enclosed on three sides with gates on front

‘Windsor Park’ also features two residences, including a comfortable three-bedroom, steel-frame home which has recently had a new bathroom and extra toilet installed as well as two reverse-cycle air-conditioners and a new septic and plumbing upgrade.

The home features a large, tiled rumpus room/laundry area and a kitchen with gas-electric stove, dishwasher and good storage, opening into the dining/living area with fireplace.

Outside is an undercover concrete area at the back of the home, while a covered deck at the front offers great views.

There are three rainwater tanks holding approximately 36,000 litres, attached with two separate pressure pumps supplying rainwater and domestic bore water as required.

This rural property for sale Nanango offers two residences, including a comfortable three-bedroom, steel-frame home

The second home is an older-style three-bedroom timber structure with an iron roof, kitchen with wood stove and one bathroom. It has a 22,000-litre rainwater tank with a pressure pump.

Both homes are located in a spacious lawn garden area fenced on three sides. The home complex also benefits from an eight kVA solar panel array.

With availability of abundant water without restriction, and a recently installed, well-established irrigation system, ‘Windsor Park’ offers the discerning farmer problem-free and versatile production.

The property is offered for sale via public auction to be held at the BMO Business Centre in Dalby on Friday, September 20, 2024. Click on the following link for more information on this rural property for sale at 250 Heights Road, Nanango, QLD.