Bushley, 4702 QLD
"Rockhampton District Grazing with Quality Breeding Herd Included" -
41km* Rockhampton, 11km* off the Capricorn Highway, driving time to Rockhampton is 35*minutes.
33km* to CQLX (Gracemere saleyards), local Rockhampton export abattoirs are Teys Australia Lakes Creek plant and JBS Nerimbera plant.
School bus is 11km* servicing primary schools at Westwood, Stanwell and Gracemere, and high schools at Rockhampton. Rural 240 volt electricity, mobile phone coverage, internet and mail service.
Total area 3,501ha* (8,651ac*), comprising 2,750ha* (6,795ac*) in 14 freehold titles and 751ha* (1,856ac*) in 2 rolling term leases.
Sweet forest grazing country with hollows and creek flats, the majority of the country is gentle undulating rolling country with some steeper country in the southern end.
Soils range from sandy loams, decomposed granite and heavier basalt. Timber is gum along the watercourses, silverleaf and broadleaf ironbark and bloodwood with some scrub trees in the open country and narrow leaf ironbark and bloodwood in the steeper areas.
The owners have been continually developing the land, fencing and water infrastructure to improve the stocking capacity. Pastures of buffel, sarbi, creeping blue and seca stylo plus soft natives. Further development opportunities with additional land development.
50* acres of cultivation used for hay production.
Total of 4 bores plus dams. An integrated water system source from 2 bores rated at 4,000* and 3,500* gallons per hour respectively.
Subdivided into 16 paddocks with 15km* of new boundary fencing.
2 sets of steel yards serviced by lanes and holding coolers.
The residence is a highset Queenslander style home with 5 bedrooms, polished timber floors throughout, high ceilings, front verandah, wood heater and air-conditioning in the main bedroom.
8 bay machinery sheds, vehicle and storage shed, large hay shed.
The owners have consistently carried 550 breeders plus 50 replacement heifers, with record low spring and summer rainfall in 2018 and 2019 the owners have reduced their stock numbers by 150 head, currently this is a common occurrence over much of Central Queensland.
400 breeding females with their progeny and bulls are included in the sale, calves are by Droughtmaster, Santa Gertrudis and Senepol bulls.
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Mark Simpson