Location:

Caringa is located 3 kms from the township of Dululu on the Leichhardt Highway. It is only 70 km?s from the Gracemere Selling Complex or Beef Capitol of Rockhampton.

Property Description:

4389 Ha or 10845 acres Freehold in 2 titles

Lot 14 on plan PN 109 (1926 ha)

Lot 86 on Plan CP 900017 (2463 ha)

Parish: Moongan

Country Description:

Lot 14 comprises approximately 1200 acres of Brigalow / Bottletree scrub country all of which has been cleared of which 500 acres has been farmed previously. This country is heavily grassed with Gayndah Buffel and green panic grass plus approx 50 acres of forage sorghum.
The remainder is 1800 acres of pulled and seeded Bloodwood/Iron bark country and approx 1500 acres of similar lightly timbered ridges. All of this country has scattered buffel and good stands of Stylos established and associated native grasses
Small area of leuceana used for seed

Lot 86 has 4500 acres of old pulled Bloodwood /Ironbark country, approx 1000 acres of similar rung out ridges and approxamately 1000 acres of Bloodwood/Ironbark ridges. This country is grassed with scattered buffel, Stylos and native grasses

Rainfall:

28inch or 750mm annually

Paddocks and Yards:

Caringa comprises 12 paddocks and 5 holding paddocks plus laneways with mostly 3 and 4 barb fencing. Boundary fence is good. The current owners are undertaking an upgrading of some internal fences.

3 sets of timber cattle yards all with vet crush and loading ramps

Grasses:

1200 acres has been improved with American,Gayndah and Biloela buffel grass with scattered green panic
9645 acres forest country has been improved with scattered Buffel and native grasses plus has a good stand of stylos established.

Water:

Caringa is watered form 13 bores and wells equipped with windmills and most with back-up Jet pumps. The deepest water is pumped from 50ft. in addition there are 13 dams ranging from 6000 m2 to 15,000 m2
Caringa is also watered from soaks and numerous seasonal water holes on Lanced Creek which is the head water of Gogango Creek

Improvements:

Caringa has a comfortable 4 bedroom home
Large machinery shed
4 bay hay and machinery shed

Services:

Caringa has Std phone, 240 volt power, 14kms to primary school, bitumen road frontage and is less than 1 hours drive from Rockhampton which has all the services of a typical rural city

Included Plant:

Massey Ferguson Tractor with front mounted blade
22ft Hino Truck and 7m stock Crate (unregistered)

Carrying Capacity:

Caringa has safely over the last 4 1/2 years carried 600 cows and calves to weaning age and 200 replacement heifers whilst in dry times. All the weaners are highly sought after and all steers are sold privately at weaning.

In better seasons Caringa has carried up to 800 cows and progeny plus replacement heifers.

Cattle will be available at valuation