SITUATED: Approximately 50km south of Moonie with 27km gravel road, 100km north of Goondiwindi with 30km gravel road. Centrally located only 2 hours to Toowoomba.
SERVICES: Regional Power, TV reception, internet. All weather road to house and cattle yards. Daily mail service to Moonie RTC, twice weekly mail to the property. RTC Moonie Services : Post Office, Doctor once a week, Library, Community craft shop. Moonie Sports Club: Tennis, Netball, Cricket, Keep Fit Classes, etc. Moonie Crossroads Hotel: Excellent Dining room and Caf. Primary school in Moonie. Primary and secondary schools in Tara, Dalby and Toowoomba. Saleyards at Dalby, Goondiwindi & Toowoomba. Gravel airstrip.
AREA & TENURE: 16476.99 acres (6668 hectares). Lot 5 CP PG97, Lot 10 CP DY336. Freehold. Waggamba Shire. Lot 4 CP PG97, GHFL Waggamba Shire. Freehold to be paid out on settlement. Rates: $3635.87 per half year. Lot 12 CP DY1073 Leasehold. Tara Shire. Rates: $573.78 per annum, Rent: $230.00 per annum.
RAINFALL: 625mm (25 inch) annual average
COUNTRY: Excellent mixture of soils with friable softly undulating Brigalow/Belah grey & chocolate soils to soft red loamy Wilga/Belah soils, some melonhole country with productive cooch grass and small areas of red gravely ridges. Approximately 2500 acres pasture improved to bambatsi, creeping blue grass & purple pidgeon. Approximately 1200 acres cultivation, currently planted to sorghum. Approximately 4000 acres planted to silk comprising a mixture of old cultivation and new blade ploughing. Approximately 6777 acres open/pulled country with natural grasses and areas of low regrowth. Approximately 2000 acres timbered country.
WATER: 2 x 63ml pipe lines in place from 2 dams to tanks and troughs watering 8 paddocks. 10 dams water remainder of the property. 2 bores with submersible pumps supply water to turkeys nests. Large catchment dam near the house supplies water to all the gardens and some troughs. Clear water dam in addition to rain water tanks supplies water to houses.
FENCING: Subdivided into approximately 25 paddocks plus holding paddocks. Fencing in good condition with approx half boundary fencing maintained dognetting fence and the balance a mix of 3 plain, 3 barb and 2 plain 2 barb. Internal fencing primarily 3 plain, 1 barb with balance 4 barb & 1 plain (new fencing.)
IMPROVEMENTS: Large older style chamferboard home with 5 bedrooms and office. Builtins throughout and ensuite off the main bedroom. Open plan kitchen, separate lounge/dining, evaporative cooling, 2 car cemented carport, coolroom and large gauzed verandah with views over lagoon. 5 bedroom hardiplank home with views over the lagoon. Modern open plan kitchen with walk in pantry, large main bathroom with spa and additional downstairs toilet and shower. Builtins in all bedrooms and walk in wardrobe in main bedroom. Large formal dining room, polished floors and double lock up garage converted to rumpus room. 2 bedroom weatherboard cottage with eat in kitchen and large timber entertaining verandah set in attractive lawns and gardens. 19m x 13m 3 sided steel machinery shed with cemented workshop area and power connected. 4 stand woolshed and good set of shearers quarters. 10m x 17m cotton seed/machinery shed. 14m x 14m 2 bay steel grain/machinery shed with cement floor. 3 seed silos, 3 main grain silos with aerators, 2 smaller grain silos, Silage pit, Gravel quarry.
YARDS: New steel cattle yards under construction on gravel pad with crush, bugle race, 6 way draft, loading ramp and calf cradle with capacity for over 1000 head. Old set of timber cattle yards with loading ramp and water connected. Opportunity feedlot with feeders in place.
CARRYING CAPACITY: Estimated to run approx 750 breeders plus replacements and 2000 acres cultivation. This could be greatly increased with further pasture development.
REMARKS: Family owned since 1979, Inverclyde is one of the larger holdings in the Moonie district. Well located only approximately 50km to the Moonie Highway with good access to livestock markets and grain silos. Inverclyde has a good mixture of soils and is very well developed to pasture and cultivation. It is currently destocked for sale and is carrying a strong body of quality feed. A versatile large scale property ideal for backgrounding, grazing or fattening.
Price on Application.
For further details contact: Goondiwindi: 07 4671 4466 Henry Leonard: 0407 584 406