‘WATERTON’ 4906 Kingaroy-Burrandowan Road, Chahpingah, QLD

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - CLOSED 30TH JAN 2024

'WATERTON AGGREGATION' - A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE TIGHTLY HELD, HIGHLY UNDERESTIMATED, VERSATILE COUNTRY

The Waterton Aggregation has been in the one family since 1978, sitting in the tightly held Durong, Burrandowan area. Situated approx 120 klms from Dalby, 60 Klms from Kingaroy & 202 klms west of Toowoomba. Offering 3104.79 acres of South Burnetts finest breeder country.

Positioned over four titles Waterton lends itself to either be run as a whole or split up & run as individual parcels with each property developed to run as standalone. Waterton has had no expense spared with infrastructure, including 2x sets of steel cattle yards & 1x timber set. All properties are permanently watered & carry predominantly all high quality fencing.

Waterton Homestead overlooks the Boyne River on the Northern boundary & is home to a four bedroom brick veneer home set among gardens of shading gumtrees. offering endless shed & workshop space for work or play. A second home or workers quarters is also located on the Homestead block.

Waterton has been run as a Breeder operation consistently running 320-340 breeders in a fair season & slowly increasing breeder numbers with pasture improvement in the past few years. Waterton is renowned for turning off top quality weaners year in year out. Waterton is in a annual application program of the Microbial / Minerally based Liquid Soil Regenerating product called "RURAL BOSS" which has created significantly improved moisture retention & the general body of feed. SOIL Carbon projects x 4 are in place at Waterton from Rural Boss use which can be continued or cancelled at no cost by the new owners if so desired.

Lot 10 | 8 MILE & HOMESTEAD | Area - 879.5 Acres | 355.92 Hectares

Carrying capacity - 80 plus Breeders. Lot 10 is split into 2 portions by the Burrandowan Rd, being 8 Mile & The Homestead paddock has been split into 2 holding Paddocks (approx. 100 acres each) which have been partially deep ripped & divided by a laneway which becomes a watered cooling yard with timber yards attached available for overnight holding. Watered by an earth dam & a 5000 gallon header tank gravity feeding to 3 concrete troughs. (1 each in timber & steel yards & 1 over the road in 8 Mile paddock) (A tank is directly watered by the Grundfos pump at the Bore to a 2nd trough in 8 Mile Paddock.) Ironpot Creek also has semi-permanent waterholes running through the Eastern side of the 8 Mile paddock. Grasses include, Gayndah Buffel, Creeping Blue Grass, native Blue grasses, Rhodes Grass, Urochloa & Clover. Water is supplied from bore equipped with Grundfos pump, pumping from bore adjacent to Boyne River on homestead block. Approx 20 acres has been left timbered in southwest corner of the paddock for winter warmth.

INFRASTRUCTURE & SHEDS
• Brick Veneer Home Built in 2008. 4 Bedrooms with built-ins, Storeroom, Office, Open Plan living Kitchen with electric stove & oven & dishwasher. Adjoining dining & lounge room area. Full length verandah at rear perfect for entertaining. Dual access Bathroom of main Bedroom. 2 Toilets. Ducted reverse cycle Air conditioning.
• 15,000 gallon rainwater storage & 5000 gallon dam water storage for gardens. Fed by Grundfos solar pump from dam in near paddock.
• Workers Cottage, 3 Bedroom 1 bath timber home, partially renovated & very liveable cottage with a further 15,000 gallon rainwater storage & carport.
• Galvanised Steel Machinery Shed
- 13.6 x 18.4 x 5.5mtrs 4 Bay shed. Single phase power. Equipped 13 KVA solar power inverter & solar panels. 5 KVA return to grid.
• Timber Hay Shed
- 11.3 x 17.5 x 5.5 metres (4 x 4.6 metre door)
• Timber Shed with tack room
- 4.6x7 metres VG condition with power.
• Welding Shed
- Powered
• Timber Machinery Shed
- 4 Bay Timber Machinery Shed.
• Steel Cattle Yards
- 350hd capacity steel cattle yards. Curved crush, Black Bute vet crush, Breckon calf cradle & steel calf race, 6 way draft round yard, 2 Yards & snail watered by central concrete water trough.
• Timber holding yards connected by laneway.
• Laneway feeds from all paddocks of 8 Mile into cattle yards with laneway access to water trough & spell paddock.
• Fencing consists of split post & 4 Barb Wires; Fencing is very Good with 95 percent of the fencing renewed in past 12 years across the Waterton Aggregation.

Lot 57 | FIFTY-SEVEN | Area - 685.5 Acres | 277.41 Hectares

Carrying Capacity - 80 plus Breeders. Fifty-Seven is situated on the banks of the Boyne River, fenced into 2 main paddocks with the northern paddock approx (320 acres). The Boyne River runs through & waters the southern end of the paddock with permanent watering holes & the Ironpot Creek which junctions into the Boyne River. The paddock is fenced into 2 with the northern paddock being approx (320 acres) & watered by a dam on the eastern side of the paddock. The top half of the paddock was deep ripped & cultivated for forages & grain in the past 4 Years. Cultivation country has received multiple applications of Rural Boss in the past 4 years for renovation. 1x 5000 gallon tank is filled from a Submersible Solar pump equipped bore located on the southern bank of the Boyne River. The tank gravity feeds to a concrete trough. Fifty-Seven has been fully stick raked in the past 4 years. Fencing is all split posts and 4 Barb 2.5 mm Waratah wire. Fifty-Seven consists of Apple tree and narrow and Broad leaf Iron bark Country. Carrying a good cover of Native Blue Grass, Gayndah Buffel, Creeping Blue Grass & Native Pastures.

Lot 1 | BROAD CREEK | Area - 764.9 Acres |309.5 Hectares

Carrying capacity - 80 plus Breeders Broad Creek paddock includes permanent water holes in the Boyne River which runs through the western side of the paddock. A mainly dry creek called "Broad Creek" runs through the western side of the paddock. Grundfos solar pump operates from a bore located on banks of the Boyne River where 3x 5000 gallon tanks gravity feed to 4x troughs including the stockyards. Broad Creek is fenced into 3 Paddocks. Fencing consists of Timber post & four barb fencing in good condition. Cattle yards are steel yards with Black Bute vet crush & Morrissey calf cradle, with capacity to handle 200 hd. Yards have water troughs connected. Country consists of Apple Tree, Box & Narrow & Broadleaf iron bark. Country has been deep ripped in past 18 months & carries good cover of creeping Blue Grass, Native Blue Grass, Black Spear Grass & Siratro Legumes. Urochloa, Clover & Rhodes Grass, Gayndah Buffel. Country has been cultivated & farmed in past years growing Peanuts, Sorghum & Millet. The front paddock was grassed down with improved Pasture some years ago.

Lot 2-3 | UANME |Area - 775 Acres | 313.6 Hectares

Carrying Capacity - 90 Breeders. Uname is situated approx 3 klms from the Township of Durong & comprises of Brigalow, Belah Wilga country with good stands of Creeping Blue Grass, Green Panic, Native Grasses & Siratro Legumes Urochloa, Clover, Gayndah Buffel & Rhodes grass.. Uanme is soft undulating country split into 3x main paddocks each with permanent dams & seasonal creeks & gullies running through. Previously grown in the past, Peanuts, Sorghum, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Lab Lab & Millet. Permanent dams water each paddock with a seasonal creek running through called "Waterloo". Two thirds has been Rural Boss treated & recently worked & prepared for further pasture development or forage with approx 80 percent also being deep ripped . Fencing consists of split post & four barb wires with part boundary 5 Barb in very good condition with a lane way to the cattle yards which consist of good quality timber post and rail with a steel vet crush & holding paddock. The North Eastern corner of middle paddock left timbered for winter warmth. A permanent waterhole has been dug in the bottom paddock in the Waterloo Creek.

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - CLOSING 30TH JANUARY 2024