THIS week’s property review includes a wrap-up of interesting recent listings across Queensland and the Northern Territory, and a separate article on listings in southern states.
- Toobeah’s Minnel lists for $15m
- Family move prompts sale of Isisford aggregation
- Well-developed, efficient buffel country near Moranbah for auction
- NT block offers live export & fodder opportunities
Angus breeders on Minnel, near Goondiwindi
Toobeah’s Minnel lists for $15m
A productive and versatile grazing enterprise in southern Queensland listed by Ian and Jane Campbell for $15 million ($4894/ha) is attracting early interest from locals and corporates.
The 3065ha Minnel is located 16km north of Toobeah and 60km west of Goondiwindi, and is being sold by the Campbells after nine years of ownership as they consolidate their assets.
Ray White agent Tim Gleeson said the centrally-located property boasts scale and quality soils.
“Minnel is currently running around 5000 ewes and 100 cows, but it has mixed farming capabilities and could also be converted to 100 percent cropping,” he said.
The country comprises mostly coolibah, belah, myall and brigalow country with areas of box, sandy ridges and flood out country.
It is growing prolific stands of curley Mitchell and bambatsi grasses, as well as desmanthus and nutritious medics and herbages in winter.
Much of Minnel has been cleared, with around 750ha farmed to wheat and barley in recent years.
It forms part of a private capped and piped bore scheme and fronts the Minnel Creek, with additional water supplied by eight dams and semi-permanent waterholes in the Uragra Creek.
Infrastructure includes a five-bedroom home, a renovated three-bedroom cottage, steel cattle and sheep yards and a shed.
Family move prompts sale of Isisford aggregation
The Joseland family has relisted its Central West Queensland breeding and finishing operation boasting water security and high-quality infrastructure.
The 15,779ha Eltham Aggregation is being offered for sale by Tim and Kerry Joseland and family who are planning to move closer to children in south-east Queensland.
Located 40km north of Yaraka and 44km south-west of Isisford, the aggregation comprises Eltham (purchased in 1999) and Nobdale on the western side of the Barcoo River (purchased in 2016).
The aggregation has an estimated carrying capacity of 1575 adult equivalents but has been conservatively grazed for several years.
The country comprises 6041ha of alluvial plains which have a high-water holding capacity ensuring deep moisture and growth for long periods.
A mix of trees found on the 4674ha of hard gidgee, 2893ha of boree wooded downs and 2171ha of open downs can be used for scrub feeding if required.
Benefitted by fertile soil types, the property is growing a productive mix of pastures, including Mitchell and Flinders grasses, as well as quick responding summer and winter herbages.
In addition to 15km of Barcoo River frontage, the aggregation is watered by eight dams and numerous permanent and seasonal waterholes, supported by 423mm of annual average rainfall.
The water system on the Eltham Aggregation has been strategically designed for optimal grazing efficiency and is a key selling feature of the holding.
Cattle have access to secure water across all areas which maximises carrying capacity and makes optimal use of pastures, ensuring the property has the resilience to thrive in a range of seasonal conditions.
JLL Agribusiness agents Geoff Warriner, Chris Holgar and Fergus Russell have been appointed to manage the sale via private treaty.
Mr Warriner said since November, Eltham has received two significant rainfall events.
“The most recent, in February, delivered between 70mm and 100mm triggering flows in both the Barcoo River and Pemberley Creek. These favourable conditions have set the enterprise up for a strong season ahead.”
Mr Warriner said the listing presented an opportunity for investors seeking a well-established breeding or finishing enterprise, complemented by the option to purchase around 400 cows.
The Joseland family has invested significant capital into land and pasture development, improvements and fencing – with most of the aggregation exclusion-fenced.
Other infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, guest quarters, a three-bedroom cottage, steel cattle yards, a shearing shed and numerous sheds.
Cattle in the yards on Eltham
Well-developed, efficient buffel country near Moranbah for auction
Well-developed Isaac region grazing property Pasha, located 50km northwest of Moranbah in Central Queensland, goes to auction early next month.
The 7915ha property, most of which is under a Freehold title, is mostly developed gidgee and brigalow country with melonholes, poplar box, river red & blue gum alluvial flats.
Developed pastures of predominantly dense buffel stands are supported by other improved pastures and native grasses.
Securely watered via an abundance of natural water including the Suttor River and Eaglefield and Nibbereena Creeks, Pasha is underpinned by three water licences and two bores, supplying livestock water via poly to 14 tanks, two turkey’s nests and 32 troughs.
Quality fencing comprises of steel & timber posts with three and four barb wires, with more than 27km of roads & laneways enabling the efficient movement of stock across the property.
Infrastructure includes two sets of well-equipped cattle yards, machinery shedding, hangar, workshop, airstrip and fuel storage.
Quality accommodation for owners and staff include a main four-bedroom brick homestead, a second original homestead and three-bedroom cottage.
Pasha will be offered by auction through Kennedy Livestock & Property and LAWD on 9 April 2025, at the Commercial Hotel, Clermont.
Developed buffel country on Pasha, near Clermont
NT block offers live export & fodder opportunities
Around $5 million is anticipated for a live export holding and dryland cropping opportunity in the Northern Territory’s Adelaide River region.
The 2970ha Victoria Downs is located 108km south of the Port of Darwin (live export cattle) and 166km from commodity processing facilities near Katherine (the newly built cotton gin).
Benefitted by yellow and red earths and sandy red and yellow soils, Victoria Downs is suited to growing high value cropping such as cotton, horticulture and intensive fodder production.
Victorian-based business partners Leigh Isai and Steve Parker purchased the freehold block in 2022 after it was carved off Mount Bundy Station.
Viewed as a blank canvas, the pair set about upgrading the fencing and then engaged a land and water consultant to assess the land and its capability.
Mr Isai said as a result, 665ha has been cleared for productive output.
“We have sown a third of that clearing envelope with tropical pastures, due to be harvested in the coming eight to ten weeks.”
“That hay crop could yield 10t/ha to 15t/ha or potentially in excess of 6000 tonnes, which could feed a substantial number of cattle.”
Mr Isai said Victoria Downs was offered with advanced land management technology.
“Agriculture and farming are complex systems, so we have employed a mixed method approach – working with and scaling digital twins.”
“Digital representations of the physical land, together with regular ground and aerial data captures (using LiDAR), inform, advise and essentially execute an application-based roadmap to adopt and bring new opportunities to life.”
Mr Isai said the precise planning, operational efficiency and a proactive approach to land management was beneficial for future development and ongoing land management.
“This facilitates informed decision-making in areas such as water flow optimisation, infrastructure placement and environmental sustainability.”
Mr Isai believes Victoria Downs would complement an existing cattle portfolio given its scale and proximity to Darwin but may also appeal to renewable energy companies.
Water is supplied by an equipped bore, supported by an average rainfall of 1504mm a year.
The only infrastructure is a new two-bedroom demountable.
Victoria Downs is being offered for sale by expressions of interest closing on March 18. The sale is being handled by LAWD agent Olivia Thompson.
Cleared country on Victoria Downs, south of Darwin
