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Tallaroo
For Sale, $5.65 million including livestock
Tallaroo, GEORGETOWN QLD 4871
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Phone 07 4787 1811
Mobile 0429 872985
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Email SLANEY & CO FIRST NATIONAL's office:
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| Unique business proposition |
Location:Located on the Einasleigh River, equidistant between Georgetown and Mt Surprise and just 10km north of the Gulf Development road (also known as Savannah Way tourist highway), ‘Tallaroo’ is well situated for the live export cattle ports of Karumba & Mourilyan. Other important destinations are Atherton (270km), Mareeba (300km) and Charters Towers (500km).
Services:Services include a twice-weekly mail service from Mt Surprise, 3 phase power, STD telephone and an all weather air strip is located on the property.
Georgetown, located 50km to the west, has a hospital, motels, hotels, local government offices, State School and during the period April-September each year is a thriving tourist centre servicing the tens-of-thousands of caravaners, buses, fishermen and commercial traffic passing east-west along the Savannah Way. Other significant and complimentary local tourist destinations include Undara Lava Tubes, Cobalt George the Atherton Tablelands and Karumba.
Important markets and destinations which compliment Tallaroo’s central location are the grass fatteners and saleyards on the Atherton Tablelands, live export yards at Charters Towers, Townsville, Karumba and Mourilyan, Meatworks in Townsville and Tolga and the major saleyards (weekly sales) in Mareeba and Charters Towers.
Area & Tenure:
Lot 2909 on plan PH 1368, Pastoral Holding No 18/2909, expiry 2027
Area: 31,500 hectares (77,835 acres)
Local Authority Etheridge Shire
Rates: $5,668.65 pa Land Rental $1,900pa.
Rainfall:
The annual rainfall average is approx 600mm.
Country: ‘Tallaroo’ is predominantly red pebbly decomposed granite country with a fertile 30km frontage to the Einasleigh River. There are several significant creeks interspersed across the property which provide valuable variety to the vegetation types and cattle watering points in the season. Predominant timber is Narrow leaf & Silverleaf Ironbark, Box, Breadfruit, Ironwood and various other low scrubs and eucalypts with pastures consisting of Black Spear grass, White Spear grass, Forest Mitchell, Indian Couch, Stylo’s and Urachloa along the more fertile river frontage. ‘Tallaroo’ has approx 25km double frontage to the Einasleigh River which runs northwards along the eastern boundary and in places forms a natural boundary. Tallaroo has very little noxious weed other than Rubbervine along the Einasleigh River.
Improvements:
Homestead: The spacious, 4-bedroom, split level, timber homestead is comfortable with 2 bathrooms, men’s kitchen and a large kitchen, dining and living room. The homestead is set in a well-shaded, low-maintenance garden with established trees and sprinkler system.
Second Home: The second house is a split-level, 2-bedroom, home which has ground floor renovations including kitchen, living area and bathroom. Two upstairs bedrooms and sleep-out on the verandah.
ATCO Quarters: Five-room Donga includes air-conditioning, shared permanent bathroom and living area.
Self contained Men’s Quarters: Single men’s, self contained quarters includes bathroom, living room, laundry, kitchen and 2 bedrooms.
Sheds:
•60ft x 30ft machinery shed and workshop with cement floor
•60ft x 80ft Hanger
•Meat house & 4-bay machinery shed & tack room.
•Lick shed with cement floor & lockable
•15ft x 30ft lockable garage style shed that houses cold room with cement floor
Yards:
•House Yards – capacity of 300 head, permanent steel yards and panels complete the cattle yards with vet crush/head bale and permanent loading ramp. Under cover working areas.
•Skull Yards – capacity of 1000 head + holding paddocks, centrally located on the property, crow’s nest draft, vet crush, permanent loading ramp, branding cradle under shade cloth, sprinklers in main work area
Stock feeding:
•8500 gal capacity molasses quick lick tanks on slab, located near the homestead yards. Equipped with 2” pump.
Airstrip:•800m all weather airstrip with hanger
Fencing:
The present owners have developed ‘Tallaroo’ into a well improved cattle property. Opportunity exists for further efficient and cost effective water and fencing development which would improve grass utilization and stocking rates. In the interests of long-term grazing sustainability an arrangement has been negotiated with the QLD National Parks to assist with and supply the cost of fencing a previously unutilized area of about 6000ha (15000ac).
The 3-barb fencing is in good to new condition and subdivides the property into 18 paddocks. An extensive laneway system for 32km links both sets of yards (and most paddocks) and allows trucking to occur easily from the house yards. Mustering is a 2-person job with the assistance of these laneways and a helicopter.
Water:The property is well watered by 22 dams, 3 bores, several creeks and 30km frontage to the Einasleigh River.
Einasleigh River: The 30km frontage to the Einasleigh River has substantial number of permanent waterholes.
Carrying Capacity:The vendors estimate the existing carrying capacity of “Tallaroo” is 3000-3500 breeding females depending on the season.
Cattle:A quality herd of approx 750 Santa, Droughtmaster and Brahman cross breeders, 200 Heifers, 30 Euro and Bos Taurus Bulls plus progeny are included in the sale of ‘Tallaroo’. The progeny of these cattle are well accepted in southern markets.
Agistment Cattle: Currently the vendor has several paddocks agisted. Though these stockowners have been long-term agistors on ‘Tallaroo’, any ongoing agistment arrangements between the Purchasers of ‘Tallaroo’ and the stockowners is at the Purchasers discretion.
Plant:All pumps & tanks for the operation of homestead complex, bores and dams are included in the sale. No other plant is included.
HOT Springs Tourism:
The "Tallaroo" HOT Springs have been closed since 2006/7 due to the present owners work load and preference for the operation of the cattle station. At the time of closure, the business was servicing approx 6000 people in the months of May to September each year.
Amenities at the ‘HOT Springs’ facility have remained well maintained and include an in-ground swimming pool, amenities block and a large camping area adjacent the springs on the banks of the Einasleigh River. Filled with warm spring water direct from the hot springs the swimming pool is a unique experience and was a popular attraction for tourists. The modern, powered, amenities block provides showers and toilets for campers and is surrounded by a camping area set among trees in natural bushland.
Qld National Parks funding has been made available for the perimeter fencing of the HOT Springs area to exclude people and wildlife. To ensure the preservation of this unique site and to enhance the visitor experience, further funding is available to erect a board-walk over the springs. When erected, this board-walk will have the benefits of restricting visitor movement and facilitating greater visitor numbers with less supervision … there exists potential for a significant economic gain to the tourist operator without environmental degradation.
Other tourist activities on ‘Tallaroo’ include fishing, bird watching and the general ‘cattle station’ experience. There exists a significant opportunity to upgrade and re-open the ‘HOT Springs’ tourism business.
Agents Comments:
As a cattle station, ‘Tallaroo’ is a well located, well developed, reliable, northern breeding property with further potential.
As a tourism destination, ‘Tallaroo’ is unique in Nth Qld. History shows this business is a proven winner.As a business package, ‘Tallaroo’ offers significant diversified income from two unrelated industries. This is a truly unique opportunity.
Price:$4.9M bare of livestock
$5.65M including livestock |
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| Property ID: |
1165861 |
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grazing |
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