West Oakland

12,820 Middle Road

St George Qld

Key Features

• 5334.97 hectares or 13,182 Freehold acres.
• Mix of red & grey soils with established Buffel & native grasses.
• 4 Bedroom home, machinery/woolshed, steel cattle yards.
• Estimated to carry 400 cows plus sheep or goats.
• Capped & piped artesian share bore, plus earth dams.

Remarks. West Oakland has a good mix of country and is particularly well-watered. The property is within a cluster exclusion fence. Overall, a good quality and well grassed grazing property.

Location: 100 kms northwest St George, 157 kms south of Mitchell.

Area & Real Property Description: 5334.97 hectares or 13,182 Freehold acres plus unfenced stock route. Lot 3 MAR 22 Balonne Shire Rates $3987 per half year.

Services: Mail twice weekly from St George, rural power, telephone & Internet connected, free to air TV, air service to Brisbane from Roma or St George.

Water:  A very well-watered property.

Located adjacent to the northwest corner of West Oakland is a Artesian share bore. Water is stored in a large cooling pond and electric pumps distribute it to tanks & troughs over six properties.

The Gabsi stock water system is fully paid for. $960 per year covers insurance and incidentals. Electricity costs are approximately $95 per two months.

Country: Open to semi open country, generally flat red loam country with areas of grey Brigalow soils (see arial map). Established Buffel grass and native grasses prevalent. PMAV is not locked in.

Improvements: Comfortable 4-bedroom timber home set on established lawns and trees.

Machinery shed/ 3 stand wool shed combined, outside steel sheep/goat yards with draft and race.

Steel cattle yards with crush, drafting pound, quality steel loading ramp, water troughs in place.

Fencing & Subdivision: The property is within a cluster exclusion fence. 5 main paddocks & 2 holding paddocks. New fencing is goat proof hinge joint plus 5 wire steel cattle/sheep fencing.

Rainfall: 17 inches per year

Carrying Capacity: Estimated to carry 400 breeding cows or 3500 Dorper Ewes. Currently Carrying 300 breeding cows & heifers, 850 merino sheep and a few feral goats.

Summary: West Oakland has been held by the current owners since 1979. The owners have carefully developed the property and added or improved the necessary infrastructure where needed. There is a good balance of country from soft red to grey soils and a fantastic stock water system in place.

DEVINE RURAL ST GEORGE

Brendan Devine 0428 255568