THIS week’s property review includes this wrap-up of interesting recent listings across the country, and separate articles on recently completed sales in Queensland, the Northern Territory and NSW of note.

• NSW’s Tuppal Station tipped to make $65m
• Tamara Finger auctions CQ asset
• NQ’s Brookdale Station lists after 130 years
• Knuth family lists blue ribbon NQ country
• $8.1m for NSW livestock & carbon opportunity
• Price reduction for Kangaroo Island grazing aggregation

Tuppal is expected to raise around $65 million on a walk-in walk-out basis

NSW’s Tuppal Station tipped to make $65m

THE listing of one of the Southern Riverina’s most prestigious landholdings gives buyers a chance to secure close to 13,000ha of grazing, irrigated and cropping country.

The 5548ha historic Tuppal Station near Tocumwal is being offered to the market by the Bozzo family after 13 years of ownership.

It neighbours the 7210ha Oomabah Aggregation recently listed by Australian natural capital investment manager Kilter Rural, and anticipated to make around $60 million.

Tuppal is expected to raise around $65 million on a walk-in walk-out basis, with the plant and equipment alone understood to be worth around $10m.

The property was purchased by the Bozzos in 2012 from Frank and Maria Vodusek. Back then it was offered with a price guide of $8.5m and eventually sold for around $6.5m.

During their ownership, the Bozzos undertook extensive development.

Described as unparalleled, the infrastructure includes an historic homestead, three homes, five new 2000-tonne silos, a six-stand shearing shed, sheep and cattle yards, two large recently constructed machinery sheds and other numerous sheds.

Tuppal Station reportedly once formed part of the Deniliquin Run selected by Benjamin Boyd in 1843. In 1891 it was acquired by FS Falkiner and Sons and after World War I, was subdivided with portions resumed by the NSW Lands Department and the Soldier Settlement Scheme.

It has 24km of Tuppal Creek frontage, direct access to Murray Irrigation Limited and 1762ML of water entitlements (comprising 1122ML groundwater and 640ML MIL), underpinned by high-quality irrigation infrastructure.

This includes 831ha of lateral and border check irrigation, 3368ha of dryland cropping and 1348ha of grazing, remnant vegetation and support land offering development potential.

The walk-in walk-out sale of Tuppal Station is being handled by Colliers Agribusiness agents Duncan McCulloch, Connor Dixon, Rawdon Briggs and Matthew Tolmachoff via an international expressions of interest campaign that will be launched in the coming weeks.

Tamara Finger auctions CQ asset

Tamara Finger has listed an exceptional breeding, backgrounding and finishing opportunity in Central Queensland after nine years of family ownership.

The adjoining Tyagarah and Aralee span 7875ha and are located 20km from Middlemount.

Described as having some of Central Queensland’s best brigalow scrub country, the holding is a mixture of brigalow, bauhinia and blackbutt interspersed with areas of ironbark, coolibah and box capable of running 2200 breeders.

Nutrien Harcourts GDL agents Bill Reid and Tim Maguire report good interest from southern and central Queensland producers.

The fertile sandy loam soils, alluvial creek flats and brown scrub soils are growing mostly buffel grass and green panic pastures with areas of Rhodes and urochloa grasses and some seca stylo legume.

Infrastructure includes two four-bedroom homes, a newly built three-bedroom staff accommodation, two cattle yards and numerous sheds. Most of the boundary fencing was updated in 2019.

Tyagarah and Aralee will be auctioned bare of livestock on August 8. The successful purchaser will be given first option to buy around 400 cows and calves.

Yards on Tyagarah

NQ’s Brookdale Station lists after 130 years

The descendants of Oliver Smith, who settled North Queensland’s Brookdale ‘on the plains of promise’ in 1892, are selling up after more than 130 years of ownership.

The 21,277ha Brookdale comprises 2576ha of freehold and 18,701ha of leasehold country and is located in the Gregory district, 40km south of Burketown and 380km north of both Cloncurry and Mt Isa.

The walk-in, walk-out sale includes around 2750 of cattle comprising mostly Grey Brahman breeders carrying years of Tartrus and Lancefield genetics.

The country features brown to heavy black soil open downs, Mitchell grass plains, channels and wetland swamps capable of running 3360 Adult Equivalents or 2350 breeders.

The vendor has implemented a stringent management program to control prickly acacia, kalatrope and rubber vine.

Brookdale is watered by dams and multiple watercourses, rivers and dams, including the Beams Brook.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, two cattle yards and numerous sheds.

Brookdale will be auctioned on August 14 by Ray White Rural agents Bruce Douglas and Liam Kirkwood.

Knuth family lists blue ribbon NQ country

Picturesque blue-ribbon cattle country in North Queensland is being sold by the Knuth family after 27 years of ownership.

The 23,800ha Glencoe Station is located 150km north-west from Charters Towers in the renowned Basalt region.

Ray White Geaney Kirkwood agent Liam Kirkwood said it was a rare opportunity to purchase one of Charters Towers’ best, in a tightly held area.

“Glencoe breeds and finishes cattle but, in the past, was used as a bullock depot. It is also suited to dry cattle, with the country quickly responding from little rainfall,” he said.

Glencoe is estimated to carry 6000 Adult Equivalents, with around 5000 quality Grey Brahman cattle included in the sale.

The property, which backs onto the Great Basalt Wall National Park, features a mix of volcanic basalt red soils running on to black soil plains growing an abundant mix of grasses.

Glencoe boasts abundant natural pristine spring waters, supported by 21 bores and five dams.

Infrastructure includes a five-bedroom home, a three-bedroom married quarters, a two-bedroom workers quarters, three cattle yards, seven sheds and a centre pivot irrigation.

Glencoe will be auctioned on August 7 on a walk-in walk-out basis.

Glencoe is estimated to carry 6000 Adult Equivalents, with around 5000 quality Grey Brahman cattle included in the sale.

$8.1m for NSW livestock & carbon opportunity

South Australian-based Bill and Natalie Brown are selling their cattle, sheep and carbon opportunity in north-western New South Wales for $8.1 million.

After 20 years of ownership, the Browns are consolidating their assets and selling the 36,758ha Nantilla Station, 78km south of Wanaaring and 145km north of White Cliffs, which they run remotely.

Rated to run 8000DSE, Nantilla has been lightly stocked for 15 years and is presenting with abundant soft saline and natural herbages and grasses.

Nutrien Russell Property and Livestock agent David Russell said the grazing country is conservatively managed for carbon.

Nantilla has a lucrative registered Human Induced Regeneration project with 15 years remaining, which was attracting good interest from locals and carbon investors, Mr Russell said.

The property has numerous creek systems and waterholes fringed with red gum and box flood out flats with grey fertile soil types.

Located in a 270mm rainfall region, Nantilla is watered by five bores and ten dams.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, a six-bedroom quarters, a five-stand shearing shed, steel sheep and cattle yards and sheds.

The walk-in, walk-out sale includes a small Angus cattle herd.

Nantilla has a lucrative registered Human Induced Regeneration project with 15 years remaining, which was attracting good interest from locals and carbon investors

Price reduction for Kangaroo Island grazing aggregation

The Hams family has dropped the price of its premier grazing holding on Kangaroo Island to $8.2 million.

Last year, the 1212ha Yattarna was listed with a $9.5m price guide by retiring vendor Robert Hams and his family after 65 years of ownership.

The property comprises two adjoining holdings near Newland, 22km south-west of Parndana and 54km south-west of Kingscote.

Historically, Yattarna has produced sheep and wool, but Mr Hams has been running some cattle. It is currently conservatively stocked with 3600 ewes.

Despite drought conditions across South Australia, Elders agent Colin Hopkins said the highly productive and well-managed property has had good rain.

“A key feature of Yattarna is the upgraded fencing matched by a well thought out farm plan. Obvious care and consideration have been given to effective stock handling, animal and feed management practices,” he said.

Situated in a 500-550 mm annual rainfall region, Yattarna is watered by 43 dams.

Improvements include two homes, a four-stand shearing shed, steel sheep yards, cattle yards and numerous sheds.