"Rossmore"

Westmar Qld

For Sale $11 million (bare of stock and plant)

18,689 acres
Some of the best Buffel country in Qld !
Beautifully watered with 6 natural lagoons, 3 flowing capped bores, 13 cup & saucer tanks & troughs, 24 other troughs, double frontage to the Moonie River.
Magnificent 37 square 12 year old homestead.
3 sets of drafting yards.
2,900 acres cultivation with up to 13,000 acres if required; currently under improved buffel pasture.
1,700 acres oats and 1,200 tonnes silage included in the deal .

Overview

“Rossmore” is, by all accounts, a show property with some of the best buffel country in Qld. It has been owned by John & Libby Kibble since 1999. The property has seen many millions of dollars invested in land clearing, pasture development and infrastructure. “Rossmore” is primarily scrub soil ranging from what used to be big Belah country to the north tending to river flats along the Moonie River in the central parts, and pure heavy Brigalow soils to the south.

Rossmore This is heavy buffel country at its best!

“Rossmore” is brilliantly watered with 3 flowing bores, 13 cup & saucer troughs, 24 other troughs, 9 tanks, over 20 km of poly pipe, 14 dams and 6 major lagoons.

The property also features a double frontage to the Moonie River and a large permanent picturesque tree lined lagoon at the main homestead for domestic and recreational purposes. There are three sets of drafting yards, a modern homestead, a Manager’s residence and a staff cottage.

“Rossmore” is currently carrying 1,358 steers, 614 heifers and 241 breeders of which 1,122 head are fattening on 1,700 acres of oats.

“Rossmore” is an outstanding property with a heavy carrying capacity equally suited to running large numbers of breeders, fattening bullocks or backgrounding yearlings through to “feedlot entry weight”. The property also has a potential to farm up to 13,000 acres for grain production.

“Rossmore” has been set up to minimise labour with an extensive laneway system and 3 strategically located drafting yards.

The Vendors run “Rossmore” as a backgrounding operation supplying nearby feedlots with good quality Angus, Hereford, Droughtmaster and Santa cross steers. Suitable cattle are sourced from local sale yards and private on property purchases by a professional cattle buyer.

“Rossmore” has traditionally supplied feedlots at Oakey and Mungindi for the last 10 years.

Properties in the calibre of “Rossmore” are not often seen on the market. The property is well located to southern markets and feedlots and would fit in well with a northern breeding operation.

"Rossmore"

Location

Located in the noted Westmar District north of the Moonie Highway 216 km east of Dalby, 150 km north of Goondiwindi and 300 km from Toowoomba.

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Area and Tenure

18,689 acres (7,563.6112 hectares) of Freehold, GHFL and GHPL described as:

Tenure	Description	Parish	Area in ha	Comments
Freehold	Lot 8 on Crown Plan BLM 140	Kooroon	1,227.8161
Freehold	Lot 23 on Crown Plan BLM 146	Kooroon	394.5027
Freehold	Lot 11 on Crown Plan PG4	Farawell	2,225.164
Grazing Homestead Perpetual Lease	Lot 9 on Plan PG4 GHPL 20/3399	Farawell	1,630.2766
Grazing Homestead Freeholding Lease	Lot 9 on Crown Plan CVN 360	Ula Ula	1,740	The pay out figure to Freehold this Title is approximately $35,0000
Special Lease	Lot 39 on BLM 140 Lot 40 on BLM 785	Kooroon	345.8518	Purpose: Reserve road or stock route
		Total	7,563.6

Country

Fully improved Belah scrub country in the northern parts tending to red loams and heavier black soil along the Moonie River; heavy improved Brigalow soils to the southern parts. Excellent vegetation status with no further clearing required. Almost all of “Rossmore” has been totally stick raked.

Cultivation

There is approximately 2,900 acres currently cultivated. An additional 10,000 acres could be farmed if required.

Pasture Development

Rossmore Prolific buffel pasture over the majority of the property with approximately 4,000 acres of highly productive Bambatsi, Rhodes, Creeping Blue and Premier Digitara grasses supporting a heavy carrying capacity.

Note

26 tonnes of buffel seed was harvested off 1,000 acres in 2007 for a bonus $50,000 income.
Natural pastures include Mitchell and Blue Grass.
Outstanding winter herbage and clover country in season.

Improvements

Homestead

Rossmore Magnificent main homestead comprising 37 squares with a wide open veranda and view to the north east. This homestead was built approximately 12 years ago and is set in beautiful lawns and gardens.

Special features include:

9 ft ceilings.
Polished timber floors.
Main bedroom carpeted with an ensuite and walk-in dressing room.
2 other bedrooms.
2 other bathrooms.
Office.
Large laundry.
Stylish kitchen with granite bench tops.
Formal dining room.
Formal lounge.
Ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning throughout.
Slow combustion wood heater.
A rear gauzed-in entertaining patio area with BBQ and adjoining 8 ft x 8 ft cold room.

Homestead and Shed Complex Water Supply

Reliable domestic supply from nearby artesian bore; both low and high pressure available.
21,000 gallons of rain water available.
Fully automatic pop up sprinkler system.

Staff Residence

Modern 3 bedroom residence set in attractive lawns and gardens.

The residence features:

An ensuite bathroom off the main bedroom
A second bathroom.
Reverse cycle air conditioning
A slow combustion wood heater.
A 5,000 gallon rain water tank.
High pressure bore water to the garden.

Daisy Homestead

Rossmore Large partially restored homestead comprising 4 bedrooms set attractive well established lawns gardens. The homestead features:

An office
Open front verandas
Separate dining room living room and kitchen.
Bathroom off the main bedroom.
A second bathroom.
Open fire place.

Note
There is also an adjacent garage and sheds

Machinery Shed

M&S brand 24 m x 12m x 4 bay steel machinery shed.
One bay is a fully concreted workshop.
Electricity and flood lighting.
25,000 litre bulk diesel tank.

Car Shed

Steel garage x 5 bays, all concreted.
Fully enclosed with lock up roller doors.
Includes saddle room.
Electricity connected.

Aircraft Hangar

Steel framed 17m x 13 m aircraft hangar suitable for a twin.
Currently utilised as a hay and machinery shed.

Store Shed

Old shearing shed converted to storage.
New steel horse stables attached.

Other Station Complex Amenities

Steel round yards for horses.
A "Manacon" Meat House.
1 x 6,000 gallon rain water tank.
1 x 5,000 gallon rain water tank.

Silage

2 x 1,200 tonne silage pits.
2 x 4,800 tonne silage pits.

Note
1,200 tonnes of silage currently "in storage" and maybe included in sale. Amount subject to change without notice.

Stock Facilities

Main Drafting yards

Located near homestead.
Timber yards comprising iron bark posts and Lancewood rails.
Fully roofed RPM vet crush.
Calf branding race with calf cradle.
5 way drafting pound.
Well constructed loading ramp with circular gravel access for road trains.
Drafting capacity of 1,000 head.

Northern Drafting Yards

Rossmore Located on northern part of the run. New steel cattle yards of circular bugle design with central concrete working area.

Features include:

Shade work area over main race and vet crush.
Warwick Vet Crush.
Tru Test XR 3,000 Scales.
6 way pound draft.
Loading ramp.
Drafting capability of 600 head.

Daisy Drafting Yards

Sound heavy duty steel weldmesh yards complete with calf cradle, drafting pound and loading ramp.
Drafting capacity of 250 head.

Paddocks

Subdivided in 24 main paddocks.
3 holding paddocks.

Airstrip

1,300m airstrip capable of taking twin aircraft.

Carrying capacity

Depending on the desired operation and the amount of farming a manager may wish to undertake, up to 4,000 backgrounders with an intensive forage cropping regime.

The current operation on Rossmore comprises:

2,500 to 3,000 steers and heifers to background from 250kg to 500kg plus range.
250 breeders.

Note

Approximately 72 km of new barb fencing has been completed since 1997.
15 km of 3 and 4 barb fence with concrete steel strainer assemblies constructed since 2000.
A feature of "Rossmore" is two new laneways of 2.5 km and 1.5 km respectively which greatly improved management efficiency.

Rainfall

The estimated annual average rainfall for this district is 22 inches per year.

Services

Major commercial centres in Toowoomba, Dalby, Goondiwindi (150km) and St George (100km). These towns feature all the major banks, large shopping complexes, numerous dealerships and small businesses.
Wheat depot and railhead at Dalby, Meandarra and Bungunya.
A school bus available to Westmar Primary and Pre School (approx 40 children attend this school)
Rural power, telephone, fax and internet connections.
Four major abattoirs in Southern Qld being Nippon Meats Oakey, Teys Brothers in Beenleigh and Swifts at Dinmore, and ACC at Cannon Hill.
Major saleyards throughout the area include Toowoomba, Oakey and Dalby and Roma
Several major feedlots in the area.

Remarks

“Rossmore” is a water proof high carrying diverse property equally capable of backgrounding younger cattle to feedlot entry weight or through to Jap Ox or breeding. The property could easily be turned over to large scale grain growing operation.

This property is a pleasure to drive round….everything has been done well.

Price

$11m (bare of stock & plant)

Stock and plant are available at valuation (see annexures)