The 1573ha Berragoon is on the market, offering a chance to buy into the Collie district west of Gilgandra. Photo: LAWD

TWO mixed-farming opportunities in central New South Wales, the vast O’Brien Aggregation north of Quambone and Berragoon at Collie, are on the market.

O’Brien Aggregation

Elders agent Richard Gemmell is fielding strong inquiry for a premium mixed farming aggregation in the central west of NSW.

The 5707ha O’Brien Aggregation is 25km from Quambone and 80km from Coonamble and is being sold by Michael O’Brien after 42 years of ownership.

The established Angus breeding and backgrounding enterprise can run 11,414DSE and has extensive areas of arable farming country suited to cereals and oilseeds, as well as seasonal pasture growth.

The O’Brien Aggregation comprises four holdings – the adjoining 1192ha Wyangarie West, 1260ha Royona and 1225ha Cherrigorang, and the nearby 2029ha Yarraglen.

• Wyangarie West – breeding and finishing and farming country; 2385DSE or 2DSE/ha; 317ha previously cropped; watered by a one-third share from a neighbouring bore;
• Royona – breeding and backgrounding cattle; 2520DSE or 2DSE/ha; 1133ha last cropped to wheat, chickpeas, lupins, and cereal rye in 2020. Watered by a half share from the Cherrigorang flowing bore, Merri Merri Creek frontage and two large waterholes; three silos and two sheds;
• Cherrigorang – breeding, finishing and farming country with strong pasture development potential; 2450DSE or 2DSE/ha; 271ha previously cropped and 283ha cleared; watered by the Cherrigorang flowing bore; a three-bedroom home, steel cattle yards, and a shed;
• Yarraglen – breeding and backgrounding cattle; 4059DSE or 2DSE/ha; 1558ha last cropped to wheat and field peas in 2020; watered by a one-third share from a neighbouring bore; occasional flooding from the Marthaguy Creek; steel cattle yards.

Mr Gemmell said the O’Brien Aggregation has been strategically acquired and developed since 1984.

“The current owners have meticulously assembled the four holdings into a cohesive operation that can be efficiently managed as a single enterprise or operated independently as standalone properties.”

Mr Gemmell said the O’Brien Aggregation will appeal to a range of buyers.

“The property’s scale, location to markets, reliable water supply and good infrastructure are attracting interest from agribusiness investors, established grazing and farming enterprises from interstate, and those seeking expansion within the Coonamble and Quambone districts.”

The O’Brien Aggregation is watered by artesian and sub-artesian bores and extensive creek frontages in a 430mm average annual rainfall area.

Available for purchase in one line, as individual holdings, or in various combinations, expressions of interest for the O’Brien Aggregation close on October 22.

Berragoon

Around $8 million is anticipated for a meticulously presented dryland cropping opportunity in the Central West Slopes and Plains region of NSW.

The 1573ha Berragoon is situated the renowned Collie district, 36km from Gilgandra and 99km from Dubbo.

Around 1478ha, or 94 percent of the total area, is arable.

For the past 16 years, Berragoon has been run as a winter-cropping operation, with the fertile self-mulching black soils and areas of red-brown earths growing a rotation of canola, barley, wheat, lupins, and faba beans.

Currently, around half of the property is growing wheat and the balance rested for next year’s winter crop, which means Berragoon is set up for the incoming purchaser to undertake their 2027 program.

LAWD agent Mark Mudford said while highly suited to dryland farming, the property can also support both winter and summer cropping programs, as well as grazing.

“The scale, productive soils and water infrastructure provide flexibility for purchasers seeking to continue cropping or introduce mixed farming, livestock breeding or finishing enterprises.”

“The reliable water and quality soils are ideal for the establishment of improved pastures, benefitting from more than 10 years of thorough weed control,” he said.

Mr Mudford said interest is mostly coming from locals seeking expansion, as well as outsiders targeting scale to support a manager.

Berragoon is reliably watered by an equipped bore, six dams and the Merrigal Creek in a 568mm average annual rainfall region.

Infrastructure includes a circa 1927 five-bedroom renovated homestead, sheds, and six grain and fertiliser silos with 365 tonnes of combined capacity.

Berragoon is being offered for sale, bare of crop and livestock, by expressions of interest closing on October 29.

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