Black Range covers 15,264ha of NSW Western Lands, and includes cultivation consent for 4238ha. Photo: Johnston Rural Group

LARGE-SCALE mixed-farming country is on the market with the listing of Black Range in central New South Wales, and holdings in Western Australia’s Great Southern.

Black Range, NSW

Offers of around $790/ha or $12 million are being sought for a versatile grazing and farming powerhouse in western NSW.

The 15,264ha Black Range Station is a Western Lands lease near Eremerang, 85km north-west of Condobolin and 165km south-east of Cobar.

It features sloping red loam farming country, open grazing flats, hill country and timbered ranges.

Over the past five years, Black Range has been running 2000-3000 Dorper ewes and lambs, 50-100 head of cattle, up to 1200 goats under a containment breeding program, as well as opportunistic harvesting of rangeland goats.

While the 2025 cropping area spans around 2000ha, the property has a 4238ha cultivation consent and two vegetation plans (PVP) covering an additional 2796ha, allowing for more than 7000ha to be cultivated in total.

This year, 1215ha has been planted to barley, with a further 810ha of wheat under a short-term lease agreement.

Johnston Rural Group agent Sam Johnston said Black Range Station offers significant opportunities for further income diversification due to its suitability for natural capital markets.

“Due to its size and scale, there is scope for carbon abatement and sequestration activities, alongside biodiversity enhancement projects under both the current and emerging methodologies,” Mr Johnston said.

For the past seven years, Black Range has been held by two Forbes businessmen who are offering the property for sale as they look to retire from active farming duties, and work towards rationalising their wider investment portfolios.

During their ownership, they have drought-proofed the property by completely upgrading the stock-watering system and installing two new bores, one equipped, that supply a network of tanks and troughs.

This is supported by 16 dams and fenced and trapped watering points.

Improvements include a five-bedroom home, a shed, a five-stand shearing shed and sheep, cattle and goat yards.

In recent years, the vendors have installed more than 42km of internal, containment and exclusion fencing.

Black Range Station is being offered for sale as a whole or in two parts, with 8860ha south of Tallebung Road and 6404ha north of Tallebung Road.

Offers close on October 23.

West Fitzgerald and West River Aggregation, WA

Corporates and local families are anticipated to show interest in the second portfolio offloaded by the Estate of MP Slade in WA’s Great Southern region.

The West Fitzgerald and West River Aggregation, with a capacity to crop and run high numbers of sheep, is midway between Albany and Esperance.

Spanning 11,262ha, the six adjoining farms consist of the 1505ha Boccamazzos, the 1514ha Oakleys, the 3379ha Graingers, the 1631ha Bowlings, the 1516ha Dekkers and the 1716ha Fergusons.

The southern boundary of the aggregation neighbours the South Coast Highway, providing transport access to regional service centres, processing facilities, export terminals and local CBH receival points.

West Fitzgerald and the West River Aggregation sit between Albany and Esperance. Photo: Elders

Elders agent Simon Thomas was unable to offer a price guide, but said its location, size and quality development establish it as one of the most substantial and strategically placed rural holdings currently available in the area.

“Properties of this calibre and scale are rarely brought to the market, underscoring its significance as a rare acquisition opportunity for corporate, institutional or family investors seeking a secure, versatile and productive agricultural asset in a highly regarded district.”

Historically operated as a Merino sheep enterprise, the West Fitzgerald and West River Aggregation has been conservatively managed, running around 10,000 head of sheep.

The soils include duplex, gravels and clays with areas of lighter and lake country.

Across the enterprise 7781ha is arable, with the current cropping season growing 3280ha of barley and canola.

Infrastructure includes three residences, numerous sheds, several shearing sheds and sheep yards, and silos.

The West Fitzgerald and West River Aggregation is being offered for sale by expressions of interest closing October 16.

Blacks and Talyat

In September last year, Mr Thomas listed two mixed farms in the region on behalf of the estate of the late MP Slade.

Late last year, the 1713ha Talyat sold to Jampo Farming for $10.45M.

Located 5km from Amelup and 9km south of Borden, the infrastructure included two homes, three sheds, a five-stand shearing shed, steel sheep yards and 10 grain silos.

The 2612ha Blacks remains on the market for offers above $20M.

Blacks and Talyat  in the prized Amelup-Borden district were earlier offered out of the estate of MP Slade.  Talyat has sold, but the 2612ha Blacks remains on the market. Photo: Elders

Located 7km east of Borden and 16km north-east of Amelup, Blacks’ primary focus
is sheep production; however, it is also suitable for growing crops with around 2280
arable hectares of well-draining soil types.

It is watered by numerous dams and supported by 375-388mm of annual average rainfall.

The property has good laneway access and has undergone extensive refencing in recent years.

Infrastructure includes a five-stand shearing shed, modern steel sheep yards, a shed and 10 grain silos.

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