Trewilga covers 5671ha, including 1800ha cropped this year, in the Coonamble district. Photo: Elders

THE PROPERTY market remains active, and latest sales to come to light include two holdings from the Dalby Aggregation, Trewilga and Inverleith in New South Wales, and Koomarlin in Western Australia.

Dalby Aggregation, Qld

The Dalby Aggregation, offered for sale by Australian industry superannuation fund Rest Super earlier this year, has been split up, with two holdings selling to neighbouring farm operators for expansion.

The premium dryland cropping opportunity in Queensland’s Western Downs region spans 2094ha and is 25km from Dalby and 72km north-west of Toowoomba.

Cotton and grain grower Brett Crothers from Breza Farming secured the largest property – the 1430ha Daybreak, including 740ha of cotton – while John Griffiths purchased the 226ha Thompsons on a bare basis.

The third holding, the 438ha Sunset, remains on the market and is listed for separate sale.

The Dalby Aggregation. Photo: LAWD

LAWD agents Danny Thomas and Simon Cudmore were unable to disclose the prices paid for Daybreak and Thompsons, but it is understood the anticipated $25 million will be raised once Sunset sells.

Mr Cudmore described the sale as a strong result following good local interest.

The three non-contiguous properties are close to commodity processing facilities, including grain receival sites and cotton gins at Dalby.

Around 97 percent of the productive and fertile black and grey self-mulching cracking clays are arable and suited to summer (cotton and sorghum) and winter (chickpeas, wheat and barley) cropping pursuits.

Manager Warakirri Cropping has undertaken extensive land-class and soil-management programs across the three properties.

Trewilga, NSW

The renowned Coonamble district property Trewilga in north-western New South Wales has been split up and sold two ways.

The 5671ha versatile, blue-ribbon farming and grazing country was offered for sale by Julia Creek beef producers Philip and Tania Curr, Arizona.

While contracts were exchanged 12 months ago, settlement was delayed due to a boundary realignment.

The cultivation country, spanning 1800ha, is underpinned by heavy black self-mulching soils that typically grow wheat, barley and oats.

It is understood to have sold to a neighbour for around $2000/ac.

The balance, heavy carrying capacity grazing country suited to cattle and/or sheep, was sold to a producer from the central west.

Previously, Trewilga produced first-cross ewes, however under the Curr family’s management, it had been backgrounding and finishing around 4000 weaners in conjunction with their Queensland country.

Trewilga is watered by the Nedgera Creek plus an artesian bore.

The infrastructure is described as first class and includes a five-bedroom home, two cottages, numerous sheds, steel cattle and sheep yards, a four-stand shearing shed and five silos with 416t of grain storage.

Elders agents Brian McAneney and Chris Malone handled the sale but were unable to disclose the buyers or the prices paid.

Inverleith, NSW

A versatile mixed farming and grazing opportunity with development upside in the Central West region of NSW has been purchased for $4.2M by the Sanderson family from Collie for expansion.

The 4346ha Inverleith, 50km south-west of Tottenham and 95km north of Condobolin, comprises two adjoining landholdings – the 3316ha Inverleith and the 1030ha Manilla Pt 2.

Despite falling short of the anticipated $4.77M price tag, Elders agents Brian McAneney and Chris Malone described it as one of the standout sales of the year.

Conservatively managed by the retiring vendors, Inverleith has been running some sheep and opportunistic cattle on open timbered grazing areas with strong natural pastures.

In the past, the Merino sheep operation ran up to 5000DSE.

Inverleith is an opportunity to expand or establish a diverse agricultural enterprise with huge development upside.

In 2020, 700ha was pulled but not raked, and has significant regrowth.

This area, together with 710ha that is heavily timbered, provides an opportunity for further development to increase productivity and add value.

Around 1930ha of the mostly red loams, with areas of lighter sandy loam and gravelly soils, are cultivated.

Water on Inverleith is provided by dams and seasonal watercourses, supported by a 470mm rainfall region.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, a three-stand shearing shed, steel sheep and cattle yards, numerous sheds and two grain silos.

Koomarlin, WA

A farming family is expanding with high-rainfall cropping and sheep country south-east of Perth.

Offloaded by a Perth businessman, the 1459ha Koomarlin is located in the Peel region, 10km east of Boddington.

Elders agent Simon Cheetham was unable to disclose the buyer or the price paid, but during the marketing campaign, he said properties of this size and quality rarely become available between Perth and Williams.

Koomarlin is located in the Crossman district south-east of Perth, and has sold to a farming family for expansion. Photo: Elders

Soil types include brown loam, gravels and duplex soils with some lighter and heavier red clays growing oats, barley and canola.

The picturesque undulating terrain has pockets of tall Jarrah, Marri and Wandoo and creeks and tributaries which feed the nearby Crossman River.

This is supported by dams and a freshwater soak.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom house, a two-bedroom cottage, a new fully enclosed workshop and machinery shed, a shearing shed, sheep yards and 320t of grain silo storage.

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