Balanda Park. Photo: Elders

NEW to the market this season is a sizeable holding in Queensland’s Burdekin, while aggregation at Loxton in South Australia and in Western Australia’s North Midlands have sold locally.

Balanda Park, Qld

Lund Grain is selling its highly developed irrigation and cattle operation in the heart of north Queensland’s Burdekin region.

Offered by retiring producer John Lund after 13 years of ownership, the 3400ha Balanda Park is located near Kirknie, close to Home Hill.

It offers centre pivot and flood irrigation, dryland farming, improved pasture, feedlot infrastructure and grazing country.

The family, which is based near Clermont in Central Qld, will continue to farm around 10,000ha, including 700ha of irrigation, to sorghum, wheat, chickpeas and mung beans, as well as additional country for cattle grazing.

Elders agent Robert Murolo said Balanda Park is attracting good inquiry from Victoria to the Atherton Tablelands.

“It is turnkey enterprise combining large-scale irrigation development, substantial water security, accredited feedlot infrastructure, integrated grain-handling capability and extensive operational improvements.”

“These provide operational efficiencies and production flexibility that would be difficult and costly to replicate in today’s market,” Mr Murolo said.

Mr Murolo said the property has been developed as a fully integrated production platform.

“Irrigated and dryland farming operations support an NFAS and EU-accredited feedlot currently configured for 1000 head, with infrastructure and layout supporting future expansion to approximately 2000 head, subject to relevant approvals.”

Seven centre pivots irrigate 360ha supported by 1232ML of water entitlement, 2000ML of on-farm water storage and three irrigation bores.

Mr Murolo said the significant water portfolio underpins year-round production capability and provides a level of security rarely found within a single holding.

Infrastructure includes a four-bedroom architect-designed home, worker and contractor accommodation and steel cattle yards.

Extensive grain handling and feed preparation infrastructure includes 1300-tonnes of aerated grain storage, grain drying facilities, roller mill systems, silage and grain bunker storage and an 80-tonne weighbridge.

Mr Murolo said Balanda Park also offers future opportunities through feedlot expansion, increased fodder production, additional value-adding activities and expanded cattle finishing operations supported by existing infrastructure and water resources.

Harold Park and Carranya, WA

A local farmer has paid around the $4.5-million asking price for a 2760ha productive dryland mixed farm in WA’s North Midlands.

Owned by Charles and Shayne Wass, the 1716ha Harold Park and the 1044ha Carranya are adjoining properties situated 11km from Coorow and 75km north of Moora.

Across the holding, around 1800ha of the gravelly clays, red, brown and yellow loams and chert soils is arable and growing wheat, triticale, lupins and canola.

Harold Park in WA’s Coorow district, along with the adjoining Carranya, has sold locally. Photo: Elders

Together with the dryland cropping rotations, Harold Park and Carranya run a 1000-head self-replacing Dohne flock, but the aggregation is equally suited to cattle and other livestock pursuits.

It is watered by four equipped bores and a large permanent soak, in a 380mm average annual rainfall region.

Structural improvements include a three-bedroom home, numerous sheds, a three- stand shearing shed, sheep yards and 280t of grain silo storage.

Stirlings, Pompies and Town, SA

A neighbour is expanding his existing landholdings after purchasing Pompies and Town block in SA’s Murray Mallee region.

In April, Robin Schaeffer offered 871ha to the market across three versatile cropping properties used for dryland cropping, including cereals, pulses and oilseeds.

The portfolio comprises the 550ha Stirlings, 40km from Renmark, and the adjoining 194ha Pompies and 127ha Town, 10km from Stirlings and bordering the Riverland township of Loxton.

Stirlings is one of three properties being offered in SA’s Loxton district. Photo: LAWD

An 8ha portion of Town has received council approval for a subdivision development comprising 79 residential lots, providing an immediate opportunity to realise value through staged delivery.

LAWD director Nigel Gosse said there has been good inquiry for Stirlings, which has now been listed for offers above $1.4M.

Around 95 percent of the gently undulating sandy rises and loam flats is arable, supported by an average annual rainfall of 275mm.

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