THIS week’s property review includes this wrap-up of interesting recent listings across Queensland.

• Darling Downs Janerin Aggregation lists after 30 years
• Border Rivers Catchment of southern Queensland is being offered for sale
• CQ backgrounding and finishing depot with cropping potential

Spanning 2896ha, Janerina Aggregation is located 13km from Brookstead and 72km from Toowoomba and comprises four adjoining freehold irrigation properties.

Darling Downs Janerin Aggregation lists after 30 years

Retirement has prompted the sale of the blue-ribbon Janerin Aggregation on Queensland’s Darling Downs after more than 30 years of ownership.

Spanning 2896ha, it is located 13km from Brookstead and 72km from Toowoomba and comprises four contiguous freehold irrigation properties – 548ha Melrose, 812ha, Cabarita, 854ha Dunbar and 681ha Willowtree.

There are 2459ha of cultivation, including 2035ha of developed irrigation, growing mostly cotton and sorghum on some of the finest quality soils on the Darling Downs.

Ray White Rural agent Matt Cleary said the Anchorfield soil types consist of deep black to dark brown, self-mulching clays that grow wheat, barley and chickpeas in the winter months.

“This is where a group of well-established farmers in the region originally started irrigating in a broad hectare scale with flood irrigation – that is why we are referring to it as ‘the home of irrigation on the Darling Downs.”

Mr Cleary said early inquiry is coming from locals and corporates.

“Divided by a road, each property is well balanced and has excellent water, with the storages close to being full. There is an excellent outlook for next year’s summer crop program following a good season and strong prices.”

Boasting frontage to the Condamine River and Northern Branch, the Janerin Aggregation is offered with 7324ML of supplemented, unsupplemented and groundwater plus additional water harvesting, 4430ML of water storage and a share of the CP water scheme.

Infrastructure includes numerous homes and sheds, a modern grain handling facility and 4680 tonnes of grain storage across the four properties.

The Janerin Aggregation is being offered for sale as a whole or separately with expressions of interest closing on May 15.

Border Rivers Catchment of southern Queensland is being offered for sale

One of the last remaining dryland farming development opportunities in the Border Rivers Catchment of southern Queensland is being offered for sale by the Baker family after more than 100 years of ownership.

The 3372ha Eumerella is south-west of the Moonie River, adjacent to the Thallon township, 39km North of Mungindi and 64km east of Dirranbandi.

Held by the Baker family since 1923, it is being offered for sale to enable retirement.

Currently pastured, the property is growing abundant Mitchell, bluegrass, soft native grasses and prolific herbages in season supporting a Merino sheep and wool growing operation.

Nutrien Harcourts agent Darryl Langton said Eumerella is sitting on prized cropping country.

“Historically, the area ran sheep however, three neighbours have developed their holdings to broad scale dryland cultivation.”

Around 2609ha, ranging from flat, dark alluvial Moonie River floodplain to soft belah, coolibah, whitewood and leopardwood soils, are suited to the full range of winter and summer cropping rotations.

The property is watered by piped and pressurised bore water from the Myall Plains Water Co-op.

Infrastructure includes a shearing shed and two sheep yards.

Eumerella will be auctioned on May 15.

The 3372ha Eumerella is south-west of the Moonie River, a Merino sheep and wool growing operation with potential for cropping.

CQ backgrounding & finishing depot with cropping potential

A Central Highlands backgrounding and finishing depot with cultivation potential has been listed by Mick Duckett and Emma Robinson after 13 years of ownership.

The 3740ha Amatunga is located 30km east of Clermont and 49km from Capella, with four export abattoirs, saleyards, feedlots and grain handling facilities within a 400km radius.

RBV Rural agent Matt Beard said the versatile property is attracting good early interest from producers across Central and North Queensland.

“Prior to 2012, Amatunga was run as a mixed farming operation growing wheat, chickpeas and sorghum on a mix of heavy self-mulching black soils. The property could very easily be taken back to that.”

The vendors have developed around 240ha to leucaena, with an opportunity to convert more than 800ha of legumes and improved pastures back to cultivation.

Currently, the vendors are running 1500 Adult Equivalents on well grassed coolabah and brigalow country that runs down to Ti Tree waterways and up to fertile volcanic ridges.

Amatunga is watered by nine bores that feed into a water reticulation system that disperses to 17 tanks and 30 troughs across the property, along with the Huntly Creek.

Infrastructure includes three-bedroom home, a two-bedroom cottage, two sheds and steel cattle yards.

Amatunga will be auctioned on May 16.

The 3740ha Amatunga is located 30km east of Clermont with four export abattoirs, saleyards, feedlots and grain handling facilities within a 400km radius.