00:00 Offered for public auction for the first time in 30 years is Raceview Station in Charleville, Queensland.
00:08 This highly productive and diverse country is perfectly suited as a cattle breeding and fattening enterprise, whilst also suitable for sheep and goats.
00:17 Located just 3km northeast of Charleville, Raceview has easy road access to both Roma and markets further east and to the north.
00:26 Charleville boasts all major services of a regional town, with hospital, medical clinics, RFDS base, a choice of private and state primary schools, high school to year 12, TAFE and early childhood services are all accessible.
00:40 Air services 6 days a week, plus banking, legal and government agencies. Western Meat Processes is adjacent to the property on the Morven Road.
00:50 Raceview consists of a total land size of 39,550 hectares of freehold land, held in 23 titles and with an annual rainfall of 482mm.
01:00 The Raceview homestead comprises open plan living and is 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an undercover deck.
01:07 The machinery shed and workshop is 275 square metres under roof. A 26 panel solar system has been installed on the shed roof.
01:17 Stock handling facilities include shearing shed, 2 sets of cattle yards, equipped to load, draft and process approximately 400 to 1500 head respectively.
01:26 A goat yard is in the paddock beside the abattoir.
01:30 A sorted plant, vehicles and sundries are also included in the sale.
01:35 Fencing across the holding is in good condition, with some recent upgrades including 35km of exclusion fencing enclosing approximately 33,000 acres.
01:46 The property is subdivided into 21 main paddocks plus holding paddocks, with an extensive laneway system linking to yards.
01:53 The eastern boundary is a recently constructed exclusion fence.
01:57 Raceview station has 33km of Warrego River frontage with permanent water holes along the full length of the western side of the holding.
02:05 4 bores of which 2 on mains power, 1 on diesel and 1 equipped with solar deliver water to head tanks and pipe and trough system.
02:14 There are 13 earth dams, plus seasonal and permanent water holes in the well water, crooked creeks and Bradley's Gully system adding further security to the water supply.
02:23 Raceview features a diverse range of country with dense buffal pastures on the Warrego River frontage.
02:29 It is estimated that buffal is across 40% of the property.
02:33 From the frontage the country varies from open box going out to softer type mulga country.
02:40 Buffal is spreading throughout the country and establishing across the balance of the property.
02:44 There are good stands of edible young mulga securing the capacity of the property.
02:48 Timbers also include Coolabar, Ironbark, River Gums and Currajong, while pastures include mulga Mitchell, Bluegrass and other native pastures and herbages in season.
02:58 The current owners have been running a mixed herd of Santa Gertrudes type cattle mainly of up to 1800 cows and progeny.
03:06 In recent years goats have been introduced with 1400 females and progeny in addition to the cattle.
03:11 Raceview station is arguably one of the most productive properties in the Charleville district.
03:17 The scale, location, diversity of pastures and access would suit a northern operator to grow cattle out without deviating off the north south route.
03:25 After 30 years of ownership the overseas owners are divesting of this asset which is your opportunity.
03:31 To arrange an inspection contact the selling agents at Cock Partners.
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