889 Kirknie Road, Osborne, QLD, 4806, Australia

This property sits very close to the Osborne School, 1 hour south of Townsville, 10 mins to Home Hill and 15 minutes to Ayr.
That water supply includes a huge underground aquifer, the vast Burdekin and delta watercourses and the mighty Burdekin Falls Dam, which holds four times more water than the Sydney Harbour. The Burdekin's abundant, all year-round supply of good-quality water as the regions number one asset.
The districts rich supply of irrigation water combines with about 300 days of sunshine a year and fertile, well-drained soils, to make the Burdekin the most productive sugar cane growing area in Australia. About 80,000 ha of land in the Burdekin is dedicated to sugar cane. Burdekin farmers produce an average of 120 tonnes of cane per hectare, this property averages approx. 140 tonnes of cane per hectare - well above the national average of 80 tonnes per hectare.
The property is currently growing sugar cane and is a one-man operation, with great infrastructure.
It is an above average producer and has an abundance of water. This property has potential to grow a variety of crops such as sweet corn, maize, sorghum, lucerne, beans, melons, capsicum and cotton any crop you desire. The sheer volume of water availability with this property creates an outstanding investment opportunity. These properties can be purchased as a whole or in 4 separate parcels & Machinery & Equipment can be negotiated. Inspections are highly recommended as the vendor wants to retire.
AREA: Approximately 201.03 Ha (496.75 acres) 5 titles freehold.
CULTIVATION AREA: Approximately Ha 187.02 (462.13 acres).
LAND PARCELS:
Lot 2, Total Area Aprrox. 61.47ha (56.48ha cultivation area)
Lot 222, Total Area Aprrox. 46.85ha (43.24ha cultivation area)
Lot 16 & 36, Total Area Aprrox. 41.6ha (38.55ha cultivation area)
Lot 238, Total Area Aprrox. 51.11ha (48.75ha cultivation area)
SOIL TYPES: Approx. 70% of the farms are River loams and 30% of the farm are black self-cracking soils.
RAINFALL: Approx 35-40 inches p/a
HOMES: The properties have 6 x homes in total.
• Main house: 4-bedroom home with 4 bay Car shed.
• Known as the old house, Queenslander style home 7-bedroom.
• Currently rented, 4-bedroom home $180 per week.
• Known as the Old cottage, 3-bedroom home.
• Currently rented, 3-bedroom home with 2 bay shed $275 per week.
• Riffle Range home being a 4-bedroom home with a small shed.
HOUSE WATER: The properties have 5 x house water supply bores, one bore is not in working order.
SHED: The property has 2 large machinery sheds, one smaller shed and one chemical storage shed.
• Approx 15m x 16m shed with a 15m x 9m Lean-to.
• 4m x 9m shed.
• 50m x 12m shed, 3 bays are currently rented at $4,000 per year.
• Chemical & storage shed.
SOLAR SYSTEMS:3 x 30KW Solar Systems.
GRAIN SILO'S:
• 2 x 30 Tonne transportable grain storage Silo's aerated
• 1 x 220 Tonne grain storage Silo aerated
WATER: This property can be watered in 5 days and comes with 10 underground Electric bore pumps & 2 open water pumps.
• 1 x 6" Submersible bore, high energy efficient Franklin electric motor.
• 1 x 6" Submersible bore, high energy efficient Franklin electric motor.
• 1 x 6" Submersible bore, high energy efficient Franklin electric motor.
• 1 x 6" Submersible bore, high energy efficient Franklin electric motor.
• 1 x 6" Submersible bore, high energy efficient Franklin electric motor.
• 1 x 5" 15hp Submersible bore.
• 1 x 4" 10hp Submersible bore.
• 1 x 4" 10hp Submersible bore.
• 1 x 5-6 centrifugal pump
• 1 x 3-4 centrifugal open well pump, no spears pump is out at the moment.
• 1 x 8" Open water pump
• 1 x 6-6 open water Diesel pump/recycle pit
PIPELINE:Poly and concrete pipelines with open shut risers throughout. The farm has started its process for automated watering that will be optional for the buyer if they wish to complete.
MACHINERY EQUIPMENT:
• Case Magnum 260 4x4 Cab tractor 260hp fitted with GPS
• Case 2388 Header steer ready with 3 fronts (low hours)
• John Deere 7720 4x4 cab tractor 170hp fitted with GPS
• John Deere 6520SE 4x4 cab tractor 120hp fitted with GPS
• John Deere 3130 tractor with loader
• 4 tonne Toyota forklift
• 2.5 tonne Mitsubishi forklift
• Massey Ferguson 397 4x4 high clearance cab tractor 80hp
• Massey Ferguson 165 with Fluming roller and cane crab
• 4650 Spray Coupe
• International 514 tricycle 6ft high clearance spray tractor
• C6100 Articulated Chamberlain with 8,000L water tank
• 2 x Toft loaders with no rops, one loader is used for spare parts
• Honda 4-wheeler
IMPLEMENTS:
• Celli 4.5m mulcher
• Norseman seed planter
• 4 Row bed-former / 6 Row shielded sprayer
• 11 Tyne Yoman ripper
• 4 Row multi-cultivator / 2 Row red cultivator
• 42 Plate 770 Case disc harrow
• 32 Plate IH 3-5-disc harrow
• 20 Plate disc harrow
• Moller billet planter
• 31/2 Tonne 3 row stool splitter
• 3 Row side dresser
• 3 Row self-aligning cut-away
• 3 Row self-aligning strawberry harrow
• Back blade heavy duty
• Back blade
• Land plain
• 2 Row hill up boards
• 10 Tonne chaser bin
• 12 Tonne Fert trailer
• 5 Wheel pin rake
• 2 Row trash rake
• 3 Row stool weeder
• 3 Suscon applicators
• 2 x Slashers
• 4.5m Roller
• 2/3 Row 11/4''spring tyne cultivator
• 2 & 3 Row trash incorporator
• Old Car trailer
CROP: Capable of growing approximately 20,000 - 23,000 tonnes.
CONTACT: John Mottin
Real Estate Specialist
Mobile: 0428 668 846