“Hopewell Station” Quality breeding enterprise, North of Charters Towers

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Listing Added Mon - 23 Sep 2024
Listing agent
luke (29)
Mobile Number: 0413 408 953
Office Number: (07) 47 413 085
Position: LIVESTOCK & PROPERTY SALES
Email: lu..........show

Agent Comments

FOR PRIVATE SALE

Hopewell offers a low cost, easy care and productive breeding opportunity with capacity for up to 2,750 head. Hopewell presents a prime opportunity for operators seeking an established breeder property with potential for further development. 

Offered to the market for the first time since 1985. Previously "Hopewell" was utilised by the "Valley of Lagoons" as a bullock paddock. 

 

Listing details

Status Available
Selling Method Type Private Sale
Property Name Hopewell
Area 25,200 HA or 62,269 AC
Location Located 70 kilometres north of Greenvale (via short cut road if accessible), 140 kilometres west of Ingham, 235 kilometres north of Charters Towers, 255 kilometres north-west of Townsville and 260 kilometres south of Atherton. The property is located between Cairns, Ingham, the Atherton Tablelands, Charters Towers, Mount Surprise and Hughenden.
Country Type The natural timbers on the property include narrow-leaved ironbark, box and napunyah, lancewood, eucalyptus, blue gum, black ti tree, gum top box, bottle tree, bloodwood, box, and currant bush vegetation. The pastures consist of a mix of spear grass, bluegrass, wire grass, forest mitchell, kangaroo grass, cane grass and various native species. Multiple varieties of improved stylo species include secca stylo, verano stylo and wynn cassia. The soils are predominantly yellow and red duplex loams, gravelly red clays, and alluvial soils along the creeks. Hopewell Creek itself features open black soil flats, while the surrounding country transitions from black soil to elevated granite areas, with softwood scrub scattered throughout.
Water Hopewell, Perry, and Redbank Creek systems, along with earth catchment dams, are interspersed throughout the property. The primary livestock water is supplied via reliable earth dams. Seasonal water is available along the creek lines during the wet season months. Areas of Hopewell offer the opportunity for further water infrastructure to develop closer water radius.
Rainfall Yearly average 750mm or 30 inches - Wet tropics rainfall pattern.
Fencing Hopewell has been strategically divided into three main paddocks and a holding paddock. The fencing infrastructure is in good condition. New boundary fence erected in 2022 with Rhonella Park. Areas of new boundary fence will be complete in the contract of sale with Valley of Lagoons.
Predominant Use Cattle breeding & grazing
Carrying Capacity/Stock No livestock included in the sale
Services Situated just 70 kilometres away, Greenvale is a welcoming community that caters to the needs of the surrounding grazing industry. The town provides crucial services such as a Hotel/Motel, service station, campdraft ground, school, and a caravan park. For more extensive services, major regional centres include the Atherton Tablelands, Ingham, Mount Surprise, and Charters Towers are within a 300 kilometre radius of the property. The cities of Townsville and Cairns are also accessible by a majority of sealed roads.
Features Productive breeding country with frontages to 3 creek systems. Supporting a selection of quality pasture including black spear, kangaroo, forest mitchell and couch grasses. Shaded with blue gum, box, iron bark and softwood scrubs. Offered to the market for the first time since 1985.
Pricing Type P.O.A.

Location

North of Charters Towers

Listing Information

Advert ID: 21722
Displayed: 2677
Expires: Tue - 23 Sep 2025
In categories: Pastoral/Stations

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