QUEENSLAND and New South Wales properties valued for their grazing potential and natural beauty feature in recent sales noted by property editor Linda Rowley.

 Queensland family secures northern NSW country

 Drillham producers expand with well grassed Greenoaks

 Riverina blocks sells for natural beauty

Queensland family secures northern NSW country

A family from Queensland’s Central West has paid $3.23 million ($1292/ha) for breeding and finishing country in northern New South Wales’ Mole River Valley, ending 117 years of ownership by the Smith family.

The 2499ha Trenayr is located 60km west of Tenterfield and rated to run 5000DSE.

APL agents Ben Sharpe and Bruce Birch said the property sold under the hammer at auction.

“Trenayr achieved a price above the reserve and will be run remotely by the new owners until they eventually relocate.”

The river flats and undulating open hills, framed by steeper mountains, are used for wool production and lamb fattening, and more recently for cattle breeding.

Over the years, the alluvial, loamy, well drained river flats have grown lucerne for hay and winter fodder crops, such as oats, to graze steers out to feedlot weights.

Trenayr benefits from 7km of Mole River frontage (4.4km double frontage) and a 146ML water allocation. Water is also secured by a bore, numerous catchment dams, spring fed gullies and creeks in a 650mm average annual rainfall region.

Drillham producers expand with well grassed Greenoaks

Drillham producers James and Susan Milson secured a well-grassed, cluster fenced backgrounding operation in southern Queensland.

The 5099ha Greenoaks, located 25km from Dunkeld and 65km south of Mitchell, is suited to cattle, sheep or goats.

Resolute Property agent Ben Forrest who handled the sale was unable to disclose the price paid, however it was offered with a $5 million price guide when it was offered to the market in October last year by the Kandimulla-based Cambingila Pastoral after five years of ownership.

The mix of country includes brigalow, belah, melonhole, ironbark and poplar box, and some small areas of mulga.

Watered by nine dams, the infrastructure includes a four-bedroom home, a demountable, steel cattle yards, a shearing shed, sheep/goat yards and numerous sheds.

Riverina blocks sells for natural beauty

An environmental philanthropist is believed to have paid around $4.5 million for noted eastern Riverina property Umbango South for its natural attributes.

Sold by solicitors Keith McConnell and Penelope Jaffray, the 977ha of high rainfall, livestock breeding and fattening country is 17km north of Humula and 63km south of Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales.

Meares & Associates agent Sam Meares was unable to disclose the purchaser or the price paid, but a $4.5m guide was offered during the marketing campaign.

Originally part of the renowned Umbango Station, Umbango South has been operated as a grazing property running mainly sheep and some cattle.

Since 2003, it has been managed as a fine wool growing and prime lamb enterprise running up to 1000 Merino and crossbred ewes, as well as grazing 1000 fine wool Merino wethers.

Rated to carry 2500DSE, Umbango South is situated in a district also recognised for cattle breeding, backgrounding and fattening.

The scenic property has rich alluvial Umbango Creek flats rising to sheltered valleys and hill country growing many high value tree species.

It offers 800m of Umbango Creek frontage, 2km of double frontage to Morgans Creek, and is watered by 17 dams and an equipped bore. This year, the property has enjoyed an excellent predominantly winter/spring 733mm average rainfall.

Infrastructure includes a five-bedroom home, a three-stand shearing shed, sheep yards and two sheds.