Cooloola Dairy
A generational dairy farming powerhouse, home to the renowned Cooloola Milk range of products. Located in the heart of the Mary Valley, this picturesque farm has been built up to become Queensland's largest Jersey milk supplier to over 460 store outlets from Hervey Bay to Brisbane and as far west as Kingaroy. Through organic growth and distribution, this farm has developed a vertically integrated business to truly reflect a 'paddock-to-bottle' business.
Belle Property are inviting buyers the opportunity to purchase the land component and its fixed assets only through Expressions of Interest.
Area
295 acres (119.51ha)
2 Freehold Titles (divided by the Mary Valley Highway)
Eastern Title - 153 acres (62.22ha)
Western Title - 141 acres (57.29ha)
Location
Positioned in the rich farmlands of the Mary Valley
10mins - South of Gympie
45mins Sunshine Coast
1.5hrs Brisbane
6 mins drive to the Bruce Highway
Average Rainfall
900mm - 1000mm / year
Water Licence
372 ML Mary Valley Water Supply Scheme
7 Water Allocations
2ha Amamoor Creek Allocation
Soils
The eastern country contains rich, dark loamy soils on the river flats rising to darker volcanic soils on the ridgelines. The western portion is elevated with dark, volcanic soils with a blend of native and improved pastures.
Features
The property is divided by the Mary Valley highway. The eastern title houses all of the infrastructure including the dairy, homestead & numerous sheds. The river flats are designed with a central laneway system that accesses off to 8 paddocks of reasonably all equal size. These flats consist of solid set and hydrant irrigation infrastructure supplied by the Mary River & Amamoor Creek allocations.
A separate title exists on the western side of the Mary Valley road, crossing the Mary Valley Rattler railway, some 141 acres of wonderful elevated land with vast farmland views. This block has its own bore & trough, plus houses a very large lined steel tank which can service the dairy. Livestock access it via a cement culvert underneath the highway.
Current Land use
~ 60 acres under solid set irrigation (Always planted to Kikuyu or Rye)
~ 25 acres irrigated river flat cultivation (3 hydrants), ideal hay/silage production
Balance improved pasture grazing
Property Features
Almost 1km of exclusive frontage to the Mary River
Over 2.1km exclusive frontage to the Amamoor Creek
9 major paddocks with two laneway systems leading to the dairy shed
Pasture improved & fertilised over the years for maximum production
One large dam, 2 water bores and large steel tank, plus troughs
Bore 1 (1,800GPH); Bore 2 (1,200GPH)
Predominantly all timber split post fencing
Irrigation
A multistage electric submersible pump on the Mary River feeding a high-pressure centrifugal pump for the solid set irrigation (60hp motor creating 90psi)
Travelling irrigator on the river flat hydrants, supplied by Mary River
A considerable amount of pipework and fittings in general
Numerous valves to direct water to irrigate specific areas
The Dairy
An all steel constructed, under cover Herringbone style dairy
Milking 40 cows per rotation, air operated suction cups & vat storage (7,500L)
All concrete floor with a full washout and drainage system
Automatic auger grain feeders, air operated feed dispensers
Additional molasses feeding system
Farm Infrastructure
Lowset, 4 bedroom / 1 bathroom timber Qld'er home
Numerous storage/hay sheds and grain facilities
Agents Comments
For two generations Cooloola Dairy has been operating as one of South East Queensland's largest bottled milk producers. The property is situated on some of the most productive Mary Valley land available. With varying elevations combined with such a large frontage to the Mary River in multiple titles, this is a huge opportunity to value add into the future.
Expressions of Interest
Contact Stuart Hill
0418 764 158
stuart.hill@belleproperty.com
