"Coniston", a private and secluded cattle property, steeped in rich local history is now available for purchase.
Located 30 minutes west of Gympie & only minutes off the Wide Bay Highway, an all weather access will lead you into this picturesque hideaway of developed cattle country ideal for breeding.
The property, 464.3ha (1,147 acres) consists of 4 freehold titles with the majority boundary fenced and split into 9 main paddocks.
For the past 12 months, the property has undergone improvements to water infrastructure, new fencing & gateways, plus general land maintenance to increase production.
Currently the property offers low key living with the ex-dairy shed having a facelift with mains power connected, one enclosed room, outdoor area and an outside toilet all plumbed up. It's an ideal setting to come and go as you please. The opportunity to build a new home or big shed has had the foundations laid with a new cutting completed around 18 months ago surrounded by beautiful big figs and assorted fruit trees. Furthermore, there is a set of timber cattle yards that has had new steel work completed with a vet crush installed.
Water is key to the property with the main source just below the complex area. A bore on power pumping 3,000 gph pumps to a high tank and reticulates to several concrete troughs. Additionally, there is a windmill bore servicing two more troughs, a solar bore with new pump and an old well converted to solar pump as well. Serpentine Creek almost dissects the property in half with some very good seasonal holes, plus there is a spring fed waterhole and 5 dams.
The country is defined as open forest ironbark/bloodwood ridges opening up onto some heavier black soil flats that would make ideal dryland cropping areas. A real point of difference are the distinct treed ridgelines purposely retained many years ago to help with soil fertility, shade for livestock and erosion control. Locals have said the property was way ahead of its time when that development occurred. The outer steeper ridges are heavily timbered and lead up onto the Oakview State Forest where the untouched beauty of the land can be really appreciated with rock escarpments, spring fed waterfalls and rock pools.
The property will conservatively carry 120 breeders, with past records showing numbers up to 223hd of adult cattle. There is a mixture of native pastures, mountain oats on the ridges with wyncassia & stylos on the lower country, plus a good variety of fencing timber available.
Boasting close proximity to Gympie, offering a diverse blend of undulating & flat country, "Coniston" is not only a genuine cattle property, but a place of beauty and character harnessed through years of careful management.
Please contact Stuart Hill on 0418 764 158 to arrange an inspection.
