Cane | Cattle | Irrigation | River Frontage
Location: Pinevale Road, Pinevale - West of Mackay. Only 40 minutes west of Mackay City Gates and only 20 minutes to Marian Shopping Centre. Mirani schools (prep to senior) are only 15 minutes away.
Area: 359.63ha or approximately 888.66acres - 4 titles - Freehold.
Frontage: Approximately a full kilometre frontage of the beautiful Pioneer River.
Production: Cane production area of 188 acres with additional 86 acres formerly cane production area and now well established to improved and irrigatable rhodes grass pasture. Further diversity into hay production, legumes or silage would be easy options here. With fertilizer and irrigation, cattle numbers would be increased dramatically. Approximately 3,000 tonnes of cane for the 2024 harvest.
Soils: Fertile loam and scrub soils across the whole cultivation area. Total cultivation area of approximately 250 acres.
Country: Balance mostly lightly timbered open forest ridge country with signal, rhodes, stylo well established. Other varieties include Mekong, Panic and Kazungula.
Fencing/Yards: Stock fencing in good order provides five (5) paddocks plus 2 holding paddocks, mostly new fencing. New steel stock yards, holds 360 head.
Water: Very well watered from frontage to Pioneer river with 223mgl riparian allocation drawn from river via six (6) cylinder deutz diesel mounted on rail trolley with hydraulic winch. Two (2) bores with six (6) cylinder deutz diesels with six (6) stage angle drive pumps (wull pump 18,000gph) with 110 and 147 megalitre allocations. All water for irrigation is reticulated via 5klm 6" PVC underground mains and hydrants system. Solar submersible at the cottage and sheds. Permanent water creeks and 4 dams.
Cane Siding: 50 bin cane siding on the tramline on the property.
Cottage: Fibro over hardwood timber frame cottage needs some renovating and painting. Structurally sound.
Shed: Main shed/workshop of 387m². Second open front machinery shed of 231m² giving a total of 618m² of shed space.
Carrying Capacity: Approximately 280 breeding females on 700 acres presently not in the cultivation area. This property would run large cattle numbers with cultivated areas put into pastures. Plus, the use of irrigated and fertilized pastures.
Machinery & Equipment: List available.
Price: Expression of Interest
Remarks: Pinevale is a unique intense, irrigated grazing property, having full access to the upper reaches of the Mirani weir on the Pioneer River. The deep alluvial soils for heavy rotational grazing and farming giving a guaranteed annual prime trade turnoff under all seasonal conditions. 250 acres to suit irrigated cane farm production. Centrally situated at Mia Mia in the beautiful Pioneer Valley near the Central Queensland coastal city of Mackay, it offers an enviable lifestyle with an impressive cash flow and income. Well located for access into the Bowen coal basin. Access to the stock numbers needed to turnover large number of cattle. Close to Mackay, The Whitsundays, Airlie Beach, Hay Point and Abbott Point. Properties of this quality are not often on the market. Inspections by appointment only.
