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565 AC. ( 228 HA) FARM ON 4 TITLES. FREEHOLD. 4 BEDROOM HOME SOUTHERN DARLING DOWNS. "FLOOD FREE"
Property Location / Area
17 Km north from Texas, just over an hour to Warwick. Southern Queensland.
Price Range
$635,000 - Plant and machinery negotiable.
Property Information
Carlton Park. "
What a lovely Farm"
HOMESTEAD
- Large, comfortable family homestead set in charming park-like garden with mostly native trees and shrubs to attract the birds. Netted vegetable garden. Various fruit.
- 1950’s timber homestead. New steel stumps
- 3 bedrooms. Main with built-in wardrobe
- Office/study, could be used as additional bedroom
- New bathroom with spa and separate double shower
- Separate new toilet. All new plumbing.
- Spacious lounge/dining room. Pot-belly stove
- Large kitchen/family dining. Electric cook-top, wall oven.
- Walk-in pantry
- Built-in linen cupboard
- Broom cupboard
- Spacious East and West verandas giving choice of outdoor living areas.
- Former historic post office building accessed from west veranda suitable for studio/ office/ craft room or guest accommodation
 | Front of House
Showing Satellite Dish and Solar HWS |
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
- Solar power (grid connect) pays credit on power bill.
- Solar hot water
- Insulated cladding on western wall
- Insulation in ceiling
- 3 Whirlybird ventilators on roof.
 |  |  | | Lounge / Dining | Kitchen | Walk in Pantry |
SERVICES
- Bitumen road past gate
- School bus to gate
- 5-day mail delivery/pickup
- Economical satellite phone/broadband
- Mains power with grid-connect solar. Very economical.
 | | Brigalow Country |
WATER SUPPLY
- Bore with electric pump provides a constant supply of sweet water.400 gph.
- Reticulation system supplies water to 5000 gal tank on highest point of the farm.
- Water under pressure feeds back to house and garden and 10 troughs
- Additional bore on separate block, tested to 1200 gph. Not equipped.
 |  |  | | 5000 gal. Water Tank | Strainer Construction | Trees Planted Along The Driveway |
LAND
- Gently undulating with seasonal watercourse
- Soils mainly alluvial sands with some loams rising to traprock
- Approximately 300 acres former cultivation
- 16 paddocks, mostly new fencing. Partly cleared.
- 10 water troughs
- 3 dams
 |  |  | | Cow & Calf | Belmont Weaners | Vet Crush |
IMPROVEMENTS
- Timber cattle yards with race and vet crush
- New steel-framed 4 bay shed for vehicles/machinery
- Large 5 bay shed, timber construction with enclosed workshop with concrete floor.
- Potting shed, formerly wool shed with shearing plant.
- Former stables. 6 loose boxes, tack room, chaff cutter.
- Small hay shed.
- Old sheep yards
 | Machinery Shed
Showing Workshop & Solar Panels |
SUSTAINABLE FARMING STRATEGY
The owner holds a Diploma in Agriculture and is a former DPI officer. He has wide-ranging experience of farming in 5 countries. For the past nine years he has developed a sustainable farming strategy based on increasing soil organic matter ( carbon) levels to enhance water absorption and holding capacity and soil micro-organism activity. The emphasis has been on developing low-cost production methods and easy stock handling. This has been achieved by:
- Breeding Belmont cattle for their hardiness, parasite resistance, fertility, docility.
- Controlling grazing to allow pasture species to set seed and regenerate
- Providing clean water for cattle to avoid water-borne diseases.
- Constructing easy-use cattle yards for stress-free cattle handling.
- Promoting biodiversity by planting trees and encouraging natural regeneration.
- Controlling weeds.
 |  |  | | New Shed | Stables | Potting Shed |
Additional Information
The hard work of building 22 km of new fencing, installing a pump and 2.2 km of water pipe and associated tank and troughs, building a new shed, carrying out extensive renovations to the house and cattle yards, planting in excess of 3000 trees and establishing a magnificent garden has been done.
It is envisaged that the new owner will, either stick to sustainable cattle production which will leave lots of time for other activities, or increase the farm’s range of enterprises such as:
- Fat lambs (possibly with "pasture cropping")
- Small scale organic high-value fruit/vegetable production
- Farm forestry
- Horses
Whichever they do, the new owners will find Carlton Park a happy, healthy place to be.
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