Comanche
Central Queensland Premier Rural Operation
• Land: 7,600 ha (18,779 acres)
• Comanche Road, Glenroy via Rockhampton
• Location: Comanche is located in the Glenroy district 1* hour drive to the City of Rockhampton (86* kilometres) and 1* hour to the township of Marlborough (72* kilometres).
• Area and tenure: 7,599.592* hectares - 18,778* acres, tenure is freehold.
• Markets: 2 export abattoirs situated in Rockhampton (Teys Australia and JBS) and Borthwicks
Mackay. Central Queensland Livestock Exchange at Gracemere.
SOLD SOLD SOLD
Eight bidders were on hand at the Auction
Sold under the hammer for $15.7 million to Rural Funds Management
• Country: Excellent mixture of frost free softwood, brigalow and belah scrub, rich alluvial river flats
with bottletree and bauhinia. Comanche enjoys 9* kilometres single frontage to the Fitzroy River.
2,500* acres has previously been cultivated and a further 4,500* acres
sticked raked since 2015.
• Pastures: Improved pastures of Green Panic, Bambatsi Panic, Biloela Buffel, Gayndah Buffel, and
Callide Rhodes, Urachloa and soft native grasses. 424* acres of established Cunningham Leuceana of
which 400* acres is under 3 centre pivots. Legumes of Butterfly Pea, Seca Stylo, Amigo Stylo and
Siratro.
• Water: An electric submersible pump located on the Fitzroy River supplies 6 x 10,000 gallon poly
Tanks, a dam equipped with a solar pump and a diesel backup pump also supplies this system.
Semi-permanent creeks and river access, 16 dams and 5 other tanks. 5 bores that are not currently
used.
• Irrigation licence: Water allocation of 864 megalitres nominal volume from the Fitzroy River.
• Irrigation infrastructure:
90* hectare (220* acre) T&L hydraulic centre pivot, sown to Cunningham leucaena.
2 x 36* hectare (90* acres each pad) centre pivots, sown to Cunningham leucaena.
• Feedlot complex: 12 feedlot pens with feed bunks and cement aprons. Milling complex, grain and
silage storage.
• Fencing: Laneway system including squares that service all paddocks. Subdivided into 27* main
paddocks plus holding paddocks with 4 barb fencing, steel gateways and assemblies.
• Cattle Yards: Large set of steel cattle yards constructed in 2007 with a capacity of 1,000*
head. The yards are covered by a high clearance roof allowing good airflow and the work areas are
concreted. The vet race is equipped with a hydraulic Breckon crush and 5 way hydraulic draft off the
vet crush. Scales and Edit NLIS race reader.Morrisey hydraulic calf cradle and race.
• Accommodation: The main homestead is a architecturally design lowset home with wide screened
verandahs and living areas and is set in a picturesque setting overlooking the Fitzroy River flats and
ranges. Other accommodation comprises the Manager's residence, 2 cottages and quarters.
• Sheds: Comprehensive list of machinery sheds, workshop, vehicle sheds and storage sheds.
• Airstrip and hangar: Airstrip length 800* metres, width 17* metres, coordinates 23 degrees 20' 14"
S 149 degrees 52' 5" E. 15* metres x 15* metres steel frame hangar.
• Carrying Capacity: Inspection of Comanche' will show that the owners stock the property
conservatively averaging 3,500 adult equivalent (average liveweight of 400 kilograms and 1 to
6.25 acres), cropping and irrigating of the leucaena will improve carrying capacity, plus there is the
opportunity to utilise the feedlot.
• Land:
• 7,600 ha / 18,779 acres
AUCTION
16TH May 11:00am
Location: Rockhampton Leagues Club
MARK SIMPSON
Principal - Ray White Biloela
M: 0418 792 647
P: 07 4992 2577