“Lara” Barcaldine

Land Size: 5,386.37 ha Freehold (13,312 ac) & Permit to Occupy

Location: *30km from Barcaldine and *80km from Blackall,

Special Features: “Lara” Barcaldine offers buyers a combination of grazing and a significant tourism business, providing a passive income for the current owners.

KEY INVESTMENT BARCALDINE

“Lara” Barcaldine offers buyers a combination of grazing and a significant tourism business, providing a passive income for the current owners.

• The volume and body of the Buffel is a feature. Pastures are in excellent condition with 200mm of rain in 2025, and vendors’ rotational grazing management.

• Located *30km from Barcaldine and *80km from Blackall, station complex in *13km off the Landsborough Highway.

5,386.37 ha Freehold (13,312 ac) & Permit to Occupy.

• “Lara” has a great mixture of country, good coverage of Buffel, native pastures, and a blend of herbages and salines. 1,200 Acres were re-pulled in 2024.

• Abundance of water, having the artesian bore flowing at *285,000 gallons per day, seasonal waterholes along the Alice and Patrick Creeks, and a dam desilted in 2024. Water is distributed via 50mm blue line poly to 12 x 5,000-gallon tanks and 15 troughs.

• Excellent fencing, with *31.5km of exclusion boundary fence, with *1.4km of internal exclusion fencing, balance of fences consists of 4 barb and *4km of barb and ring lock fencing. Subdivided into six main paddocks, three holding paddocks, and six water squares.

• Cattle yards are a permanent fixture around the main working areas and *150 portable panels, including gateways. The undercover cattle crush and calf cradle have a concrete working area leading up to the loading race, five-way draft, two water tanks, three troughs and three cooler yards. The yards work stock well and are shaded.

• The four-bedroom main house is set in an easy-care, well-shaded garden. Modern open plan kitchen/dining area with a large island bench and plenty of storage. Office and bedrooms have split systems and ceiling fans.

• Circa 1912 homestead steeped in history and memorabilia is utilised for tours, including a School of the Air room, extra bedrooms, and split system air conditioning.

• The well-known Lara Wetlands Bush Camp is 800m from the station complex and has management in place to continue a low-maintenance, eco-friendly tourism operation.

• Lara Wetlands attracted over 5,000 caravans and campers in the 2024 season. The business currently operates from May to October.

• Liveweight selling centre in Blackall and Barcaldine, rural power, Starlink, all the regular business services and educational facilities in Barcaldine and Blackall.

• Excellent water and feed, renowned breeding and backgrounding country, location and access to markets and an additional income with Lara Wetlands Bush Camp.

Expressions of Interest - Close Thursday, 12th June 2025 @ 4PM.

Brodie Agencies in conjunction with Nutrien Harcourts GDL

• Tom Brodie (Brodie Agencies) – 0428 712 095
• Andrew McCallum (GDL) – 0427 581 889

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