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Broad Acreage irrigated Agricultural, Cane and Cattle production property 588 Ha (1453 Acres) free hold &3.6 Ha (8.9 Acres) special lease 1600 mega litre water allocation Quest Realty is very pleased to offer for sale this outstanding well established unique property. Well located at Springmount Road, Arriga, Mareeba, North Queensland. Mid way between Atherton and Mareeba with roughly 20 minutes drive both way and only 88 Km west of Cairns. The property is easily accessible through 2 main roads, Springmount and Borzi roads. Easy and near access to all amenities including schools, hospitals, shopping and recreation. Only 25 minutes drive to Mareeba cattle sale yards. The property is strategically located immediately adjacent to the Tableland sugar mill and adjoining the mill sugar farm. This is a distinct advantage allowing for efficient and economic cane harvesting and transport operation with minimal time between cane harvesting and crushing, maximizing the harvest yield. Property Land out lay and improvements: Coolau Downs is 1462 acres property of which currently approximately 650 acres is under irrigated sugar cane production .The balance of the land is partially cleared and suitable for further agricultural and animal breeding enterprises. This property enjoys abundance of water supply with well drained soil types and 300 days/ year of sunshine with a cool dry season without frost and hot wet season. These qualities make this property ideal for sugar cane and various other agricultural produce management and production, i.e.; various tropical fruits, coffee beans, maize, sorghum, beans, peanuts, pasture and cattle breeding and fattening including feed lot operations. Since 1986 in addition to the current sugar cane production, this property been involved with cattle breeding, fattening, commercial semen production and intensive production of tropical dairy cattle for overseas breeders live cattle export. Some of the improvements on the property are: _ 650 Acres under flood irrigated sugar cane productions and the balance is partially cleared. _ All cane blocks are well designed and under flood irrigation. _ All cane blocks are planted with new approved highly productive Smut resistant varieties. _ Extensive weatherproof road system for easy efficient transport throughout the farm. _Three Cane transport pads positioned strategically to maximize transport efficiency. _Extensive property fencing. _ Three machinery and storage sheds, including 30mx9m shed with concrete floor and insulated roof _ Three bedroom air conditioned home. _ Staff accommodation and amenities. _ 3 phase electricity power line and supply to the property. Property water availability and flood irrigation infrastructure: _ Coolau Downs enjoys ample safe water supply both from the excellent annual rainfall mainly in the wet season and from its large water allocation. This ample water availability ensures secure and efficient productivity from the current cane production operation and opens opportunities for further expansion. The current excess available water is sold on the water market as annual temporary transfers for those in need of water. _ The property enjoys a water allocation of 1600 mega litres / year derived from the irrigation channel supplied from Tinaroo dam. The water allocation is held in two separate titles of 1100 & 500 mega litres each, both titles are also separate from the land title. _ The property is bounded with water supply sources on three of its boundaries. The irrigation channel along one 4 Km frontage , the Walsh river along another boundary and Murphy’s creek along the third boundary. _ Extensive efficient flood irrigation system is fully established on the farm. This system includes; • Three major metered water outlets, constructed between the irrigation channel and three entry stations located along the Irrigation channel frontage of the property. • The three water outlets have the capacity to transfer up to 30 mega litres per day of channel water by gravity to the property. • An elaborate underground piping system is designed to deliver the water from the outlets to various sugar cane blocks. The underground system delivers the water in the most efficient way with no water loss in open delivery channels and with no further maintenance or expense required. • The water is delivered at the cane blocks to the furrows with 5 inches aluminium pipes and specially designed aluminium tap at each furrow to control the water flow as required. This design is expensive to establish but it is expense free thereafter and more efficient than the standard fluming and cups system which is also used in some of our cane blocks. • Recycling dam about 25 mega litres capacity is established for efficient use of runoff water. • A weir,(professionally designed and constructed) is part of the delivery and recycling system. The weir is also connected with the dam through an underground piping system to maximize recycling and flexibility in water usage. • The flood irrigation and recycling systems are augmented at various points with 4 Diesel pumps. • For future development, a natural large depression site is present in the property close to its Walsh river frontage .This natural depression can be easily converted into a major dam with over 500 mega litre capacity. This is potentially another major water resource on this property.