Marmboo Station Longreach

Situated approximately 92 km West of Longreach in the Vergemont area, Marmboo provides an excellent opportunity for Graziers seeking a clean open block with Mitchell, Flinders and Buffel grasses.
Area is 38,558 Ha 0r 95,238 Acres approximately plus another approximately 5000 acres of fully available Stock Route. It is on 6 Freehold titles in the Longreach Regional Council district.
Marmboo has only had 2 owners since World War 2 and has supported grazing of both Sheep and Cattle. It consists of mainly undulating open Downs with clay based soils blending into Pebbly areas and the odd stony ridge section. There are a number of Coolibah creek sections which is where the Buffel grass is found and the rest of the country is populated with Curley and Barley varieties of Mitchell Grass along with Flinders Grass plus Summer herbages. The country is well shaded with Boree , Whitewood, Bauhinia, and Gidgee scrub plus Coolibah along the creeks.
A strong feature of the property is its water security which present owners have extensively upgraded renewing 2 of the 4 sub artesian bores and renewing and installing 71 concrete troughs, 16 poly tanks. 2 of the bores are equipped with mains power and mono pumps, 1 with solar and 1 with a mill. There are 15 dams of varying sizes out to 31,000 yards and 5 of these are equipped with squares, solar pumps to tanks and troughs. Average annual rainfall is 17.3 inches and there has been 108 mm from Sept - Dec 2020 and another 83mm from January this year until now.
Improvements include: 3 houses, schoolroom/governess quarters, Woolshed (6 stand in good order), staff quarters, shearer's quarters, Hay shed, Large Machinery shed/ workshop, 4 Bay open shed, number of ancillary sheds including Chemical/ Generator shed. 900 metre Airstrip. Fenced into 24 main paddocks plus holding paddocks, central laneway (19 Km) down middle of property, 4 sets of sheep yards (varying condition), cattle yards .......central and mainly steel panel construction.
Marmboo is rated at carrying 18,000 DSE or cattle equivalent. Would suit 3000 young cattle straight away and owner will provide early access once unconditional contract is in place.
Country can be approximately classified according to the owner as around 60,000 acres of very good grassed country,25,000 acres slightly lighter and not as quick to respond country 15,000 of slightly lesser quality country.
Price on Application. Please contact our Rural Property Specialist - Peter MacPherson 0447 941110