The location is readily accessible to a large population.

 

Kilkivan is 50 km North West of Gympie, on the northern end of Queensland's Sunshine Coast. The farm itself is 2.5 km out of Kilkivan.

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The farm is 141 ha with adequate water for stock & crops.

 

• The soils have now been treated with Biodynamic preparations since January 2014.
   

• The soils are fertile and friable.
   

• The landscape is beautiful and we already have some nice natural regeneration (Eucalyptus & Acacias) of the forest across the paddocks.
   

• Infrastructure...many sheds, reticulated stock water, irrigation capability from stock water system, 2 houses and good fences.
   

• Frontage to Wide Bay Creek, from which there is an irrigation license.

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What enterprises are current?

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• Biodynamic Horticulture

• Biodynamic Vegetables

• Biodynamic Beef Cattle (Nguni herd)

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What machinery?

 

BYO!

 

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Living facilities?

 

The farms has 2 houses. The first is a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car, office and another room, swimming pool, ducted air conditioning, 2009 vintage house on concrete slab with verandah all-round.

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The second house is a 3 bedroom, outside showers (2), composting toilets (2) on concrete slab with laundry tub. This house 1885 vintage (we love it).

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What infrastructure?

 

The infrastructure mentioned above is mostly since 2005 so it is in good condition with little to spend here for running beef cattle.

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This place went from dairy to beef/horses in 2005. By 2009, the steel frame sheds and new house went in and the place completely re-fenced.

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For some extra detail...

• All sheds - steel frame colorblind and with rain water tanks

  • Workshop shed - 3 phase power and concrete floor

  • Hay shed - being converted into an Education, Conference & Function Centre

  • Machinery shed - gravel floor, light and power

  • Another shed - concrete floor

  • Old dairy shed - with power

  • Old piggery

• Fences are wood post and 4 barb (2009 vintage)

• Other fences - 1 wire electric

• Extensive retic water system with 63 mm poly

• Poly and concrete troughs

• Pump on pressure switch from bore mains power

• Water system designed for high density grazing with temporary electric fences

• Stock water system - also capable of running a 15 sprinkler 150m long Kline irrigators anywhere along line from pump to header tanks (2)

• Yes, nought to spend on infrastructure except temporary electric fences

• Solar pump installed on a bore for the stock water system 

• Tesla (5kWh) solar system panels and battery running 2 houses

 

Below is a GoogleMaps image of the water infrastructure: