Simstock Rural Agencies are proud to present for sale Westfield, a centrally located quality exclusion fenced freehold grazing property, in the tightly held area just south of the major centre Longreach. Westfield presents with an outstanding body of grass that is complimented with a nice mixture of soil types from shaded Mitchell grass downs country to lighter red soils that boasts a good coverage of Buffel grass. Westfield is suited to breeding or fattening and has proven to equally run cattle or a successful small stock enterprise.

AREA & TENURE
Area 7,085ha / 17,500 acres
Tenure – 1 Freehold Title
Plus Adjoining Stock Route Permit Occupy - 593ha / 1,465 acres
Total grazing area – 7,678 ha / 18,965 acres

LOCATION
63km South of Longreach with 51km of bitumen access and the remaining 12km of formed dirt road.

RAINFALL
425 mm long term average rainfall for Longreach.

SERVICES

Mobile service and landline connection. Twice weekly mail service. Longreach has primary and secondary schooling. Hospital and medical facilities, wide range of shopping and rural merchandise. Daily air service to Brisbane. Saleyards and spelling facilities as well as rail.

IMPROVEMENTS OVERVIEW
- Large 6 bedroom well maintained homestead and garden complex
- Steel cattle yards with new RPM crush and single deck loading ramp
- Sheep yards and shearing shed
- Large Goat / Meat Sheep yards with undercover working area and two large exclusion fenced coolers
- Workshop / Machinery shed with two concrete bays
- Single garage and storage area inside main homestead complex
- Two bedroom workers cottage
- Large well maintained shearers quarters in great condition
- 12.6kW solar system on Workshop roof
- Stable shed and horse yard

COUNTRY TYPE
Westfield boasts a nice mixture of soil types from semi shaded downs country to lighter red soil types that are quick responding and well Buffeled.
Approximate breakup:
- 60% semi shaded downs country with scattered shade areas of Boree, Whitewood, Vine Tree and Sandlewood clumps.
- 25% lighter red soil types that are carrying heavy stands of Buffel grass with scattered timber from Vinetree, Sandlewood, Dead Finish, Bauhinia and Gidgee.
- 15% Lighter carrying sweet country with a mixture of channel and creek systems, with areas of Gidgee and Sandlewood, that carries scattered Buffel grass, summer annuals, Gidgee burr and herbages.

WATER
- Westfield is well watered with seven earth dams ranging in size up to 40,000 yards.
- Three dams equipped with solar pumps pumping to tanks and troughs or back to the homestead complex with numerous tanks.
- Three of the seven dams are fenced and most are equipped with tanks and troughs.
- 63mm poly line interconnecting the house dams with the largest dam on the property to ensure good water security.
- Numerous tanks and troughs replaced or added in the recent years.

FENCING
- Westfield has been fully exclusion fenced in the past 6 years with the entire boundary renewed in excellent condition.
- Internal fencing is a mixture of recently replaced exclusion/apron style fencing or older style ringlock fence with a barb on top in stock proof condition.
- Westfield currently has 6 paddocks and an additional 4 holding paddocks, with one being all new goat proof fencing adjacent to the goat yards.
- New end assemblies and gateways have been installed on numerous of the existing older fences as ongoing maintenance.

ESTIMATED CARRYING CAPACITY
Westfield is estimated to carry 700 AE.

Westfield is listed for private sale. To obtain further information, please do not hesitate to contact the following:

Richard Simpson
0427580252

Andrew Hacker
0409108976

Email: simstockrural@bigpond.com