Cane farmers Peter and Cath Muscat have listed their Pleystowe farm, situated in the highly regarded Pioneer Valley, near Mackay, for sale after 30 years of ownership.
The farm is situated just 20 minutes from the Mackay City Gates was previously owned by the Breadsell family.
Overall the area for sale is 91.14 hectares in seven freehold titles. It will be offered for sale by either a formal tender, plus an expression of interest.
A total of 71.61 hectares is to be offered as one handy sized portion of cane farm with a large high clearance shed. This package is offered by the formal tender process.
Included in this land parcel is a total of 370 megalitres of water to be drawn from the Bakers Creek channel, which forms the rear boundary, plus one of the bores.
An asset is an enormous water supply from both riparian allocation and one state-of-the-art electric equipped bore. Irrigation water is efficiently transferred to the crop by a modern underground main system and a good hard hose irrigation is also included in sale.
The fertile, moisture retaining black soil is a feature on this country. It is laser leveled giving excellent drainage to the well laid out, easy to work paddocks.
The Mackay Sugar tram siding is at the front boundary of the farm, which will keep cane carting cartage costs to a minimum.
This package offers an incredible opportunity in the heart of the prestigious and proven Pioneer Valley cane growing area.
The balance of the farm is in four separate titles and is to be offered as three lifestyle lots consisting of five, six and seven hectare blocks. These blocks are selling by expressions of interest and these sales are contingent on the main farm selling.
The house and large sheds complex sits on half a hectare. It is available for sale separately or in combination with the adjoining five hectare lot which contains a small stables and electric equipped domestic bore.
Lifestyle buyers would have the opportunity to build their dream home in the picturesque rural setting just minutes to Marian. The formal tender process closes on June 20 and the lots for sale by sale by expressions of interest to closes at the same time.
Contact Royce Dunn, Blacks Real Estate, Mackay, on 0428 182 569.