THIS week’s property review includes this wrap-up of interesting recent listings and completed sales across the country.

 Blue ribbon grazing on NSW’s Central Tablelands

 Tightly held high country lists in south-eastern NSW

 Versatile western lands lease returns to the market

 Widespread inquiry anticipated for WA portfolio

 SW Qld’s Melray sells to neighbours

Blue ribbon grazing on NSW’s Central Tablelands

The Wills Family has listed its versatile, blue-ribbon New South Wales Central Tablelands grazing and farming platform after 46 years of ownership.

The 1170ha Glenarvon is located 6km north of Mandurama and 46km south of Orange and comprises two adjoining holdings – the 1002ha Glenarvon and 168ha Carribee.

The property is ideally suited for cattle and sheep production, and currently supports a cattle breeding and backgrounding enterprise that consistently runs 800 cows and calves or 16,000DSE.

Around 80 percent of Glenarvon’s fertile red and brown loam soils and chocolate alluvial river flats are arable, with a long-standing agronomic program underpinning pasture and crop performance. Currently, it is sown to improved perennial pastures and more than 300ha of rotational fodder and cash crops.

Glenarvon has 11km of Belubula River frontage plus additional frontages to the Mandurama Ponds and Kangaroo Flat Creek, supported by a temperate climate and a reliable annual rainfall of 816mm.

Infrastructure includes two four-bedroom homes, two sheds, two steel cattle yards, a two-stand shearing shed (not in working condition) and two grain silos.

Glenarvon is offered for sale by Inglis Rural Property and PR Masters Stephens & Co as a whole or as two separate parcels via expressions of interest closing on October 30.

Tightly held High Country lists in south-eastern NSW

First-class high country in south-eastern New South Wales is being offered for sale by Michael Green and his son Joe Green after four years of ownership.

The 1642ha Moles Station is located near Kybeyan, around 50 minutes south-east of Cooma.

The original 2585ha holding, held by the Hains for 85 years, was purchased by the Keating family in 2015 and then sold to the Greens in 2021. They are both long-term local families.

Kirschner Mackay agent Aaron Mackay said Moles Station is among a tightly held enclave of productive grazing properties.

“Positioned in a high rainfall area, often benefiting from easterly weather systems, the property has an excellent mix of improved land and native vegetation with ample shelter.”

“Moles Station would suit those looking for an income producing grazing operation as well as outdoor recreational activities,” Mr Mackay said.

Moles Station has 40 percent of open grazing, 35 percent of lightly timbered and 25 percent of densely timbered country running 200 cows and calves and 2500 ewes and lambs.

Over the last six years, pasture improvement has focussed on growing cocksfoot, plantain, white clover, sub clover, strawberry clover and Italian ryegrass. Other areas have been sown down to turnips and oats, as well as mixed pastures, for winter grazing.

Moles Station has 11km of Kybeyan River frontage and is watered by the Mowitts Swamp Creek and 18 dams.

Infrastructure includes a four-bedroom home, a three-stand shearing shed, sheep yards, steel cattle yards, a 42-tonne silo and numerous sheds.

Moles Station will be auctioned on October 28.

Versatile western lands lease returns to the market

Offers of around $12 million or about $790/ha ($320/acre) are being sought for a versatile grazing and farming powerhouse in western New South Wales.

The 15,264ha Black Range Station is a western lands lease near Eremerang, 85km north-west of Condobolin and 165km south-east of Cobar.

It features sloping red loam farming country, open grazing flats, hill country and timbered ranges.

Over the past five years, Black Range has been running between 2000 and 3000 Dorper ewes and lambs, 50 to 100 head of cattle, up to 1200 goats under a containment breeding program, as well as opportunistic harvesting of rangeland goats.

While the 2025 cropping area spans around 2000ha, the property has a 4238ha cultivation consent and two vegetation plans (PVP) covering an additional 2796ha allowing for more than 7000ha to be cultivated in total.

This year, 1215ha have been planted to barley, with a further 810ha of wheat under a short-term lease agreement.

Johnston Rural Group agent Sam Johnston said Black Range Station offers significant opportunities for further income diversification due to its suitability for natural capital markets.

“Due to its size and scale, there is scope for carbon abatement and sequestration activities, alongside biodiversity enhancement projects under both the current and emerging methodologies.”

For the past seven years, Black Range has been held by two Forbes businessmen who are offering the property for sale as they look to retire from active farming duties and work towards rationalising their wider investment portfolios.

During their ownership, they have drought-proofed the property by completely upgrading the stock watering system and installing two new bores (one is equipped) that supply a network of tanks and troughs.

This is supported by 16 dams and fenced and trapped watering points.

Improvements include a five-bedroom home, a shed, a five-stand shearing shed and sheep, cattle and goat yards. In recent years, the vendors have installed more than 42km of internal, containment and exclusion fencing.

Black Range Station is being offered for sale as a whole or in two parts (8860ha south of Tallebung Road and 6404ha north of Tallebung Road). Offers close on October 23.

Widespread inquiry anticipated for WA portfolio

Cropping and sheep on the West Fitzgerald and West River Aggregation.

Corporates and local families are anticipated to show interest in the second portfolio offloaded by the Estate of MP Slade in Western Australia’s Great Southern region.

The West Fitzgerald and West River Aggregation, with a capacity to crop and run high numbers of sheep, is midway between Albany and Esperance.

The six adjoining farms span 11,262ha, and consist of the 1505ha Boccamazzos, the 1514ha Oakleys, the 3379ha Graingers, the 1631ha Bowlings, the 1516ha Dekkers and the 1716ha Fergusons.

The southern boundary of the aggregation neighbours the South Coast Highway providing transport access to regional service centres, processing facilities, export terminals and local CBH receival points.

Elders agent Simon Thomas was unable to offer a price guide, but said its location, size and quality development establish it as one of the most substantial and strategically placed rural holdings currently available in the area.

“Properties of this calibre and scale are rarely brought to the market, underscoring its significance as a rare acquisition opportunity for corporate, institutional or family investors seeking a secure, versatile and productive agricultural asset in a highly regarded district.”

Historically operated as a Merino sheep enterprise, the West Fitzgerald and West River Aggregation has been conservatively managed, running around 10,000 head of sheep.

The soils include duplex, gravels and clays with areas of lighter and lake country.

Across the enterprise 7781ha are arable, with the current cropping season growing 3280ha of barley and canola.

Infrastructure includes three residences, numerous sheds, several shearing sheds and sheep yards and several silos.

The West Fitzgerald and West River Aggregation is being offered for sale by expressions of interest closing on October 16.

Talyat has sold, but Blacks still looking for a buyer

In September 2024, the two mixed farms Blacks and Talyat were listed in the Great Southern region on behalf of the estate of the late M.P. Slade.

Late last year, the 1713ha Talyat sold to Jampo Farming for $10.45m. Talyat is located 5km from Amelup and 9km south of Borden. Its infrastructure includes two homes, three sheds, a five-stand shearing shed, steel sheep yards and 10 grain silos.

The 2612ha Blacks remains on the market for offers above $20m. It is located 7km east of Borden and 16km north-east of Amelup. Blacks’ primary focus has been sheep production; however, it is also suitable for growing crops with around 2280 arable hectares of well-draining soil types.

The property is watered by numerous dams and supported by between 375mm to 388mm of annual average rainfall. It has good laneway access and has undergone extensive refencing in recent years. Infrastructure includes a five-stand shearing shed, modern steel sheep yards, a shed and 10 grain silos.

SW Queensland’s Melray sells to neighbours

In south-west Queensland, safe grazing country suitable for cattle, Dorpers and goats has sold to southern neighbours Lachlan Tremaine-Hill and Karen Gardem of Deiran for $3.55 million.

The 7660ha Melray is located 85km east of Cunnamulla and 95km west of Bollon. It was offered to the market with a 2542ha permit to occupy, as well as 600 does of mixed age with a percentage kidding, as well as two Kalahari/Boer cross bucks and some plant.

Melray has been held by the Lang family since 1987 and sold by Grace Lang after nine years of ownership.

The sale of Melray was handled by Elders agent Keith Richardson who said the property attracted good interest with nine registered bidders at the auction.

The soft red soil country grows natural grasses and herbage in season and has abundant low mulga reserves where extensive areas have been cut and pushed.

The property is situated in a 376 mm (Cunnamulla) to 460mm (Bollon) rainfall region. Melray is watered by watercourses, flats and numerous seasonal lakes. A capped flowing bore supplies 9km of polypipe feeding seven tanks and 12 troughs. There is also an old bore with a small flow.

Infrastructure includes a two-bedroom home, numerous sheds, cattle yards and 30km of new fencing. Two boundaries are exclusion fenced.