THE sale of South Australia’s historic Farina Station heads up this wrap up of recently completed property sales.

 Historic SA station sells to the Barnes family

 Two producers expand with NSW far west grazing country

 $16,000/ha for Riverina grazing block

Historic SA station sells to the Barnes family

South Australia’s historic Farina Station has sold at auction to the Barnes family for $2.75 million.

The 22,700ha sheep and cattle station, that also includes tourist accommodation, was listed for sale in May by retiring Kevin and Anne Dawes after 44 years of ownership.

Jason and Jane-marie, who currently lease Gidgealpa Station near Innamincka, purchased Farina on a walk-in, walk-out basis, including 1460 breeding ewes and around $250,000 of plant and equipment.

Nutrien Harcourts agent Tim Wooley said the sale was in line with expectations compared to other pastoral transactions in recent years.

Farina Station fronts the Outback Highway, 26km north of Lyndhurst and 55km south of Marree, in the state’s far north.

With a pastoral rating of 2700DSE, Farina Station has historically carried a self-replacing Merino sheep flock, while also supporting Dorpers and Angus and Hereford cattle.

The main sealed highway runs north to south through the middle of the property providing strong access and straightforward management.

This year, Farina has enjoyed an exceptional start to the season, with two major rain events in February and March transforming the land system and providing water and feed for the coming two years.

The Leigh, Witchelina, Mundy and Farina Creeks cross the property and join just west of the homestead creating excellent flood out country and high-quality grazing.

Additional water comes from 10 dams and three smaller seasonal catchments, all of which are currently full.

Infrastructure includes a four-bedroom home, numerous sheds, workers accommodation, a five-stand shearing shed, steel sheep and cattle yards and shearers’ quarters.

Farina Station also earns income from tourism, with campgrounds along Farina Creek and a self-drive 4WD route through the property’s western ranges.

Two producers expand with NSW far west grazing country

TWO producers have paid a combined $4.2 million ($278/ha) to expand with more than 15,000ha of organically certified grazing land in the far west of New South Wales.

The 10,890ha Connors and 4197ha Connors Extension are located 12km apart, around 64km from Broken Hill and 120km from Menindee.

The two properties were offered for sale by the Harrison family which is scaling back operations. The holdings have benefited from favourable early season rainfall.

Malparinka’s Sam and Tennille Siemer paid $3m to expand with the 10,890ha Connors.

With direct frontage to the sealed Silver City Highway, the proven cattle paddock is also suited to Dorpers.

The Pine Creek floods to the edge of the Mitchell grass plains growing a mix of native grasses, herbage and salines.

The property is watered by two bores and a dam. Its only infrastructure is a set of steel cattle yards.

Connor Extension sold for $1.2m

Meanwhile, neighbour Alex McLeod secured the 4197ha Connors Extension for $1.2m.

In March, the McLeod family paid $7.1m for the adjoining Willeila Station spanning 28,985ha.

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The Connors Extension is suited to lambing ewes, and features open areas of bluebush, copper burr and seasonal winter herbages, as well as light sandy rises with belah, nelia and rosewood.

It was offered with a history of finishing up to 1500 lambs in favourable seasons. It comes with sheep yards and is watered by a bore and a dam.

During the marketing campaign, Nutrien Harcourts agent Troy Hartman offered a price guide of $260/ha ($105/ac) to $285/ha ($115/ac).

He said both holdings successfully met their reserves and achieved levels above expectations, securing an excellent outcome for the local district.

$16,000/ha for Riverina grazing block

A Riverina farming family has paid $8.9 million ($16,036/ha) for Paul Cocking’s picturesque turnkey mixed grazing opportunity in southern New South Wales.

The 555ha Kaloona is 33km from Holbrook. Since 2013, it has run a self-replacing Merino flock together with seasonal cattle trading and agistment.

The property is estimated to run 15DSE per hectare and was marketed as being ideally suited to owner-operators and family farming enterprises.

Kaloona was offered with an opportunity to lease an adjoining 260ha, offering scope to further expand the incoming purchaser’s footprint and increase carrying capacity.

Boasting a long history of pasture improvement, Kaloona is 90 percent arable with level plains to gentle undulations and a mix of red and brown loams and granite soils growing seasonal fodder crops.

The property is located in a reliable 650mm rainfall district, supported by 30 dams, a bore and the Paper Forest Creek.

Infrastructure includes a renovated four-bedroom home, a three-bedroom cottage, extensive fencing upgrades, equine facilities, a four-stand shearing shed, sheep yards, numerous sheds and 250-tonnes of silo storage.

Elders agents David Gittoes and Angus Macleod handled the sale.