From historic homesteads to sprawling cattle stations, this week's Property Round-Up features some of Australia's most sought-after rural properties hitting the market.
With a mix of heritage, versatility, and vast acreage on offer, these opportunities represent significant investments in agricultural legacy and future growth.
Size: 766.9ha
Location: 173 Dalveen Rd, Woodchester, SA
Sale method: EOI closing October 30 at 12pm
Price guide: $12 million-plus
A prestigious broadacre property, listed for the first time since 1853, has hit the market with price expectations of more than $12 million.
Historic Dalveen, on South Australia’s highly sought Fleurieu Peninsula, comprises 766.9ha of blue ribbon cropping and grazing land which, for most of its history, has operated as a Merino and ram enterprise.
Raine & Horne Rural SA Director, Paul Clifford, has listed the property and said he expected interest from cropping and livestock farmers, as well as those interested in the development potential of its 21 freehold titles.
“Dalveen represents more than just land - it’s a rare chance to acquire a significant piece of agricultural history on multiple titles, ripe for strategic investment,” he said.
The vendors, one of the founding families of the Strathalbyn region, are also offering two adjoining properties for sale, including the 52.2ha Everley, which has a price guide of $1.375 million, and the 36ha The Mine Paddock, which is tipped to sell in the mid-$600,000s.
Mr Clifford said ‘Dalveen’ was expected to sell for between $12 million and $12.5 million.
“With the option to purchase this iconic broadacre property as a whole or in smaller lots, this offering presents more than just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” he said.
At the heart of the property is the Circa 1865 ‘Dalveen’ homestead, while other features include high-quality outbuildings, stone shearing sheds, modern implement sheds and silos.
About 512ha of the property is suitable for cropping, with predominantly loamy soil types providing ideal conditions for continuous cropping.
The property has also supported a productive agricultural enterprise with 1650 Merino ewes and progeny, 800 ewe hoggets and 250 ram hoggets.
The property dedicates up to 303ha to on-farm stock feed and hay production, with 202ha sown to barley, oats, beans, and wheat. An additional 80.9ha is set aside for green feed grain for weaners, while 133ha of barley has been sown this season.
‘Dalveen’ is for sale via expression of interest, closing October 30 at 12pm.
Size: 777.5ha
Location: 1922 Peelwood Rd, Crookwell, NSW
Sale method: EOI closing November 7 at 12pm
Price guide: About $8.5 million
Channel 7 newsreader, Mark Ferguson, and his wife, Jayne, have listed their picturesque working sheep and cattle farm at Crookwell, in the NSW Southern Tablelands.
The 777.5ha ‘Hazeldean’ is expected to fetch about $8.5 million.
Mr Ferguson and his wife, who is a non-executive director of Commonwealth Games Australia, bought the property in 2015 and have significantly upgraded pastures, fencing and water supply, as well as improved livestock handling facilities and renovated the historic homestead.
“I’ve loved the journey over the past 10 years or so, but family priorities change and it’s time to hand Hazeldean over to someone new,” Mr Ferguson said.
“I’ve learned so much and met so many good people - it’s a great country community.
“I’m very proud of the work we’ve done on ‘Hazeldean’. We’ve made plenty of improvements and it’s now a very productive block.”
The property has a carrying capacity of 7650DSE and has been carrying 3000 Merino ewes joined to Terminal sires for store lamb production, as well as 150 cows on agistment in a weaner production system.
Along with an annual rainfall of 783.5mm, ‘Hazeldean’ is securely watered via 1.3km double frontage to the Phils River and 2.7km single frontage to Berrells Creek, plus 25 dams supported by a reticulated water system for livestock.
There’s 665.7ha of open grazing land, with the balance timbered grazing.
Stocking capacity is supported by 460ha of Phalaris and clover pastures, with the balance Microlaena and Danthonia perennial native grasses.
Infrastructure includes a shearing shed and steel sheep yards, combined with a set of outpost sheep and cattle yards, various storage sheds and hay/machinery sheds.
LAWD Senior Director, Col Medway, said based on recent sales of high-rainfall grazing properties, he expected ‘Hazeldean’ to sell for about $8.5 million.
“The property provides an ideal add-on enterprise for existing operators outside the Crookwell district who are seeking geographic diversity, or investors looking for a turnkey, hands-off rural investment,” Mr Medway said.
The property is currently under long-term contract management and Mr Ferguson said the first-rate team would be keen to stay on if that’s what new owners preferred.
‘Hazeldean’ is for sale via Expressions of Interest, closing at 12pm on November 7.
Size: 559,500ha
Location: Barkly Downs region, NT
Sold price: N/A
Central Queensland Wagyu producers, the Hughes family, have expanded into the Northern Territory, acquiring the 559,500ha ‘Murray Downs’ cattle station, 400km north of Alice Springs.
The station was sold by Filipino businessman Romeo Roxas through his entity Australian Green Properties.
The sale, managed by Nutrien Harcourts’ David Russell, drew multiple offers and inspections, according to The Weekly Times.
While the sale price remains undisclosed, the property was initially expected to fetch more than $40 million, including 10,000 Santa Gertrudis cattle.
The Hughes family, led by Richard and Dyan Hughes, also own the 40,500ha Wentworth Station and Strathalbyn breeding property.
In addition to the Murray Downs acquisition, the Hughes family is selling two Queensland properties—Tabletop Station, set for auction on October 3, and Eleanor Farm, listed for November 1.
Size: 4911ha
Location: Northern NSW and South-West Victoria
Sale method: EOI closing October 10 at 4pm and October 25 at 4pm
Price guide: N/A
A private UK investor is set to sell almost 5000ha of prime agricultural land across NSW and Victoria, winding up its decade-long investment fund in Australia.
The investor has ordered management partner, Growth Farms, to sell the seven properties featuring cropping, irrigation, and grazing country.
The ‘Carnarvon Aggregation’, covering 2832ha near Mullaley in northern NSW, boasts premium dryland cropping and irrigation capabilities.
Comprising several blocks, including the 1335ha ‘Carnarvon’, which features a mix of high-yield crops like wheat, chickpeas, and cotton.
It also includes ‘Dunroamin’ (659ha), ‘Kairi’ (540ha) and ‘Pt Tourable’ (298ha).
The properties are offered as a whole or four separate parcels.
Moree Real Estate’s Paul Kelly and Terrence Adams have the listing, with sale via expressions of interest (EOI) closing October 10.
Meanwhile, the ‘South-West Aggregation’ in Victoria spans 2079ha across three properties: ‘Cascaes’, ‘Warrong’, and ‘Elwood’.
Elders Real Estate Camperdown’s Rob Rickard said the properties were an outstanding opportunity to acquire some of the state’s most versatile agricultural land in high rainfall regions, close to key centers such as Warrnambool, Geelong and Ballarat.
“The properties are suitable for beef, sheep, dairy, cropping and even agroforestry,” he said.
Mr Rickard said the holdings had undergone significant infrastructure upgrades, enhancing productivity and interest in properties was coming from managed funds, interstate buyers and local farmers looking to expand.
He said the properties, which are being sold via EOI closing on October 25, could be bought as a whole or separately.
A journalist with more than 20 years experience covering everything from court to health, it wasn't until Kylie Dulhunty took a job she didn't want - as a real estate reporter - that she truly found her passion. Today, Kylie loves nothing more than turning market trends, industry insights and epic property sales - residential, rural and commercial - into stories that captivate and inform.
