The 2655 acre mixed farming enterprise in the extremely tightly held and highly regarded area of Clay Wells has been sold for the first time since 1952.
When you hear the name Porsche, the first thing that springs to mind would no doubt be a fancy sports car.
In their 25th anniversary year the Kingaroy & District Vintage Machinery Club is hosting the ninth Biennial Queensland Heritage Rally.
The 10,034sq km Walhallow cattle station aggregation, which is owned by billionaire Brett Blundy, is for sale again after a recent deal fell over.
We’ve been dropping into the homes of our machinery catalogue pursuers to find out what’s in their backyards: vintage vehicles, antique trinkets, multifarious machinery and curious curios.
We’ve found your next beautiful spots to stay in Victoria, a luxury apartment, a cottage nestled in nature or a relaxing spa surrounded by bushland luxury.
The White family has been breeding angus cattle since the early 1900s and despite the challenges brought on by droughts, the pandemic and more recently floods, the owners of the 114 -year-old stud are optimistic about what the future holds for their business and the industry as a whole.
'Green Creek' - on the Warrego at Fords Bridge has sold for $4.6 million setting a district record for grazing country per acre.
It’s 1905. As night envelopes the magnificent new woolshed, ladies in evening gowns arrive on Cobb and Co stagecoaches. Others have travelled by foot or horseback. As the Queanbeyan Age later reported, more than 300 people danced steadily until daybreak. Welcome to Jeir Station in the heart of Yass, NSW.
The beautifully restored Olive Grove homestead in South Australia has changed hands for the first time in over 150 years.
After 55 years of ownership, the 12,648 hectare property on the Ward River has sold for $20.7 million.
At the age of 81, eighth generation farmer Peter Wise has listed his Buderim fig farm for sale, but he’s doing it on his terms.
Any parcel in a rural mailbox delivers a little slice of joy, something new to discover while the kettle boils. But one arrival is unboxing a table full of happiness for rural families every night of the week.
Situated 110km North of Nyngan and 146km North West of Warren, the 33,500 acre ‘Womboin Station’ has been sold.
After 55 years of ownership, the 12,648 hectare property on the Ward River has sold for $20.7 million.
This Queensland property sale suggests that the rural sector is bucking the trend of subdued buyer activity amidst interest rate rises.
A dairy, a beef cattle property, a country estate, a barn or a riverside rural retreat. Queensland offers on-farm wedding venues to suit myriad matrimony visions.
After more than a century in the hands of the same family, “Echuca Park” has sold for between $40-45m.
After being on the market since November last year, Cowal Agriculture has sold its Emerald aggregation for more than $120 million.
Renowned for its prime bullock finishing qualities, Kilcoy property Brooklyn has sold after being held by the same family for four generations since the late 1800s.
Ian McCutcheon was just 22 years old when he took over the reins at Berida, first settled circa 1840, a 3600 acre farm near Gilgandra, NSW about six hours west of Sydney. Today, it’s an historic look at Australia’s wool story.
One of Australia’s largest portfolios of dairy farms in Australia has been sold after ten years of ownership.
AuctionsPlus has caught up with Ivan Price to chat about all things Moongool Charolais.
When the belated news of a friend’s death finally reached Jane Kilby in the 1870s, she turned to her husband Robert and lamented ‘we never hear anything in this land’s end of a place’. The name stuck and the family made their home on the 366 hectare ‘Lands End’ at Weetangera, ACT.
Set between Wauchope and Walcha in the upper reaches of the Manning Valley in Northern NSW, 6,000 acre ‘Eaglehawk’ has been sold.
Dubbo lawyer and grazier Stephanie Hughes has purchased the 21,000 acre Kopyje Station near Cobar in New South Wales’ north west.
Local Tamworth buyer pays $4.8m for two properties just down the road.
Whether its farmland and bush walks, or vineyards and watersports, Victoria has a wide variety of bush accommodation to deliver just what the doctor ordered: fresh air, starry skies and four legged friends.
The stunning 1013ha Wykeham farm, at Dunkeld has sold after four decades.
Everyone loves a good old country wedding, so we found some of our favorite spots. We recommend you wear boots instead of heels at these venues, you know for when they play Wagon Wheel.
Tucked away in a Queensland valley overlooking a peaceful lagoon lies one of the country’s most incredible pockets of history.
Three covered Lower Namoi general security river licenses located on the Gunidgera and Pian Creek system sell as a package for $8.265m.
If you’ve ever ventured down the Darling River Run you might have stumbled upon Dunlop Station, once a million acre property, the current owners are now trying to restore it to its original glory from the 1800s.
AuctionsPlus has caught up with David Greenup to chat about the exciting future of Rosevale Santa Gertrudis and the upcoming stud season.
Don Mudford’s family has been farming on the western plains of New South Wales for more than a century. But they haven’t maintained all traditional practices.
Cattle stations, goat operations or wool sheds from the Cape to west of Charleville; here are some of the finest farm stays in Queensland complete with sunsets and sunshine state hospitality.
In the Expedition National Park, a section called Lonesome is particularly spectacular with its sandstone gorges, cliffs and the Dawson River running through the middle of it. It was once a thriving cattle station.
What downturn? Rural land prices continue to soar with this vacant block in the New England region selling for over $2 million.
Home to the Dalmally Droughtmaster Stud, the 5302 hectare property went to a Nutrien Harcourts GDL auctions with four registered parties bidding. It was passed in at $18.5 million but sold straight after. The final sale price is equal to $3772/ha.
Prized Wagyu stud set for expansion after acquiring the farm next door for more than $6 million.
From mountainous bushland to waterside wonderlands, Tasmania’s bush and farm stays cater for every experience a traveller could desire.
Stuck. That’s how most of our clients describe starting a succession planning conversation with the rest of the family. Succession planning is an emotional topic with each generation coming at it from a different perspective which can make it difficult to get the process of planning started.
We’ve found your next beautiful spots to stay in New South Wales, a wellness farm in the Hunter Valley, a trendy barn or perhaps a train carriage?
In the driest region of the driest state in the driest inhabited country in the world, a lonely young stockman was on the lookout for love in the 1870s.
AuctionsPlus has caught up with Lachie Kelly to chat about the exciting future of LSK Poll Dorset & Suffolk Studs and the advantage AuctionsPlus will have in their upcoming October sales.
Bonnie Cox has spent the last four weeks working alongside the AuctionsPlus team after being awarded the inaugural Angus Foundation and AuctionsPlus Cadetship. We spoke with Bonnie towards the end of the Cadetship to grab her thoughts on the experience and where she sees her future in agriculture.
‘Elambone’ sells for $10 million to interstate buyers planning expansion in the area.
It was 1864 and times were tough when John and Emma Withnell took a chance to start anew and set themselves up on Western Australia’s isolated Mount Welcome Station. They went on to become one of the region’s most prominent pioneering families.
After 17 years of ownership, Armidale’s “Stockton”, a sheep and cattle farm, has been snapped up by a family from South Australia.
Going for goat: the story of how a long-established beef and cropping farming family with over 100 years history in the Collie district aims to make goat meat an Aussie staple.
Sisters and stylists Emma Read and Sarah Hall at Willungra in South Australia love creating interiors, love old things and love working together to bring creative projects to life.
William Farrer didn't live to see his face emblazoned on the $2 note but his legacy, quite literally, has roots in farming today. Revered as ‘the father of wheat’, Farrer developed the first strain of drought resistant wheat at the heritage-listed Lambrigg Homestead near Tharwa, ACT.
AuctionsPlus has caught up with Tom Baker to chat about all things Woonallee Simmentals.
Everyone loves a good old country wedding, so we found some of our favourite spots. These are the venues where We recommend you wear boots instead of heels at these venues, you know - for when they play Wagon Wheel.
It’s no secret prices are on the rise. We’ve all seen the memes. Putting $20 of diesel in your ute - where are you going? Pump four?
After fifty years, the owners of Dixieland, a 940 hectare grazing and fly fishing property in the little town of Adaminaby in the Snowy Mountains, have sold for over $5 million dollars.
From the Northern Territory to the NSW South Coast, the new owners of Aysgarth Farm couldn’t pass up the opportunity to move home.
An 86 year old farming magnate has purchased Kooba Ag, one of Australia’s largest irrigation farming operations on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in the Riverina region of New South Wales.
Cullen Royle from Richard Royle on Vimeo. Banjo Patterson once declared there was no better horse than those who wore the ‘Crooked R’ brand. He found his muse at Guntawang, near Mudgee in NSW. More than 100 years later there’s no doubt Guntawang Thoroughbred Stud still provides plenty of poetic inspiration today.
It’s some of Australia’s harshest and yet most beautiful country. It’s a land of contrast, of crocodiles and cattle, and where just two seasons reign supreme; hot and dry, and hotter and wet. It’s here in the Kimberley region of Western Australia you’ll find the ‘Jewel of the Kimberley’, the historic Fossil Downs.
We’ve found your next beautiful spots to stay in the Territory. A modern home surrounded by bush and red dirt, a rustic homestead and an authentic experience on a cattle station.
These are some of the biggest opportunities in Australian agriculture today.
Regional pub market continues to prosper with lockdowns, travel restrictions and capacity limits now in the past.
A 678ha landholding on a mixed-used farm in the Booborowie District within South Australia’s renowned Mid-North region is going to market.
Well before Western Australia’s Covid border closures there was actually a Western Australian who enforced his own border… with Western Australia. This is a ridiculously brief account of Prince Leonard Casley and the micronation known as the Principality of Hutt River.
It’s one of South Australia’s most impressive mansions - but you can’t buy it. The grand pastoral homestead of Martindale Hall welcomes thousands of visitors a year as they step back in time to a world of grandeur and greatness, racecourses and polo grounds. With almost 150 years of history woven in the walls, it's not surprising that some say they’ve even met with some of the home’s former residents in their ghostly form.
With negative carbon emissions and decades of successful productions, the Manera family is selling the assets of Macadamia Enterprises at Bundaberg in Central Queensland.
From the old microwave to the homemade tin cow, we’ve found some of Australia’s best rural mailboxes on Instagram. Show us your mailboxes…
Regional South Australia and Queensland recorded the strongest annual growth in migration of city dwellers to regional areas through 2021, NAB’s quarterly Regional Migration Impacts on Property Report reveals.
Unbelievable prices per acre are being achieved for farms south of Blayney across the localities of Newbridge, Neville and The Lagoon
Anise Boulot still remembers the first time she set foot on Woolbrook Homestead. The property had been in her partner Lachie’s family for over five generations. Knowing the emotional significance of the property to Lachie, she’d hoped she’d fall in love with the old country home. Thankfully, she did.
Panshanger Estate has been home to the Mills family since 1908, today the Father and son combination of George and Nicholas Mills run their mixed operation.
'Somerset sold through Ray White Rural Manning Valley with 13 registered bidders at auction who drove the price $2 million over the reserve to sell for $8 million.
We’ve found your next spots to stay in South Australia – a stone cottage, a treehouse or a luxurious farmhouse.
There’s plenty of fuel left in the tank to drive the current growth period for Australian agriculture, according to one of Australia’s biggest farmland investment companies.
Surrounded by vine-clad hills in the heart of Hunter Valley Wine Country, this spectacular country estate with magical panoramic views, an extensive private fruit orchard, boutique vineyard, grazing land, abundant water and a palatial home set among inspired gardens has sold.
The priciest pieces of farmland in Australia are as varied as they are geographically dispersed, from a lush mixed farm in the Riverina to a vast station in the Territory the size of a European nation, producing macadamias, Brahmans and legumes and everything in between.
A spectacular two-storey Victorian homestead at 75 John Street in Camden with a rich local agricultural history and a stunning renovation is now on the market.
While there has been a reduction in the number of farm businesses over time, average farm sizes have increased according to ABARES Snapshot of Australian Agriculture.
The sale of Hill River set a record for a property sold at auction in South Australia in the 2021/22 financial year.
Bramwell Station has been the launching place for many an intrepid traveller bound for ‘The Tip’, just four hours to the north, but it will soon have a new life as a national park.
If Maurice Adams were alive today, we can only imagine what his Pinterest account would reveal. One thing is for sure, though - there would be nothing minimalistic about it. The London architect is the visionary behind one of Australia’s most elaborately designed homesteads. As luck would have it, the Queen Anne-style beauty, Knoyle House in New South Wales, is now on the market. The price tag? Upwards of $15 million.
What does $5million buy you in farmland today? It could be hectares of vines in the Hunter, or nearly 4000 in Queensland’s central highlands, or coastline cattle fattening in Tasmania or almonds, grapes and citrus production on the Murray.
There’s something incredibly special about properties that have been passed down the generations. It’s a mix of pride, passion and love that underpins a dogged determination to keep the family legacy alive, preserve the memories and create many more for the generations to come. Bungaree Station is one such property.
Low interest rates, high savings rates, easy access to finance and bumper conditions in a wide range of agricultural commodities have created a dream run for farmland sellers in the last year.
One of Victoria’s pre-eminent thoroughbred training facilities is on the market. Macedon Lodge has housed elite racehorses and Melbourne Cup winners including Zipping, Fawkner, Efficient and Green Moon.
1130 hectares in the Goschen/Lalbert district went to auction on Friday, the first time in five years that substantial Mallee land has been offered for sale. And the price didn’t disappoint.
For 43 years, Bourke-born David G Russell of Russell Property and Livestock has been selling rural property from his base in Cobar across the greater western division of New South Wales. He tells us about how the market has changed over nearly half a century in his part of the world.
With borders opening 3 March, we found your next holiday to WA: an off-grid cabin near wineries, a sprawling farmhouse in the state’s food bowl and a fisherman's fantasy in the farm north.
Several years ago, Nick and Sara Moyle, principals of Pathfinder Angus, made the decision to move away from interfacing their annual bull sales online. They had seen a limited interest in buyers and online activity, they weren’t convinced it was the best solution for them.
Life is pretty good for Rex Rowles, it’s busy, but it’s good, as he combines his two favourite things to make a living – farming and beer.
Emma Fessey is our resident Elite Athlete, around training with the Australian Rowing Team she manages to fit in some time with us supporting various sales and writing insights for the AMI team.
Holly Baker chats with Peter Brooker to share more about what happens behind the scenes of our Saleyard Interface Sales.
It’s a year that will be remembered for regular records breaking across both the sheep and cattle markets, for great seasonal conditions and a return of confidence and optimism across the sector.
What does a dairy farm, a feed business, a trucking business, and a service station all have in common? The entrepreneurialism of one farming family.
Home for Hannah Kermode has always been the families property in Walcha, away from the big city lights. She never dreamt that one day she’d be working in the middle of Sydney’s, such is the journey from Walcha to AuctionsPlus.
What do you get when you’re a farmer slammed with soaring export tariffs, then your drought and frost hit product is rejected on visual grounds? Did we mention to throw in a fussy child who won’t eat anything?
It’s an annual drawcard that brings together young people from the Queensland beef industry to network, learn and see firsthand some incredible innovations and businesses that are shaping the Aussie Beef industry.
Col Thexton isn’t one to beat about the bush. Thirty years ago he was the only Western Australian agent to list cattle with AuctionsPlus, then known as CALM, much to the shock of his colleagues who thought he must be mad. There’s no getting around it - it was a tough time. But Col took the plunge, started his own agency and in December this year he’ll mark his 30th consecutive annual sale - the longest running annual online sale in the country.
Kangaroo Island may be small in size, but its reputation as a premium tourism destination was elevated to a whole new level and made international headlines when Oprah Winfrey flew in on her $50 million private jet for a two-day stay in 2010.
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