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Five of the highest priced rural properties currently on the market

Written by AuctionsPlus | Apr 4, 2022 11:00:00 PM

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.

2,448 hectares of mixed farming at Berrigan, NSW

"Withers Aggregation" is a renowned southern Riverina holding. The prominent family holding is offered for sale for the first time in over 60 years as a whole or in three separate parcels: “Brynton” (957 ha), “Clondara” (1,104 ha) and “Warranbilla” (387 ha). The properties are over 90 percent arable and currently divided into 30 main paddocks. Agent - Mike Weller - Corcoran Parker

733,700 hectares of organic cattle country, Lake Mackay, NT


Mount Doreen Station is one of the largest organic cattle stations in Central Australia and has been held in the same family since its establishment in 1932. It is the size of a small European country, carries well over 30,000 head and occupies a significant stretch of the Tanami Road, 380km northwest of Alice Springs.
Agent: Jesse Manuel - Colliers Agribusiness

6,000 of cropping country at Emerald, Qld

Two irrigated cropping properties in the Central Highlands region producing high-yielding crops including cotton, sorghum, cereals (wheat) and legumes (chickpeas and mungbeans); close to commodity processing facilities, including cotton gins at Emerald (Queensland Cotton and Louis Dreyfus Company) and a grain receival site at Emerald (GrainCorp). Agent: Danny Thomas - LAWD Melbourne

669,195 hectares of beef at Katherine, NT

"Maryfield" and "Limbunya" are being divested with 60,000 head of Brahman by North Star Pastoral after having recently undergone an extensive capital development programme which has transformed these assets into a fully integrated breeding and finishing business. Both have modern and comfortable manager and employee accommodation. Agent: Olivia Thompson - Nutrien Harcourts

6,298 hectares of horticulture at Cobram East, Vic

The Sandmount Farms Portfolio is a world-class horticultural development opportunity underwritten by a strategic land and water portfolio in Victoria’s Murray Valley region. The combination of quality soils, climate and water support a range of high-value crops, including almonds, citrus, walnuts, stone fruit, wine grapes, vegetables and protected cropping. Agent: Danny Thomas - LAWD Melbourne