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                                                                                             SPRING PROPERTY GUIDE 2021
       Reliable rain in the north









       RELIABLE rainfall is a fea-                                                                                               let and shower.
       ture of the far north Queens-                                                                                               There are two sets of very
       land property of Kutchera.                                                                                                good yards on Kutchera.
        Kennedy Rural is offering                                                                                                  The yards at the northern
       for sale the 81,000ha proper-                                                                                             end of the property are most-
       ty with more than 4500 cattle                                                                                             ly steel with some wooden
       which is being auctioned on                                                                                               rails remaining.
       October 8 at the Ville Resort                                                                                               It has a five-way race draft,
       in Townsville on October 8.                                                                                               steel crush, calf branding
        Kutchera is in the Ethridge                                                                                              race, loading ramp and ca-
       Shire between the Ethridge                                                                                                pacity for around 2000 head.
       and Gilbert rivers - 360km                                                                                                  Most fencing is three-
       south east of Karumba.                                                                                                    barb in good condition, with
        Kutchera is on a rolling                                                                                                 mostly steel end assemblies
       term lease which is due for                                                                                               and double steel gates.
       renewal in 2046.                                                                                                            A total of 4500 cattle are
        Despite its remote loca-                                                                                                 included in the sale com-
       tion, it has very good access                                                                                             prising about 3060 Brahman
       suitable for triple road trains                                                                                           and Brahman cross females
       via 55km of sealed bitumen                                                                                                2 to 12 years old, with an odd
       road from Georgetown or                                                                                                   older one, 70 Brahman and
       95km from Croydon.                                                                                                        Charbray Bulls all under 9
        Then access is along 40km                                                                                                years old.
       of unsealed road north into                                                                                                 There are also other heif-
       Kutchera which is main-                                                                                                   ers and steers, the cattle were
       tained by the Etheridge                                                                                                   mustered in July.
       Shire Council.                                                                                                              The current owner has
        While Kutchera has an  WATER GUARANTEE: Kutchera has five permanent lagoons and numerous other permanent stock troughs to provide  previously run 6000 cows on
       average annual rainfall of  security of supply year on year.                                                              Kutchera.
       800mm it has abundant                                                                                                       There is also a lot of plant
       stock watering points with  equipped with submersible  The Dismal, Schneider,  Agents say Kutchera has  conditioned.      and  equipment  included
       30 dams ranging in size from  centrifugal pumps and gen-  Jam  Tin,  Waterloo,  and  an excellent, modern, re-  Kutchera also has a near  in the sale to benefit the
       5000 to 15,000 cubic metres.  erators.          Silky Oak creek systems run  cently renovated three-bed-  new, four-bedroom Donga  new owner.
        There are 17 bores - about  Kutchera has five per-  through the property pro-  room homestead with a large  all with ensuites, another  For more information or
       half of those are equipped  manent lagoons and nu-  viding abundant seasonal  new kitchen and dining area.  Donga with five-bedrooms  to arrange an inspection
       with Lorenz Centrifugal So-  merous other permanent  water along with other natu-  Importantly for these parts  and another Donga with  contact Matthew Kennedy
       lar Pumps, the balance are  stock troughs.      ral waters.              the homestead is well air  two-bedrooms, kitchen, toi-  on 0488 418 788.
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