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SPRING PROPERTY GUIDE 2021

Hort with water, size, scope

BY MARIAN MACDONALD we haven't used and that's
been a great insurance."
AFTER 22 years of develop- Complementing the irri-
ing the 3793-hectare Ever- gated area is what Mr King
green Farms into an irrigated described as Brigalow-style
horticultural property of grazing land, which is cur-
uncommon scale, the King rently conservatively stocked
family is seeking expressions with 600 head of agist-
of interest for its sale. ed cattle.
Near Emerald in Queens- The property's
land's Central Highlands, high-quality operational
Evergreen is at a crossroads, infrastructure includes a
ripe for expansion. 10,000-square-metre pack-
It has water, infrastruc- ing shed, 5000m2 cold stor-
ture, established markets age, 16 residential dwellings,
and, remarkably for such a a 225-person accommoda-
mature business, plenty of tion village, administration
new ground. building, storage sheds and
The business sells an av- field workshops.
erage of 1400 tonnes of table Mr King said Evergreen
grapes from 206ha of estab- supplied its table grapes to
lished table grapes that are Coles and Woolworths su-
five years old or younger. permarkets, wholesale fresh
It produces another 20,000 produce markets and export
to 30,000 kilograms of ly- customers.
chees from a 25ha orchard. It was also, he said, in
Vendor Darwin King said the process of achieving
the oldest vines were in the EMERALD: The sprawling and aptly-named Evergreen Farms has been able to enjoy more water entitlements than it accreditation to access
final stages of replacement, can use in any one year. New Zealand markets.
with 100,000 ordered for Evergreen has third-party
planting across 194 already The mostly red sandy soils infrastructure is supported talling 800ML capacity and "Thankfully, because of accredited quality assurance
trellised hectares in Au- were ideal, Mr King said, for with 6343 megalitre water al- has direct access to the No- our over-investment in water systems in place for the Har-
gust 2022. a wide variety of horticultur- locations. Of that, 382ML are goa River. licences, we have been able monised Australian Retailer
Another 353ha suitable al and permanent tree crops high priority and the balance "We have about 6343ML of to survive the drought, even Produce Scheme and Fresh-
for immediate development when coupled with Ever- medium. water, which is much more though we've had 0 per cent care to meet the require-
already has drip irrigation green's water resources. The farm also boasts than we actually use in a medium-priority allocations. ments of major customers.
infrastructure installed. The extensive irrigation multiple water storages to- year," Mr King said. "We can carry over water ■ Continued, P4