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SPRING PROPERTY GUIDE 2021

Evergreen

horticulture

at Emerald

■ Continued from P3 ed citrus, avocado, berry and
Evergreen, with its scale, vegetable growers or food
water, infrastructure and packaging businesses look-
opportunity to swiftly extend ing to vertically integrate.
existing plantings or change VendorDarwinKing saidit
land use will likely appeal to was a bittersweet but neces-
institutional or corporate in- sary transition as he focused
vestors, LAWD agent Simon on a large new township pro-
Cudmore says. ject near Brisbane.
The Emerald property's Running Evergreen was
3793ha is made up of seven his first job after university
contiguous titles and can be and the staff members had SHED WITH SCALE: Evergreen's 10,000m2 packing shed has 5000m2 cool-room capacity and there's a 256-person
sold as a single asset or in become like family. village to accommodate seasonal workers.
individual parcels. Mr Cud- "We have a very capable
more said he expected offers management team on the
for the entirety would exceed farm who can make this a
$60 million. turnkey proposition for any
"What stands out is the buyer," he said, "many of
amazing combination of whom have been with us
cropping that's available on since2008andwewouldlove
the farm, and also the infra- the opportunity for them to
structure," Mr Cudmore said. continue at Evergreen."
There's a 10,000 Evergreen is 242 kilo-
square-metre shed and metres from Rockhampton.
5000m2 of cool room capac- Expressions of interest
ity, which is a major building close October 14. Contact
in any metropolitan area, let LAWD agents Danny Thom-
alone at Emerald, so it cer- as, 0439 349 977, or Simon WATER: 6343 megalitre water allocations are coupled PLANTINGS: There are 206 hectares of table grapes, 25ha
tainly offers scale." Cudmore, 0433 160 413. with 800ML water storage and direct access to the Nogoa of lychees. Another 194ha are already trellised hectares
He said the property suit- – MARIAN MACDONALD River. and 353ha has drip irrigation infrastructure installed.