Not all apartment amenities are immediately visible.

Swimming pools, gyms, rooftop terraces and residents' lounges have long featured on buyers' wishlists, but as the way Australians live has changed, so too have the features that make apartment living more convenient.

Increasingly, buyers are placing value on the practical aspects of day-to-day life. Fast internet, EV charging, secure bike storage, flexible workspaces and parcel management are becoming just as relevant as lifestyle amenities, reflecting changing habits and expectations.

Online shopping has been one of the biggest drivers of that shift.

Australians spent a record $82.6 billion shopping online in 2025, with almost one in every four retail dollars now spent digitally, making parcel deliveries a routine part of everyday life rather than an occasional convenience.

For apartment residents, however, receiving those deliveries isn't always straightforward.

Without someone home to accept a parcel, deliveries can be redirected to a nearby Post Office, left in building foyers or common areas, or require building management to temporarily store packages. As apartment living continues to grow across Australia's cities, parcel management has become an increasingly important consideration for both residents and developers.

Australia Post's Parcel Locker network is one response to that shift.

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Rather than relying on home delivery, eligible parcels can be directed to a nominated Parcel Locker, where they're securely stored until collected. Once a parcel arrives, residents receive a notification through the AusPost app or SMS and can retrieve it using a one-time code or QR code at a time that suits them.

The network has expanded to more than 1,500 locations nationwide, with Parcel Lockers positioned at Post Offices, shopping centres, supermarkets, transport hubs and, increasingly, within or alongside residential developments.

That growing presence reflects a broader change in how apartment buildings are being planned.

Developers are increasingly considering the operational side of apartment living alongside traditional lifestyle amenities. Just as secure mailrooms, bicycle storage and EV charging have become more common inclusions, parcel management is emerging as another feature that supports everyday convenience.

It also helps preserve the arrival experience within a building. Carefully designed lobbies and communal spaces can quickly become cluttered when deliveries accumulate, while secure parcel solutions reduce the likelihood of missed deliveries or parcels being left unattended.

For buyers comparing apartments, these everyday details are becoming part of the decision-making process.

Location, floorplans and finishes remain fundamental, but the features that simplify daily life are carrying greater weight than they once did. As online shopping continues to shape consumer behaviour, secure parcel delivery is increasingly becoming another amenity worth looking for.

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Parcel delivery is joining the apartment amenity checklist

Inca Property Group has lodged a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for Dawn, a 53-apartment oceanfront development overlooking Mona Vale Beach.

The proposal, at 35-39 Darley Street East, would replace an existing 18-apartment strata building with a new owner-occupier-focused development comprising 53 two and three-bedroom apartments, including nine affordable built-to-rent residences delivered under the State's infill affordable housing scheme.

Positioned on a 2,679 sqm elevated site around 280 metres from Mona Vale Beach, the development has been designed to maximise panoramic ocean views while responding to the site's sloping topography.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/inca-property-group">Inca Property Group</a> Managing Director Josh Thompson said the State Significant pathway provided greater certainty for projects of this scale.

"This State Significant pathway gives the team real certainty to progress <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/dawn-35-39-darley-street-east-mona-vale-nsw-2103">Dawn</a> through to completion," Thompson said.

"It allows us to acquire a one-off site, design it carefully and deliver the right offering for the suburb, assessed by the NSW Government's planning department."

The project is one of the first developments in the area to be assessed under the NSW Government's Low and Mid-Rise Housing policy, with the site sitting on the edge of the policy's designated inner area.

The proposal includes three basement levels providing 124 car spaces, alongside a range of resident amenities including a swimming pool, gym, sauna, wellness facilities and private plunge pools for selected ground-floor and penthouse apartments.

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Thompson said Dawn had been designed specifically for owner-occupiers and downsizers, a buyer profile that has driven demand across Inca's recent Upper North Shore developments.

"The majority of buyers in our recent North Shore projects have been downsizers, and we are learning exactly what this market is looking for. Beyond the location itself, we have included resort-style amenities to deliver a genuine lifestyle offering," Thompson said.

Located within walking distance of Mona Vale Beach, the town centre, Mona Vale Golf Club and the Royal Motor Yacht Club, Dawn represents Inca's first Northern Beaches project following the sell-out of Tara on Park in Waitara and Ellis Residences, currently under construction in St Ives.

Construction will be undertaken by Inca's in-house construction arm, GOP Constructions.

Dawn is the latest major apartment proposal for Mona Vale, with the suburb emerging as one of the key beneficiaries of the NSW Government's new Low and Mid-Rise Housing policy.

New developer One Living, led by industry veteran Joseph Scuderi, recently secured a site on Mona Vale Road, on the border of Mona Vale and Pymble, where it is planning around 140 apartments.

IPM is also planning its third project in Mona Vale, significantly increasing the scale of its previous developments with an 82-apartment proposal at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/159-167-darley-street-west-mona-vale-nsw-2103">159-167 Darley Street West</a>, opposite Bayview Golf Course and less than 800 metres from Mona Vale town centre.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/one-living-enters-sydneys-new-apartment-market-with-northern-beaches-site-acquisition">One Living enters Sydney's new apartment market with Northern Beaches site acquisition</a>

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-ipm-plans-third-mona-vale-project">First look: IPM plans third Mona Vale project</a>

First look: Inca eyes Mona Vale with State Significant DA for Dawn apartments

Seasoned Victorian apartment developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/central-equity">Central Equity</a> has logged more than $400 million in sales in its luxury apartment project Palmera Residences at Northcliffe on the Gold Coast.&nbsp;

Central Equity Director Karl Kutner said the sales result reflected a combination of location, product quality and delivery certainty with the project already under construction by building powerhouse Multiplex.&nbsp;

"Surpassing $400 million in sales since launch is a significant milestone and an outstanding endorsement of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/palmera-residences-gold-coast-18-garfield-terrace-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Palmera Residences</a>,” he said.&nbsp;

"We believe one of the key reasons for this strong result is the confidence purchasers have in knowing the project is under construction with Multiplex. Buyers are increasingly looking for certainty. They want to know that the project they commit to today will be delivered by an experienced team with a proven track record."&nbsp;

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Kutner said it was clear there was still high demand for luxury projects that offered certainty of delivery.&nbsp;

“We are in a market where many residential developments have faced delays due to rising construction costs, labour shortages and financing challenges,” said Kutner.&nbsp;

"But having construction underway has provided our buyers with resounding confidence backed by more than 40 years of development delivery by Central Equity combined with construction by one of Australia's most respected construction companies."&nbsp;

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Central Equity is one of Australia's most experienced privately-owned property developers. Over more than four decades, the company has delivered in excess of 85 residential developments including 10,000 apartments and many thousands of stand alone homes.&nbsp;

Located on Garfield Terrace at Northcliffe, between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, Palmera Residences occupies one of the Gold Coast's most sought after beachside locations. The development has been designed to appeal to owner occupiers seeking premium residences that combine generous living spaces and resort style amenities.&nbsp;

Palmera Residences will feature an exceptional collection of resort style amenities, including two swimming pools: a generously sized family pool with safe shallow zones for relaxed recreation, and a 20 metre lap pool positioned to maximise all day sunlight.&nbsp;

Residents will also enjoy exclusive access to wellness and recreational facilities including a magnesium pool, sauna, yoga studio, expansive fitted gymnasium, resident lounge, outdoor BBQ’s&nbsp;and indoor and outdoor dining areas, together with a dedicated concierge and luxurious hotel inspired entrance foyer.&nbsp;

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A unique feature at Palmera Residences has been designed to enhance the Gold Coast lifestyle which includes both indoor and outdoor gymnasium facilities, together with thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor dining and entertaining areas. A corner café has also been incorporated to provide residents with a destination for their everyday needs.&nbsp;

Kutner said buyer demand had been broad based with purchasers attracted from interstate as well as throughout South East Queensland.&nbsp;

"We're seeing strong interest from owner occupiers, lifestyle buyers and people relocating to the Gold Coast. Many purchasers have been searching for a premium beachside residence where quality, design and delivery are equally important."&nbsp;

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Kutner said the sales milestone was an important achievement, but the focus remained firmly on delivering an exceptional development.&nbsp;

"While reaching $400 million in sales is an important milestone, our priority remains delivering a project that exceeds purchaser expectations,” he said.&nbsp;

"Palmera Residences has been designed to become one of the Gold Coast's landmark residential addresses, and we look forward to welcoming our purchasers to their new homes."&nbsp;

There are a limited number of residences remaining in selected configurations with pricing from $2,950,000 to $8,950,000. Palmera Residences is also crowned by expansive penthouses with wrap around views.

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Construction certainty and strong buyer demand drive major sales result for luxury Gold Coast development

Palmera Residences fly out the door as sales pass $400 million

National property developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/goldfields-group">Goldfields</a> has appointed BINAH as its construction partner for Quartet, its new Brisbane apartment development in the undersupplied suburb of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/milton-qld-4064">Milton</a>.

Located just two kilometres from the Brisbane CBD and moments from key 2032 Olympic precincts, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/quartet-milton-33-manning-street-milton-qld-4064">Quartet</a> will deliver 131 one, two, three, and four-bedroom apartments priced from $1 million to $4.2 million, combining elevated design with a wellness-focused lifestyle offering.&nbsp;

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Goldfields’ Chief Executive Officer, Lachlan Thompson, said the appointment of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/binah-constructions">BINAH</a> marked an important milestone for the project.&nbsp;

“Bringing BINAH on board as our construction partner will allow us to bring our vision for Quartet forward with a team that has a proven track record of delivering high-quality residential projects,” Thompson said.&nbsp;

“We’ve taken a considered approach to progressing the site because we wanted to deliver the whole package. Buyers ultimately back great developers, great projects and great builders, and with Quartet, we’ve made sure all three line up.

“People want certainty, they want to know the project will be built, that the homes will be delivered as promised, and that the developer stands behind the quality of what they create. That’s something Goldfields has built its reputation on over many years.”&nbsp;

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BINAH’s Managing Director, Khalil Hafza, said the company was proud to be partnering with Goldfields to deliver Quartet.&nbsp;

“Quartet is an exciting project to bring to life, particularly given the level of detail in the residences and the extensive rooftop amenity planned for the building,” Mr Hafza said.&nbsp;

“Our focus is on delivering a high-quality build that brings that design vision to life and creates homes residents will enjoy for many years.”&nbsp;

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The facilities at Quartet have been feared towards the roof, with a&nbsp;25 metre lap pool, spa, sauna and cold plunge, and a communal barbecue area and alfresco.

Town planning was designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> and brought to life by Melbourne-based architecture firm Cera Stribley.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/cera-stribley">Cera Stribley</a> Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Dom Cerantonio, said the project responds to both its riverside setting and Brisbane’s evolving urban character.&nbsp;

“Quartet has been designed to sit comfortably within its riverside context, offering a refined take on urban living through well-planned, generously proportioned residences that will stand the test of time,” Mr Cerantonio said.&nbsp;

“An emphasis on natural light, natural textures and carefully selected finishes from timber and marble to premium appliances, creates calm, considered interiors designed for comfort and long-term liveability.”&nbsp;

Construction of Quartet will commence in July 2026, with completion anticipated in Q4 2028.

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Goldfields appoints BINAH for Quartet apartments in Milton

The first partnership between national developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/fortis">Fortis</a> and Adelaide-based developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/otello">Otello</a> has made a strong start, with the pair securing $21 million in unconditional sales at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/one-four-four-hutt-adelaide-144-hutt-street-adelaide-sa-5000">One Four Four Hutt</a>&nbsp;on the edge of the Adelaide CBD.

Over a third of apartments have been snapped up in the boutique 44-apartment project on the corner of Hutt Stret and Wakefield Road. Local downsizers and owner-occupiers wanting to remain in Adelaide's tightly-held southeast quarter have been the most prominent purchasers.

The DKO-designed, mixed-use development is one of the few new apartment projects in the precinct, an area where new housing supply has remained limited despite continued demand from buyers wanting to stay close to the CBD, Victoria Park and Adelaide's established east-end amenities.

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Fortis Head of Development SA Arthur Dendrinos said the early sales reflected both the strength of the local owner-occupier market and confidence in the Hutt Street location.

"The level of early commitment reflects the confidence local buyers have in the Hutt Street precinct," Dendrinos said.

"Many purchasers are long-term east-end residents who love the area and want to stay connected to the neighbourhood. They recognise the value of a well-designed, well-located development.

"Our partnership with Otello has been central to this success, and the number of unconditional sales at this stage only strengthens our confidence in the South Australian market."

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Otello Director Daniel Harris said the sales result also highlighted the lack of new apartment opportunities within the Hutt Street precinct.

"One Four Four Hutt has clearly resonated with buyers, with strong early sales reflecting both the appeal of the Hutt Street corridor and the lifestyle on offer," Harris said.

"The activated ground-floor retail has also been a key drawcard, with purchasers responding to the vision of a more vibrant and connected streetscape, not just the residences themselves."

One Four Four Hutt will deliver 44 one, two and three-bedroom apartments, alongside a collection of penthouses, above a ground-floor retail offering designed to further activate the Hutt Street precinct.

Construction is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of this year, with completion anticipated in 2028.

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Fortis Head of Development SA Arthur Dendrinos said the early sales reflected both the strength of the local owner-occupier market and confidence in the Hutt Street location.

Fortis makes Adelaide debut with Otello as One Four Four Hutt records strong early sales

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A free range pork business at Greta West in Victoria has been listed with expectations of at least $2 million. 
The Greta Valley Free Range Pork property is at 1003 Docker-Greta Road Greta West. 
It is about 20 km south of the regional city of Wangaratta with bitumen road access to the property.
The farm’s freehold has fencing, most electrified and has all facilities and includes a refurbished four-bedroom brick veneer family home.
On offer on a walk-in walk-out basis is all the farming and pig enterprise facilities including a comprehensive inventory of vehicles, feeding systems, feed silos and plant and machinery.
The marketing is being done by agents Pat Rice &amp; Hawkins. 
The property will be sold on a walk-in walk out basis by expressions of interest closing on November 8 unless sold prior.
The current pig stock number around 755 pigs with an estimated value of $274,000.
The farm is licensed for 100 sows and up to 781 pigs. 
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Owners Brian and Kim Smith have successfully built the business in only a few years. 
It trades as Greta Valley Free Range Pork and holds all the necessary Council permits and is APIQ Free Range Certified an adverse turn in their health has brought their property and the pork enterprise for sale.
Kim Smith said that the Council permit to operate as an outdoor rotational or free-range pig production centre is of considerable value as permits of this type are expensive to obtain and are as rare as the proverbial hen’s teeth.
The farm has both permanent and temporary farrowing sheds with heaters, creep areas and adjoining paddocks. There is a large eco-shelter where the pigs have access to four adjoining paddocks, plus there are up to 35 portable farrowing shelters or huts that are skid mounted for easy transfer.
The pig paddocks are regularly soil tested and managed with pasture or cereals to provide an ideal environment and are currently judged to be at dairy farm fertility.
There are 65 paddocks around a laneway access system.
Pat Rice &amp; Hawkins selling agent Matt Childs says that Greta Valley Free Range Pork is an established quality brand name and the product is sought for their quality.
"With the Smith’s wanting to retire there is an opportunity here for the purchaser to take the enterprise to the next level.
The Greta Valley Free Range Pigs are sold to the domestic accredited abattoir in nearby Benalla where they are processed, packed and delivered to a selection of quality butcher or meat retailers and restaurant clients in Melbourne.
Their pork is available on a retail basis at major Melbourne markets like Prahran and many retail butcher shops and locally in the north-east region with most of the resellers having standing orders for their desired number of pigs each week.  
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Free range pork farm in Victoria's Greta West listed with $2 million hopes

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The billionaire hedge fund manager Sir Michael Hintze has again expanded his NSW farming properties.
The 2,250 hectare farm in Boggabri recently cost Hintze $7,935,000, which took his spend mostly in rural NSW to over $80 million over the past decade or so.
His prior acquisition was Deltroit, the Gundagai district 2573 hectare Mundarlo property.
Sir Michael, with a fortune estimated at $1.3 billion, is the founder of London-headquartered $12 billion global fund manager CQS.
His MH Premium Farms owns 20 rural properties in Australia spanning more than 70,000 hectares across Australia from North Queensland sugar farms to Victoria.
He started near Goulburn in 2007 with a $12.5 million purchase of the 3,300 hectare grazing property Little Wollogorang.
The expatriate veteran hedge fund trader - who grew up in Sydney - doesn't have a home in the NSW capital.
He deemed his farming portfolio as an investment not just looking for capital gain from the properties but also seeking solid returns on production.
Hintze recently spent more than $10 million on the historic Cheviot Hills, his first Victorian farming property.
He's not the only London based expat buying up the bush.
Ivan Ritossa and wife Marina have spent $5.4 million on Bogolara, nearly 1,700 hectares an hour north of Canberra.
They've bought with Cootamundra born David Carr, the former Yellow Brick Road owner. 
Ivan was one of the most influential figures in foreign exchange over the past few decades.
In 2008 Ivan and Marina paid $45 million for Coolong, the 4,100 sqm Vaucluse waterfront trophy of the late Allco founder David Coe.
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A large Chinese pig, poultry and stockfeed company, Shenzhen Kondarl, has told the Shenzhen stock exchange it is close to finalising the purchase of Australia’s biggest avocado farm for as much as a billion Chinese yuan ($192 million).
But Neil Delory, the Australian owner of Jasper Farms at Busselton, Western Australia, stated that no deal had been done.
He confirmed that two of his highly productive avocado farms were being offered to both local and overseas investors through Ernst and Young, but said he was confused by the announcement.
Mr Delory said no memorandum of understanding for the sale had been signed with the Chinese company, and that Australian bidders were still in the race.
It is believed that the announcement may have been a signal to investors that it has permission to spend a billion yuan for purchasing a property or business outside of China.
Such a large farm purchase would also require permission from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board.
Mr Delory admits that the announcement especially annoyed him as it has caused confusion for his brother Russell Delroy who has an avocado farm under the trading name Delory Orchards and supplies 25 percent of Coles supermarkets’ avocado demand.
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A Central Coast horse stud farm is set to become a home retirees after selling for $12 million through McGrath Terrigal agent Mat Steinwede. 
Bangaloe Stud is a 24ha property between the suburban neighbourhoods of Avoca Beach and Kincumber.
Living Choice bought the sprawling Kincumber acreage from Danny Bourke.
It anticipates making the property at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/253-avoca-dr-kincumber-nsw-2251">253 Avoca Drive</a> into a unique coast-meets-country retirement village.
Bangaloe Stud owner Danny Bourke took on the property almost three decades ago. 
Living Choice NSW Central Coast general manager, Tim Bentley, told News Ltd that the company planned to include a retirement village and an aged care facility in their development application.
It will be Living Choice’s fourth retirement village on the Coast behind established facilities in Davistown, Woy Woy and across the road in Kincumber.
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Argyle Farm, Kernot on Victoria's Bass Coast is up for sale through an expressions of interest through agents Pat Rice &amp; Hawkins.
Current owners Darrell and Lisa MacPherson first purchased the land of 56 hectares (or 139 acres) at 1037 Loch to Kernot Road twelve years ago.
The 305 sqm five bedroom Argyle Farm family homestead sits on three acres of lawns and gardens. Internal features include Miele appliances, spotted gum polished timber floors with gas ducted heating and an evaporative cooling system. It also has a solar panel power system, sandstone slow combustion fireplace and a home office with separate access from the double carport.
The vendors have also developed the farm facilities to an excellent level with a livestock handling complex of cattle yards, crush and loading race that is undercover with an adjoining shower and toilet room that also has its own solar panel array.
A sixty thousand litre capacity concrete tank stores the domestic and garden needs as the property has a fourteen paddock subdivision with fencing.
Expressions of interest close on Friday 28 October.
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Argyle Farm on Victoria's Bass Coast is up for sale 

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The 124 hectare Silvermere Farm near Narooma on the NSW South Coast has been sold - with suggestions its been bought by a family from Europe.
Marketed at $4.75 million, Silvermere Farm was sold by David Nolan at Webster Nolan Real Estate, Sydney inconjunction with John Murray at Whale Coast Realty. 
The oceanfront property features a striking architect-designed home, designed by the Nowra-based architect Colin Irwin at 1 Architecture with a series of wave-inspired pods.
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The steel-framed house has two bedrooms with ensuites, study, dining/living area warmed by underfloor heating and a fireplace, which runs on ethanol.
The home uses ceiling-to-floor double-glazed windows, blackbutt timbers and solar panels for power and hot water.
The highly fertile pasture improved soils are currently running Angus cows and calves, Dorper ewes and lambs. 
There is guest accommodation and manager’s residence. Denis Davies is a retired senior commercial lawyer who bought the property — once an award-winning dairy farm — in 2002.
They wanted to downsize and spend more time in Melbourne.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Silvermere Farm, Narooma sold

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MH Premium Farms (MHPF), the Australian agricultural investment group of UK-based hedge fund founder, Sir Michael Hintze, has bought Deltroit, the Gundagai district farm with settlement paperwork revealing a $16.3 million price.
The 2573 hectare Mundarlo property was offered for sale to wind up the agricultural portfolio of the Brisbane-based Australian Pastoral Group who had bought Deltroit in 2012 from Anthony Crichton-Brown.
Inglis Rural were expecting $18 million to $20 million. It had previously traded at $15.5 million in 2012.
MHPF’s properties now cover more than 50,000ha, mostly NSW, but also North Queensland, where MHPF spent $9 million recently on expanding its irrigated sugar farming operations at Ayr.
Deltroit will be used by MHPF to grow prime lambs, cattle and crops.
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Deltroit fetches $16.3 million in sale to MHPF

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Farmer Alastair Wills has purchased historic Naringal Station in Victoria's Western Districts for $17 million.
Naringal Homestead, a seven bedroom, eight bathroom fully-renovated double brick residence, sits in gardens designed by Edna Walling.
It replaced the original 1904-built homestead, which burned down in a bushfire in 1944.
The 2200-hectare farm at Wallinduc, one of the earliest pastoral holdings in the area, had been owned by the Rowe family for more than 170 years until it was sold to businessman Graeme Croft in November 2011.
Graeme Croft, who founded family-run aged care developer and operator Innovative Care, has extensively developed and extended the property.
The mixed-use farm comprised 12,000 breeding ewes for prime lamb production, an intensive cattle fattening system turning over 5,000 head per annum, a 350 sow piggery and 750 hectares of crops.
It is located 45 kilometres from Ballarat – Victoria’s largest sheep saleyards – and 160 kilometres from Melbourne.
But the Australian Financial Review says the farm will revert to pure cropping use, growing wheat, granola, oats and barley.
He was reportedly one of the underbidders on another Western Districts' property, the 5200-hectare cropping and grazing Demeter Farming portfolio, which was acquired by a syndicate of Victorian farmers in February for around $30 million.
The Rowe family arrived in Australia in 1841 and took up the rural holding later that year. The farm had an asking price of $7.5 million when it was purchased by the Crofts in 2011 for around $7 million.
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Naringal Station sold by Graeme Croft

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Australian wine-maker Brian Croser, founder of Petaluma wines, has sold Maylands Farm on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula.
The $6.9 million sale was a strong result for the 735 hectare highlands property near Parawa, according to the Australian Financial Review.
Set about an hour from Adelaide, the buyer is an Australian expat who comes from Adelaide who bought it on a walk-in, walk-out basis.
Selling agent Paul Clifford from Elders Real Estate had the offering with Bernard Booth Real Estate as co-agent. 
Maylands was bought in 2003 by the Croser family who bred lambs from a composite sheep known as TEFRom, which the Crosers introduced to Australia from New Zealand.
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A Chinese government-backed investment group has bought a 289 ha aquaculture and tourism property on Kangaroo Island off South Australia.
Andermel, home to Andermel Marron Farm, The Marron Café and Two Wheeler Creek Wines, was sold to Shandong Geo-mineral International Investment Co Ltd for more than $1.6 million through Colliers International's Jesse Manuel and Tim Altschwager. 
Manuel said the Heads of Agreement for the sale was signed during the South Australian Premier’s visit to China in May 2015 and has now settled after an extensive due diligence period.
“This property represented a unique business and lifestyle opportunity in one of South Australia’s most picturesque and popular tourist destinations, Kangaroo Island,” Manuel said. 
Kangaroo Island is Australia’s third largest island and one of South Australia’s most popular tourist destinations, located 112 km south-west of Adelaide and around 15 km off the mainland.
Projects worth $171 million are planned or approved for Kangaroo Island over the next few years, including an $18 million joint investment by the state and federal governments to extend the island’s airport runway and allow direct flights from Sydney and Melbourne.
Established in 1997, Andermel Marron Farm is a marron production business which consists of six breeding ponds, nine nursery ponds and 52 grow ponds. The farm breeds and grows marron – native Australian freshwater crayfish – for domestic markets as well as through the onsite ‘Marron Café’ restaurant and farm gate sales.
Australian marron is native to the south west of Western Australia and is the largest commercially grown fresh water crayfish.
The property also includes an 8 ha vineyard planted to Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, producing fruit for Andermel’s own ‘Two Wheeler Creek’ label and a licenced cellar door.
Altschwager said Kangaroo Island was renowned for its pristine beaches, native wildlife, tourist attractions and fresh local produce.
 
 
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