Local developer Harridan is seeking to turn its Woolloongabba apartment project into the first stage of a broader transformation of Burke Street, using a new 16-storey mixed-use building to establish a greener pedestrian connection toward the rapidly evolving Boggo Road transport and knowledge precinct.

The South East Queensland developer has filed plans for 154 apartments on the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-burke-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">southern side of Burke Street</a>, where its proposal has been designed alongside a wider vision by LatStudios for the street.

That vision positions the southern side of Burke Street for buildings of 15 storeys and above, while envisaging lower-rise development of up to five storeys on the northern side to transition into Woolloongabba's existing character housing. It also proposes wider pedestrian verges, deep planting, new street trees and upgrades to the pedestrian approach to Boggo Road Station.

The Harridan development itself has been designed by Brisbane-based Arqus Design and will comprise 154 apartments across 16 storeys. The mix is weighted heavily toward two-bedroom apartments, with 121 proposed alongside 10 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom residences. There will typically be around 14 units per floor.

A lower-ground car park and three podium levels will accommodate 156 resident parking spaces, along with visitor and commercial parking. There will also be 154 resident bicycle spaces and 40 visitor bicycle parks.

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Harridan is a family-owned developer and part of the Holmwood Highgate Group, with more than three decades of development activity across South East Queensland. Its portfolio spans residential, commercial and industrial property, with current residential projects including Riverbank on Byron in Bulimba, Esperance Residences in Carina and The Precinct at Kinross Road in Thornlands.

Wooloongabba has been popular for apartment developers, particularly since the announcement of the 2032 Summer Olympics games in Brisbane.

While there have been a lot of development applications, it has failed to materialize into real supply.&nbsp;

Sarazin has been the major player in the area. They are under construction at Murcia Residences, on the fringe of East Brisbane and Woolloongabba. They have just launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-stanley-residences-woolloongabba-8-trafalgar-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">The Stanley Residences</a>, in Woolloongabba on Trafalagar Street. They also have Nuage coming soon on the nearby <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nuage-woolloongabba-14-wellington-road-woolloongabba-qld-4102">Wellington Road</a>.

Joel Robinson

First look: Harridan plans Burke Street transformation beside Boggo Road transport hub

IN BRIEF

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	Just three double-storey Sky Homes sit at the top of The Waterline, each with its own private marina berth and rooftop terrace.
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	Construction on The Waterline is complete, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.
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Lewis Land has opened the first completed sky home for inspection at Harbour Shores, giving buyers their first opportunity to step inside one of just three double-storey residences crowning The Waterline.

Each sky home comes with its own private marina berth, rooftop terrace and Broadwater views, combining the scale of a larger home with direct access to the boating lifestyle that underpins the wider <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/harbour-shores-biggera-waters-564-oxley-drive-biggera-waters-qld-4216">Harbour Shores</a> masterplan.

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Lewis Land Head of Development Michael Long said the inclusion of a berth with every Sky Home had become increasingly valuable as marina access across the Gold Coast tightened.

“Marina berths are becoming increasingly difficult to secure across the Gold Coast, so including one with every Sky Home makes this a genuinely rare offering,” Long said.

“The private 70-berth marina will accommodate boats up to 12 metres in length and is positioned just 2.5 kilometres from the Broadwater, placing the open ocean only 15 minutes away.

“Being able to step out of your home onto your boat is a rare luxury, and it’s something residents here can look forward to when it opens later this year.”

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The display opening comes as construction completes on The Waterline, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.

The three Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and each feature three bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive kitchens with butler's pantries and large balconies taking in the Broadwater outlook.

Each residence also has three secure basement car spaces and additional storage.

“This is the first opportunity the Gold Coast has had to step into Harbour Shores and see, touch and feel what we’re bringing to life here,” Long said.

“There are only three Sky Homes within The Waterline, ranging in size from 282sqm to 367sqm, with each residence featuring three large bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive custom-built kitchens with butler’s pantry, and large balconies capturing Broadwater views.”

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Residents of The Waterline will have access to a private pool, along with Harbour Shores' wider collection of amenity including a lagoon pool, social clubhouse, tennis court, gym, yoga facilities and sauna.

Lewis Land partnered with Studio Collective to furnish the completed display, with the interiors designed to demonstrate how the residences could function as permanent homes rather than simply as show apartments.

Studio Collective Director Melissa Park said the surrounding waterways informed the interiors, but in a more restrained way than a traditional coastal scheme.

“We drew inspiration from the canals and coastal surrounds, but our approach was to interpret that subtly through layered materials and a grounded palette of earthy tones, rather than literal coastal references,” Park said.

“We introduced hero moments of green and teal to reference the surrounding waterways, while mirrored elements help reflect natural light.

“The result is a residence that feels elevated yet comfortable, somewhere buyers can genuinely imagine themselves living, entertaining and unwinding.”

Sky Homes are priced from $3.65 million.

Lewis Land is also offering private marina berths with The Residences, its limited collection of three and four-bedroom villas positioned directly along the Harbour Shores waterfront boardwalk.

Three-bedroom villas are priced from $2.99 million, while four-bedroom residences start from $3.19 million.

Harbour Shores is being marketed by Colliers International.

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Lewis Land opens sky home display as The Waterline completes at Harbour Shores

St Vincent de Paul Society Housing Australia has filed plans for a major mixed-use housing precinct on the southern edge of the North Sydney CBD, adding another significant proposal to a pocket around North Sydn​ey Station that is quickly becoming one of the LGA's busiest development zones.

The State Significant Development Application covers a 5,990 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1-19-mackenzie-street-lavender-bay-nsw-2060">1-19 MacKenzie Street and 211 Blues Point Road in Lavender Bay</a>, immediately south of Nor​th Sydney Station and between the commercial core and the lower-rise Lavender Bay Heritage Conservation Area.

Designed by Wardle, the proposal would deliver a new residential tower comprising 88 build-to-sell apartments and 19 affordable apartments, alongside a separate co-living building with 57 rooms and a building manager's studio.

It would also see the significant restoration and upgrade of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the adaptive reuse of the former school building, new parish facilities, retail, a new public square and around 1,000 sqm of publicly accessible open space.

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The project is seeking a concurrent rezoning of the site to R4 High Density Residential and an increase in the maximum building height to allow a tower reaching RL120, or up to 20 storeys. The proposal was progressed through the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The build-to-sell component will be weighted toward larger apartments, with just six one-bedroom apartments compared with 31 two-beds, 43 three-beds and eight four-bedroom residences.

The 19 affordable apartments will comprise two studios, 15 one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom apartments, taking the total apartment component to 107 residences before the 58 co-living rooms are included.

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Wardle's design for the Vinnies site has sought to negotiate that emerging high-rise context while retaining the lower-scale character of MacKenzie Street and the adjoining heritage conservation area.

The main building adopts a three-storey podium and tower arrangement, with the podium aligned to the ridgeline and front setback of St Francis Xavier Church.&nbsp;Wardle has designed the podium with colonnades, seating, recessed entries and active ground-floor frontages, with sandstone-toned precast concrete and face brick referencing the materiality of the existing church.

The tower then steps back eight metres to the south and six metres to the north before rising in a sculpted form comprising four interlocking quadrants. Wardle has also introduced rounded forms and chamfered corners to reduce the tower's perceived bulk and improve view sharing with neighbouring development sites.

Resident facilities and outdoor areas are planned at the separation between the podium and tower at Level 3, oriented toward Sydney Harbour and the CBD skyline.

The tower itself will feature a glass reinforced concrete facade, with recessed balconies and deep reveals used both to provide shading and privacy and frame views toward the harbour and city. The lower levels take a different architectural approach, using brick and sandstone-toned finishes intended to establish a stronger relationship with St Francis Xavier Church. The Church itself will be conserved and upgraded for its continued use, while the former school building will be adaptively reused as part of the co-living component.

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The proposal adds to an increasingly concentrated pipeline of residential development around Blue Street, MacKenzie Street and Lavender Bay.

Just west of the site, Central Element lodged plans earlier this year for one of the most significant residential developments proposed in Lavender Bay in recent years.

Central Element's SJB-designed scheme at 64-66 Lavender Street and 3-7 Middlemiss Street would deliver 163 apartments across two towers rising 23 and 32 storeys, replacing five existing apartment buildings containing 32 homes. The project also forms part of the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-central-element-reveals-lavender-bay-apartment-plans?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">First look: Central Element reveals Lavender Bay apartment plans</a>

Immediately around North Sy​dney Station, another two significant proposals have emerged at 5 and 15 Blue Street.

Zurich Australian Insurance Properties is seeking to adaptively reuse its longstanding commercial building at 5 Blue Street, directly above North Sydney Station, rather than demolishing the structure.

Its SSDA proposes converting the building into a 14-storey mixed-use development with 62 apartments and 86 co-living rooms, together with ground-floor retail and a major refurbishment of Blue Street Plaza. The application is currently at the Response to Submissions stage.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-zurich-targets-north-sydney-office-conversion-with-148-unit-proposal-above-metro-station">First look: Zurich targets North Sydney office conversion with 148-unit proposal above Metro station</a>

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First look: Vinnies files for 20-storey Lavender Bay apartment tower as North Sydney housing pocket heats up

When the opportunity arose for South Australian developer Palumbo to return to Kent Town, where it had previously delivered East Park Apartments and the East 
Rundle Apartments, it wasn't one the longstanding developer-builder was going to pass up.

The decision was quickly vindicated, with more than 30 apartments sold within the first month of launching <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/royal-apartments-kent-town-2-8-north-terrace-kent-town-sa-5067">Royal Apartments</a> to the market.

The 206-apartment development, which will bring significant new supply to Adelaide's tightly held eastern city fringe, also gives <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/palumbo">Palumbo</a> the opportunity to bring new life to one of Kent Town's most recognisable watering holes.

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Royal Apartments incorporates the historic Royal Hotel, a venue Palumbo Managing Director Daniel Palumbo said has a longstanding connection with the local community.

"Everyone in the area has history with the Royal Hotel," Palumbo told Apartments.com.au.

"It was quite an active pub and social gathering place for locals. We want to bring it back to its former glory."

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The wider development will comprise two residential towers alongside the restored hotel, sitting on North Terrace opposite the Adelaide Park Lands.

For Palumbo, the project also marks a return to familiar territory.

The developer completed East Park Apartments next door more than a decade ago and jumped at the opportunity to develop in Kent Town again when the Royal Hotel site became available.

"The opportunity emerged, and we moved to secure the site," Palumbo said.

"We were approached by the previous landowner, who said they had extensive commitments in Sydney and weren't in a position to deliver the project.

"We took over the site and within six months recut the design scheme to be more in keeping with the type of development we want to bring to Adelaide.

"Now we're on the market and those changes have really resonated with local buyers."

That has translated into a strong start to sales, with 33 apartments transacting in the project's first 35 days.

Palumbo said the early purchaser profile had been consistent with the group's traditional focus on owner-occupiers rather than investor-led apartment stock.

"Local owner-occupiers have always been our market," he said.

"There are always some investors, but we've never developed what would be called traditional development stock. Owner-occupiers are very much our market."

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The buyer mix has been diverse so far, with downsizers and younger professionals both accounting for a significant portion of early sales.

South Australia's current stamp duty settings, which allow&nbsp;eligible homeowners in South Australia aged 60 savings of up to $103,830 on stamp duty when they downsize to a new property valued at up to $2 million,&nbsp;have helped encourage downsizer activity, while younger buyers in their late 20s and early 30s have been attracted to the opportunity to live immediately outside the CBD while still being able to walk into the city.



Location has been a major part of the proposition for both buyer cohorts.

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Royal Apartments sits on North Terrace directly opposite the Adelaide Park Lands, with residents able to walk through the parklands toward the East End, Rundle Street and Rundle Mall.

Apartments have been positioned to capture views across the parklands, Adelaide skyline, Botanic Gardens and Adelaide Hills.

Palumbo believes the scarcity of developable land along this section of the Park Lands makes the site particularly difficult to replicate.

"There's very few allotments on that side that can be developed," he said.

"If this location was in New York and you were sitting on Central Park, you'd be talking about a $60 million apartments."

Royal Apartments will offer a broad mix of residences, ranging from one-bedroom apartments through to four-bedroom sub-penthouses and penthouses.

Current listings include one-bedroom apartments from $680,000, while larger three and four-bedroom residences are priced around $2.5 million.

Residents will have access to a swimming pool, gym, barbecue and recreation areas, residents' lounge and dining space, and a communal deck.

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The apartments will feature generous balconies, while secure parking, bicycle storage and storage cages will also be provided.

A porte-cochère-style arrival and drop-off area has also resonated with buyers, particularly those attracted to being able to walk into the CBD during the day while retaining secure vehicle access at home.

Palumbo is acting as developer, architect and builder on Royal Apartments, continuing the vertically integrated model it has used across its South Australian portfolio.

The group was also behind the $150 million Sofitel Adelaide, the 251-room five-star hotel and residential tower which opened in 2021.

Palumbo said Royal's launch had come at an interesting time for the broader Adelaide apartment market.

Buyer confidence had initially been impacted by uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget and broader economic conditions, but Palumbo believes sentiment is beginning to improve against a backdrop of significant investment flowing into South Australia.

He pointed to increased activity across defence and resources, including Olympic Dam, as potential long-term drivers of the state's economy and housing market.

"Money is starting to flow into Adeliade, significant amounts as Adelaide bucks the trend of the rest of the country.," Palumbo said.

"There's a lot of activity in the economy over the next decade. I think more investment will come into this market."

Early works on Royal Apartments are expected to commence this year, with major construction activity and cranes anticipated on site from early next year.

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Palumbo's return to Kent Town strikes early chord with buyers

Go-to builder-developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/graya">GRAYA</a> is continuing to bulk out its already impressive and diverse apartment portfolio across South East Queensland. Their latest milestone is securing development approval for Silk, its boutique riverfront apartment development in St Lucia.

The approval clears&nbsp;the way for the team to begin construction planning for the 22-residence project.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/silk-st-lucia-16-18-sandford-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">Silk</a> will rise 15 levels from an 810 sqm site at 16-18 Sandford Street, occupying a prominent bend of the Brisbane River with a prized northern aspect across Orleigh Park toward the Brisbane CBD.

The approved scheme will comprise 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences, continuing GRAYA's move into larger-format apartment developments targeting Brisbane's prestige owner-occupier market.

The project has been designed around the site's broad river frontage and dual-direction views, with GRAYA prioritising larger residences, privacy and outlook over apartment yield.

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GRAYA Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Gray said the project had been shaped around local homeowners wanting to remain in St Lucia without maintaining a traditional family home.

"St Lucia is one of those suburbs people do not want to leave," Gray said.

"They know the river, the trees, UQ, the golf course, Toowong and Indooroopilly, and that familiarity is hard to replace.

"True riverfront opportunities here are exceptionally scarce. What we have designed at Silk is a way to stay in the suburb people love, with the scale and privacy of a private home and far less to maintain.

"This is not typical apartment product. It is a proper home on the river, and that is exactly what this market has been missing."

The approval comes as new apartment development continues to increase across the St Lucia and neighbouring Toowong corridor, although direct riverfront sites remain considerably more tightly held.

GRAYA Co-founder and Managing Director Andrew Gray said securing the approval had removed a significant element of development risk from Silk.

"Genuine riverfront sites of this quality in St Lucia are not something that comes up regularly," Gray said.

"The approval removes a substantial layer of execution risk, and the location underwrites demand in a way very few inner-city sites can.

"The fundamentals here are as strong as anything we have assessed in Brisbane."

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Silk will see GRAYA return to a stretch of the Brisbane River where it already has recent construction experience. The vertically integrated group recently completed ARC in neighbouring Toowong as builder for developer Spyre, delivering the riverfront project on a constrained site.

GRAYA will take a different role at Silk, controlling the project from design and development through construction and aftercare under its vertically integrated model.

The development will include a gym and resident leisure areas at ground level, integrated with the river's edge.

Silk joins a growing pipeline for GRAYA across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, which includes Enclave, The Gallery, Coral and Ripple.

The developer-builder has also recently lodged plans for its largest project to date, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-silo-19-chester-street-newstead-qld-4006">The Silo</a>, a proposed <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/qld/graya-buys-frasers-newstead-site-plans-the-silo-between-james-street-and-gasworks-precincts">$700 million mixed-use development</a> in Brisbane's James Street precinct.

Silk is expected to predominantly target local owner-occupiers and prestige buyers seeking a permanent riverfront home in Brisbane's inner west.

Registrations of interest are now open, with further details on the project and construction program to be released as it progresses.

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<h2>SILK PROJECT FACTS</h2>

Developer-builder: GRAYA

Project: Silk

Location: 16-18 Sandford Street, St Lucia

Apartments: 22

Built form: 15 levels

Site: 810 sqm riverfront holding

Mix: 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences

Status: Development approved

Next step: Construction planning underway

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GRAYA greenlit for riverfront St Lucia apartment development, Silk

Rural Auction

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Ray White Rural South Australia has eight rural properties going under the hammer.
The ongoing growth in farming land values in SA over the past few years has led to this flurry of auctions. 
The offering of Pine Drive (pictured above) presents an opportunity to acquire a 712 hectare parcel of land in the Farrell Flat area.
It's now in its fourth generation and 100th consecutive year of ownership in the same family name, Pine Drive is being offered for sale as a whole.
Ray White Rural SA Director Geoff Schell said some of the higher rainfall areas and more reliable cropping areas had seen capital growth of up to 20 to 30 per cent in the last two years.
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Mr Schell said, “many of the properties coming on to the market are from those exiting agriculture because they don’t have the next generation coming home to the family farm."
“They’re also coming from those who don’t have the scale of operation for business efficiency or don’t want to or are unable to increase debt levels to invest further into farm expansion."
“With the continuing dry across Australia, we’re also seeing very strong enquiry from within SA and NSW and the drier areas of Victoria for the higher rainfall areas of SA. The south-east region of SA has performed very well when many other areas have struggled."
<img src="https://f.datasrvr.com/f1/119/61884/Schaefer's.JPG"> “With the continued strength of the livestock sector, a number of our clients have sought opportunities to purchase grazing properties in south-east SA and higher rainfall areas of the Mid North and there’s also good enquiry for well-developed SA pastoral properties.
“We're also seeing investor interest in agriculture where both smaller private investors and high net worth investors see agriculture as a key investment area with solid returns and a bright future for the sector.
<img src="https://f.datasrvr.com/f1/419/73637/Smithams.JPG"> “Despite ongoing dry conditions for many areas of SA, many sales of agricultural and grazing land throughout SA have exceeded expectations in the last couple of years. In the reliable rainfall districts, we’ve seen demand outstripping supply. “South-east SA has seen a resurgence in enquiry levels in the past 12 months with buyers looking for the higher rainfall and reliability of this region," he concluded.
Upcoming Auctions for Ray White Rural SA;
<a href="http://ecomms.raywhite.com/collect/click.aspx?u=jRYOrR8N39QzG/Nyy8oj1Iv0mRHy/+dfphG6yLgAlW42AdMS8CdJ6URjGVdlxj6YlGgsGsZN3W2MERuzm6e+Z6y3Pqqlj1pJcAcFf+Af6RD0LxTw6DAC7b9SGE8BF3zg/3WIOVEW9P0=&amp;rh=ff00527bf108b4e4e8f335fe774bbd1e785f7c51" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">‘Pine Drive’, Farrell Flat</a> - Wednesday 2nd October, The Valleys Lifestyle Centre, Clare <a href="http://ecomms.raywhite.com/collect/click.aspx?u=jRYOrR8N39QzG/Nyy8oj1Iv0mRHy/+dfphG6yLgAlW42AdMS8CdJ6URjGVdlxj6YlGgsGsZN3W04WNxcLG5N1TFd63ZuBx8H/LXZPPUfE/Iaqyt5d6CuM9ntD1hROEtV&amp;rh=ff00527bf108b4e4e8f335fe774bbd1e785f7c51" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">‘Smitham’s’, Hart</a> - Wednesday 9th October, The Valleys Lifestyle Centre, Clare <a href="http://ecomms.raywhite.com/collect/click.aspx?u=jRYOrR8N39QzG/Nyy8oj1Iv0mRHy/+dfphG6yLgAlW42AdMS8CdJ6URjGVdlxj6YlGgsGsZN3W1hZ1VESpObD+5epUppz3lYUQ5pqmO8uxXyFpBbN+1s2xG4NT88QDq3Q0KkyI1zr6I=&amp;rh=ff00527bf108b4e4e8f335fe774bbd1e785f7c51" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">‘Pinerow’, Wirrabara</a> - Tuesday 15th October, Wirrabara Town Hall <a href="http://ecomms.raywhite.com/collect/click.aspx?u=jRYOrR8N39QzG/Nyy8oj1Iv0mRHy/+dfphG6yLgAlW42AdMS8CdJ6URjGVdlxj6YlGgsGsZN3W1hZ1VESpObD66rBHOFEW1zRpgeigMxx789eW4SDO9xHy752u0QoDbUHw0F9UENoU4=&amp;rh=ff00527bf108b4e4e8f335fe774bbd1e785f7c51" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">‘Stone Hut’, Wirrabara</a> - Tuesday 15th October, Wirrabara Town Hall <a href="http://ecomms.raywhite.com/collect/click.aspx?u=jRYOrR8N39QzG/Nyy8oj1Iv0mRHy/+dfphG6yLgAlW42AdMS8CdJ6URjGVdlxj6YlGgsGsZN3W0ybM1E5dEG1dWaWgP4Lrlp8HLC0+V4yczD/WKlzzRfcoC5HEw3RCUXiCssyNKgJcw=&amp;rh=ff00527bf108b4e4e8f335fe774bbd1e785f7c51" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">‘Schaefer’s’, Bethel</a> - Thursday 17th October, Dutton Park, Kapunda <a href="http://ecomms.raywhite.com/collect/click.aspx?u=jRYOrR8N39QzG/Nyy8oj1Iv0mRHy/+dfphG6yLgAlW42AdMS8CdJ6URjGVdlxj6YlGgsGsZN3W0ybM1E5dEG1RhovXw1rbB5My9i7JfQFKWpAdmgc3r8JbCKo4tqSok7&amp;rh=ff00527bf108b4e4e8f335fe774bbd1e785f7c51" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">‘Bagot Well Block’, Bagot Well</a> - Thursday 17th October, Dutton Park, Kapunda <a href="http://ecomms.raywhite.com/collect/click.aspx?u=jRYOrR8N39QzG/Nyy8oj1Iv0mRHy/+dfphG6yLgAlW42AdMS8CdJ6URjGVdlxj6YlGgsGsZN3W3I/1cdNSG2EXnn7u0nOb1vwGKWONmhaxTOP1uR8oGGCS0JQsHKNsdkj+S6My/nAXs=&amp;rh=ff00527bf108b4e4e8f335fe774bbd1e785f7c51" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">‘Launer’s’ Robertstown</a> - Thursday 17th October, Dutton Park Kapunda <a href="http://ecomms.raywhite.com/collect/click.aspx?u=jRYOrR8N39QzG/Nyy8oj1Iv0mRHy/+dfphG6yLgAlW42AdMS8CdJ6URjGVdlxj6YlGgsGsZN3W1hZ1VESpObD66rBHOFEW1zuWA28l3Esur8rsJaQvazRlnRNmAmt+qu&amp;rh=ff00527bf108b4e4e8f335fe774bbd1e785f7c51" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">‘Cobiacs’ Wirrabara</a> - Thursday 24th October, Wirrabara Town Hall.
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Pine Drive in Farrel Flat, SA offered after a century: Ray White

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A Glanmire, NSW, has sold for $7.1 million – a significant amount over reserve, according to its selling agency.
The sale of <a href="http://ecomms.raywhite.com/collect/click.aspx?u=jRYOrR8N39R+6hBQZ7yXMt0Z3VIjNMZG1sL0iOZoOnpA/trL2FuXNBIVuoLU/yHZ&amp;rh=ff004a4e0f3c0c00611a22e1e64d9dd4a4c41939" target="_blank">4985 Great Western Highway</a>, known as Kenda Park, was Ray White’s biggest under the hammer last week.
Kenda Park includes three houses, excellent equestrian facilities and extensive farming infrastructure.
Ray White Emms Mooney rural sales specialist Peter Crampton said the 404.5 hectare property is a high-profile asset located 8 kilometres from Bathurst.
Mooney said the property is approximately 95 per cent arable, the property is suitable for lucerne or other fodder crop production, livestock fattening, breeding, and as a farm stay or B&amp;B-style accommodation.
“For a block that size being so close to town to be available really is rare and it came down to two parties that really wanted the property,” Crampton said. “There was strong enquiry throughout the campaign. We had in order of 40 email enquiries and about the same number of telephone enquiries resulting in 20 inspections of the property.” Kenda Park was purchased by a husband and wife who had been living in the local area for years. “Bathurst is really popular with local and Sydney buyers, and being just over the mountains, it’s perfectly placed for city and tranquility,” Crampton said. “We’ve also had some good recent summer rain so the property was looking great and presented well with good feed on it.”
Crampton said top Ray White Rural agent Sam D’Arcy represented the buyers.
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Rural NSW farm Kenda Park sells for $7.1 million under the hammer

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The historic New England high country property, Prestwick has been sold prior to auction.
Meares &amp; Associates had been scheduled to auction the property today.
It sold to a Sydney investor with other rural interests.
The farm had been initially listed in autumn by Roger Grant, the Tamworth-based cattleman who had $5 million to $5.5 million hopes.
With a history dating back to the 1840’s when botanist and explorer Cunningham took up the land grant at Prestwick, it was marketed as a well managed and improved cattle breeding property enjoying all the features of the high country, including strong principally trap and basalt soils, normally high rainfall, with over 50% established with well improved pastures, including a mix of phalaris, cocksfoot, rye and clovers.
Located 55km southwest of Walcha and 53km from the regional centre of Tamworth, the 1,171 hectare (2,893 acres) property has traditionally carried 450 Angus breeding cows and heifers, with the progeny regularly topping the Tamworth premium weaner sale in January, at 8 – 10 months of age.
Prestwick has seen an extensive development program over the past three years with now approximately 565 ha (1,250 acres) of well developed pasture country and a further 60 ha (150 acres) recently cleared and being prepared for new pasture sowing next autumn. 
There is also a potential to develop a further 160 ha (400 acres) with minimal timber clearing and pasturing. The property has also enjoyed a good top- dressing history in recent years with super applied again as recently as April this year.
The property includes a series of sheltered valleys, with excellent generic features including the principally rich trap and basalt soils.
At an altitude ranging from 800m – just under 1,000m above sea level, there's an annual average rainfall of approximately 36” per annum, and excellent water from the 2.5km frontage to the permanent Mulla Creek, approximately 31 large spring-fed dams, an equipped bore and a series of seasonal spring-fed creeks.
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The major development program over the past three years has seen emphasis on fencing, including two efficient laneway systems to the south and west linking to the excellent new 500 head capacity all steel cattle yards complex. 
There is also a new all steel hay/machinery shed close to the existing operating improvements. Further innovation has included the upgrading of the electricity services with power lines now placed underground and also the sinking of a new bore close to the homestead.
The freshly painted and airconditioned Prestwick homestead is a classic well designed spacious two storey weatherboard home comprising 3 bedrooms, office, living and modernised kitchen, with easterly facing verandahs overlooking the established gardens. The adjoining 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom manager’s house is also in very good order.
Prestwick is also recognised for its lifestyle benefits with its attractive homestead and its excellent fishing resources – the Mulla Creek recognised as a major brown trout stream – 70,000 fingerlings fed into the Mulla in recent years.
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Chris Meares said Prestwick saw strong enquiry from Brisbane, rural Queensland, western New South Wales and Sydney.
"The owners of Prestwick have managed the extended dry conditions of the New England extremely well, always maintaining feed in front of their cattle.
"This has led them to minimise their cattle numbers in recent times and therefore, even with the small amount of rainfall received, the property is ‘grassing up’ and, hopefully given the summer storm pattern, should carry a good body of feed into the New Year.”
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New England farm, Prestwick sold pre-auction

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The southern New South Wales farm, Pejar Park, located just north of Goulburn, is being offered for sale by Sydney rural property specialists Meares &amp; Associates.
The offering is via Meares Online Auction to be conducted on 17 and 18 December this year.
Located 25 kilometres north of Goulburn adjoining the village of Woodhouselee, Pejar Park comprises 573 hectares (1,416 acres).
Meares says it could be regarded as a classic high country property (710 metres to 900 metres ASL) with its 75% basalt soils; the balance being granite and loams, its easterly aspect running to a 6 kilometre frontage to the large Pejar Dam.
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Meares commented the current owner Nicholas Rowe has not only preserved, but developed the property.
Taken up in 1939 by Len and Beatrice Bligh, the Pejar homestead was designed under the guidance of leading Sydney architect John Mansfield.
It is set amid award winning gardens with English trees including claret ash, golden elms, maples and deodars.
Nicholas Rowe continued the development of Pejar Park improving the homestead and gardens under the guidance of well known designer Donald Campbell.
It has been running between 2,200 and 2,500 cross-bred ewes plus some cattle, including its Sydney Royal award winning Poll Hereford stud.
Recent sales in the Goulburn/Roslyn/Crookwell area have seen land sell for upwards of $3,500 to $4,300 per acre.
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It is expected that the property will sell in a range of $5 million to $5.5 million, i.e. ($3500 to $4000 per acre).
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Pejar Park grazing property and homestead listed for online auction

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Quiz champion Honza Mikula has listed his 37 hectare Captains Flat property. 
Mikulov, set south of Queanbeyan, NSW, come with an 1890s mines office residence dating back to its time as the bustling copper mining site of the Lake George Mining Co.
The property (pictured above and below) comes with a landscape of concrete ramparts and relics of the bygone era surrounded by native forest.
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John Buckley at RE/MAX Capital is taking it to <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-captains+flat-128768402" target="_blank">September 1 auction</a>. Buckley expects the property to fetch somewhere between $600,000 and $650,000.
The holding, which is located on Old Mines Road, last traded in the 1960s after the liquidation of the London-based mining company.
Mikula has been on Rockwiz as well as Who Wants to be a Millionaire? in his pursuit of recognition as an Australian quiz champion.
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Former Captains Flat mining site to go under the hammer

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The long-held Kumbada farm at Jindivick has been sold by the Carnegie brothers after 72 years before its scheduled auction on December 8.
The sale price was not disclosed but is believed to be around $4 million.
The property spans 228.5 hectares and is one of the largest farm holdings in the district. It is located just to the north of the Princes Highway-Jindivick Road junction and close to the Drouin-Warragul area.
The selling agent was Rodwells Ruralco Property’s Damien Minogue.
A local beef cattle farmer is the new owner and has plans for a 300 cow-and-calf operation.
Originally purchased by the Carnegie brothers’ parents as a small dairy operation the acquisition of neighbouring holdings over the years created the sequence of long ownership and now presents the property in four titles.
“The Carnegie family dairy-farmed for many years but more recently Peter and John Carnegie converted it to livestock grazing with recent light stocking,” said Minogue.
“Over the years the Carnegie brothers have topped the Korumburra and more recently Leongatha markets many times with bullocks and vealers with their top quality grass-fed animals”.
The property has an eleven paddock subdivision.
“The improvements comprise the original three-bedroom homestead, plus a manager’s cottage plus another old cottage in need of renovation,” he said.
There are a number of support buildings including machinery sheds, an old dairy and the property has sealed road access.
“Good stock water resources are another feature with a creek frontage and a number of spring fed dams while this property is in a 900 mm annual average rainfall area”.
“I always considered it would be something of a signature sale as no comparable scale property has been offered in this area, nor will one probably be seen again and it is great to see it purchased by a local farming interest.
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Jindivick's Kumbada farm sells before auction

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Woodlands, located at Bungendore on the edge of the ever expanding Canberra, has been listed for online sale.
The sheep/wool farm is being <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-livestock-nsw-bungendore-7850266" target="_blank">offered for sale via Meares Online Auction</a> by Meares &amp; Associates on 15th/16th November, 2016.
Woodlands comprises 1157.81 hectares with 420 ha established improved pastures including phalaris, cocksfoot and clovers.
The property was selectively top dressed with fertiliser up until approximately 2010.
It is a five minute drive from the historic tourist mecca Bungendore, 30-40 minute drive from the nation’s capital Canberra and its international airport and a three hour drive from Sydney CBD.
Woodlands was taken up by the Hyles family over 150 years ago, and has been managed by five generations of the family over that time. 
The property is currently conservatively carrying 2,600 – 3,000 DSE’s.
However agent Chris Meares says there's the ability to produce beef cattle, run a horse or stud operation, as well as viticulture including wine grapes.
The homestead, set in an attractive garden with a decomposed granite tennis court, is an 1870’s styled Victorian abode where renovations and extensions have been carried out over the years,
Ther's a 5 Stand electric woolshed and shearer’s quarters that can accommodate 12.
Its former school house is used for bunk accommodation.
"This offering would ideally suit an existing farmer or an ‘off farm’ investor,” Chris Meares suggests.
Woodlands is expected to sell for around $3 million with offers closing at 2pm 16th November, 2016 AEDT.
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Bungendore's Woodlands for online auction

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A circa 4,000 hectare rural landholding in Queensland’s premium cattle country has been listed for the sale via auction on July 20, the first time the land has been offered in more than 150 years.  
Located in Mundubbera, in Queensland’s Wide Bay-Burnett region, Lot 1 and 4 of Deepbank Station comprise two freehold titles covering nearly 4,187 hectares. 
The grazing land, comprising a mix of cleared and improved soil types, is being sold by the McCord family, which have a connection with the region spanning six generations. 
The listing is through CBRE Agribusiness’ Thomas Warriner, Geoff Warriner and Chris Holgar. 
“Properties in this area do no change hands often, which is testament to the productive nature of the region,” said Holgar. 
The property was originally timbered to Brigalow, Box and Ironbark trees, while grass types including Buffel, Creeping Bluegrass, Green Panic, Urochloa and Rhode support a productive cattle operation. 
The property’s major selling factors include the secure stock water resources, which include six bores, six dams and three creek systems, said Warriner.
Holgar said the areas timbered with Narrow Leaf Ironbark and Spotted Gum were also ideal for harvest as an additional source of income. 
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Family held cattle grazing land in Queensland up for auction

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The world class winery Sweetwater, located in the rolling hills of the Hunter Valley, was withdrawn when listed to been auctioned today.
It was marketed at half the earlier price expectations.
Inspired by southern European vineyard estates, the<a href="https://jurds.com.au/listings/rural_sale-319321-pokolbin/" target="_blank"> 48 hectare Pokolbin holding now comes with $12 million plus hopes</a>.
Chinese buyers have heard of the repricing which triggered a spate of recent inspections by international visitors. But listing agent Alan Jurd said it was withdrawn because he didn’t have anyone willing to bid under auction conditions.
<div>"The vendor is very realistic however and has just given me instructions to reduce the price to above $12million," he said.</div>
Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz vines cover a third of the estate which dates back to the colonial 1840s.
Not just a winery and olive grove, the main residence is a stunning Mediterrean style construction that features private and guest wing accommodations.
Duncan Hardie's Sweetwater Wines purchased the land in 1997 with most of the vineyards dying or being grazed by cattle.
Hunter Valley wine veteran Brian McGuigan provided early advice on the layout and planting, having worked on the vineyard when he was about 18 years old.
It is being marketed by Alan Jurd of Jurds Real Estate as the "most significant country vineyard estate in Australia."
Alan had initially been asked to list it at over $30 million last year, then $15 million plus in the lead up to the auction.
Sweetwater Wines, part of the Hardie Holdings group, purchased the land in 1997 in Belford from Belford Pastoral Company, which was originally granted to the pioneering Richard Jones, a merchant and pastoralist.
In 1829 Jones had received 10,000 acres at Singleton in the Hunter Valley from where he established one of his finest vineyards in the Patrick Plains Shore at Sweetwater Creek off Old North Road. 
In 1844 from Jones’s first plantings, his vineyard produced a total of 2,000 gallons of wine. 
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