Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

<img alt="MAYD" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d1bcbb05-e659-4b47-8bd4-1e595315e2ad" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screenshot%202026-08-27%20at%202.05.03%E2%80%AFPM.png?VersionId=jj0XEud1X1DuLt7_KyElhjMdZGOXmLHP" />

MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

Joel Robinson

First look at MAYD's North Kirra mixed-use precinct

<main data-perf-region="main">
Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

[smartcode_project:default project_id=152737 project_image_fid=377679]

The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

[smartcode_project:default project_id=152737 project_image_fid=377675]

Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

[smartcode_project:default project_id=152737 project_image_fid=377685]

Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

[smartcode_project:default project_id=152737 project_image_fid=377680]

Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

&nbsp;

[smartcode_project_cta:default project_id=152737]

<h3 data-end="3697" data-section-id="q3n5ak" data-start="3672">&nbsp;</h3>
</main>

Nova Rêve arrives as Reve Group bets on Castle Hill's next growth phase

A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

[smartcode_project:default project_id=150999 project_image_fid=374005]

The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

[smartcode_project:default project_id=150999 project_image_fid=374010]

Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

[smartcode_project:default project_id=150999 project_image_fid=374002]

“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

[smartcode_project_cta:default project_id=150999]

Maréa Residences brings parkside apartments to Coolangatta

Melbourne developer PDG has secured Victorian Government approval for its $1.5 billion Southbank development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-one-1-queens-bridge-street-southbank-vic-3006">The One</a>, clearing the way for the long-dormant riverfront site opposite Crown to finally be developed.

The Minister for Planning has approved the project at 1-29 Queens Bridge Street, with the Department of Transport and Planning issuing the planning permit following its assessment.

The approval will allow PDG to develop the prominent 5,059 sqm site with a major mixed-use tower comprising premium apartments, including branded residences, a luxury hotel and boutique office space.

PDG acquired the site in late 2024, with its position directly opposite Crown's main entrance and near Melbourne's Arts Precinct making it one of Southbank's most significant remaining development opportunities.

<img alt="PDG" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="3933013e-6332-4386-b9be-089df05caf17" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screenshot%202026-08-27%20at%209.29.22%E2%80%AFAM.png?VersionId=sITIgBqDL0N3VNSMwWEmF5UA.uvcsRyu" />

Designed by COX in collaboration with ODO and PDG, the tower's architecture draws on the movement of the Yarra River, with six vertical pleats running the height of the sculpted facade.

The project will also see the heritage-listed Queens Bridge Hotel restored and incorporated into the development&nbsp;with new hospitality and public uses, including a rooftop venue.

A significant component of The One will be its residential amenity.

More than 5,000 sqm of resident facilities will be delivered across a single level, making it one of the largest consolidated residential amenity offerings proposed in an Australian apartment development.

The planning approval also incorporates a major upgrade of Queensbridge Square, which PDG will deliver in partnership with the City of Melbourne.

<img alt="PDG" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="73167fcd-1031-4b6f-a408-a064cfe45ed1" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screenshot%202026-08-27%20at%209.29.17%E2%80%AFAM.png?VersionId=Pf1AEWxw6SNmBqR0zQW5lyEze.MtxgFp" />

The existing square will be revitalised as a new civic and pedestrian space along the Yarra River, strengthening the connection between the project, Southbank and the riverfront.

PDG Founder and Managing Director Vince Giuliano said the approval represented a major milestone for a site which has remained largely underutilised for more than 15 years.

“This is the most significant Planning Permit approval Melbourne has seen in recent years,” Giuliano said.

“For more than 15 years, this site has remained underutilised. This approval enables us to deliver a project that will contribute meaningfully to the revitalisation of Southbank, restore and reactivate an important heritage building, and create a new civic and hospitality destination for Melbourne.”

The latest approval follows an earlier planning permit issued by the City of Melbourne covering demolition works across part of the site at 9-29 Queens Bridge Street. Those demolition and early works are already underway.

PDG has also started generating early interest in the residential component from owner-occupiers ahead of a planned public launch in early 2027.

PDG secures approval for $1.5bn Southbank apartment development, The One

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.

&nbsp;

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>.

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

Rural Listing

<html><body>
Pinecrest in Bright in Central Victoria has been listed with buyer interest tipped at around $3 million.
Pinecrest on Toorak Road is considered the gem of the town's premier residential properties, according to Dickens Real Estate agent Gerard Gray and Mario Paola.
Gray said he is expecting circa $3 million range, given the commercial development potential of the 1.5 hectare property.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-bright-127237970" target="_blank">brick family home on Toorak Road</a> belongs to former Sydneysiders Andrew and Sue Bamford, who moved to Bright in the 90s and bought the town's largest caravan park.
In 2001 they bought the original Pinecrest estate that included only a small cottage used as a holiday house with stables.
The main residence with 380 sqm under roof has three bedrooms, four bathrooms and a large formal and informal living space.
<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/po.images/2018/1/15/pine2.jpg" alt="">
An additional building features a large doubled sided open fireplace, private entertaining bar, a dedicated home theatre room and a personal gym.
A swimming pool and tennis court sit on the grounds, as does a self-contained two bedroom guest accomodation.
There are over 100 established ornamental trees on the parcel.
Gray says that Pinecrest is a property for lovers of style, character, warmth and a touch of grandeur and is all centrally located and accessible in Bright, one of Victoria’s strongest tourist and getaway towns with excellent lifestyle, seasonal and business attractions.
“With its extensive scale and established vegetation and resort like facilities I consider that Pinecrest will appeal to a buyer seeking the best of living in regional Victoria.
“A developer would also see the opportunities here in terms of subdivision, potentially for a series of prestige allotments, even perhaps the creation of a high quality gated residential community, or a more commercial resort style or lifestyle living project by accessing the enabling permits.
“I am anticipating the Pinecrest will be sought by a family wanting a permanent or part time living experience that takes in the best that Bright, or the valley environments of north east Victoria can offer.
“We expect to attract developer interest with a project concept that takes in the undoubted potential of a great location with a large level site that affords a land banking or project option.
 
 
</body></html>

jrobinson-rf4aSBido9

Pinecrest in Central Victoria with $3 million hopes

<html><body>
Inglebar and Woolpress, two adjoining properties at Baddaginnie near Benalla, have been listed for sale.
The holdings adjacent to the Hume Freeway have been consolidated and farmed as a beef breeding and grazing enterprise by a Melbourne based owner since 1966.
They have been developed in terms of infrastructure and farming services, pasture development and water resources.
Ruralco Property agent Michael Everard says that the vendor acquired Inglebar almost 52 years ago and then bought the adjoining Woolpress holding having acquired as well a herd of Angus heifers carrying the impressive Landfall Angus bloodlines from Tasmania.
“Subsequently an Angus herd has been built up without the introduction of any outside bloodlines or breeder cows that today could be up to 350 cows.
“The owner often elects to run on a substantial number of steers so that he has the ability to meet market demands including a long association he has formed with a prominent feedlot.
“A recent shipment leaving the property for the feedlot amounted to 115 steers”.
The property is held in sixteen allotments and has excellent water resources with some twenty paddock dams.
There is a gravity feed stock trough system throughout the twenty three paddock subdivision operated as a pressurised system.
There are double frontages to the Woolpress and Folly Creeks.
An effective laneway layout traverses the holding affording all weather stock movement for access to the cattle yards and for heavy vehicles.
Significant investment has been made in pasture improvement with a regular fertilizer and lime regime and introduction of ryegrass and phalaris based pastures.
The vendor says that the current four hay sheds are fully stocked and he has already cut another 428 big bales off two paddocks in recent weeks that are now also under cover.
The significant installed infrastructure includes the hay storage facilities a fully operating set of steel and timber cattle yards plus a feed pad or weaner cattle yard area that is based on a sloping crushed rock surface with a 14 bale capacity feeder.
There is also a shearing shed and a set of sheep yards.
There are an additional two large enclosed machinery sheds plus fuel and pump sheds with all farm buildings having concrete floors and mains power connected and most capture rainwater into adjacent tank storages.
A family brick homestead located on the Woolpress portion has three double sized bedrooms with all services and facilities and has undergone an extensive renovation to open up all living and service spaces, to enable double glazed windows and doors to be added and has an area of 241 sqm, with a carport adding another 50 sqm.
<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/po.images/2017/11/27/INGEBAR2.jpg" alt="">
The vendor affirms that the home provides very comfortable living inclusive of connected NBN, extensive domestic rainwater storage and it affords extensive exposure to local features including the distant Strathbogie Ranges.
Ruralco's Michael Everard says that the property has been ideally set up to meet the interests of the vendor who has combined a business career and extensive personal interests and regular travel with a lifetime interest in farming.
“There are good local contractors available to undertake all the seasonal on property tasks while a local farmer provides part time supervision and management services.
“The Inglebar-Woolpress farm combination is 200m kms from the City meaning the commute for a city based owner is two and a half hours all by the Hume Freeway.
“The buyer options here include full time hands on cattle breeding or sheep grazing, or strong appeal for a business person who wishes to have active input into the major farm enterprise decisions as well as enjoying all the pluses of rural living to suit.
“Whilst the Inglebar and Woolpress farms are uniquely set up there is still scope to further develop the productivity and for the purchaser to derive great personal satisfaction from implementing a new project
“Our vendor has indicated his willingness to consider a property exchange for ‘a large paddock on the Mornington Peninsula’ where he can teach his grandson the joys of cattle as well as horses” Everard says.
 
</body></html>

Inglebar-Woolpress beef cattle breeding near Ballina for sale

<html><body>
Historic Ravenswood Run Homestead – considered the birthplace of Bendigo – is for sale. The property offers 23 bedrooms and 18 bathrooms.
The 14-hectare estate, which once had its own train station, <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-hotel+leisure-vic-ravenswood-502589790" target="_blank">has $3.6 million plus hopes</a>.
Ravenswood Homestead was built in the late 1850s on the former sheep station known as the Mount Alexander North Run, which covered about 47,753 hectares.
It was around Bendigo’s first gold find.
<img class="size-full wp-image-47302 aligncenter" src="https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ravenswood1.jpg" alt="The property has been operating as guest accommodation since the 1980s. Photo: Supplied" width="797" height="596">
The pre-Georgian property first began operating as guest accommodation in the 1980s.
The estate at 4912 Calder Highway includes eight servant’s quarters, a dining room capable of seating 48, a breakfast room, cellar and gym.
<img class="size-full wp-image-47305 aligncenter" src="https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ravenswood4.jpg" alt="The dining room can sit up to 48. Photo: Supplied" width="802" height="532">
It is being sold with a redevelopment permit through McKean McGregor Real Estate’s Nick Hall.
</body></html>

j.ballantyne1990-6AQqhLzZaK

Ravenswood Run Homestead, birthplace of Bendigo, up for sale

<html><body>
The last parcel of Sir Reginald Ansett's former Mt Eliza estate has been listed with expectations around $40 million by Equity Trustees, which manages the R.M. Ansett Trust.
<a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-land+development-vic-mount+eliza-502611214" target="_blank">The 22 hectare parcel</a> has limited direct access to Moondah beach.
The area is covered by a green wedge zoning that limits future development on the site between Kunyung Road and Albatross Avenue.
The land has been used for grazing.
The expression-of-interest sale will be handled by professional services firm EY
The R.M. Ansett Trust sale will free up funds to donate to charities that run child-focused programs and scholarships.
Sir Reginald founded Ansett Airlines.
The offering is adjacent the 8.9-hectare former home of University of Melbourne's Melbourne Business School which sold last year to New Zealand's Ryman Healthcare for around $40 million for an aged care facility.
The trust's 22.3-hectare block sits between Moondah and Sir Reginald's original residence, the 11 hectare estate Gunyong Valley, which the trust sold in 2006 for $14.5 million.
</body></html>

Last lot of Sir Reg Ansett's Mt Eliza estate listed

<html><body>
A 23 hectare land parcel on the eastern face of Mount Chincogan at Mullumbimby has been listed for sale by mortgagee in possession.
The parcel has been held in one ownership for decades.
It features "excellent plateau homesites" as well as massive stands of untouched mature eucalypts with all the attendant wildlife.
The location at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-other-nsw-mullumbimby-7931046" target="_blank">Lot 1 Midginbel Lan</a>e allows quick access to the Pacific Motorway, Mullumbimby or Ocean Shores shops, Brunswick Heads or New Brighton for the beach.
It is 20 minutes from Byron Bay and 40 mins to Coolangatta International Airport.
It is "without doubt a dress circle property ready for the creative touch", the marketing by Mark Cochrane at The Professionals suggests.
</body></html>

Mortgagees list 23 hectare land parcel at Mt Chincogan, Mullumbimby 

<html><body>
A Western Division pastoral property, Moorna Station is being marketed by CBRE on behalf of the Walsh family, who have held the historic property since 1983.
Expressions of interest for <a href="https://property.cbre.com.au/properties/465-rufus-river-road-wentworth-nsw-2648/" target="_blank">Moorna Station</a> close on October 27, with offers expected to be submitted on the high side of $8 million. 
Moorna Station, in the lower Murray region, is a sustainable grazing operation supplemented by cropping, with further potential for more intensive development, including irrigated horticulture and viticulture.
Situated 30 kilometres west of Wentworth, fronting the north bank of the Murray River, Moorna Station is 18,896 hectares.
The property was one of the first to be settled on the lower Murray when it was taken up in 1846 by Ned Bagot, at about twice its present size.
In 1850 the station changed hands to E.B. Scott, who built the first homestead before selling in 1862 to John Crozier, whose extended family stayed until 1939.
It was then bought by a syndicate of South Australian interests including the Hawker family of Bungaree Merino stud, who introduced their bloodlines to the 70-year-old Moorna stud.
In 1972 Moorna was acquired by Douglas Morphett, who divided the property in two when reselling in 1978, the eastern section becoming Warrananga, while the homestead block was bought by David Hawker, who sold to the present owners.
The Moorna homestead, erected in 1869 by William Crozier was expanded by his brother-in-law Ben Chaffey in 1912.
Set in established gardens beside the Murray River, the rendered brick homestead of 10 bedrooms comprises three wings with a central courtyard.
</body></html>

Moorna Station offered with $8 million plus hopes

<html><body>
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. 
<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/po.images/2017/10/09/Pork.jpg" alt="">
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.  
</body></html>

jonathanchancellor-7SQnKwU6yx

Free range pork farm in Victoria's Greta West listed with $2 million hopes

<html><body>
Seven Group executive chairman Kerry Stokes and cattleman Peter Murray are selling the largest farming portfolio on South Australia's Kangaroo Island, estimated to nearly $50 million. 
The cattle, sheep and cropping aggregation on the 7,821 hectare Cygnet Park Farms, which Stokes and his long-time business partner have accumulated over the past decade, comes to market at a time when prime farmland values are rising, especially properties with beef, lamb and wool production.
The listing is being handled by Elders Real Estate with The Australian Financial Review citing industry sources as saying the farming portfolio could be valued as high as $50 million.
The portfolio is being offered on a walk in, walk out basis in one line or in individual allotments, contingent upon the remainder of the portfolio being sold. 
Like billionaire Stokes, mining tycoon Gina Rinehart and retailers Brett Blundy and Gerry Harvey have all been investing in agricultural assets in recent years.
The offering includes a herd of about 3300 cattle and 15,700 sheep and is expected to attract interest from international corporate investors and local farming groups. 
The island is famous for its local produce, which is marketed under the "Kangaroo Island" brand and is in much demand in Asia.
First established in 2007 under Murray, the aggregation has been steadily expanded over the years. In June 2015, Woodlana Station, a 2,823 hectare landholding at Cassini on the island's central north coast was acquired for $4.7 million.
Previously, in 2010, the pair acquired Clifton Downs, a 550 hectare grazing property on Kangaroo Island. Other properties in the portfolio include Long Hill Station.
Murray, one of Australia's most experienced cattlemen, said he had decided to bring the portfolio to market in order to focus on other business interests as he transitions into retirement. He turns 81 next month.
"I am very proud of the quality portfolio of both real estate and livestock assets that we have built in one of the world's most pristine agricultural environments. I will retain a smaller portfolio of properties on the Island moving forward as I remain convinced it is one of the best livestock production regions in Australia and has enormous opportunities to deliver high margin, quality produce to the world."
For the 77-year-old Stokes, the Cygnet Park Farms listing comes as he and other media moguls look to re-position their empires ahead of the relaxation of media ownership rules.
Last month Stokes' Seven Group Holdings, which owns 41 per cent of Seven West Media, sold its WestTrac China heavy machinery dealership for $540 million with plans to reinvest the proceeds back into Australia.
 Elders Real Estate general manager Tom Russo said the opportunity to acquire a portfolio of this scale in the Kangaroo Island region was unprecedented.
"There is currently unprecedented demand for clean, traceable food products in the Asia-Pacific region and further abroad. Kangaroo Island is ideally positioned to respond to this demand given its unique agricultural setting, enhanced biosecurity, GM free status and unpolluted environment,” said Russo.
"Given their proximity, the Cygnet Park Farms properties can be operated separately or as a whole,” he added.
Stokes and Murray are also invested on the South Australian mainland. In 2007, they purchased the Balquhidder Station, a sprawling 3000-hectare cattle property at Parawa for more than $20 million in 2007.
In 2009, they bought neighbouring Mt Scrub, a 660-hectare grazing property, for about $5 million.
 
 
 
 
 
 
</body></html>

Media mogul Kerry Stokes lists Kangaroo Island farm portfolio

<html><body>
Norman Farming's 18,028 hectare Kalanga and Mobandilla farmland in the Border Rivers region has been listed for sale with expectations over $100 million.
According to reports in The Land, the properties have historically grown about 40,000 bales of cotton each year.
Norman Farming was the Australian Cotton Grower of the Year in 2010.
John Norman told The Land they have been looking to sell for some time
"The recent sale process of the Sustainable Agriculture Fund's farms and the general talk about where farmland values are have encouraged us," he said.
"We think this is the right time to be selling.
"It was hard to tell my son that we are selling because I want him to become a seventh generation farmer, but we are not stopping farming.
"We will look for something new to farm once a sale is complete."
The Norman family purchased Kalanga in 1981, and have added around 5000ha of highly developed flood irrigation country through further buys.
CBRE Agribusiness regional director, Danny Thomas, and senior director, Duncan McCulloch are selling the property through an international expressions of interest campaign.
Mr Thomas said no expense has been spared in the development of the aggregations, which has significantly increased their productivity through expansion of land area and redevelopment of irrigation fields as well as the introduction of bankless channel irrigation and efficient water management.
</body></html>

Norman Farming Border Rivers farmland listed

<html><body>
The Benalla district estate of the late Victorian cattleman and industry leader Mike Burston has been listed for sale by his widow Lois.
The property, East Mt Ada, spans 610 hectares of mixed farmland split into 22 separate titles and sits in the heart of Broken River Valley.
In recent years the property has been the home of the East Mt Ada Merino stud. There's a hayshed, machinery shed, stockyards, a shearing shed and stables.
A 1960s architecturally designed homestead with four bedrooms sits on the parcel.
Ruralco Property Hume agents Luke Marple and Brett Neilson are marketing the property for an October 6 auction.
Burston received an OAM last year for his services to the industry. He was a member of the Cattle Council of Australia for seven years.
 
</body></html>

Rural Listing

Editor's Picks

Have something to contribute?

Developments

New apartments

New townhouses

News

Rural Listing

Editor's Picks

Receive the latest news stories to your inbox

Have something to contribute?

Developments

New apartments

New townhouses

News