<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/consolidated-properties">Consolidated Properties Group</a> (CPG) is approaching the launch of its latest Brisbane riverfront development, Castile, on the dress circle Skyring Terrace in Newstead.

VIP buyers are now being engaged, with a full public sales launch coming later this year.

Positioned as the final opportunity to secure a new absolute riverfront residence on the East bank of Newstead, Teneriffe or New Farm, Castile at 47 Skyring Terrace has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/woods-bagot">Woods Bagot</a> as a timeless addition to the Brisbane skyline.&nbsp;

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The name Castile draws on themes of permanence, sophistication and legacy, reflecting a broader vision centred on enduring architecture and timelessness in the rarest of riverfront positions.&nbsp;

CPG Chairman and CEO Don O’Rorke said the project had been envisioned as a future Brisbane icon.&nbsp;

“With 47 metres of direct river frontage and never to be built out views, 47 Skyring Terrace is the definitive address on the Brisbane River,” O’Rorke said.&nbsp;

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“Rather than following trend-based apartment design, Castile draws inspiration from Brisbane’s great heritage buildings, reinterpreting classical architecture into a contemporary riverfront landmark designed to stand proudly for the next 100 years,” he said.&nbsp;

The approved development will comprise 227 apartments across a 25-storey tower alongside a boutique six-storey riverfront building of just 12 residences.&nbsp;

Construction is scheduled to commence in September 2026.

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CPG unveils Castile Newstead ahead of upcoming sales launch

Australia’s online shopping habits have shifted dramatically over the last decade. As eCommerce volumes surged, so too did the frustrations that came with traditional parcel delivery: missed deliveries, long Post Office queues, parcel theft and the challenge of being home during business hours.

Australia Post’s Parcel Lockers emerged as one of the more practical responses to that changing consumer behaviour.

What started as a relatively niche delivery option has evolved into a nationwide network of more than 1,400 self-service Parcel Lockers positioned at train stations, shopping centres, supermarkets and Post Offices across the country. The system allows Australians to send, collect and return parcels 24 hours a day, fundamentally changing how many people interact with deliveries.

The appeal is relatively straightforward: flexibility.

Instead of waiting at home for a delivery driver or rushing to a Post Office before closing time, users can direct eligible parcels to a Parcel Locker location of their choice. Once the parcel arrives, Australia Post sends a notification with a collection code or QR access through the AusPost app, allowing customers to retrieve their package at any time within the collection window.

For apartment residents in particular, the system has become increasingly valuable.

Higher-density living has created logistical challenges around deliveries, especially in buildings without concierge services or secure parcel rooms. Missed deliveries are common, while parcel theft has become an increasing concern as online shopping volumes continue to rise.

Australia Post itself has repeatedly highlighted the growing issue of “porch pirates” during peak shopping periods, encouraging customers to use Parcel Lockers as a safer alternative to unattended home deliveries.

That security aspect is one of the key reasons the Australia Post Parcel Locker network has grown so rapidly.

Parcel Lockers are positioned as secure, monitored collection points that reduce the risk of theft while also improving delivery efficiency for Australia Post. Instead of multiple redelivery attempts, parcels can be consolidated into a single secure destination.

The Parcel Lockers themselves are free to use through a MyPost account and support a range of parcel sizes up to 16 kilograms and dimensions of approximately 35 x 44 x 61 centimetres.

Beyond receiving parcels, the system has increasingly become integrated into the broader eCommerce ecosystem.

Customers can now use Parcel Lockers to return online purchases, while retailers have embraced the model as a way to improve delivery success rates and reduce friction in the shopping process. Australia Post has actively expanded partnerships with major retailers and promoted Parcel Lockers as part of a broader out-of-home strategy.

The timing of that expansion aligns with broader changes in Australian shopping behaviour.

The acceleration of online retail during and after the pandemic placed enormous pressure on delivery infrastructure. Parcel volumes reached record highs, particularly during Black Friday and Christmas periods, with Australia Post delivering more than 100 million parcels during peak festive seasons.

That growth forced logistics providers to rethink the “last mile” of delivery, widely regarded as the most expensive and operationally difficult stage of the process.

Parcel Locker systems have increasingly been viewed as part of the long-term solution.

The concept itself is not unique to Australia. Parcel Locker networks have become common globally, particularly across Europe and Asia, where dense urban environments and apartment living create similar logistical challenges. But Australia’s geography and suburban sprawl made adoption slower initially.

Now, however, the convenience factor is driving mainstream usage.

For commuters, Parcel Lockers near train stations allow parcels to be collected on the way home from work. For apartment dwellers, they remove the uncertainty around access and missed deliveries.

The rise of the AusPost app has also streamlined the experience, centralising notifications, tracking and Parcel Locker access into a single platform. Australia Post has increasingly pushed customers toward app-based delivery management, partly as a way to combat phishing scams and fake delivery notifications, which have become more sophisticated in recent years.

The Parcel Locker model is also beginning to influence property development itself.

Parcel management has become a growing consideration in apartment building design, particularly as online shopping becomes embedded in everyday life. Many new residential developments are now incorporating dedicated parcel rooms or Parcel Locker systems into foyers and communal spaces.

For developers, parcel management is increasingly viewed as part of the broader resident amenity offering, alongside gyms, wellness spaces and communal work areas.

That reflects a wider evolution in how residential buildings are designed.

Apartment buyers are placing greater emphasis on convenience, security and operational functionality, particularly in higher-density urban environments. Parcel delivery, once considered a minor operational detail, has become an increasingly important part of that equation.

Australia Post’s Parcel Locker network sits at the centre of that behavioural shift.

What began as a simple alternative delivery option has evolved into a key piece of infrastructure supporting Australia’s growing eCommerce economy and changing urban lifestyles.

And as online shopping continues to expand, the role of Parcel Lockers is likely to become even more embedded in how Australians live, shop and receive goods.

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Perth’s new apartment market recorded its strongest quarter of sales since Q4 2021, with 412 apartments sold in Q1 2026 and a record quarterly sold value of $537 million, according to Urbis’ latest Apartment Essentials results.

Urbis said the March quarter result reflects strong, highly product‑specific demand across both ends of the market, from more attainable projects delivering at scale, through to premium stock being absorbed by equity‑rich downsizers.&nbsp;

David Cresp, Partner at Urbis, said the key story in Perth is not demand, it is the market’s ability to convert demand into delivered housing.&nbsp;

“This is the strongest sales quarter since Q4 2021, and it reinforces that demand in Perth is real and it’s local,” David Cresp said. “But the task now is delivery, turning that demand into projects that can actually be built and completed.”&nbsp;

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<h2>Affordable product leads, premium demand remains resilient</h2>

Sales in Q1 were led by more affordable projects, with The Boulevard (SKS Group) recording 115 sales in the quarter, the presentation noting this is only the second time a single project has surpassed 100 quarterly sales. The project was able to offer more affordable housing product right next to a train station.&nbsp;

Palmyra West (Finbar) also delivered strong results with 28 sales in Q1, following 84 sales in Q4, with an average price of under $800,000, underscoring depth of demand for well‑located, attainable new stock.&nbsp;

At the premium end, Urbis said downsizer demand is continuing, with the results highlighting Romeo (Applecross, Finbar) recording 75 sales and reaching almost 50% sold in one quarter.

Jual (Shenton Park, Celsius Property) also posted a strong quarter with 28 sales, reaching 39% sold in one quarter.

Urbis noted that Perth apartment demand is not speculative, not investor‑led, and not uniform, describing it as localised, often equity‑driven and highly product‑specific, a pattern reflected in the polarisation between strong “attainable” performers and premium downsizer product.&nbsp;

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<h2>Prices underpinned by costs, and the delivery risk is growing</h2>

Urbis said pricing pressure is cost not demand‑driven: construction costs and delivery risk are now a central constraint, with the results noting build costs remain elevated and volatile, and that energy, fuel and labour uncertainty weigh on feasibility.

David Cresp said a growing challenge for private Build‑to‑Sell developers is simply securing a builder in the current environment.

“Developers are really feeling the pressure from a building market that was operating at capacity and securing a builder is challenging,” David Cresp said, adding that even where a builder can be secured, “trying to get to the price that makes the development financially viable is incredibly challenging in the current market.”&nbsp;

Urbis’ broader WA commentary also notes that industry remains at or above capacity with lot and housing creation, and that many builders are limiting new sales to manage stretched workforces and fixed‑price contract pressures, conditions that flow directly into apartment feasibility and delivery timing.

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<h2>Supply: improving later, but still constrained, and Perth lags eastern benchmarks</h2>

While near‑term supply remains constrained, Urbis’ forecast shows completions lifting “Supply is forecast to be back above 1,500 apartments per annum for the first time since 2019”, with 1,775 completions forecast for 2026, and volumes remaining above that level over the following years.&nbsp;

Looking further ahead, completions are forecast to reach 2,500 in 2028, with the report noting 32% of that total is social/affordable, reflecting the role of government‑supported delivery in rebuilding the pipeline.&nbsp;

However, Urbis said Perth remains behind comparable markets on pipeline scale. In a national comparison of projects under construction, the report shows under construction Perth Build‑to‑Sell (BTS) at 3,446 apartments versus the Gold Coast at 7,922. Mr Cresp said “The challenge for Perth is how to we grow the delivery pipeline”.

Urbis’ conclusion is that Perth’s market is increasingly defined by product discipline and delivery certainty, with the research identifying “delivery certainty is key” and calling out builder risk and procurement models as core success factors, alongside “timing and staging”.&nbsp;

Perth apartment sales hit strongest pace since late 2021 as builder capacity tightens

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sammut-developments">Sammut Group</a> has secured development approval for its latest Brisbane apartment project, marking the Sydney developer’s next step in expanding its Queensland pipeline following the success of its debut Gold Coast development, Coast.

The approved project at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/44-glen-road-toowong-qld-4066">44 Glen Road, </a><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/toowong-qld-4066">Toowong</a> will deliver a 15-storey riverfront apartment building with 42 residences, significantly increasing the scale of the site’s previous approval for a smaller luxury scheme. Designed by Bureau^proberts, the development will comprise a mix of predominantly four-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments positioned to maximise Brisbane River and city views.

Sammut Director Julian Sammut said the group had been actively searching Brisbane for several years before identifying Toowong as the right fit.

“Brisbane was the right step for Sammut,” Sammut said.

“With the success of Coast we thought we should definitely look to do more in Queensland alone. We then pushed up to look at Brisbane. We've been looking for I'd say two to three years actually and it was hard to find the right location.”

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Sammut said suburbs including New Farm and Teneriffe were considered before the group ultimately focused on Toowong due to its strong downsizer demographic and limited supply of developable riverfront land.

The site was acquired off-market after what Sammut described as a lengthy negotiation and planning process, with the developer pursuing an uplift to the original approval.

“We are DA approved now which is very exciting,” Sammut said.

“We've had our change approval come through and we've obviously doubled the height, 15 storeys plus rooftop. We've got 42 amazing apartments that are going to be coming to market soon.”

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Bureau^proberts said the design responds to Toowong’s evolving urban character, balancing contemporary apartment living with the area’s established residential identity.

“A place where traditional Queensland living has taken place for centuries; Toowong is seeing a shift of contemporary influence, commercial and retail hubs mixed with well-considered residential offerings – all the while maintaining its character and charm,” the architect noted in planning documents submitted to Brisbane City Council.

The architecture practice said the project’s form was shaped by its riverfront setting, flood considerations, neighbouring building scales, and view corridors.

“They said the mix of four and two-bedroom apartments capture the ‘fundamental qualities of Queenslander living,’ translated into the context of a contemporary subtropical building.”

The development sits just off Coronation Drive within walking distance of Toowong’s retail precinct and the upgraded Regatta ferry terminal, while also benefiting from proximity to the incoming green bridge connection to West End. Sammut said the accessibility and amenity offering were central to the site’s appeal.

The approval adds to growing residential activity along the Toowong riverfront, joining nearby projects including Consolidated Properties’ Monarch Residences and Spyre Group’s ARC Residences.

Sammut secures approval for debut Brisbane apartment development in Toowong

Developer Lanevick is heading back into Sydney’s apartment market after focusing more heavily on the luxury townhouse and terrace sector in recent years.

Lanevick, founded and directed by Steve Maroun, is expecting to receive approval in the coming months for a new apartment development in Gladesville, with the aim to launch it to the market later this year.

The 51-apartment project, designed by Studio Johnston, will comprise a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments positioned toward the Hunters Hill downsizer market.

“Traditionally it’s been difficult for people in that market to downsize because there just hasn’t been the right product available,” Maroun said.

“We’re targeting buyers who might have 30 to 40 per cent of their house value sitting in the bank after downsizing.

“They still want good spacious entertaining areas, they still want quality design, but they also want flexibility and the ability to enjoy life a bit more after working hard for a long time.”

The project sits near Boronia Park and within close proximity to the Parramatta River foreshore, an area Maroun says offers more of a Hunters Hill lifestyle than a traditional apartment precinct.

“From a lifestyle perspective, it’s really more Hunters Hill than Gladesville,” Maroun said. “You’re close to the foreshore, close to parklands, and still connected back into the village precinct.”

From level four and above, apartments will capture water views&nbsp;toward Sydney Harbour. Communal amenity will include rooftop entertaining areas, wellness spaces, and a gym tailored toward owner-occupier buyers.

“We’ve really designed these apartments around that buyer coming from the Hunters Hill LGA and what they’re actually looking for in their next chapter.”

The proposed development has also been designed to respond to the changing character of the broader Gladesville town centre, where a growing number of mixed-use and residential proposals are expected to emerge over the coming years.

“Gladesville presented a rare opportunity to deliver a genuinely design-led residential project within an evolving lifestyle precinct, just moments from the growing Gladesville town centre, and we’ve approached the project with a strong focus on architecture, liveability and long-term community value,” Maroun said.

Maroun said Lanevick saw a first-mover advantage within the precinct as planning controls continue to evolve to accommodate greater housing density.

“We think there’s a real opportunity there that hasn’t really been serviced properly yet,” he said.

“There’s going to be a broader evolution of the whole Gladesville village precinct over time, particularly with more activation and mixed-use outcomes.”

The Venus Street proposal will include a commercial and retail component at ground level designed to contribute to that evolving streetscape activation.

“A big part of the thinking was how do you activate that area properly and create more vibrancy and amenity, which is what Hunters Hill has been looking for,” Maroun said.

Lanevick’s focus since 2020 has largely been on smaller-scale luxury townhouse and terrace developments. The developer recently completed Royale Randwick, also designed by Studio Johnston, where prices reached $3.65 million. The project was featured in the UDIA NSW 2026 Professional Development Prospectus and was also named a finalist for Development of the Year.

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A 50 hectare NSW South Coast holding near Tuross and Moruya has been listed for sale through Webster Nolan Real Estate.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-livestock-nsw-coila-7828722" target="_blank">The five bedroom main Coila residence</a> is set amongst landscaped gardens and lawns and a lake.
It comes with machinery and storage sheds, cattle yards and multi-use greenhouses at the 4072 Princes Highway address.
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Coila's Pretty View listed for sale

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The Brambletye homestead has been listed for sale in Tasmania. 
Built in 1830, with 1900 makeover, the eight-bedroom, two-bathroom Brambletye homestead is privately located on the property and overlooks the South Esk River and farmlands.
The homestead’s billiard room comes with a full sized antique billiard table. 
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-mixed+farming-tas-conara-7767673" target="_blank">Brambletye Homestead</a> is currently operating as luxury accommodation for trout anglers who pay $180-250 per night. 
The 4150 hectare property at 1014 Glen Esk Road, Conara and adjoining Glen Esk and Avon Park have been listed by Roberts Rural Real Estate agent Martin O'Byrne. 
The property features mixed farming operations including sheep, cattle, dryland and irrigated cropping.
There are three farm cottages, a four stand shearing shed (capacity: 1,000 wool sheep), shearers quarters and machinery sheds.
"The sale of adjoining Glen Esk and Avon Park presents a rare and blue-chip opportunity to secure almost 15,000 acres and a combined South Esk River frontage of approximately 11km, along with huge flexibility for transfer of water between properties and the convenience of a location easily commuted to Launceston," Martin O'Byrne said.
 
 
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Burrawang West Station in the central west NSW has been listed with $10 million hopes.
The 4673 hectare farm has been listed through Inglis agents Sam Triggs and Jamie Inglis with offers due by mid-July.<a href="https://www.meares.com.au/property/burrawang-west-station/gallery/burrawang-west-station.htm" target="_blank"> </a>
Its been the farming enterprise retreat of the Graham Pickles and his wife, American-born banker turned marketing executive, Jana. 
The Pickles' have run a 6000 white Dorper sheep stud enterprise. Dorpers first arrived in Australia in 1997 and moved into NSW in 1999.
There's fodder crops for harvest that will be included in the sale price.
The farm got its reputation however when it operated previously as a luxury private resort.
The facilities dated back to the early 1990s when the Japanese corporation Kajima Corporation used the farm as a retreat for its executives and favoured clients.
President Dr Schoichi Kajima set out to create an authentic Australian bush retreat.
Its rustic Denton Corker Marshall architecture reflected a contemporary interpretation of traditional Australian woolsheds coupled with a Zen-like sentiment.
There's the original 101-stand Big Burrawang shearing shed, which in its heyday employed more than 250 men and shore 270,000 sheep. 
The Pickles acquired the property in 2000 when after 25 years of a very busy corporate life running trading conglomerates in South East Asia, Graham aspired to become a full time farmer.
He is now back on the Goodman Fielder board of directors.
It's main striking building is its quintessential Australian homestead with wrap-around verandahs, high ceilings and twin chimneys amid a rose garden.
There are four boutique lodges are known as The Barn, Woolshed, Jackaroo Cottage and Jillaroo Cottage. 
There's also along with a 20-metre swimming pool, tennis courts, saunas and conference facilities.
The garden now comes with an attention-grabbing concept – Utes In The Paddock – some 12 colourfully painted utes. 
The first ute – a 1971 Holden HQ series – by the Lightning Ridge artist John Murray.
The farm dates back to the days of Thomas Edols, the Bridgewater, England-born farmer who in 1873 bought the 227,000-hectare sheep station.
He oversaw the improvements – hiring a workforce of local Wiradjuri people and Chinese – that cleared more than 20,200 hectares of native vegetation, built the fences, sunk wells, built a canal from the Lachlan River, and installed its rabbit proof netted fences.
The Inglis agents advise there's a sale and leaseback available for any prospective passive investor for the property situated 25km east of Condobolin, 60km west of Parkes, 170km from Orange and 430km from Sydney.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph. 
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NSW's Burrawang West Station has been listed with $10 million hopes

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GUEST OBSERVER
Industry data: The ABS has released performance data for Australian industry sectors in the last financial year.
Leading the gains in income growth in 2014/15 was “Commission-based wholesaling” (up 35 per cent). Over the past five years income in the “Non-store retailing and retail commission-based buying and/or selling” sector more than doubled as did income for “Internet service providers.”
 Profitable companies: In 2014/15, 78.7 per cent of industries made a profit, up from 78.4 per cent in 2013/14 and 77.4 per cent of businesses in 2012/13. 
The detailed data on regions and industries are important for businesses researching markets.
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What does it all mean? 
 The shift away from bricks and mortar stores to online and non-traditional sellers stands out in the latest industry performance data. The biggest gain in income across the 80 sub-industries last financial year was by “Commission based wholesaling” (up 35 per cent). But internet service providers, internet publishers and “non-store retailing” (online stores) were represented towards the top of the income generators in 2014/15. 
 Over the past five years, again online retailers and internet service providers were amongst the industries recording the biggest gains in income. 
 The rural sector has been amongst the broader winners over recent years. Since 2006/07, profits across the Agriculture sector have lifted almost 12 per cent a year with income growth averaging 6 per cent. 
 Overall the industry data confirms the health of Australia business with almost 79 per cent of operators making a profit in 2014/15.
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What do the figures show? 
 In 2014/15, 78.7 per cent of industries made a profit, up from 78.4 per cent in 2013/14 and 77.4 per cent of businesses in 20 12/13. 
 In 2014/15, industry income rose by 1.5 per cent with expenses up 2.0 per cent. Earnings before income, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose by 4.3 per cent – the fastest gain in four years. 
Industry value added lifted 2.9 per cent in 2014/15; employment rose by 0.5 per cent; wages and salaries rose by 2.3 per cent. 
What is the importance of the economic data? 
 The Bureau of Statistics releases detailed data on industries and regions and general social surveys at regular points over time. The data is useful in gauging perspectives on the economy. 
What are the implications for interest rates and investors? 
 Aussie businesses and consumers generally have a poor understanding of the best performing industry sectors. Many believe that Australia has little to offer apart from mining and despair about the state of the manufacturing sector. 
 Amongst the biggest income generators over 2014/15 were Agriculture (+11.3 per cent), Healthcare (+10.8 per cent, Rental, hiring and real estate services (+10.7 per cent) and Construction (+7.3 per cent). Mining income fell 14.6 per cent but total industry income still lifted 1.5 per cent. 
 Over the past eight years profits in the Agriculture sector have grown on average by 12 per cent with income growth averaging 6 per cent.
As our Agriculture strategist is fond of saying – Australia is well underway in moving from the mining boom to the dining boom, benefitting from Asian demand for our food and beverage products. 
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Craig James is the chief economist at <a href="https://www.comsec.com.au/default.aspx" target="_blank">CommSec</a>.
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Internet, agriculture lead industry gains: CommSec's Craig James

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The 10,000 ha Western Riverina station, Oxley has been sold the pioneering McFarland family to Ian McLachlan, the Adelaide-based pastoralist.
He already owns a large aggregation based on the former Tyson property, Tupra, just across the Lachlan River from Oxley.
The McLachlans have also bought much of Geramy, an adjoining property owned by Bob McFarland’s brother Graham, leaving Graham retaining a block of about 1600ha.
Their cousin, Derek McFarland, still holds the historic homestead of Thelangerin, bought in 1873 from Alexander McVean, The Land's columnist Peter Austin said.
Oxley last traded in 1909, then held by AML and F, who had taken it over from the trustees of Thomas Darchy in about 1890. 
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Ian McLachlan buys Oxley in Western Riverina 

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An irrigation and mixed use farm in South Australia's south east has gone on the market featuring one of the largest single underground water entitlements for irrigation.
Cooma Park, 175 south east of Adelaide at Coonalpyn, has an entitlement to over 6,000 mega litres of underground water for irrigation and existing olive, wine grape or pine nut trees.
The property has a usable 1,900ha of which 420ha is developed to olives, wine grapes and pine nuts and a further 1,300ha is available to be developed with approximately half already containing irrigation bores. It also features a main homestead, two management dwellings, staff quarters, office, implement/storage shedding and workshop as swell as irrigation sheds.
Colliers International’s Tim Altschwager said the undeveloped land is currently used for grazing, with pastures primarily comprising veldt, primrose and ryegrass which thrive in the Upper South East climate and soil types.
“Due to the underground water reserves throughout the various basins in the region, irrigation is also a major focus and is utilised for fodder, large scale potato and onion production in addition to a number of olive growers,” he said. 
The property is for sale by expressions of interest, closing Wednesday 22 June at 4pm.
 
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Mixed use farm with irrigation entitlement listed

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The largest agricultural investment under the federal government's new significant investment visa (SIV) program has been made in the $174 million float candidate Mort &amp; Co.
It owns and operates Australia's biggest independent feedlot business.
The SIV program gives foreigners resident status in exchange for a $5 million investment.
Last July the federal government changed the SIV rules to ensure that at least 40 per cent of each $5 million investment would be placed into venture capital and growth equity for smaller Australian companies.
Investment bank Moelis, which is handling the Mort &amp; Co float, confirmed that a pre-IPO investment of $16 million had been made in the cattle company largely through the Moelis significant investment visa (SIV) venture capital fund.
The Australian Financial Review reported wealthy individuals from China, Singapore and Australia have also participated.
Mort &amp; Co has more than 10,000 hectares of prime cattle stations in Queensland and NSW, and is seeking to list on the Australian Securities Exchange next year.
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SIV migrants put $16 million into Mort & Co

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There were no bids when Invergowrie, the Tudor-style NSW Southern Highlands estate, offered by the former Liberal politician, turned businessman and commentator John Hewson, went to weekend auction.
The <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.randw.com.au/property/0000278286" target="_blank">seven bedroom Exeter house</a>, that comes with studies, library, ballroom and billiard room, dates back to the 1930s when built for the BHP industrialist Sir Cecil Hoskins.
The Richardson &amp; Wrench auctioneer Geoff Speers sought bids at $7 million for the 10 hectare estate that last sold for $5.5 million in 2004.
"This is an extraordinary estate," the auctioneer said.
Hewson has had an ongoing love of things Tudor. His first home in the Highlands was Redlands, also Tudor-style and in Paul Sorenson gardens, which he bought for $106,000 in 1977 and sold for $380,000 in 1985, just before he became the Federal Liberal Party leader with the red Ferrari.
Hewson and his wife, Jessica Wilson, who had Invergowrie listed through Michael Maloney at Richardson &amp; Wrench Bowral, want to move closer to Bowral.
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John Hewson's Southern Highlands estate passed in no bid

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Australian-owned Archipelago Beef Trust has bought two cattle stations for more than $60 million from Indonesia's biggest importer of live cattle, Japfa, in a breather from the trend of foreign buyers snapping up Australian rural estates. 
The privately owned Archipelago Beef Trust acquired Riveren and Inverway Stations located in the Southern Victoria River District of the Northern Territory, the Australian Financial Review reported.
The properties cover 550,000 hectares and are carrying about 40,000 head of Brahman cross cattle.
"Riveren and Inverway Stations are a key strategic acquisition by Archipelago Beef targeting the continued delivery of healthy Australian bred and produced cattle into the growing Asian live cattle export market," Archipelago director Luke Butler was quoted as telling the AFR. 
Butler said he was looking forward to trading with Japfa. 
The vendors Japfa Santori Australia Pty Ltd were represented by Rawdon Briggs of Colliers International.
The deal was done off the market and the price wasn't disclosed, though AFR said it was understood to be about $60 million. 
Japfa, a listed company on the Singapore Stock Exchange as well Indonesia, focuses on Asia's emerging markets including China, Vietnam, Myanmar and India. It was represented by Bruce Warren.
Japfa originally purchased the properties in 2013 from the Underwood family for about $35 million. 
Overseas buying of Australian rural assets has been a topic of much debate lately. 
The latest is around the sale of assets by Australia's largest rural landholder, S.Kidman &amp; Co to a Chinese buyer. Shanghai Pengxin and its partner Australian Rural Capital have been assigned preferred bidder status. 
The Foreign Investment Review Board has yet to make a decision on their rumoured $350 million bid, and had rejected an initial offer from Shanghai Pengxin last year with its standalone offer after concerns were raised about its proximity to the Woomera weapons testing range in South Australia.
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Australia's Archipelago Beef Trust buys two farms for $60 million from Indonesia firm: AFR

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Clive Palmer’s central Queensland cattle station did not sell in its recent rescheduled auction.
Clive Palmer's cattle station near Rockhampton in central Queensland was passed in at its pre-Easter auction.
The highest bid at auction was $1.5 million.
The <a href="https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/0-bruce-highway-marlborough-qld-4705-2012621750" target="_blank">“Mamelon” in Marlborough</a> sits on about 6258 hectares of land 135 kilometres north-west from Rockhampton.
The beef cattle breeding and grazing business was bought by Queensland Nickel industries for $8.2 million in 2010.
Clive Palmer’s cattle station was rescheduled for auction in Rockhampton after the initial auction was called off earlier this month.
Colliers International Brisbane agent Rawdon Briggs said the decision was made an hour before after new documents became apparent.
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