" Lara ", Barcaldine, Qld 4725

"Lara" Barcaldine offers buyers a combination of grazing and a significant tourism business, providing a passive income for the current owners.

• The volume and body of the Buffel is a feature. Pastures are in excellent condition with 200mm of rain in 2025, and vendors' rotational grazing management.
• Located *30km from Barcaldine and *80km from Blackall, station complex in *13km off the Landsborough Highway.
• "Lara" has a great mixture of country, good coverage of Buffel, native pastures, and a blend of herbages and salines. 1,200 Acres were re-pulled in 2024.
• Abundance of water, having the artesian bore flowing at *285,000 gallons per day, seasonal waterholes along the Alice and Patrick Creeks, and a dam desilted in 2024. Water is distributed via 50mm blue line poly to 12x 5,000-gallon tanks and 15 troughs.
• Excellent fencing, with *31.5km of exclusion boundary fence, with *1.4km of internal exclusion fencing, balance of fences consists of 4 barb and *4km of barb and ring lock fencing. Subdivided into six main paddocks, three holding paddocks, and six water squares.
• Cattle yards are a permanent fixture around the main working areas and *150 portable panels, including gateways. The undercover cattle crush and calf cradle have a concrete working area leading up to the loading race, five-way draft, two water tanks, three troughs and three cooler yards. The yards work stock well and are shaded.
• The four-bedroom main house is set in an easy-care, well-shaded garden. Modern open plan kitchen/dining area with a large island bench and plenty of storage. Office and bedrooms have split systems and ceiling fans.
• Circa 1912 homestead steeped in history and memorabilia is utilised for tours, including a School of the Air room, extra bedrooms, and split system air conditioning.
• The well-known Lara Wetlands Bush Camp is 800m from the station complex and has management in place to continue a low-maintenance, eco-friendly tourism operation.
• Lara Wetlands attracted over 5,000 caravans and campers in the 2024 season. The business currently operates from May to October.
• Liveweight selling centre in Blackall and Barcaldine, rural power, Starlink, all the regular business services and educational facilities in Barcaldine and Blackall.
• Excellent water and feed, renowned breeding and backgrounding country, location and access to markets and an additional income with Lara Wetlands Bush Camp. 

Nutrien Harcourts GDL in conjunction with Brodie Agencies
• Andrew McCallum (GDL) - 0427 581 889 
• Tom Brodie (Brodie Agencies) - 0428 712 095