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Well-established
Cattle Station
Singleton Station run between 4,000 and 5,000 cattle on 2949 square kilometres of land in Northern Territory.
Site description
Singleton Station is located near Ali Curung, in the Northern Territory of Australia, 390 km north of Alice Springs, 1,160 km south of Darwin, and 2,657 km west of Brisbane. The station occupies an area of 2,949 km2 (294,900 Ha).
The Climate in the area has mild winters with low humidity and negligible frost. The summers in the area are hot. Mean temperatures range from 32 degrees Celsius in summer to 17 degree Celsius in winter. Average annual rainfall is 386 mm, predominantly received in spring and summer months.
The Soils range from light sandy red loams in the west to loamy red flats in central parts with drainage lines containing some clay. The rocky Davenport Ranges are located in the eastern part of the property. Much of the property is well vegetated with an abundance of natural growth. Native palatable grasses consist of woolly oat, button grass, white spear grass, munyeroo, native clover in water courses and spinifex. Some areas are lightly timbered with mulga, corkwood, blood wood and ghost gums.
Water
Singleton Station is renowned for its abundant groundwater resources, sitting on the Central Plains Region of the Western Davenport Water Control District– which has an estimated groundwater storage greater than 138,000,000 ML.
The Station currently has 14 watering points serviced by 14 equipped bores. Standing water level is typically at 6m to 8m depth which is ideal for efficient pumping.
Fencing
The Station has 5 main holding paddocks. The Alice Springs to Darwin railway line traverses the property and is fenced on both sides with 4 designated access crossings on Singleton Station. The Stuart Highway also dissects the property and is fenced on both sides. The main boundaries of the property are partially fenced.
Services
Singleton Station has access to various services through its positioning on the Stuart Highway and its proximity to the Ali Curung community. Key services include:
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Connection to 240 Volt mains power
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Australia Post Mail delivery 4 times per week
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Daily delivery of supplies via bus/courier
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School of the Air available via Alice Springs
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Access to landline and mobile phone services
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The homestead is approximately 5km from the Stuart Highway and accessible via an all-weather road.
Expansion of carrying capacity
The station has run between 4,000 and 5,000 cattle over the past decade. The predominant cattle bloodlines run on the property have been Fairy Springs and Cherokee Brahman.
Opportunities have been identified to enhance the carrying capacity of the Station through increased watering points, genetic management, enhanced infrastructure and the potential to access feed resources through the horticultural development to be undertaken on the Station. FortuneAgri is planning a staged program of works to lift the Station’s carrying capacity.
Currently watering points, yards and fences are mostly concentrated on the eastern half of the property between the Stuart Highway and the Davenport Ranges. The western half of the property is comparatively under developed. FortuneAgri plans to utilise the complementary aspects of the large scale horticulture project, combined with investment in targeted new infrastructure, to significantly expand the cattle operation.
The horticultural business will provide opportunities through fodder production and through the use of waste product generated within the horticultural business for a livestock custom feeding and backgrounding operation. This facility can be utilised by Singleton Station for its own livestock and also used as a custom feeding facility for neighbouring stations.