Who Owns Australia’s Farms 2022: The full list of 1000-plus properties
Meet 200 of the nation’s biggest landholders and discover the 1000-plus properties worth billions of dollars they own.
Australia’s richest woman has been knocked off her perch as the nation’s biggest landholder. And a Canadian-fuelled spending spree on Aussie farms has surged past the $5 billion mark in the past year.
The Weekly Times’ annual investigation into who owns Australia’s farms shows significant investor movement over the past 12 months amid insatiable demand for rural property spurred by low interest rates, a dramatic turnaround in seasonal conditions and strong farmgate returns.
Two mates from outback Northern Territory – Viv Oldfield and Donny Costello of Crown Point Pastoral Company – have snatched the coveted No. 1 landholder position from Ms Rinehart after purchasing 3.2 million hectares from her Hancock Agriculture and S Kidman and Co businesses in a landmark four-station deal.
It has taken Crown Point’s holdings to more than 7.2 million hectares across northern Australia – greater than the size of Ireland.
From a value perspective, Canada’s PSP Investments – the pension fund for the Canadian public service including the world-famous royal mounted police force – cemented its No. 1 ranking with a portfolio of land and water assets now estimated at $5 billion.
But it’s not just the top end of town making a major play for agriculture in the past 12 months. Here is a list of some our of biggest landholders and the 1000-plus properties they own.
AAAW GROUP — AUSTRALIA AULONG AUNIU WANG GROUP (CHINA)
Owned by large Chinese retailer Dashang Group which operates department stores and supermarkets.
• Brindley Park, Merriwa NSW – 2002 hectares.
• Calthorpe Orchard, Sidmouth TAS – 94 hectares of established cherry, apple and pear trees
• Clear Hills, Captains Flat NSW – 1100 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
• Glenrock Station, Hunter Valley NSW – 30,868 hectares. Purchased for $45 million.
• Millers Orchard, Hillwood TAS – 30 hectares of established cherry, apple and pear trees. Purchased in 2017.
• Oak Park, Charleville QLD – 78,000 hectares. Purchased in 2017 for $13.5-$15.5 million.
• Wootton/Kuro Kin Wagyu, Hunter Valley NSW – 3439 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
Source: pinnaclefinefoods.com.au
AAM INVESTMENT GROUP
Managers and operators of the Regional Livestock Exchange. In 2019 raised $60 million-plus for a new agriculture fund. Has investments in poultry assets in South Australia.
• Bergen Park, Forbes NSW – 2788 hectares. Purchased in conjunction with Warili from ASX-listed Blue Sky Alternative Investments in 2020 for more than $20 million.
• Keep Plains Agricultural Development, Kimberley NT – 67,500 hectares.
• Legune Station, Kununurra NT – 285,270 hectares.
• Mount Harden, Blackall QLD – 34,005 hectares.
• Round Cowal, Forbes NSW – 1640 hectares. Purchased in conjunction with Sunshine Aggregation in 2020 for $16 million.
• Sunshine Aggregation, Forbes NSW – 4820 hectares. Purchased in conjunction with Round Cowal in 2020 for $16 million.
• Terrick Terrick, Blackall QLD – 55,000 hectares. Purchased in 2020.
• Thornleigh and Moorlands, Blackall QLD – 35,000 hectares.
• Warili, Forbes NSW – 1111 hectares. Purchased in conjunction with Bergen Park from Blue Sky Alternative Investments in 2020 for more than $20 million.
• Wooralah, Blackall QLD – 8992 hectares.
Source: aamig.com.au
ACE DAIRY HOLDINGS (NETHERLANDS)
Mostly owned by Deutsche Bank’s DWS Global Agricultural Land and Opportunities Fund and Dutch government and education pension fund, Stichting Pensioenfon ABP, with portfolio managers Duxton Asset Management also owning a share. Sold a number of dairy farms during 2021.
• Whites, Heyfield VIC – 314 hectares.
• Donahoes, Maffra VIC – 289 hectares.
• Hill Farm, Maffra VIC – 427 hectares.
AJ&PA McBRIDE
Based in South Australia, the sixth-generation AJ&PA McBride and Co operates across 1.3 million hectares running 375,000 sheep and employing 90 staff. The company is now owned by 102 McBride family shareholders with a strong focus on wool.
• Ashmore, Kingston SE SA – 7354 hectares. Purchased in 1937.
• Braemar Station, Burra SA – 131,210 hectares. Purchased in 1907.
• Brooklyn, Lucindale SA – 3839 hectares. Purchased in 1952.
• Bleasdale Winery, Langhorne Creek SA. Purchased in 2013 as a diversification strategy.
• Konetta Station, Millicent SA – 7380 hectares. Purchased in 1974.
• Nepowie, Naracoorte SA – 5848 hectares. Purchased in 1955.
• North Well, Kingoonya SA – 381,400 hectares. Purchased in the 1980s.
• Teetulpa, Yunta SA – 84,414 hectares. Purchased in 1905.
• Telopea Downs aggregation, Telopea Downs VIC – 47,677 hectares. Purchased in 2018.
• Wilgena Station, Tarcoola SA – 507,300 hectares. Purchased in 1924.
• Yudnapinna Station, Port Augusta SA – 224,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
Source: mcbride.com.au
ALDERLEY PASTORAL COMPANY
Operated by Frank and Rada Blackett.
• Alderley Station, Boulia QLD.
ALBERTA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (CANADA)
Paid about $60 million in 2021 for Lawson Grains, one of Australia’s leading grain farmers, operating 10 aggregations totalling 91,592 hectares of developed farmland.
• Borambil, Rand NSW – 8255 hectares.
• Grassmere, Oaklands NSW – 9914 hectares.
• Gunnadoo, Jerramungup WA – 12,527 hectares.
• Hakea, Esperance WA – 12,734 hectares.
• Jerry South, Jerramungup WA – 6061 hectares.
• Kealandi, Moree NSW – 9390 hectares.
• St Leonards, Wongan Hills WA – 5796 hectares.
• Uah, Forbes NSW – 10,524 hectares.
• Walyoo, Yathroo WA – 5574 hectares.
• Wongan, Wongan Hills WA – 10,817 hectares.
Source: lawsongrains.com
AMBURLA NOMINEES
Owned by Tony and Pam Davis. Sold the Narwietooma, Derwent and Glen Helen properties in 2020.
• Amburla Station, Alice Springs NT – 202,000 hectares.
• Dnieper Station, Alice Springs NT – 100,000 hectares.
• Hamilton Downs Station, Alice Springs NT.
AN AVIEN PASTORAL HOLDING AND AGRICULTURE
Owned by Vietnamese businessman Pham Nhat Vu.
• Vermelha Station, Katherine NT – 203,900 hectares. Purchased in 2016 for $18 million.
ANDERSON’S AND ROHAN PARTNERS
• Henbury Station, Alice Springs NT – 527,300 hectares.
ANGUS AND KIMBERLEY McKAY
• Idracowra Station, Alice Springs NT – 462,800 hectares.
• Umbearra Station, Alice Springs NT
ANGUS PASTORAL COMPANY
Family-owned beef company founded in 1960 and run by Blair and Josie Angus. Covers four properties totalling 161,875 hectares in central and north Queensland.
• Carpentaria Downs, Einasleigh QLD. Purchased in 2005.
• Chesterfield Station, Clermont QLD. Purchased in 1996.
• Kimberley Station, Clermont QLD. Purchased in 1978.
• Sondella feedlot, Clermont QLD. Purchased in 1991.
Source: signaturebeef.com.au
ANTONY AND SYBIL BAILLIEU
• Yarram Park, Willaura VIC – 9700 hectares.
ARMSTRONG FAMILY
• Nap Nap Station, Maude NSW – 30,000 hectares.
ARRABURY PASTORAL COMPANY
Run by the Daley family and operating across five properties and 1.3 million hectares of Queensland. The properties are strategically located in the Channel Country as well as around Blackall, Meandarra and Condamine and are used for beef production.
• Arrabury Station, Betoota QLD – 418,000 hectares.
• Binda, Condamine QLD
• Cluny Station, Bedourie QLD – 546,000 hectares.
• Mt Leonard Station, Betoota QLD – 337,000 hectares.
• Tarves Station, Blackall QLD – 10,567 hectares.
Source: arrabury.com.au
AUSTON CORPORATION (CANADA)
Australian arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board which was established in 1991 and administers pensions for 183,000 teachers. Owns almond, apple and avocado farms in South Australia and Victoria.
• Aroona Farms, Lyrup SA – 2600 hectares.
• Jasper Farms, Busselton WA – 360 hectares. Australia’s second-biggest avocado grower. Purchased in 2017.
• Margooya/Canarvon, Robinvale VIC – 2878 hectares. Purchased in 2015 for $115 million.
• Pomona Valley, Ardmona VIC – 500 hectares. Purchased in 2021.
AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY
Founded in 1824, Australian Agricultural Company or AACo runs about 400,000 cattle across 6.4 million hectares of land. It is listed on the ASX with UK billionaire businessman Joe Lewis the biggest investor with a more-than-45 per cent stake.
• Anthony Lagoon/Eva Downs, Tennant Creek NT – 934,900 hectares.
• Avon and Austral Downs, Camooweal QLD – 863,100 hectares.
• Brunette Downs Station, Tennant Creek NT – 1,221,200 hectares.
• Camfield Station, Victoria River NT – 279,000 hectares.
• Canobie Station, Cloncurry QLD – 492,100 hectares.
• Carrum Station, Julia Creek QLD – 50,613 hectares.
• Dalgonally Station, Julia Creek QLD – 128,000 hectares.
• Delamere Station, Victoria River NT – 300,300 hectares.
• Glentana Station, Springsure QLD.
• Goonoo Farm, Feedlot and Station, Emerald QLD.
• Headingly Station, Mt Isa QLD – 1,003,200 hectares.
• La Belle, Batchelor NT – 61,000 hectares.
• Montejinni Station, Victoria River NT – 485,623 hectares.
• Pell and Tortilla, Darwin NT – 5473 hectares.
• South Galway Station, Windorah QLD – 487,600 hectares.
• Wondoola Station, Normanton QLD – 252,500 hectares.
• Wylarah Station and Farm, Surat QLD – 40,468 hectares.
Source: aaco.com.au
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL EQUITY
Owned by Australian businessman and former Seven Network boss Kerry Stokes. In 2020 sold a 7821-hectare aggregation on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island for about $25 million.
• Balquhidder Station, Parawa SA – 3000 hectares. Purchased in 2007 for $30 million.
• Mt House Station, Halls Creek WA. Purchased in 2016 for more than $20 million.
• Mt Scrub, Fleurieu Peninsula SA – 660 hectares. Purchased in 2009 for about $5 million.
• Napier Downs Station, Derby WA – 400,000 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CHOICE
Third-generation vertically integrated beef company owned by rich-lister Trevor Lee and his family.
• Babbiloora Group, Augathella QLD – 237,325 hectares.
• Brindley Park aggregation and feedlot, Darling Downs QLD – 19,316 hectares.
• Brisbane Valley feedlot, Brisbane Valley QLD – 123 hectares.
• Dooloogarah, Injune QLD – 42,300 hectares.
• Dungowan, Dungowan QLD – 22,293 hectares.
• Gladys Downs, Augathella QLD – 20,060 hectares. Purchased in 2020.
• Hay Roma, Roma QLD – 859 hectares.
• MB9+, Darling Downs QLD – 1335 hectares.
• Moray Downs, Clermont QLD – 117,000 hectares.
• Opal Creek and feedlot, Cecil Plains QLD – 3116 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
• Redford Station, Mungallala QLD – 48,400 hectares.
• Toarki and Rosewood, Roma QLD – 8120 hectares.
• Tungamah, Darling Downs QLD – 14,221 hectares.
• Wellclose Group, Adavale QLD – 159,832 hectares.
Source: accbeef.net.au
AUSTRALIAN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
A privately owned company whose investors include the family of the late Colin Bell and US billionaire Ray Dalio. Owns 225,405 hectares of land in the Coonamble, Deniliquin and Hay districts of NSW. Also owns about 54,693 megalitres of water licences in the Murray and Murrumbidgee irrigation areas.
• Barratta, Deniliquin NSW.
• Boonoke, Deniliquin NSW.
• Burrabogie, Hay NSW.
• Kolora, Hay NSW.
• Mulberrygong, Hay NSW.
• Netherway, Coonamble NSW.
• North Cobran, Hay NSW.
• Peppinella, Deniliquin NSW.
• Wahwoon, Hay NSW.
• Wanganella, Deniliquin NSW.
• Warriston, Deniliquin NSW.
• Wingadee, Coonamble NSW.
• Zara, Deniliquin, NSW.
Source: austfood.com.au
AUSTRALIAN FRESH MILK HOLDINGS
A partnership between Chinese agriculture group New Hope, the Perich Group and ASX-listed Freedom Foods. Has significantly increased its investments in the past three years.
• Coomboona Farms, Goulburn Valley VIC. Purchased in 2018 for about $46 million.
• Moxey Farms, Gooloogong NSW – 2700 hectares. Purchased for $100 million in 2015.
• Torrumbarry Estate aggregation, Torrumbarry VIC – 3500 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $40 million.
AUSTRALIAN GREEN PROPERTIES PTY LTD (PHILIPPINES)
Owned by Filipino banker and property developer Romeo Roxas.
• Cobar aggregation, Cobar NSW – 60,000 hectares.
• Murray Downs, Barkly Tablelands NT – 265,000 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL LAND COMPANY
Headed by AWX labour hire firm boss Tom Strachan. Holdings include:
• Lighthouse Station, Roma QLD – 7365 hectares. Purchased in 2015 for $14 million.
• Lorraine, Roma QLD.
AWARE SUPER
• Lake Boga Portfolio, Lake Boga VIC — 9004 hectares.
BALDY BAY PASTORAL
At one point, Sterling Buntine ran about 2.5 million hectares of cattle properties in northern Australia. Was part of a five-member syndicate that made a last-minute bid for S Kidman and Co in 2016.
• Alroy Downs Station, Tennant Creek NT — 400,000 hectares. Purchased in 2008 for $70 million.
• Bedford Downs Station, Kimberley WA.
• Comely and Mapala Stations, Bauhinia QLD — 23,000 hectares. Purchased from Consolidated Pastoral Company in 2019 for almost $50 million.
• Dalmore Downs Station, Tennant Creek NT.
• Landsdowne Station, Kimberley NT.
• Lissadell Station, Kimberley WA.
• Mimong Station, Kyuna QLD — 79,970 hectares. Purchased from Consolidated Pastoral Company in 2019 for about $20 million.
• Tulmur, Tranby and Owens Creek, Winton QLD – 74,620 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $7.8 million.
BANYANDAH PASTORAL
Operated by Ian and Camilla Shippen.
• Bundyulumblah, Moulamein NSW
• Banyandah, Moulamein NSW
• Crossbred sheep property, Wagga Wagga NSW
• Chah Singh, Moulamein NSW
• Mt Fyans, Dundonnell VIC — 5900 hectares.
• Woorndoo, Lake Bolac VIC. Purchased in 2021.
BASS CATTLE COMPANY
Owned by David and Suzanne Bassingthwaite.
• Epenarra, Barkly Tablelands NT – 265,000 hectares. Purchased in 2019.
• Muldoon Station, Augathella QLD.
BC WATER PTY LTD (HONG KONG)
Hong Kong-based company that owns farming country on Queensland’s Darling Downs, also:
• Harcourt, Moura QLD – 1587 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for $10.3 million.
BELL PRIVATE EQUITY
• Giro Station, Gloucester NSW — 8014 hectares.
BETTINI BEEF
Australian family owned and operated cattle business with properties throughout Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
• De Grey Station, Port Hedland WA – 1,214,100 hectares. Earliest pastoral lease in WA dating back to 1862.
• Mallina Station, Port Hedland WA.
• Pyramid Station, Port Hedland WA.
• Sherlock Station, Port Hedland WA.
• Warrambie Station, Port Hedland WA.
BIDGEL GRAZING
• Dalkeith Station, Flinton QLD – 15,411 hectares. Purchased in 2021 for $19-$20 million walk-in, walk-out.
BILBA GROUP
Run by Adrian and Emma Brown
• Amungee Mungee Station, Daly Waters NT — 316,970 hectares.
• Bullwaddy Pastoral Company portfolio, Arnold NT — 1,400,000 hectares.
BILLA KALINA PASTORAL COMPANY
Owned by Colin Greenfield and family.
• Billa Kalina, Woomera SA – 500,000 hectares. Runs 4000 Shorthorn breeding cows.
BINDAROO PASTURES
Run by Chris and Amanda Howie from the Northern Territory.
• Dixie Station, Katherine NT – 46,200 hectares. Purchased in 2021 for more than $6 million.
BOLADERAS FAMILY
• Wonganoo Station, Wiluna WA – 349,000 hectares.
BOUNDARY BEND LIMITED
Established in 1998, now Australia’s leading producer of premium extra-virgin olive oil. Operates over 6278 hectares of land with 2.2 million trees. ASX listed. Also owns 1500 hectares of land in Argentina which is highly suitable for olive development.
• Boort Estate, Boort VIC – 2550 hectares of olive groves, comprising 900,000 trees.
• Boundary Bend Estate, Boundary Bend/Wemen VIC – 3500 hectares of olive groves, comprising 1.3 million trees.
Source: boundarybend.com
BPC MAYLANDS
Owned by renowned Australian businessman Robert Champion de Crespigny.
• Maylands, Parawa SA – 1500 hectares. Purchased from Vicinity Centres chief executive Grant Kelley in 2020 for about $20 million.
• Myponga Portfolio, Myponga SA.
• Salt Creek Farm, Salt Creek SA — 1526 hectares.
BRETT BLUNDY RETAIL CAPITAL (BAHAMAS)
The beef division of retail king Brett Blundy’s private investment company owns more than two million hectares across three cattle stations in the Northern Territory.
• Beetaloo Station and OT Downs, Elliot NT – 707,800 hectares.
• Mungabroom Station, Elliot NT – 346,900 hectares.
• Walhallow/Cresswell Downs, Tennant Creek NT – 999,700 hectares. Purchased in 2015 for $100 million.
BRETT CATTLE COMPANY
• Waterloo Station, Baines NT — 189,500 hectares.
• Willeroo Station, Katherine NT — 171,000 hectares.
BRIDGELANE PASTORAL
Investment company established by entrepreneur Markus Kahlbetzer in 2009. Owns and operates a number of grazing properties, centred on the NSW Southern Tablelands.
• Bundarbo Station, Jugiong – 2400 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $30 million.
BRIGODOON CATTLE COMPANY
Operated by Bill and Gretchen Speed and family. Feedlot and beef fattening enterprise with properties across Queensland and the Northern Territory. Cattle are bred near Alice Springs and Boulia, backgrounded at Jundah and Yaraka, and finished at Taroom.
• Linda Downs Station, Boulia QLD – 202,343 hectares.
• Mount Marlow Station, Blackall QLD – 73,100 hectares. Purchased in 2016 for $5.25 million.
• Retreat Station, Jundah QLD – 142,600 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $20 million.
• Tarlton Downs Station, Alice Springs NT – 303,514 hectares.
BROOK PASTORAL COMPANY
Organic beef pioneers David and Nell Brook and their family run about 3.5 million hectares in southern Queensland and South Australia, including:
• Adria Downs, Birdsville QLD — 870,000 hectares.
• Alton Downs, via Birdsville SA.
• Cordillo Downs, Innamincka SA.
• Kamaran Downs, Bedourie QLD.
• Murnpeowie Station, Marree SA.
BUNDERRA CATTLE COMPANY
Owned by the Pickersgill family of Rockhampton in Queensland. Operates more than eight cattle stations in Queensland and the Northern Territory, including:
• Central Queensland portfolio, Rolleston QLD — 100,000 hectares.
• Murrunji Station, Katherine NT – 447,500 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $23 million.
CAMM AGRICULTURAL GROUP
Headed by father and son David and Bryce Camm. Sold the 390,600-hectare Natal Downs, Longton and Narellan stations to Rural Funds Group for $53 million, then leased them back.
• Marracoonda, Clermont QLD.
• Melrose, Kingaroy QLD.
• Morooco, St George QLD – 900 hectares of irrigation. Purchased in 2006.
• Natal Downs, Longton and Narellan, Charters Towers QLD — 390,600 hectares (leased).
• Nungaroo, Clermont QLD.
• Picardy, Moranbah QLD.
• Wonga Plains Feedlot, Bowenville QLD.
Source: cammgroup.com.au
CAPARRA PTY LTD
Headed up by the family of the late Tom Brinkworth. Operates over one million hectares of land spread across 100 properties, including:
• Banff Station, Salt Creek SA.
• Cortina Station, Kingston SA.
• Didicoolum Station, Kingston SA.
• Frome Downs, Yunta SA. 607,899 hectares. Purchased in 2010 for $3.8 million.
• Kaladbro Station, Strathdownie VIC. 2632 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
• Ninga Ninga Station, Kingston SA.
• SFM Australasia aggregation, Padthaway SA. Six properties from the receivers of the failed timber company in 2010, and reverted back to grazing.
• Uardry Station, Hay NSW. 35,000 hectares. Purchased in 2012 for $28 million.
• Watervalley Station, Kingston SA.
CC COOPER & CO
Based in Jamestown, South Australia and run by Leith and Averil Cooper and their sons Seth and Tom. Mixed cropping and livestock business with properties in South Australia, Western Australia and western NSW, including:
• Narrung Aggregation, Narrung SA – 5500 hectares.
• Jamestown Aggregation, Jamestown SA.
• Madura Plains, Nullarbor Plain WA – 688,000 hectares running 56,000 Merino sheep. Purchased from Jumbuck Pastoral in 2016 for $10 million.
• Wonga Station, Broken Hill NSW.
CHRIS SKELTON
Queensland beef producer.
• Eildon Park, Winton QLD – 249,800 hectares.
• Kintilloch and Sunnybrea, Roma QLD — 7200 hectares.
• Strilling and Isoroy, Tambo QLD — 18,200 hectares.
• Wanganui, St George QLD — 12,500 hectares.
CK LIFE SCIENCES (CHINA)
Hong Kong-listed company, backed by Hong Kong’s richest person Li Ka-shing. Australia’s second-largest vineyard owner. Also has citrus and grape growing properties in Victoria’s Sunraysia region as well as grain, cotton, mango and berry investments.
• Balranald Vineyard, Balranald NSW – 463 hectares of vines.
• Bussorah Vineyard, Padthaway SA – 165 hectares of vines.
• Dalmeny Vineyard, Padthaway SA – 213 hectares of vines.
• Gale Road Vineyard, Margaret River WA — 127 hectares of vines.
• Hanwood Vineyard, Hanwood NSW – 394 hectares of vines.
• Jubilee Vineyard, Riverland SA – 216 hectares of vines.
• Katnook Vineyard, Coonawarra SA – 165 hectares of vines.
• Lionels Vineyard, Margaret River WA – 42 hectares of vines.
• Miamba Vineyard, Lyndoch SA – 131 hectares of vines.
• Nangiloc Colignan Farms, Mildura VIC – 700 hectares of citrus and table grape orchards. Purchased for $50 million in 2018 (including $16 million of water entitlements).
• Nicoletti Farms, Merredin and Geraldton WA – 88,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
• Old Land Vineyard, Margaret River WA – 24 hectares of vines.
• Qualco East Vineyard, Riverland SA – 171 hectares of vines.
• Qualco West Vineyard, Riverland SA – 415 hectares of vines.
• Rowe Road Vineyard, Margaret River WA – 120 hectares of vines.
• Station and Kirkgate vineyards, Coonawarra SA – 256 hectares of vines.
• Stephendale Vineyard, Yenda NSW – 629 hectares of vines.
• White Road Vineyards and Orchards, Tharbogang NSW – 490 hectares of vines.
• Whitton Vineyard, Whitton NSW – 97 hectares of vines.
• Wilga Rd, Riverina NSW – 490 hectares of vines.
Source: ck-lifesciences.com
CLEAN AGRICULTURE & INTERNATIONAL TOURISM (VIETNAM)
Controlled by Vietnamese agricultural company TH Group. Purchased almost 733,000 hectares of land from Consolidated Pastoral Company in 2019 as part of a deal worth $135 million.
• Argyle Downs, Kununurra WA – 72,000 hectares.
• Auvergne Station, Katherine NT – 414,200 hectares.
• Newry Station, NT – 246,700 hectares.
CLEVELAND AGRICULTURE
Operated by Malcolm Harris and family. Was part of a five-member syndicate that made a last-minute bid for S Kidman and Co in 2016.
• Benmara Station, Elliott NT – 450,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016 for about $12 million.
• Cleveland, Mungindi NSW.
• Gogo Station, Fitzroy Crossing WA – 370,000 hectares.
• Nockatunga Station, Thargomindah QLD – 852,000 hectares. Purchased from Consolidated Pastoral Company in 2018 for about $50 million.
• Rockhampton Downs Station, NT — 450,300 hectares.
• Ucharonidge Station, Elliott NT – 245,550 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $28.5 million.
COMPASS AGRIBUSINESS
Manages 1600 hectares across several farms in Tasmania, worth $45.5 million, on behalf of independent investors. Offered dairy farms Tara at Warrnambool (713 hectares), Melro at Heywood (476 hectares) and Tarraville at Yarram (863 hectares) for sale on behalf of an overseas fund in 2020 for $30 million-plus.
CONSOLIDATED AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL HOLDINGS (CHINA)
An Australian-Chinese venture backed by Beijing investment group Archstone.
• Beefwood Park Station, Fitzroy Crossing WA – 206,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016 as part of $100 million deal.
• Moola Boola Station, Kimberley WA – 395,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016 as part of $100 million deal.
• Mt Amhurst Station, Fitzroy Crossing WA – 260,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016 as part of $100 million deal.
• Shamrock Station, Fitzroy Crossing WA – 178,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016 as part of $100 million deal.
CONSOLIDATED PASTORAL COMPANY (UK)
British investor Guy Hands, and management, purchased the remainder of the Consolidated Pastoral Company assets in 2020 for $500 million. The deal included nine pastoral leases totalling 3.2 million hectares in the Northern Territory, 300,000 cattle and a 90 per cent stake in an Indonesian feedlot business.
• Allawah, Biloela QLD – 3069 hectares. Purchased in 1989. Home to 1100 stud females used to produce offspring for use in the company’s single sire, stud and commercial breeding programs.
• Bunda Station, Victoria River NT – 178,800 hectares. Purchased in 2015. Carrying capacity of more than 15,000 cattle and home to a Brahman stud herd.
• Carlton Hill and Ivanhoe Station, Kununurra WA – 475,709 hectares. Purchased in 1992. Plays an integral part in CPC’s live export marketing, growing out 15,000-20,000 steers and heifers a year.
• Dungowan Station, Katherine NT – 445.400 hectares. Carrying capacity of 17,600 cattle and brands up to 5000 calves a year.
• Isis Downs Station, Isisford QLD – 246,057 hectares. Purchased in 1987. Capable of running 21,000 cattle in favourable seasons.
• Kirkimbie Station, Victoria River NT – 230,400 hectares. Purchased in 1986. Breeding block carrying 11,000 cattle.
• Manbulloo Station, Katherine NT – 379,130 hectares. Carrying capacity of more than 18,000 cattle. Sold to Buratovich family for $23.4 million in 2019 in a sale and leaseback deal.
• Newcastle Waters Station, Newcastle Waters NT – 1,033,101 hectares. Carrying capacity of 65,700 cattle.
• Wrotham Park Station, Cairns QLD – 596,880 hectares. Purchased in 2009. Carrying capacity of 47,600 cattle.
Source: pastoral.com
COOLONG PASTORAL AUSTRALIA
Owned by the family of the late London-based Australian agribusinessman, and former Lumley Insurance chief executive, Anthony Crichton-Brown. Properties include:
• Merrilla, Goulburn NSW – 388 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
• Natue Station, Hay NSW – 16,200 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
• Toronga Station, Hay NSW – 34,000 hectares. Purchased in 2010.
CORISH FARMS PTY LTD
Owned by former National Farmers’ Federation president Peter Corish and sons Simon and Nigel. Significant irrigated cropping interests in southern Queensland.
• Mundine, Goondiwindi QLD.
• Yambocully, Goondiwindi QLD – 4800 hectares.
• Yattlewondi, Mungindi QLD.
CROSS PACIFIC INVESTMENTS (ARGENTINA)
Operated by the Buratovich family.
• Manbulloo Station, Katherine NT – 379,130 hectares. Purchased from Consolidated Pastoral Company for $23.4 million in 2019 in a sale and leaseback deal.
• Scott Creek, Katherine NT – 101,850 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for about $12 million.
• Sturt Downs, Katherine NT – 67,840 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $6.8 million.
CROWN POINT PASTORAL COMPANY
Australia’s biggest landholders. Run by northern cattle producers Viv Oldfield and Donny Costello. Operation is spread over more than 7.2 million hectares.
• Andado Station, Horseshoe Bend and New Crown, Alice Springs NT – 1,085,000 hectares.
• Clifton Hills Station, Birdsville Track SA – 1,650,000 hectares.
• Crown Point Station, Birdsville Track SA – 209,000 hectares.
• Innamincka Station, Leigh Creek SA — 1,360,000 hectares.
• Macumba Station, Oodnadatta SA — 1,100,000 hectares.
• Maryvale Station, Alice Springs NT. 324,000 hectares. Purchased in 2018.
• Pandie Pandie Station, Birdsville Track SA – 662,500 hectares.
• Phoenix Park Feedlot, Katherine NT — 3443 hectares.
• Ruby Plains and Sturt Creek Stations, Katherine NT — 800,000 hectares.
DI GIORGIO FAMILY
• Aroona Station, Katherine NT — 147,500 hectares.
DUDDY FAMILY
Goondiwindi QLD farming family. Sold the South Callandoon cotton property in 2021 for about $100 million to MH Premum Farms.
• Dooruna, Clermont QLD – 12,800 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $27 million.
DUNKELD PASTORAL COMPANY
Owned by prominent Melbourne barrister Allan Myers QC. Operates more than 12,000 hectares of land in Victoria’s Western District and almost one million hectares in northern Australia.
• Blackwood, Dunkeld VIC – 2406 hectares. Purchased by Dunkeld Pastoral in December 2019, property currently runs 1100 Angus breeding cattle and grows 500 hectares of cereal and oilseed crops.
• Condah Hills, Condah VIC – 1200 hectares. Cattle breeding and finishing block with two centre pivots and a large irrigation entitlement. Also silage and hay production.
• Corea South, Dunkeld VIC – 4000 hectares. Aggregation of five properties focused on producing prime lambs from composite ewes joined to Poll Dorset, Hampshire Down and Romney rams. Also summer crop production, hay and silage production and some cash cropping.
• Devon Park, Dunkeld VIC – 2000 hectares. Runs a 2100-cow self replacing cattle operation with progeny transferred to Condah Hills for fattening. Aggregation includes 1215 hectares purchased in 2020 for $14 million.
• Doongan/Theda Stations, Kimberley WA – 610,000 hectares. Operations are focused on carbon abatement and sustainable land management. Also hosts a number of research projects from the universities of Sydney, Melbourne, Western Australia and Queensland.
• Tipperary Group: Tipperary Station, Litchfield and Douglas West (in partnership with Booloomani Pty Ltd) NT – 386,001 hectares. Focused on large-scale cattle backgrounding and breeding, cattle agistment, live export quarantine, fodder production, tourism and evens and conservation. In recent years has trialled growing cotton.
Source: dunkeldpastoral.com.au and tipperarygroup.com.au
DUXTON FARMS LIMITED
• Cowaribin, Bedgerabong NSW — 940 hectares.
• Kentucky, Wirrinya NSW — 5914 hectares.
• Lenborough, Forbes NSW — 768 hectares.
• Merriment, Forbes NSW — 535 hectares.
• Timberscombe, West Wyalong NSW — 8432 hectares.
• Walla Wallah, Forbes NSW — 1400 hectares.
• Yarranlea, Forbes NSW — 2184 hectares.
Source: duxtonfarms.com
EAST LODDON PASTORAL
• Elmsleigh, Booroorban NSW — 2428 hectares.
• Nyangay, Booroorban NSW — 8094 hectares.
• Warwillah, Wanganella NSW — 15,378 hectares.
EMANUEL FAMILY
• Nerrima Station, Derby WA — 203,142 hectares.
ESCOTT CATTLE COMPANY
Run by the Daniels — one of the biggest cattle producing families in Queensland’s Gulf country. Sam Daniels is the managing director of Cloncurry’s Brodie and Co stock and station agency.
• Escott Station, Gulf of Carpentaria QLD.
• Nardoo Station, Cloncurry QLD – 97,500 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $35 million.
• Toolebuc Station, Gulf of Carpentaria QLD.
EVELYN DOWNS PASTORAL COMPANY
• Evelyn Downs, Coober Pedy SA — 234,500 hectares.
FIERA COMOX (CANADA)
Canadian private equity investment firm that has billions worth of agriculture and forestry assets across the world. Areas of global investment include apples and cherries, almond, cotton and grain, maple syrup, row crops and dairy.
• Boorala, Frances SA — 1980 hectares.
• Kia Ora and Clyde, Dirranbandi QLD — 36,422 hectares of cotton and grain properties. Purchased from Eastern Australia Agriculture in 2019.
• Manton, Frances SA — 841 hectares.
• Western Victoria portfolio — 40,792 hectares of land concentrated on crop and sheep production.
FINASUCRE (BELGIUM)
In 2019 paid Hancock Agricultural Investment Group about $60 million for 10 macadamia farms boasting 1018 hectares of trees around Bundaberg in Queensland.
• Bundaberg Sugar Aggregation, Bundaberg QLD — 8000 hectares.
• Macadamia Aggregation, Bundaberg QLD — 1081 hectares.
FIRST STATE SUPER
Superannuation group established in 1992 for NSW public sector employees and their families. Currently manages about $89 billion on behalf of 770,000 members.
• Amaroo, Paringa SA – 1700 hectares of almonds. Purchased from Select Harvests in 2015.
• Mendook Farm, Euston NSW – 2000 hectares of almonds. Purchased from Select Harvests in 2015.
• Mullroo, Cullulleraine VIC – 300 hectares of almonds. Purchased from Select Harvests in 2015.
FLETCHER INTERNATIONAL EXPORTS
Businessman Roger Fletcher runs a portfolio across NSW, Queensland and Western Australia encompassing more than 100,000 hectares.
FRITH FAMILY
• Neutral Junction Station, Alice Springs NT — 469,900 hectares.
GALILEO PASTORAL
• Biraganbil, Mudgee NSW — 3342 hectares.
GARY OVERTON
South Australian grazier.
• Mulka Station, Marree SA. 560,000 hectares.
GEORGE AND SOPHIE MILLINGTON
• Cappedee, Hallett SA – 2040 hectares. Purchased in 2010.
• Collinsville Station, Burra SA – 56,090 hectares. Purchased in 2014.
• Kadlunga, Mintaro SA – 3923 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for about $22 million.
GIBSON GRAZING
Owned by cattle producers and lot feeders Mick and Declan Gibson from Dalby in Queensland. Reportedly run 73,000 cattle across more than two million hectares in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
• Brookdale Aggregation, St George — 12,095 hectares
• Bulloo Downs Station, Thargomindah QLD — 1,070,000 hectares.
• Dynevor Downs Station, Cunnamulla QLD — 162,050 hectares.
• Manners Creek Station, Alice Springs NT. 687,900 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
• Olinda Park Feedlot, Dalby QLD.
• Sandringham Station, Boulia QLD — 450,000 hectares.
GODWIN GRAZING COMPANY
Operated by Sid and Tricia Godwin in western Queensland.
• Deearne, Taroom QLD – 7120 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $22.5 million.
• Silverleigh, Banana QLD.
• Tanderra Station, Springsure QLD.
• Welcome, Springsure QLD.
goFARM
With Melbourne-based, Australian-owned agriculture investor and manager. In March finalised its sale of the 11,260-hectare Yarrabee Park farm near Morundah in southern NSW for $60 million-plus. Has listed Sandmount Farms for sale with expectations of more than $250 million.
Source: gofarmaustralia.com.au
GOREY FAMILY
• Yambah Station, Alice Springs NT – 231,000 hectares. Offered for sale in 2019 but later withdrawn. Held by the Goreys since the 1940s.
GRAY WIGG
Major dairy farming players in Victoria’s Gippsland region. Sold 2500 hectares of dairy farms around Nambrok for $55 million-plus to Canada’s PSP Investments (Aurora Dairies) in 2020 and the Clydebank Aggregation in 2021 for $20 million-plus.
GREENTREE FARMING
Large-scale northwest NSW grain grower pioneered by former Graincorp chairman Ron Greentree. Assets include:
• Booracool, Moree NSW. Owned in partnership with Ken Harris.
• Milton Downs, Bellata NSW — 19,060 hectares.
• Muttama Station, Coonamble – 12,486 hectares. Listed for sale in 2020 with expectations of about $30 million.
GROWTH FARMS
Privately-owned investment management company which was founded in 1999 by a small group of Australian farmers. Operate a 10-year Australian Agricultural Lease Fund.
• Cygnet Park Farms, Kangaroo Island SA – 7821 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for about $25 million.
GUNN AGRI PARTNERS/CUNNINGHAM CATTLE COMPANY
Fund established by Bill Gunn, son of late pastoralist Sir William Gunn. Has separate managed accounts for beef, cropping, permanent crops and dairy. Cunningham Cattle Company is the operating entity owned by the fund.
• Abingdon Downs, Georgetown QLD. 484,000 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for more than $40 million.
• Ballaroo, Roma QLD – 11,463 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
• Ekari Park, Roma QLD – 13,239 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
• Esmeralda Station, Richmond QLD – 406,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016 for about $40 million.
• Fairview, Roma QLD – 11,393 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
• Goodar Station, Goondiwindi QLD – 18,400 hectares. Purchased in 2016 for about $20 million.
• Katandra/Illalong, Hughenden QLD – 51,620 hectares. Purchased in 2017 for about $17 million.
• Mountain Top Avocado Farm, Nimbin NSW — 117 hectares.
Source: gunnagri.com
HAILIANG GROUP (CHINA)
One of China’s top 500 groups, controlled by Feng Hailiang – China’s 90th richest man.
• Hollymount Station and Mt Driven, St George QLD. 50,000 hectares. Purchased for $40 million in 2015.
HANCOCK AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT GROUP (UNITED STATES)
Founded in 1990, Boston-headquartered Hancock Agricultural Investment Group manages about US$4 billion worth of farmland globally. It Australian investments, including 44,899 hectares of land, are worth an estimated $1 billion. In February this year it sold the 12,840-hectare Kalanga Aggregation near Goondiwindi for $80 million.
• Cowl Cowl and Wyadra, Hillston NSW – 19,877 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for more than $120 million.
• Mooral Station, Hillston NSW. Purchased in 2020 from Rural Funds Group for $98 million.
• Norman Farming aggregation, Toobeah QLD – 6000 hectares.
HANCOCK AGRICULTURE — GINA RINEHART
• Calgan and Glencoe, Dubbo NSW – 16,601 hectares.
• Forestvale, Roma QLD — 2082 hectares.
• Fossil Downs Station, Fitzroy Crossing WA – 394,028 hectares.
• Glendon Park and Camperdown, Armidale NSW – 7735 hectares.
• Gunnee Feedlot, Inverell NSW — 1855 hectares.
• Holyrood, Roma QLD – 4844 hectares.
• Langsview WA — 1426 hectares.
• Liveringa Station, Looma WA – 265,000 hectares.
• Maffra South, Roma QLD — 14,567 hectares.
• Maydan Feedlot, Warwick QLD — 451 hectares.
• Mulga Downs Station, Pilbara WA – 314,230 hectares.
• Roy Hill, Pilbara WA — 369,702 hectares
• South Burnett Aggregation, South Burnett QLD — 3682 hectares.
• Sundown Valley, Kingstown NSW – 17,785 hectares.
• Warra Warra, Dalby QLD – 3069 hectares.
• Warrabah Station, Manilla NSW – 9077 hectares.
HARVEST ROAD — ANDREW & NICOLA FORREST
West Australian mining magnate and one of Australia’s richest persons. Operates across about 1.5 million hectares. Also leases the 56,000-hectare Urala Station just north of Minderoo Station.
• Balfour Downs Station, Pilbara WA — 634,000 hectares.
• Brick House Station, Carnarvon WA. 225,000 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
• Ella Valla Station, Gascoyne WA — 76,333 hectares.
• Emu Creek Station, Pilbara WA — 124,988 hectares.
• Jubilee Downs, Fitzroy Crossing WA – 221,408 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for more than $30 million.
• Koojan aggregation, Moora WA. 7000 hectares. Purchased in 2018.
• Minderoo Station, Onslow WA. 240,000 hectares. Purchased in 2009.
• Minderoo South (Nanutarra/Uaroo), Onslow WA. 490,000 hectares. Purchased in 2012.
• Minilya Station, Coral Bay WA. 273,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
• New Norcia Aggregation, New Norcia WA — 7975 hectares.
• Springvale Aggregation, Kimberley WA — 604,000 hectares.
• Urala Station, Onslow WA — 56,000 hectares.
• Yalbago Station, Gascoyne WA
Source: harvestroadbeef.com.au
HARVEY BLACK
Queensland businessman
• Mt Enniskillen, Blackall QLD – 135,200 hectares. Purchased in 2020 from Clark and Tait for more than $40 million.
HAZELDEAN LITCHFIELD
• Hazeldean and Myalla, Cooma NSW — 12,140 hectares.
• Springdale, Adelong NSW — 1050 hectares.
HENWOOD FAMILY
Run about 70,000 cattle on 26 properties in the NSW Riverina.
• Coolamon Aggregation, Coolamon NSW — 1500 hectares (Stan Henwood Trust).
• Howlong Station, Carrathool NSW — 40,469 hectares (TJ Henwood Family Trust).
• Yammatree Station, Bethungra NSW — 5261 hectares (Yammatree Family Trust).
HEYTESBURY CATTLE COMPANY
Owned by the Holmes a Court family, the Heytesbury Cattle Company holds 2.53 million hectares across the Northern Territory and the eastern Kimberley in Western Australia. Its portfolio includes the iconic Victoria River Downs Station.
• Birrindudu Station, Katherine NT – 673,200 hectares.
• Flora Valley, Kimberley WA – 833,100 hectares.
• Moolooloo, Victoria River NT – 203,600 hectares.
• Mt Sanford NT – 249,700 hectares.
• Pigeon Hole, Victoria River NT – 181,100 hectares.
• Victoria River Downs and Humbert River Stations, Victoria River QLD – 390,400 hectares.
Source: heytesburycattleco.com.au
HUGHES PASTORAL GROUP-GEORGINA PASTORAL COMPANY
Hughes Pastoral Group and its sister Georgina Pastoral Company operate more than 3.9 million hectares across stations in Queensland, NSW and the Northern Territory.
• Caldervale, Carwell and Mt Lindsay, Tambo QLD – 160,000 hectares.
• Cardowan, Doreen (leased) and Main Camp, Nebo QLD – 133,000 hectares.
• Cawnpore Station, Boulia QLD – 121,400 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $11 million.
• Colomendy and Adelong, Bundara NSW – 2500 hectares.
• Inverway and Riveren Stations, Victoria River NT — 555,400 hectares. Purchased in 2022 for $100 million.
• Keeroongooloo and Yeppera, Cooper Creek QLD – 700,000 hectares.
• Lake Nash, Georgina and Argadargada Stations, Barkly Tableland NT – 1,600,000 hectares.
• Miranda Downs Station, Normanton QLD — 438,000 hectares.
• Sirram, Main Range and Joe Lodges, Nebo QLD.
• Tierawoomba, Mt Scott, Atinla and Snake Creek, Nebo QLD – 140,000 hectares.
• Tumbar and Marsden, Jericho QLD – 80,000 hectares.
• Waitara, New Yard, Mr Whyte and Urani, Nebo QLD.
Source: hughespastoral.com.au
INGLEBY FARMS
Owned by the British-based Swedish Rausing family, Ingleby Farms and Forests is a world leader in the production of high-quality food through sustainable agriculture. Manages farms in nine countries and across four continents.
• Mt Elephant Station, Derrinallum VIC – 4770 hectares. Includes 2944 hectares of arable cropping land and 1286 hectares of pasture. Runs 8000 composite breeding ewes and grows wheat, barley, canola, faba beans, oats and ryegrass.
• Tasmania properties – six farms totalling 9013 hectares. Grow crops such as potatoes, broccoli, barley, peas and fodder crops. Also one of Tasmania’s biggest lamb producers running 20,000 breeding ewes.
• Western Australia properties – four farms totalling 7561 hectares. Farms grow wheat, malting barley and canola.
J&F FENNELL
Central Australian pastoralists.
• Wintinna, Coober Pedy SA – 372,500 hectares.
JACKSON AGRICULTURE
Large-scale beef producers from the NSW New England with the ability to turn off 15,000 steers annually.
• Suaramez, Armidale NSW.
• Braeside, Ben Lomond NSW.
• Lakeside, Walcha NSW.
• Oakholme, Ben Lomond NSW – 415 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $4.8 million.
• Winston Park, Ben Lomond NSW.
JHW PATERSON AND SON
• Glenmea, Hay NSW — 6223 hectares.
• Pevensey, Hay NSW — 5896 hectares.
• South Farm, Hay NSW — 7760 hectares.
• Yang Yang, Hay NSW — 17 hectares.
• Western District portfolio, Anakie VIC — 10,120 hectares.
• Hells Gate, Maude NSW
• Berwinnia, Maude NSW
• Loorica, Maude NSW
JOHN & ROBYN ROGER
• Brackenburgh aggregation, Middleton QLD – 182,481 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for $22.25 million.
• Hatchem Downs, Taroom QLD.
JOHN NICOLETTI
• Apache Agriculture Portfolio, Newdegate WA — 45,057 hectares.
• Connawarrie, Newdegate WA — 11,503 hectares.
JUMBUCK PASTORAL COMPANY
Founded by the MacLachlan family in 1888, it is now one of Australia’s biggest sheep and cattle producers with 12 stations spanning 6.2 million hectares.
• Blina Station, Fitzroy Crossing WA – 254,648 hectares.
• Bulgunnia, Coober Pedy SA – 309,600 hectares.
• Commonwealth Hill, Coober Pedy SA – 1,000,000 hectares.
• Gunbar Station, Gunbar NSW – 112,000 hectares.
• Killarney Station, Katherine NT – 541,400 hectares. Purchased in 2014.
• McCoys Well, Yunta SA – 58,680 hectares.
• Meda Station, Derby WA – 505,857 hectares.
• Mobella, Coober Pedy SA – 413,200 hectares.
• Mt Victor, Yunta SA – 199,914 hectares.
• Mulgathing, Coober Pedy – 530,700 hectares.
• Rawlinna Station, Rawlinna WA – 1,011,714 hectares.
• Wave Hill Station, Victoria River NT – 1,200,000 hectares. Purchased in 2021 in partnership from Western Grazing for $104 million including cattle.
KAHMOO PASTORAL COMPANY
Owned by fourth-generation farmer Kym Thomas and family.
• Kahmoo Station, Cunnamulla QLD – 32,275 hectares.
• Rockleigh Station, Inverell NSW – 1538 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for $5.4 million.
Source: kahmoo.com
KEATS FAMILY PASTORAL
Family owned and operated pastoral company running across five farms in outback Queensland.
• Belford Station, Richmond QLD – 48,562 hectares.
• Gleeson/White Hills, Cloncurry QLD – 75,676 hectares.
• Kiama, Mackay QLD – 324 hectares.
• Pialah, Richmond QLD.
KIANA STATION PTY LTD
• Kiana Station, Larrimah NT – 331,800 hectares. Purchased in 2021 for $12 million bare.
• Mallapunya Springs, Larrimah NT
KILTER RURAL
Australian Farmland Fund, VIC — 1000 hectares.
Wedgetail Food and Fibre, VIC — 10,000 hectares.
KIMBERLEY AGRICULTURE & PASTORAL COMPANY
Made up of four indigenous-owned pastoral stations in northern Western Australia.
• Bohemia Downs Station WA – 141,000 hectares.
• Frazier Downs Station, Broome WA.
• Mt Anderson Station, Broome WA.
• Myroodah Station WA.
Source: kapco.com.au
LEPPINGTON PASTORAL COMPANY
Owned by the NSW-based Perich family, primarily focused on dairy. Milks about 2000 cows. Perich family also involved in Australian Fresh Milk Holdings (see separate listing).
• Billabong Station, West Wyalong NSW. 10,000 hectares
• Greenway, Bringelly NSW. 1280 hectares. Purchased in 1980.
• Karoola Park, Bringelly NSW. 358 hectares. Purchased in 1975.
• Lake Cowal, Marsden NSW. 1500 hectares. Purchased in 2014.
• Linton, Bringelly NSW. 242 hectares. Purchased in 1963.
• Stoneleigh, Wilberforce NSW. Purchased in 1991.
Source: lpcmilk.com
LITCHFIELD PASTORAL
South Australia organic livestock producers farming across 600,000 hectares.
• Mount Lyndhurst Station, Leigh Creek SA – 348,900 hectares. Purchased in 2016 for more than $7 million.
• Mundowdna Station, Leigh Creek SA.
• Wilpoorinna Station, Leigh Creek SA.
LORD CATTLE-LORD & PENNA GRAZING BUSINESS
Lord Cattle is owned and operated by James and Marjorie Lord with Lord and Penna a partnership with Kacie and Ardie Lord and Gerard and Linda Penna.
• Bayrick, Tambo QLD – 14,574 hectares.
• May Downs, Mt Isa QLD – 234,000 hectares. Purchased in 1986.
• Nottingham Downs/Wick, Hughenden QLD. Purchased in 2005.
• Woolthorpe, Aramac QLD – 45,730 hectares.
MACQUARIE AGRICULTURE
• Aberbaldie, Walcha NSW – 3894 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Armraynald Station, Burketown QLD – 214,090 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Barton, Moyston VIC – 8244 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Beckworth Court, Clunes VIC – 3024 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Borambil Station, Condobolin NSW – 14,442 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Burindi Station, Barraba NSW – 11,000 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Burmah Station, Graman NSW – 4187 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Buttabone, Warren NSW – 28,783 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Clonagh Station, Cloncurry QLD – 214,270 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Cooinbil Station, Coleambally NSW – 89,040 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Davenport Downs, Winton QLD – 1,510,000 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Gregory Downs Station, Mt Isa QLD – 266,425 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Malvern Hills Station, Blackall QLD – 50,070 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Merrimba Station, Warren NSW – 19,097 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Moira Runda, Condamine QLD – 12,510 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Mungadal Station, Hay NSW – 116,994 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Newstead Station, Inverell NSW – 4964 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Nullamanna Station, Nullamanna NSW – 2207 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Old Bundemar, Trangie NSW – 22,370 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Oxley Station, Warren NSW – 35,249 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Paradise Station, Inverell NSW – 6434 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Pier Pier, Coonamble NSW – 31,603 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Pooginook Station, Jerilderie NSW – 19,656 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Rocklands, Camooweal QLD – 677,964 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Steam Plains Station, Conargo NSW – 46,395 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Tanbar Station, Windorah QLD – 1,021,904 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• The Bulls Run, Narrandera NSW – 6880 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Urawilkie, Coonamble NSW – 25,944 hectares (Paraway Pastoral Company).
• Amarinya, Jerramungup WA – 11,500 hectares. Purchased in October 2018 (Viridis Ag).
• Arawa, Eneabba WA – 17,400 hectares. Purchased in May 2018 (Viridis Ag).
• Bindana Downs, Bindi Bindi WA – 9100 hectares. Purchased in October 2018 (Viridis Ag).
• Englefield Plains, Junee NSW – 7500 hectares. Purchased in October 2018 (Viridis Ag).
• Gindurra, Canowindra NSW – 4400 hectares. Purchased in October 2018 (Viridis Ag).
• Oodnadatta Farms, Moree NSW – 15,200 hectares. Purchased in April 2019 (Viridis Ag).
• Ruo Emoh, Three Springs WA – 9700 hectares. Purchased in February 2020 (Viridis Ag).
• Tantanoola, Jerramungup WA – 8000 hectares. Purchased in January 2019 (Viridis Ag).
• The Grange, Dongara WA – 16,700 hectares. Purchased in January 2018 (Viridis Ag).
• Wiltoo, Cummins SA – 4400 hectares. Purchased in October 2018 (Viridis Ag).
• Yupiri, Beaumont WA – 8300 hectares. Purchased in October 2018 (Viridis Ag).
• Cubbie Station, Dirranbandi, QLD – 93,000 hectares.
• Vitalharvest Freehold Trust, NSW, SA and TAS. Purchased in 2021 for $357 million.
McCOY FAMILY
• Prospect Station, Croydon QLD. 90,900 hectares.
McDONALD HOLDINGS
Family owned and operated, McDonald Holdings runs about 175,000 cattle on 3.36 million hectares across 14 properties in Queensland, from the Cape York Peninsula to the Darling Downs.
• Brightlands Station, Cloncurry QLD. Purchased in 1946. A breeding station that also fatten Angus-cross steers before entering the Wallumba feedlot.
• Chatsworth Station, Cloncurry QLD. At full capacity will run 30,000 cattle.
• Clearwater Station, St George QLD – 1215 hectares. Carrying capacity of 3000 dry cattle.
• Devoncourt Station, Cloncurry QLD. Home to the MDH head office with a carrying capacity of 12,000 cattle.
• Dunbar Station, Normanton QLD. Runs 20,000 Brahman breeding cows.
• Iffley Station, Normanton QLD. Runs about 20,000 breeding cows.
• Kierawonga/Leitrim, Rockhampton QLD. Prime Central Highlands fattening and cropping property.
• Mt Windsor, Charters Towers QLD. Located on the Mayne River, typically runs 5000 breeding cows.
• Nangram, Toowoomba QLD. Purchased in 2013, adjoins the Wallumba feedlot and is made up on nine irrigated centre pivots.
• Rutland Plains, Normanton QLD. Runs a 15,000-head Brahman-cross breeding herd.
• Stradbroke Station, Dajarra QLD. One of the original Stanbroke Pastoral Company properties, now solely used for backgrounding cattle for feedlot.
• Verdun Valley, Boulia QLD. Ranked among the best fattening country in Australia with a capacity for 4000 cattle.
• Wallumba Feedlot, Toowoomba QLD. Purchased in 2001, licence to feed 10,000 cattle.
Source: mdh.net.au
McINTYRE PASTORAL COMPANY
• Rainbow, Rolleston QLD.
McLOUGHLIN CATTLE PROPERTIES
Sold the 147,000-hectare Aroona Station in Northern Territory to Hancock Prospecting and Gina Rinehart in 2017 for $13.5 million. Sold the 423,493-hectare neighbouring Roxborough Downs and Mudgerebar Stations at Boulia in 2020 for $40 million.
• Rainbow, Rolleston QLD
• Thornhill Aggregation, Hughenden QLD
McMILLAN PASTORAL COMPANY
Well-known north Australian cattle producers.
• Calvert Hills, Borroloola NT – 481,000 hectares. Purchased in 2013 for $15 million.
• Carsland Station, Quamby QLD.
• Corella Park Station, Cloncurry QLD.
• Inorunie Station, Cloncurry QLD.
• Mt Roseby Station, Cloncurry QLD.
• Roxborough Downs and Mudgerebar – 423,494 hectares. Purchased from the McLoughlin family (see separate listing) in 2020 for $40 million bare.
• Wollogorang/Wentworth, Gulf of Carpentaria QLD – 705,198 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $53 million.
MH PREMIUM FARMS (UNITED KINGDOM)
Owned by UK-based Australian billionaire Sir Michael Hintze, MH Premium Farms was founded in 2007 and now operates across more than 87,500 hectares and 19 properties in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.
• Boolarwell, Talwood QLD – 7706 hectares. Purchased in 2014.
• Burrangong, Young NSW – 3568 hectares (lamb/wool/crop). Purchased in 2011.
• Canomodine, Canowindra NSW – 3651 hectares (lamb/beef/crop). Purchased in 2019.
• Cheviot Hills, Penshurst VIC – 2791 hectares (lamb/beef/wool). Purchased in 2017.
• Delta, Ayr QLD – 457 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
• Deltroit Station, Adelong NSW – 2573 hectares (beef/lamb/wool/crop). Purchased in 2016.
• Enfield North, Yarrowitch NSW – 1550 hectares. Purchased in 2018.
• Gunedra, Wee Waa NSW – 3940 hectares. Purchased in 2011.
• Haughton, Giru QLD – 772 hectares. Purchased in 2011.
• Meadowbank, Koorawatha NSW – 1282 hectares (lamb/crop). Purchased in 2013.
• Minjah, Hawkesdale VIC – 2846 hectares. Purchased in 2021 for about $36 million.
• Mourabie, Walgett NSW – 8130 hectares. Purchased in 2011.
• Rippling Water, Tumbarumba NSW – 2142 hectares (lamb/beef/wool). Purchased in 2010.
• South Callandoon, Goondiwindi QLD — 12,168 hectares. Purchased in 2021.
• Springfield, Boorowa NSW – 4917 hectares (lamb/wool/beef/crop). Purchased in 2010.
• Warrane, Armidale NSW – 7690 hectares. Purchased in 2014.
• Watson Park, Yarra NSW – 4788 hectares (lamb/wool/crop/beef). Purchased in 2007.
MIDFIELD PASTORAL
Midfield Meats boss Colin McKenna owns about 7285 hectares across eight properties in southwest Victoria and South Australia’s South East, including:
• Kuleah/Quamby East, Woolsthorpe VIC – 1894 hectares.
• The Union Station, Warrnambool VIC – 3237 hectares.
MILLS FAMILY
Large-scale croppers between Moree in northern NSW and Goondiwindi in Queensland. Also own pastoral company in western Queensland.
• Cropping land, Moree NSW – Crop about 10,120 hectares.
• Myendetta, Charleville QLD – 16,261 hectares.
• Hythe, Charleville QLD – 4171 hectares.
• Mangalore, Charleville QLD – 7221 hectares.
MILLY MILLY PASTORAL
Operated by Chinese-owned Senghoo Australia, and Feysville Pty Ltd.
• Beringarra Station, Murchison WA – 140,323 hectares.
• Milly Milly Station, Murchison WA – 308,641 hectares.
MINNAMURRA PASTORAL COMPANY
Established at Mudgee NSW in 1974 by Bruce Reid. Runs 18,000 cattle, 25,000 sheep and 5000 hectares of cereal crops across owned and leased country in NSW and Queensland.
• Ardgour North, Bundella NSW – 2630 hectares.
• Cortina aggregation, Wollar NSW – 4046 hectares.
• Mia Mia, Purlewaugh NSW – 3440 hectares.
• Mount Mill, Coolah NSW – 2510 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
Source: minnamurra.com.au
MINTO GLEN PASTORAL COMPANY
Operated by Chris Stoney.
• Balranald pastoral country, Balranald VIC.
• Minto Park, Mansfield VIC.
• Morwell Aggregation, Morwell VIC.
• Yaloke, Deniliquin NSW – 3342 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $9.35 million.
MOONLAKE INVESTMENTS (CHINA)
Backed by Chinese businessman Lu Xianfeng.
• VDL Farms (formerly Van Diemen’s Land Company), Cape Grim TAS – 17,800 hectares. Once Australia’s biggest dairy. Purchased in 2016.
MORELLA AGRICULTURE
Owned by the Goondiwindi-based Coulton family. Grows irrigated cotton and cereal crops and runs a large herd of Angus breeding cows on a number of properties throughout Queensland and northern NSW.
• Alcheringa, Goondiwindi QLD.
• Kalanga Aggregation, Goondiwindi QLD. Purchased in 2021.
• Keetah Downs, Texas QLD – 2104 hectares. Purchased in 2021 for $2.1 million.
• Morella, Boggabilla NSW.
• Nappa Merrie Station, Thargomindah QLD – 720,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016 for $16 million.
• Neilo, Toobeah QLD.
• Tandawanna North, Bungunya QLD.
MRA MERROWIE PTY LTD (US)
US-based investment institution.
• Merrowie Station, Hillston NSW – 32,730 hectares. Purchased from Twynam Agricultural Group in 2018.
• Sunland Agriculture Aggregation, Hillston NSW — 1747 hectares.
MSF SUGAR
Australia’s largest sugarcane farmer with a corporate office at Gordonvale, just south of Cairns, in Queensland. Owns about 13,700 hectares of land as well as 23,850 megalitres of water from the Lower Mary and Mareeba Dimbulah Sunwater irrigation schemes.
• Far North aggregation QLD – 8000 hectares.
• Maryborough aggregation, Maryborough QLD – 5500 hectares.
• Mary Harbour, Maryborough QLD – 174 hectares.
Source: msfsugar.com.au
MT SKINNER PASTORAL COMPANY
• Mt Skinner Pastoral Company, Alice Springs NT — 303,605 hectares.
MUIRHEAD PASTORAL COMPANY
Operated by Reid and Julie Muirhead from northern Queensland.
• Big Ben Aggregation, Glen Innes NSW – 1935 hectares. Purchased in 2021 for an undisclosed sum.
• Weetalaba Station, Collinsville QLD.
MURRAY RIVER LAND COMPANY
A partnership between ROC Partners and LAWD director Danny Thomas. Comprises about 60 mostly former dairy farms covering 10,000 hectares between Numurkah and Tocumwal.
MUTOOROO PASTORAL COMPANY
Established in 1968, Mutooroo Pastoral Company covers about 2.1 million hectares in South Australia’s northeast. It consists of five main station and is owned and operated by the Morgan and Wells families.
• Muttooroo Station, via Broken Hill SA – 250,300 hectares.
• Mulyungarie Station, Cockburn SA – 336,600 hectares.
• Quinyambie Station, Broken Hill NSW – 1,206,500 hectares.
• Lilydale and Manunda Stations, Yunta SA – 161,100 hectares.
Source: mutooroopastoralcompany.com.au
NANGWARRY PASTORAL COMPANY
• Nangwarry Station, Nangwarry SA.
NAPIER PASTORAL COMPANY
Owned by Greg and Sharon Vickers from Keith in South Australia.
• Delmore Downs, Alice Springs NT.
• Delny, Alice Springs NT.
• Pine Hill Station, Alice Springs NT – 270,000 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for about $12 million.
NATURE CONSERVANCY AUSTRALIA
Part of the global Nature Conservancy which protects ecologically import lands in 79 countries and territories.
• Juanbung and Boyong Stations, Balranald NSW – 33,000 hectares. Purchased in 2019 in partnership with Tiverton Agriculture.
NOBBS FAMILY
• Wingara, Moura QLD.
• Yandina and Nulgra Downs, Orion QLD – 8490 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $31.5 million.
NORTH AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL COMPANY
The purchase of the 135,000-hectare Mantuan Downs Station in central Queensland last year has taken the North Australian Pastoral Company’s investments in farmland to more than six million hectares.
• Alexandria Station, Camooweal NT – 1,641,416 hectares.
• Boomarra Station, Cloncurry QLD – 108,000 hectares.
• Coolullah Station, Cloncurry QLD – 214,000 hectares.
• Coorabulka Station, Boulia QLD – 637,000 hectares.
• Cungelella Station, Springsure QLD – 21,870 hectares.
• Glenormiston Station, Boulia QLD – 692,000 hectares.
• Goldsborough Station, Roma QLD – 11,600 hectares.
• Kynuna Station, Julia Creek QLD – 140,563 hectares.
• Mantuan Downs Station, Springsure QLD – 135,000 hectares. Purchased in 2020 from Clark and Tait for more than $60 million.
• Marion Downs Station, Boulia QLD – 1,287,000 hectares.
• Mittiebah Station, Camooweal NT – 695,500 hectares.
• Monkira Station, Windorah QLD – 373,000 hectares.
• Portland Downs Station, Isisford QLD – 100,000 hectares.
• Wainui Feedlot and Farm, Bowenville QLD – 5000 hectares.
NORTH QUEENSLAND CATTLE COMPANY
• Strathpark Station, Norman River Crossing QLD — 159,700 hectares.
NORTH STAR PASTORAL
Privately owned company operating over almost 750,000 hectares.
• Hodgson River Station, Katherine NT. 111,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016 for more than $6.5 million.
• Limbunya, Katherine NT – 520,000 hectares.
• Maryfield Station, Katherine NT – 140,000 hectares. Purchased in 2013.
• Venture/Kui Downs, Gordonstone QLD – 3440 hectares.
Source: northstarpastoral.com.au
NORTHERN LIVESTOCK AND AGRICULTURE
• Providence Station, Katherine NT.
• Ruby Downs Station, Douglas Daly NT.
OAK HILL PARTNERSHIP
• Oak Hill, Walcha NSW.
• Wathopa, Thargomindah QLD — 35,076 hectares.
OGDEN PASTORAL
• Kilparney and Yara Station, Euabalong West NSW – 20,905 hectares. Purchased in 2021 for $26 million walk-in, walk-out.
OLAM INTERNATIONAL
Since 2009 has owned and operated 15,000 hectares of almond orchards across 11 farms in Victoria’s Sunraysia region. Also owns Queensland Cotton business. Assets include:
• Codenwarra West, Emerald QLD – 3443 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $18 million.
OPTIFARM PTY LTD (NETHERLANDS)
Dutch investment fund with a strong focus on irrigation assets.
• Gundaline Station, Carrathool NSW – 15,000 hectares of crops. Purchased from Southern Agricultural Resources in 2018. Listed for sale in 2020 but later withdrawn.
• Jemalong and Jemalong Citrus, Forbes NSW – 13,387 hectares (citrus orchard comprises 170,000 orange trees). Purchased from Twynam Agriculture Group in 2018.
• Uri Park, Darlington Point NSW – 4000 hectares. Purchased in 2017.
ORIENTAL AGRICULTURE (CHINA)
Shanghai-based private company.
• Undabri, Goondiwindi QLD. 11,935 hectares. Purchased in 2014 for $30 million.
P&J HARRIS AND SONS
Peter and Jane Harris are members of the well-known Harris family. One of Australia’s biggest private irrigated and dryland cropping farmers.
• Brewon Station, Walgett NSW. Purchased in 2009 from Clyde Agriculture.
• Kindamindi, Moree NSW.
• Miralwyn, Carinda NSW.
• Moomin, Rowena NSW.
• Rumleigh, Brewarrina NSW.
PACKER FAMILY
Headed up by rich listers Ros and Gretel Packer. Family sold Consolidated Pastoral – then covering five million hectares and Australia’s second-largest cattle owner – in 2009.
• Ellerston Station, Scone NSW. 30,000 hectares.
PACKHORSE PASTORAL COMPANY
• Ottley Station, Graman NSW — 8751 hectares. • Stuart Creek, Roma QLD — 8360 hectares.
PALGROVE HOLDINGS PTY LTD (NEW ZEALAND)
Beef operation founded by Prue and David Bondfield. Comprises the Palgrove Charolais, Charbray and Ultrablack studs. Teamed with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund in 2017 to grow the business.
• Gilgal, Cootamundra NSW – 3618 hectares. Purchased in 2019.
• Killaloo, Drillham QLD – 2025 hectares.
• Macintyre Station, Bukkulla NSW.
• Mountview, Ben Lomond NSW – 2225 hectares
• Rhodesia, Emerald QLD – 2025 hectares.
• Strathgarve and Palgrove, Dalveen QLD – 4050 hectares.
PARDOO BEEF CORPORATION (SINGAPORE)
Formed in 2015 by Singaporean business Bruce Cheung with a vision to produce ultra-premium Wagyu beef for Asian markets.
• Boden’s Westerly Ranch, Bullsbrook WA – 173 hectares.
• Chedaring Farm, Wundowie WA – 430 hectares.
• Lake Glesna, Perth Hills WA – 500 hectares.
• Pardoo Station, Port Hedland WA – 200,000 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
Source: pardoo.com
PASPALEY PASTORAL
Pearling company Paspaley’s rural arm. Run prime lambs, cattle, Merinos and run one of the oldest Poll Hereford studs in Australia.
• Bunnamagoo, Rockley NSW – 2030 hectares. Purchased in 1992.
• Dry River Station, Katherine NT – 65,000 hectares.
• Eurunderee, Mudgee NSW – 485 hectares.
• Kurrajong Park, Liverpool Plains NSW – 19,000 hectares.
• Melaleuca Station, Darwin NT – 45,000 hectares.
• South Tahara, Wagga Wagga NSW – 2666 hectares.
• Thornthwaite, Scone NSW – 6666 hectares.
Source: paspaleygroup.com
PASSCHENDAELE CATTLE COMPANY
Run by Matthew Braitling, established by William and Doreen Braitling in 1932.
• Mount Doreen Station, Papunya NT – 733,700 hectares. Offered for sale in 2012 but later withdrawn from market.
PAUL & JO SMITH
• Tieyon Station, Kulgera SA – 652,730 hectares.
PEEL MINING
• Shuttleton, Nymagie NSW — 4983 hectares.
PEMBROKE RESOURCES
Australian-based resources company.
• Iffley, Deveril and Twenty Mile, Moranbah QLD – 41,500 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for $50 million.
PETER SHERWIN
Once one of Australia’s largest private landholders. Former owner of Victoria River Downs, Alroy Downs and Walhallow stations.
• Broadmere, Borroloola NT – 259,000 hectares. Purchased in 2017 for $7 million.
PHILIP & TANYA CURR
Well-known North Queensland graziers.
• Arizona, Julia Creek QLD.
• Claraville Station, Croydon QLD – 217,000 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $23 million.
• Trewilga, Coonamble NSW. Purchased in 2021 for an undisclosed sum.
PRIME VALUE ASSET MANAGEMENT
• Circular Head Dairy Aggregation, Circular Head TAS
PRIMEWEST
ASX listed property investors based in Perth.
• Dookie Rd Orchard, Shepparton VIC — 50 hectares.
• Lamattina Farm, Mornington Peninsula VIC – 385 hectares. Produces celery and parsnips.
• Moora Almond Orchard, Hillston VIC — 524 hectares.
• Pinegatta Farm, NSW – 425 hectares. Produces carrots and potatoes. Purchased in 2020.
PRINCESS ROYAL
The Rowe family own a mix of South Australian station country and farming land. Sold the 255,000-hectare Wertaloona Station in the Flinders Ranges in 2020 for $10.6 million.
• Burra Creek Wines, Burra SA.
• Mackerode Station, Burra SA.
• Princess Royal Station and feedlot, Burra SA. Purchased in 2002.
• Wooltana Station, Blinman SA.
PROTERRA INVESTMENT PARTNERS (UNITED STATES)
Spin off of Cargill’s Black River Asset Management, Sold the 7350-hectare Kinbeachie aggregation to Daybreak Cropping in January 2019 for $25 million and offloaded its Corinella Group of properties in western Victoria and South Australia’s South East in 2021 for $350 million.
• One Tree Aggregation, Goondiwindi QLD — 23,594 hectares. • Racecourse Aggregation, Mackay QLD — 14,425 hectares. • Vaucluse Aggregation, Conara TAS — 4448 hectares.
PSP INVESTMENTS (CANADA)
Manages the superannuation funds of the Canadian public sector and armed forces in addition to the 30,000 member-strong Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The biggest investor in Australian agriculture with about $5 billion in assets through direct investment and joint ventures.
• Almond orchards, Robinvale VIC – 12,000 hectares. Paid $860 million for the land and almost 90,000 megalitres of high-security water in one of the biggest deals in Australia’s agriculture history.
• Alpha Station, Alpha QLD – 21,300 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Ambalindum, Alice Springs NT – 331,800 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Auscott Limited portfolio, Warren NSW – 22,000 hectares (Australian Food and Fibre).
• Avocado orchards, Childers QLD – 840 hectares (Simpson Farms).
• Bengerang, Garah NSW – 9593 hectares (Australian Food and Fibre).
• BFB aggregation, Temora NSW – 44,167 hectares (BFB).
• Bodallin Farms, Bodallin WA – 12,570 hectares (Daybreak Cropping).
• Brewarrana, Narrandera NSW — 3236 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Bringagee/Benerembah, Carrathool NSW – 40,000 hectares (Koobaco).
• Caringbah Farms, Temora NSW – 11,600 hectares (Daybreak Cropping).
• Catumnal Farms, Boort VIC – 7300 hectares (Daybreak Cropping).
• Coolreagh, Julia Creek QLD – 25,000 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Darling Farms, Bourke NSW (Australian Food and Fibre).
• Elliott River macadamia orchard, Bundaberg QLD (Stahmann Webster).
• Erregulla Plains, Mingenew WA – 18,000 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $97 million. (Daybreak Cropping)
• Fork Lagoon/Jaydena, Emerald QLD – 21,000 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Gippsland Aggregation, Nambrok VIC – 6000 hectares (Aurora Dairies).
• Kalabity Station – 115,700 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Kangerong, Charters Towers QLD – 22,400 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Kinbeachie Farms, Toobeah WA – 7350 hectares. (Daybreak Cropping)
• Kooba Station, Darlington Point NSW (Koobaco).
• Loch Lomond pecan orchard, Pallamallawa NSW (Stahmann Webster).
• Long Creek pecan orchard, Pallamallawa NSW (Stahmann Webster).
• Midkin aggregation, Moree NSW – 17,300 hectares (Australian Food and Fibre).
• Millewa vineyard, Cullulleraine VIC – 519 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for $16 million
• Mount Cooper, Charters Towers QLD – 87,000 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Narwietooma, Glen Helen, Derwent and Napperby Stations, Alice Springs NT — 1,100,000 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Northern Aggregation, Echuca VIC – 1010 hectares (Aurora Dairies).
• Numery, Alice Springs NT – 202,200 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Oakleigh, Maryborough QLD – 19,200 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Oakwood, Augathella QLD – 28,300 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Ooongarah pecan orchard, Pallamallawa NSW (Stahmann Webster).
• Orana Farms, Weethalle NSW – 11,900 hectares. (Daybreak Cropping)
• Packsaddle Station, Broken Hill NSW – 40,878 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Pegunny Aggregation, Moura QLD – 26,100 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Pevensey/Glenmea/South Farm, Hay NSW (Koobaco).
• Pony Hills Aggregation, Roma QLD – 58,700 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Riverina walnut orchard, Tabbita and Avondale NSW (Stahmann Webster).
• Sandy Creek almond orchard, Tabbita NSW – 700 hectares (Stahmann Webster).
• South East Aggregation, Mt Gambier SA – 3350 hectares (Aurora Dairies).
• South West Aggregation, Woolsthorpe VIC – 2600 hectares (Aurora Dairies).
• Swansea walnut orchard, Swansea TAS (Stahmann Webster).
• Tandou Station, Menindee NSW – 127,337 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Trawalla pecan orchard, Pallamallawa NSW – 700 hectares (Stahmann Webster).
• Tubbo Station, Darlington Point NSW — 14,876 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Waddikee Farms, Ravensthorpe WA – 6500 hectares. (Daybreak Cropping)
• Warilba, Narrandera NSW – 1696 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
• Welcome Creek macadamia orchard, Bundaberg QLD (Stahmann Webster).
• Western District Aggregation, Simpson VIC — 1060 hectares (Aurora Dairies).
• Yarrabee Park, Morundah NSW — 11,260 hectares (Daybreak Cropping).
• Yorkshire, Julia Creek QLD – 25,000 hectares (Hewitt Cattle Australia).
QUIGNAN WEN (CHINA)
Chinese businessman, Tianyu Wool Industries president.
• Lal Lal Estate, Yendon VIC – 2025 hectares. Purchased in 2014.
• Mawallok Estate, Stockyard Hill VIC – 2349 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for more than $25 million.
• Mokanger, Cavendish VIC – 109 hectares.
• Lewana, Hamilton VIC – 498 hectares.
RALLEN AUSTRALIA (SOUTH AFRICA)
Run by the Sydney-based South African Langenhoven family with a growing pastoral presence in northern Australia.
• Big River Station, Roper Valley NT – 70,800 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for $5.5 million.
• Forrest Hill Station, NT – 54,000 hectares. Purchased with Tanumbirini in 2020 for about $70 million.
• Kalala Station, Daly Waters NT – 376,000 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $58 million.
• Larrizona Station, Katherine NT – 70,200 hectares. Purchased in 2021 for about $19 million walk-in, walk-out.
• Mt McMinn Station, Roper Valley NT – 81,000 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for $7.5 million.
• Tanumbirini Station, NT – 500,000 hectares. Purchased with Forrest Hill in 2020 for about $70 million.
RAVENSWORTH AGRICULTURE COMPANY
Run by Ron Harris, his wife Suzanne and eldest son Adam. Significant land and water interests throughout NSW.
• Lake Marimley Station, Balranald NSW.
• Ramps Ridge (Ravensworth) feedlot, Maude NSW.
• Ravensworth Station, Maude NSW.
Source: ravensworthag.com.au
REARDON FARMS
Family farming business owned by Robert and Jennie Reardon in 1969 and operating in the Goondiwindi, Mungindi and Moree districts of northern NSW and southern Queensland. Grow dryland crops such as wheat, sorghum, barley, chickpeas, cotton and sunflowers as well as irrigated opportunity crops. Also runs a cattle breeding program and has a licensed feedlot.
• Baalgamman, Moree NSW. Purchased in 1979.
• Delina Downs, Bungunyah QLD. Purchased in 2008.
• Kotaki, Moree NSW. Purchased in 1975.
• Mirreyah, Talwood QLD. Purchased in 1999.
• Riverside, Talwood QLD.
• Tandawanna, Talwood QLD.
• Willarie, Talwood QLD. Purchased in 1995.
• Wolonga, Talwood QLD. Purchased in 2002.
• Worral Creek Aggregation, Talwood QLD.
• Yarramildi, Talwood QLD.
Source: reardonfarms.com.au
REDROCK TRADING COMPANY
• Croydon Station, Marlborough QLD – 59,669 hectares.
RIMANUI FARMS (NEW ZEALAND)
• Boonaldoon, Moree NSW.
• Tiela, Moree NSW – 2782 hectares.
RMI PTY LTD (CARRINGTON COTTON GROUP)
Owned by one of Queensland’s richest families, the Marchants. Operates a diverse farming business including beef, grains and cotton.
• Carrington Farms, Goondiwindi QLD – 57,370 hectares spread across 16 cotton, grain and grazing properties, including Oonavale, Kildonan, Murragoran and Lagoona. Failed to sell in 2010 with offers of $300 million expected.
ROB McGAVIN
Chief executive officer and executive chairman of Boundary Bend Limited (see separate listing).
• Barcaldine Downs, Barcaldine QLD – 46,735 hectares. Purchased in 2019 from Clark and Tait for $21 million.
ROB McBRIDE
Owns three properties in NSW Western Division spanning 250,000 hectares. Director of Australian Wool Growers Association and family company AJ & PA McBride (see above).
• Peppora Station, Menindee NSW. Purchased in 1998.
• Tolarno Station, Menindee NSW. Purchased in 1997.
• Wyoming Station, Menindee NSW. Purchased in 2011.
Source: tolarnostation.com.au
ROBERTSON CHOWILLA PTY LTD
Run by the Robertson family.
• Chowilla Station, Renmark SA – 123,000 hectares.
ROC PARTNERS
• Murray River Land-Ulupna Pastoral Company, Numurkah VIC – 10,000 hectares.
• Stone Axe Pastoral Company.
ROCHE GROUP
Large-scale property developers, with interests in marinas, holiday parks and hotels.
• Jeogla Station, Armidale NSW – 13,340 hectares running 16,000 cattle.
• Wallamumbi Station, Armidale NSW.
Source: rochegroup.com.au
ROMANI PASTORAL COMPANY (UK)
Owned by Zurich-born Urs Schwarzenbach, one of Britain’s richest men.
• Brawlin Springs, Cootamundra NSW.
• Garangula, Harden NSW.
• Mandeville, Premer NSW.
• Windy Station, Quirindi NSW – 13,700 hectares. Purchased for $19 million in 1996.
Source: romanipastoral.com.au
RURAL FUNDS GROUP
The ASX-listed Rural Funds Group has large-scale investments in almonds, beef, cotton, macadamias and vineyards across NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria with $1.3 billion in assets under management.
• Beamba Plains, Rolleston QLD.
• Beef City feedlot, Toowoomba QLD – 26,500-head capacity with 760 hectares of cropping.
• Bonmac, Bundaberg QLD – 27 hectares of macadamias.
• Bundaberg QLD – 500 hectares of macadamias under development over three properties.
• Caroona feedlot, Quirindi NSW – 23,500-head capacity with 1387 hectares of cropping.
• Cerberus, Rockhampton QLD – 8280 hectares. Beef cattle breeding and backgrounding.
• Cobungra Station, Omeo VIC – 6488 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $35 million.
• Comanche, Glenroy QLD – 7600 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for $15.7 million.
• Coolibah, Rockhampton QLD — 724 hectares.
• Dohnt vineyard, Coonawarra SA – 30 hectares of vines.
• Dyamberin, New England NSW – 1728 hectares. Beef cattle breeding and backgrounding.
• Geier vineyard, Barossa Valley SA – 243 hectares of vines.
• Hahn vineyard, Barossa Valley SA – 49 hectares of vines.
• Kerarbury/Kamelda, Darlington Point NSW – 7756 hectares. Purchased in October 2015 for $19.25 million. 2530 hectares of almonds.
• Kleinig vineyard, Barossa Valley SA – 206 hectares of vines.
• Lynora Downs, Rolleston QLD – 4963-hectare cropping property including 1130 hectares of irrigation. Purchased in 2016.
• Maryborough Aggregation, Maryborough QLD – 3745 hectares. Comprises 22 cropping farms currently used for sugar cane. Intention to convert the farms to 2200 hectare of macadamia orchards.
• Mayneland, Queensland – 2942 hectare cropping property including 484 hectares of irrigation and 11,234 megalitres of water entitlements. Purchased in 2018.
• Mundy vineyard, Adelaide Hills SA – 26 hectares of vines.
• Mungindi feedlot, Mungindi NSW – 12,000-head capacity with 409 hectares of cropping.
• Murphy vineyard, Adelaide Hills SA – 30 hectares of vines.
• Mutton Hole, Carpentaria QLD – 140,300 hectares. Beef cattle breeding.
• Natal Downs, Longston Station and Narellan, Charters Towers QLD – 390,600 hectares. Purchased in 2017 for $53 million.
• Oakland Park, Croydon QLD – 85,500 hectares. Beef cattle breeding.
• Petro, High Hill and Willara, WA – 6195 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $22.6 million.
• Prime City feedlot, Griffith NSW – 35,000-head capacity with 4021 hectares of cropping.
• Rewan Station, Rolleston QLD – 17,500 hectares. Beef backgrounding and finishing.
• Riverina Beef feedlot, Yanco NSW – 53,000-head capacity with 1830 hectares of cropping.
• Rosebank vineyard, Grampians VIC – 82 hectares of vines.
• Swan Ridge and Moore Park, Bundaberg QLD – 234 hectares of macadamias.
• Tocabil, Hillston NSW – 6900 hectares. 603 hectares of almonds planted and under development.
• Wattlebank, Homehill and Yarra, Rockhampton QLD – 7419 hectares. Areas of the property expected to be developed to macadamia orchards over time.
• Woodburn, New England NSW – 1062 hectares. Beef cattle breeding and backgrounding. Purchased in 2019.
• Yilgah, Hillston NSW – 6400 hectares. 1006 hectares of almonds planted.
S KIDMAN AND CO (CHINA)
Gina Rinehart is the majority owner of the iconic S Kidman and Co business. Properties offloaded in the past 12 months include the 1.36 million-hectare Innamincka Station at Leigh Creek and the 1.1 million-hectare Macumba Station at Oodnadatta in South Australia and the 480,000-hectare Ruby Plains at Halls Creek in Western Australia.
• Brunchilly Station, Tennant Creek NT – 513,600 hectares.
• Durham Downs Station, Eromanga QLD – 891,000 hectares.
• Durrie Station, Birdsville QLD – 660,000 hectares.
• Glengyle Station, Birdsville QLD – 554,000 hectares.
• Helen Springs Station, Tennant Creek NT – 506,200 hectares.
• Morney Plains Station, Windorah QLD – 623,000 hectares.
• Naryilco Station, Tibooburra QLD – 751,000 hectares.
• Rockybank Station, Roma QLD – 14,600 hectares.
• Tungali Feedlot, Sedan SA – 1800 hectares.
SALTBUSH AG PTY LTD (HANDBURY GROUP)
Headed up by Paddy Handbury, son of the late Geoff and Helen Handbury. Sold Collinsville Merino stud and property in 2014.
• Arcoona Station, Woomera SA – 343,000 hectares. Purchased in 2008.
• Booborowie Aggregation, Booborowie SA.
• Swinging Shovel, Lucindale SA.
• The Rises, Balmoral VIC.
SANDOVER PASTORAL COMPANY
Operated by Stewart and Anna Weir running 25,000 cattle on 1.2 million hectares.
• Ammaroo Station, Sandover NT.
• Derry Downs Station, Sandover NT.
• Dnieper Station, Sandover NT. Purchased in 2016.
• Old MacDonald Station, Sandover NT.
SARAWALK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MALAYSIA)
• Carmor Plains, Point Stuart NT – 41,500 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $20 million-plus.
SAUDI AGRICULTURAL & LIVESTOCK INVESTMENT COMPANY
• Nicoletti Group, WA. 76,000 hectares freehold and 134,000 hectares of leased country. Purchased in 2019 for about $78 million.
SCOTT CATTLE COMPANY
Run by former Meat and Livestock Australia director George Scott. Owns several properties.
• McDonald Downs NT – 207,000 hectares. Purchased for $8.6 million.
• Thylungera Station, Quilpie QLD.
SCOTT HARRIS
Queensland cattleman. Also owns country around Tambo, near Blackall.
• Kingvale, Cape York QLD.
• Strathmore, Croydon QLD – 931,000 hectares. QLD’s single-biggest pastoral lease. Purchased in 2004 for about $20 million.
SELECT HARVESTS
Operates more than 9000 hectares of almond orchards in Victorian Mallee, the South Australian Riverland and NSW Riverina. Paid $129 million for the 1566 hectare Piangil almond plantation in October 2020.
• Lake Cullulleraine orchard, Lake Cullulleraine VIC.
• Robinvale/Euston orchards VIC/NSW – 1688 hectares.
• Griffith/Hillston orchards NSW – 671 hectares.
• Loxton/Paringa orchards SA – 637 hectares.
• Piangil almond orchard, Piangil VIC – 1566 hectares. Purchased in 2020 for $129 million.
Source: selectharvests.com.au
SEVERIN FAMILY
• Curtin Springs Station, Alice Springs NT. 416,400 hectares. Purchased in 1956.
SHANDONG RUYI (CHINA)
Chinese textile group.
• Larundel Estate, Ballarat VIC – 1012 hectares. Purchased in 2011 for $14 million.
SHANGHAI ZENITH (CHINA)
Australian operating arm of Shanghai CRED. Operates more than 1.2 million hectares in Western Australia’s Goldfields region.
• Jeedamya, Melita and Kookynie stations, Kimberley WA. Purchased in 2016.
• Marvel Loch WA – 14,000 hectares of farming land.
• Mertondale Station, Leonora WA.
• Mt Elizabeth Station, Fitzroy Crossing WA – 200,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
• Perrinvale Station, Menzies WA. Purchased in 2016.
• Riverina Station, Menzies WA. Purchased in 2016.
• Yakka Munga, West Kimberley WA – 189,000 hectares. Purchased in 2009.
SHANGHAI ZHONGFU/KIMBERLEY AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT (CHINA)
One of Shanghai’s largest private real estate developers
• Carlton Hill Station, Kununurra WA – 475,745 hectares. Purchased in 2016.
• Ord Stage 2 project, Ord River WA – 15,200 hectares of sugar and sorghum.
SIG GROUP
Melbourne-based property developers.
• Merri Park, Beveridge VIC – 434 hectares. Purchased in 2021 from the descendants of Sir Cecil Looker – a private secretary to Sir Robert Menzies during World War II – for more than $100 million.
SIMMONS CATTLE COMPANY
Run by Queensland cattle producers Richard and Robyn Simmons.
• Avon Downs, Clermont QLD.
• Bungobine, Mt Coolon QLD – 36,900 hectares. Purchased in 2015.
• Whynot, Mt Coolon QLD – 45,600 hectares.
SIMON FAMILY
• Jimarndy, Clarke Creek QLD — 3646 hectares.
• Tawarri, Clarke Creek QLD — 9500 hectares.
• Tandarra, Clarke Creek QLD — 4402 hectares.
STANBROKE PASTORAL
Integrated beef and cattle company owned by the Menegazzo family. Operate seven cattle stations covering 1.2 million hectares in the Gulf region of QLD. Stanbroke beef is exported to more than 35 countries. Sold the 438,000-hectare Miranda Station near Normanton in Queensland in 2021 to Hughes Pastoral Company for $180 million.
• Augustus, Cloncurry QLD.
• Donors Hill, Cloncurry QLD.
• Fort Constantine, Cloncurry QLD.
• Glenore, Normanton QLD.
• Kamilaroi, Cloncurry QLD.
• McAllister, Normanton QLD.
• Warren Vale, Normanton QLD.
STONE AXE PASTORAL COMPANY
Fullblood Wagyu venture between cattleman Matthew Walker and investment bank Moelis.
• Alfreda, Ebor NSW – 784 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for $4 million.
• Cheviot Hills, Kojonup WA – 3080 hectares. Proposed 20,000 head feedlot and integrated abattoir.
• Cobungra Station, Cobungra VIC – 31,000 hectares. Leased from Rural Funds (see separate listing).
• Dyamberin, New England NSW – 1728 hectares. Beef cattle breeding and backgrounding. Leased from Rural Funds.
• Glen Alvie aggregation, Ebor NSW – 2145 hectares. Purchased in 2017 for about $17.5 million.
• Petro, High Hill and Willara, WA – 6195 hectares. Leased from Rural Funds.
• Woodburn, New England NSW – 1062 hectares. Leased from Rural Funds.
Source: stoneaxepastoral.com.au
SUNDOWN PASTORAL COMPANY
Owned by the Statham family of northern NSW since 1964. Focused on beef cattle, irrigated cotton, wheat, sorghum, pulse crops, lucerne and other forage crops.
• Keytah, Moree NSW – 25,042 hectares. Purchased in 1984. One of the largest cotton-growing properties in Australia producing up to 78,000 bales a year.
• Mirrimavale, Gladstone QLD – 486 hectares. Native timber plantation of Spotted Gum, Gympie Messmate, Blackbutt, Red Mahagony and White Gum sequestering carbon.
• St Ronans, Mt Garnet QLD – 44,000 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $18 million. Home to broadacre cropping, a 10,000-head beef herd and a 10,000-head feedlot.
• Wathagar, Moree NSW. Purchased in 1986. Cotton gin operation in partnership with Namoi Cotton. Throughput capacity of more than 200,000 bales of cotton per season.
Source: sundownpastoral.com.au
SUNLIGHT HOLDINGS
• Drysdale River Station, Kununurra WA – 404,686 hectares.
SWISS AUSTRALIA FARM HOLDINGS
Operates farms in NSW, South Australia and Queensland.
• Glenstrae, Willalooka SA – 5876 hectares.
• Naweena, Padthaway SA – 7433 hectares.
• Netley Station, Broken Hill NSW – 73,299 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $10.6 million.
• Neumayer Valley Station, Normanton QLD. 143,000 hectares carrying 20,000 Brahman cows.
TA FIELD ESTATES
Owned by the Field family, one of Australia’s biggest wool growers. Headed up by Michael Field and his wife Angela.
• Aberfeldy, Holbrook NSW – 1771 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for more than $22 million. Runs a 10,000-head composite ewe flock and trades lambs and cattle as seasons allow.
• Benangaroo Station, Jugiong NSW – 3000 hectares. Purchased in 1997. Produces about 420 bales of 17.5-micron wool. There are also about 400-500 hectares of crops.
• Congi Station, Woolbrook NSW – 10,000 hectares. Largest fine-wool producer in Australia, with more than 700 bales of wool produced and a flock average of 15.5 micron.
• Doughboy Mountain and Mirrugalee, Ebor NSW – 2000 hectares. Purchased in 2015 for $10.3 million. At elevation of 1500 metres, and in a 940mm rainfall area, used as a finishing block for calves and first-cross lambs from Congi. Also runs its own herd of 400 Angus cows.
• Mobinbry and Wilby, North Star NSW – 6100 hectares. Purchased in 2014. Crops about 4750 hectares. In addition, there is about 900 hectares of leased farming country.
• Wyvern Station, Carrathool NSW – 52,000 hectares. Purchased in 1946, Wyvern produces more than 1100 bales of medium-wool, averaging 17-19 micron.
Source: tafield.com.au
TASMAN AGRICULTURE LIMITED (NEW ZEALAND)
One of New Zealand’s richest farmers, Alan Pye, who made his fortune in potatoes.
• Rushy Lagoon, Red Hills and East Wyambie TAS – 22,000 hectares running 4000 dairy cows, 8000 beef cattle and 7000 sheep. Purchased in 1997. Listed for sale with expectations of about $70 million.
TBG AGRI HOLDINGS (CHINA)
Australian arm of Tianma Bearings Group, owned by Chinese billionaire Xingfa Ma.
• Emu Downs Station, Cervantes WA. 8000 hectares.
• Ferngrove Wine Group, Great Southern WA.
• Wananya Station, Roy Hill WA.
TIAA-CREF/NUVEEN (UNITED STATES)
One of the biggest investors in Australian agriculture, the New York-based Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, through its asset management subsidiary Nuveen, owns almost 300,000 hectares of developed cropping country about 70 properties or aggregations. Its land and water portfolio is worth an estimated $2 billion.
• Aaron Farm, Rockwell WA – 2942 hectares.
• Abilene North, Breeza NSW – 841 hectares.
• Ballaranga, Morowa WA – 9958 hectares.
• Bedford Harbour, Munglinup WA – 14,392 hectares.
• Bengalala, Gunnedah NSW – 1804 hectares.
• Boonery Park, Tulloona NSW – 3800 hectares.
• Brandon Farms, Ayr QLD – 440 hectares.
• Brooklyn Downs, Yoting WA – 4486 hectares.
• Brookstead Farm, Condamine Plains QLD – 703 hectares.
• Bulgary, Galore NSW – 3713 hectares.
• Burradoo, Boggabri NSW – 3275 hectares.
• Burrenda, Burren Junction NSW – 2885 hectares.
• Caldermeade, Dowerin WA – 3209 hectares.
• Cobran, Hay NSW – 8245 hectares.
• Coromup, Ongerup WA – 8869 hectares.
• Crooble Aggregation, Moree NSW – 3137 hectares.
• Dalawn, Kondinin WA – 6209 hectares.
• Dimby South, Pine Ridge NSW – 745 hectares.
• Dunolly, Wongan Hills WA – 2715 hectares.
• Dyfed, Moree NSW – 1477 hectares.
• Eraramba, Arrowsmith East WA – 3040 hectares.
• Erlside, Warren NSW – 3706 hectares.
• Five Mile, Breeza NSW – 780 hectares.
• Gardner Farms, Cecil Plains QLD – 3985 hectares.
• GG Farms, Grong Grong NSW – 1979 hectares.
• Gil Gil Aggregation, Croppa Creek NSW – 3339 hectares.
• Glen Erin, Mullaley NSW – 3524 hectares.
• Glenfine, Cressy VIC – 2802 hectares.
• Glenwood, Dalby QLD – 785 hectares.
• Gorian, Burren Junction NSW – 8533 hectares.
• Gregmaun, Varley WA – 8388 hectares.
• Hendreff, Wubin WA – 3631 hectares.
• Herbert Valley Sugar, Ingham QLD – 1708 hectares.
• Hibernia Aggregation, Yetman NSW – 7240 hectares.
• Highbury Farms, Highbury WA – 4872 hectares.
• Hoopers, Onergup WA – 5502 hectares.
• Huddersfield, Darlington Point NSW – 1015 hectares.
• Jedburgh, Warren NSW – 3967 hectares.
• Karingal, Gnowangerup WA – 3641 hectares.
• King Rocks, Woolocutty WA – 6647 hectares.
• Lindley Downs, Springsure QLD – 3936 hectares.
• Lort River, Lort River WA – 6327 hectares.
• Macintyre Downs, Toobeah QLD – 6315 hectares.
• Mascott, Bellata NSW – 13,392 hectares.
• Milo, Moree NSW – 8867 hectares.
• Mullala, Boggabri NSW – 1142 hectares.
• Mullumbimby, Derrinallum VIC – 675 hectares.
• Mumblebone, Warren NSW – 3273 hectares.
• Mumby, Northampton WA – 6026 hectares.
• Myuna, Lake King WA – 1613 hectares.
• Pircarra, Derrinallum VIC – 1350 hectares.
• Rainey Plains, Arrowsmith East WA – 3379 hectares.
• Sperwill Springs, Adamsvale WA – 1684 hectares.
• Torokina, Warren NSW – 3110 hectares.
• Toucan, Eganu WA – 5569 hectares.
• Tubbo, Darlington Point NSW – 2033 hectares.
• Ulendah, Garah NSW – 4840 hectares.
• Varley Farm, Varley WA – 9595 hectares.
• Wallam Ag, Moree NSW – 3568 hectares.
• Warra, Jandowae QLD – 3797 hectares.
• Watheroo, Watheroo WA – 13,711 hectares.
• Wedgewoods, North Eradu WA – 4517 hectares.
• Whitegates, Condobolin NSW – 1475 hectares.
• Willyama, Condingup WA – 7612 hectares.
• Woodlands, Condamine QLD – 3186 hectares.
• Yattlewondi, Mungindi QLD – 3053 hectares.
• Yeovil, Breeza NSW – 1955 hectares.
TIVERTON AGRICULTURE
Investors in diverse food production assets that align with its strategy of combining regenerative agriculture, biodiversity solutions and natural capital value for superior investment returns.
• Juanbung and Boyong Stations, Balranald NSW – 33,000 hectares. Purchased in 2019 in partnership with Nature Conservancy Australia.
• Orana, VIC – 4674 hectares. Converting from convention to sustainable cropping and permanent plantings such as olives.
• Picardy, QLD – 10,620 hectares. Conversion from beef farm to seasonal crops such as sorghum and chickpeas.
• Sunland Fresh Fruit, VIC and NSW – 363 hectares. One of Australia’s largest stone-fruit orchards growing peaches, nectarines, apricots, apples, pears, persimmons, pomegranates and plums.
• Sunland Table Grapes, Sunraysia VIC – 86 hectares. Produces high-quality, export accredited fruit.
TODMORDEN CATTLE COMPANY
• Glengarry, Snowtown SA — 446 hectares.
• Hillview, Snowtown SA — 428 hectares.
• Todmorden Station, Oodadatta SA – 716,860 hectares.
• Walaki, Lochiel SA — 269 hectares.
TONY & JULIE HARROWER
Large-scale Northern Territory cattle producers.
• Dorisvale Station NT.
• Old Mt Bundey, Darwin NT – 380,000 hectares. Purchased in 2016 for $4.5 million.
TRT PASTORAL GROUP
Owned by Melbourne businessman Tim Roberts-Thomson. Sold the 33,700-hectare Juanbung Station near Hay NSW in 2019 for about $60 million and paid $120 million-plus for a 6000-hectare slice of the Woolnorth aggregation in northwest Tasmania in 2021.
• King Island Aggregation, King Island TAS – 9300 hectares.
• Mansfield Aggregation, Mansfield VIC – 2200 hectares.
• Woolnorth Aggregation, Woolnorth TAS — 6000 hectares.
Tim Roberts-Thomson with his children Madeleine and James run TRT Pastoral.
TUPRA PASTORAL COMPANY
• Tupra Station, Oxley NSW — 101,170 hectares.
UNION AGRICULTURE (CHINA)
Subsidiary of Hebei-based Jiahe Brewery. Sold Mt Falcon Station in the NSW Upper Murray last year for more than $13.2 million.
• Bobbara Station, Galong NSW – 4500 hectares. Purchased for $13.8 million in 2011.
• Glenrowan aggregation, Gunnedah NSW – 11,500 hectares. Purchased in 2017 for about $38 million.
• Kyabra Station, Tamworth NSW – 5260 hectares. Purchased in 2016 for $11 million.
• Leandah/Wyangan aggregation, Gunnedah NSW. Purchased in 2017 for $11.4 million.
UPTON PASTORAL
• Alpha, Walcha NSW. • Billy Creek, Walcha NSW.
• Brislington, Walcha NSW.
• Foxdale, Walcha NSW.
• Pindari Tops, Nowendoc NSW — 660 hectares.
USHER PASTORAL COMPANY
Owned by Phil Usher of Brisbane. Operate over about 1.2 million hectares in southwest QLD, with additional properties around Taroom and Wandoan.
• Kyee Station, Eromanga QLD – 164,255 hectares. Purchased with Mt Margaret in 2017 for about $20 million.
• Mount Margaret and Berellem, Eromanga QLD – 470,504 hectares. Purchased with Kyee in 2017 for about $20 million.
• Orient and Norley, Channel Country QLD.
VELLA FAMILY
• Bald Hills Station, Marlborough QLD.
• Faust Family Farms, Prosperpine QLD – 3134 hectares. Purchased in 2019 for $20.5 million.
WARAKIRRI ASSET MANAGEMENT
Warakirri Asset Management is another of Australian agriculture’s multimillion-dollar behemoths, with its own Warakirri Cropping and Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund assets as well as Aurora Dairies (backed by Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board – see separate listing)
• Baingarra, Minyip VIC – 5700 hectares (Warakirri Cropping).
• Boolavilla, Croppa Creek NSW – 6100 hectares (Warakirri Cropping).
• Bullarto Downs, Hopetoun VIC – 9700 hectares (Warakirri Cropping).
• Cowabbie-Mukoora, Ardlethan NSW – 16,100 hectares (Warakirri Cropping).
• Lobethal, Beaumont WA – 13,600 hectares (Warakirri Cropping).
• Mawarra, Merredin WA – 23,000 hectares (Warakirri Cropping).
• Myola, Dalby QLD – 4200 hectares (Warakirri Cropping).
• Orange Park, Lockhart NSW – 8900 hectares (Warakirri Cropping).
• Willaroo, Goondiwindi QLD – 14,000 hectares (Warakirri Cropping).
• Wyobie, Dalby QLD – 2800 hectares (Warakirri Cropping).
• Dicky Bill Australia (Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund).
• Moira Orchard, Cobram VIC (Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund).
• Moora Citrus (Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund).
• Bilmont Orchard, Swan Hill NSW (Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund).
• Costa-leased berry farms (Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund).
WAVERLEY STATION
Owned by Sydney businessman Michael Crouch. Runs a herd of about 30,000 Angus cattle on about 24,300 hectares.
• Waverley Station, Gunnedah NSW.
• Waverley Station, King Island TAS.
• Waverley Station, Scone NSW.
WELLBOURN HILL PASTORAL COMPANY
• Wellbourn Hill, Marla SA – 338,700 hectares.
WENTWORTH CATTLE COMPANY
Owned and operated by Richard and Dyan Hughes.
• Bluevale, Nebo QLD – 3251 hectares. Purchased in 2018 for $5.6 million.
• Strathalbyn, Collinsville QLD.
• Wentworth Station, Clermont QLD – 40,500 hectares.
WESTERN GRAZING COMPANY
Owned by the Oxenford family, Western Grazing started as a family-run dairy business before turning to large-scale beef production in the 1990s. Today it operates solely in Queensland. Sold its 1.2 million-hectare Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory’s Victoria River District in 2021 for $104 million to a partnership including Jumbuck Pastoral Company.
• Allendale Station, Augathella QLD – 21,000 hectares.
• Eurella Station, Muckadilla QLD – 22,000 hectares.
• Magowra Station, Normanton QLD – 294,000 hectares.
• Morstone Downs, Camooweal QLD – 176,000 hectares.
• Oban Station, Mt Isa QLD – 261,000 hectares.
Source: westerngrazing.com.au
WILLIAMS CATTLE COMPANY
Owned by South Australia’s Williams family, Williams Cattle Company’s 4.65 million hectares include what is considered the world’s largest cattle station, Anna Creek, which it bought from S Kidman and Co in 2016. Owns seven pastoral properties in the north of South Australia as well as grazing and cropping land in the Flinders Ranges.
• Anna Creek Station, Coober Pedy SA – 1.57 million hectares. Purchased from S Kidman & Co in 2016.
• Arckaringa Station, Coober Pedy SA – 274,500 hectares. Purchased in 1989.
• Connibar/Carieton, Carieton SA – 11,400 hectares.
• Hamilton Station, Coober Pedy SA – 701,000 hectares.
• Mt Barry Station, Coober Pedy SA – 492,000 hectares.
• Mt Sarah Station, Coober Pedy SA – 224,800 hectares.
• Nilpanna Station, Coober Pedy SA – 565,800 hectares.
• The Peake Station, Coober Pedy SA – 813,000 hectares. Outstation to Anna Creek, purchased in 2016.
Source: williamscattlecompany.com.au
WILMOT CATTLE COMPANY
• Morocco, Kelvin NSW — 1535 hectares.
• Paradise Creek Station, Inverell NSW — 2575 hectares.
• Wilmot, Ebor NSW — 1854 hectares.
• Woodburn, Walcha NSW — 2555 hectares.
WYADRIGAH PASTORAL COMPANY
Operated by the Barlow family with significant cropping and grazing interests in northern NSW and Queensland. Operate across a reported 110,000 hectares, including 23,472 hectares of dryland cropping, 2025 hectares of irrigation and 83,770 hectares of grazing land (including three properties at Cunnamulla in Queensland).
• Wyadrigah, Mungindi NSW.
YADLAMALKA PASTORAL
Owned by South Australian pastoralist Andrew Doman.
• Beltana Station, Flinders Ranges SA – 154,100 hectares. Purchased in 2017 for $8.4 million.
• Yadlamalka Station, Flinders Ranges SA.
YEEDA PASTORAL COMPANY
• Kilto Station, Broome WA. Purchased in the early 1990s.
• Mt Jowlaenga Station, Broome WA. Purchased in 2001.
• Spring Park, Geraldton WA.
• Yeeda Station, Broome WA. Purchased in 1999.
YULGILBAR PASTORAL COMPANY
• Yulgilbar Station, Baryulgil NSW — 14,165 hectares.
• This list was compiled from industry sources, websites and media reports. The Weekly Times, publisher of AgJournal, accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of this list. For more information, email james.wagstaff@news.com.au
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