ABOUT THE FARM
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Bustard Downs is a 220acre organic farm breeding Polled Grey Brahman cattle on the Western side of the Great Dividing Range in Tropical Dry Savannah Mt. Carbine country. A distinctive Australian rural outback landscape overlooking the stunning rainforest mountains.
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At Bustard Downs we believe in naturally grown chemical free farming and practice and promote ethical animal husbandry, treating our animals with love and respect using low stress stock management.
Our cows live a happy healthy life in a natural family herd, grazing primitive native grasses living symbiotically with the Native Flora and Fauna. You can see iconic Australian fauna, such as Grey Kangaroo, Pretty faced Wallaby, Spotted Quoll, the Australian Bustard is prolific here among 100+ species of birds living cohesively alongside our small productive herd.
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Contact us if you are interested in purchasing Bustard Downs Quiet Polled Grey Brahmans
Annavale Abbott (PP) Pure Polled (pictured left) is a beautiful quiet bull with a nice solid frame. He is only 2 years old and still to grow into his prime.
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our Cows live a long happy life on Bustard Downs
Our new heifers (PH) Sired by 'Eskwood Ranger' (PP) Pure Polled bull, (pictured right) bred by Eskwood Brahmans - Bowen are now joined with our new bull purchased November 2024 Annavale Abbott (PP) bred by Sue and Peter Hammer - Charters Towers
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We still have a few horned beauties from our original line from 'Tajiri Brahmans - Minimooka Station and Sire from Douglas Creek Brahmans - Daintree
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In our 11th year of breeding we are happy to have invested in quality genetics and made the move to produce Polled Brahmen Cattle for private and commercial sale - Contact us to find out more
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Did I mention we have Mango Trees?
If your lucky enough to stay in November- December it is serious cause for celebration. Mango Daiquiri, Mango Smoothies, Mango Icecream, De-hydrated mango, fresh or frozen in our opinion Mango is one of the 'food of the Gods'
We have an abundance of varieties on the farm, Common or Stringy, perfect for chutneys, our favourite Bowen and Kensington Pride, Keets, Bombay and Turpentine mango. All absolutely Organic. If you visit out of Season ask about our 1Kg frozen Mango packs.
MARYFARMS is a collection of Farms along the Mary Creek
Maryfarms is 7km South of Mount Carbine on the Mulligan highway and 20km North of Mount Molloy
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In the 1950s land was surveyed for returned Soldier settlement and new immigrants, clearing began for Tobacco Farms along the Mary Creek which continued up until about 1975.
During this time it was a thriving community of successful farming families of many origins including Italians, Albanians, Anglo and Indigenous Australians. There was also a Post Office, telephone exchange, school bus service to Mount Molloy and a small shop.
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Today Maryfarms is a collection of small production Farms and Lifestyle blocks on the East and West sides of the Mary Creek. The Mary Creek joins the Mitchell River which flows West to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
"The desired Mitchell we reach at last; it is undoubtedly the river of Queensland. No one would believe there is such an extent of rich forest country up here on its banks and tributaries on this table-land, and that so near the coast..." Camp 12, May 1875, James V Mulligan
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