Yambah Station
{{Short description|Pastoral lease in the Northern Territory}}
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Yambah Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Location
Yambah is a located approximately {{cvt|63|km}} north of Alice Springs.{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&x=133.83368&y=-23.12673&w=40000&h=40000&i=554&j=554&p=248489&pp=248489&fc=1&mpsec=0#map|title=Map of Yambah Station, NT|access-date=3 April 2020|work=Bonzle|publisher=Digital Atlas Pty Limited}} In 1940 four blocks were selected and subdivided from 17 choices in Bond Springs.{{cite news|last1=Advocate|first1=Centrailian Advocate|agency=Centrailian advocacy|date=January 25, 1985|title=Yambah Station}}
Description
The property occupies an area of {{cvt|2310|km2}}, has double frontage to the Stuart Highway, and shares a boundary with Strangeways Range and Kambah Stations.
It is composed of typical rangeland grazing country that is either open or lightly timbered and has a variety of native grasses, herbage and introduced buffel giving good overall coverage. The average rainfall on the property is approximately {{cvt|300|mm}} per annum, and it is equipped with 21 dams or waterholes and 23 bores. It was stocked with a herd of approximately 4,800 head of cattle in 2018.
History
In 2018 the property was up for sale; the owners were Aaron and Karina Gorey, whose family have owned the property over three generations since the 1940s.{{cite web|url=https://www.theland.com.au/story/5403072/landmark-cattle-station-offering-in-the-red-centre/|title=Landmark cattle station offering in the Red Centre|author=Peter Austin|access-date=3 April 2020|work=The Land|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=20 May 2018}}
In June 2023, Dan and Sally Muenster purchased Yambah Station for $28 million.{{Cite web |last=Rowley |first=Linda |date=2023-06-27 |title=$28m buys Central Australia’s Yambah Station |url=https://www.beefcentral.com/property/28m-buys-central-australias-yambah-station/ |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Beef Central |language=en-US}}