Lease on Lot 123 B4462 Airstrip Road Biggenden

Scope Briefing:

North Burnett Regional Council is the trustee owner of the Lot 123B4462 reserve in Biggenden Qld, located at Airstrip Road.

Council is inviting written tender submissions in accordance with section 227 of the Local Government Regulations 2012 for the leasing of Lot 123 B4462 on this land at Airstrip Road.

Lot Specifications:

Areas A & B are located in a Recreation and Open Space zoned area under the North

Burnett Region Planning Scheme (Version 1.4). The purpose of this reserve is animal pound use and tenderers activities will need to align with approved purposes of this zone and the reserve. The current planning scheme can be viewed through Councils website

NBRC-Planning-Scheme-Rev-1.4-170820.pdf.

Tender submissions for the purpose of grazing livestock activities will also be considered.

Lot 123 B 4462

This lot is approximately 4.02ha in size. The area is a comprised of trees with native grasses. Access is via Airstrip Road opposite the football oval. The lease is for the whole of the lot.

The lot is currently unfenced, as this area is near the Biggenden airstrip, maintaining safety for private aircraft using the airstrip is a key requirement for the successful tender.

If the successful tender will be grazing livestock, suitable fencing will be required to be installed (at cost to the tenderer) around this area. The standard of fence must prohibit stock wandering onto the airfield.

Design of the fence will be subject to the type of livestock and Council Officer approval.

No assets or buildings exist on this site. No services or utilities are connected to this site.

Lease Terms:

Council can accept submissions from Commercial, Private and Not for Profit (NFP) entities.

Council may accept the tender most advantageous to it and not necessarily the highest.

Council also reserves the right to not accept any tender submission.

Lot 123 B4462 is being leased on commercial terms, this lot is not eligible for Not-ForProfit rental rates.

Annual lease fees will be payable upon execution of the lease and then annually on the 1st July

All successful tenderers will be required to hold Public Liability insurance with a value of $20Million.

Successful tenderers will be responsible for any, and all costs associated with Council’s preparation of the lot and registering the lease agreement (this will include titles registration legal costs of up to $2500).

Successful tenderers will be responsible for all outgoings applicable to the site, including but not limited to services and utilities, water access and service charges, waste charges, electricity and any government levy or charge relating to the site ( where applicable).

Councils Standard Terms will also form part of all lease agreement (shown as Annexure A of this tender).

Council is leasing Lot 123 B4462 on an ‘As is’ basis and the successful lessee will be required to accept this condition within the lease.

Term Length:

Council is willing to consider term lengths of up to 10 years.

You are welcome to request shorter term lengths within your submission which Council will consider.

Lease Rent:

Tenderers can submit any price offer for this lease.

Your offer must be on commercial terms (considering current leasing market values, term length, and future rent CPI) and includes acceptance of the costs of lease registration.

Tender Submissions Open Tuesday 27th January 2026

Tender Submissions Close 27 February 2026, 5pm

All submission must be made on the Council provided tender application form and lodged to admin@northburnett.qld.gov.au by the due date.

To request the tender application form please send an email request to admin@northburnett.qld.gov.au , attention Council’s Leasing Team. This request must be received before Thursday 26th February 2026, 10am.

For any questions or clarification around the details of this tender please contact the Leasing Team at Council on 1300 696 272.