| 词条 | Cubbie Station |
| 释义 |
| name = Cubbie Station | photo = | photo_width = | photo_caption = | map = Queensland | label=Cubbie Station | map_caption=Location in Queensland | map_width = | type = Irrigated agriculture | location = near Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia | coords = {{coord|28|42|21|S|147|52|28|E|region:AU-QLD_dim:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | area = {{convert|96000|ha|acres}} | created = | operator = Lempriere Group for CS Agriculture, a subsidiary of Shandong Ruyi | status = | open = }} Cubbie Station, the largest irrigation property in the southern hemisphere {{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}, is located near Dirranbandi, in south west Queensland, Australia. The station comprises {{convert|96000|ha}} and is managed by the Lempriere Group, on behalf of CS Agriculture, a joint venture between Lempriere and Shandong Ruyi, a textile manufacturer owned by investors from China and Japan. The station has significant water rights to flows along the Culgoa River, within the Murray-Darling basin. Land holdingCubbie Station is located on the Darling Riverine Plains bioregion. The topography of the region is defined by channels and floodplains of the upper reaches of the Darling and Barwon rivers.[1] Cotton was first produced in the region from the late 1970s. In 1983, Cubbie Station was converted from grazing purposes to cotton production. Cubbie Station comprises agricultural and non-agricultural lands; with approximately {{convert|22000|ha}} presently developed and a further {{convert|11000|ha}} under development.[2] Water rightsThe station was created by amalgamating twelve floodplain properties to give Cubbie a total of fifty-one licences.[3] The station's water storage dams stretch for more than {{convert|28|km}} along the Culgoa River, within the Murray-Darling basin. In an average year the station uses {{convert|200000|ML}} of water, in a good year as much as {{convert|500000|ML}}. The water is used to supply {{convert|130|km2}} of irrigated cotton and other crops including wheat, which generates a net profit in the range of {{AUD}}50 million to A$80 million a year.[4][5] The station is licensed to take {{convert|460000|ML}},[3] the equivalent of all irrigation entitlements downstream in north-western NSW.[3] The property has the capacity to grow {{convert|200|km2}} of cotton. In 2006, the dams on the property were filled to 1% capacity allowing for only {{convert|200|ha}} of cotton planting.[5] The station is often derided for its large water usage requirements in a time of extreme drought in Australia and damage to the Murray Darling river system[6] As of January 2019, Cubbie Station has not harvested any water since April 2017, when it took 14GL of the 156GL that passed through St George but left more than 2GL of its entitlement to flow downstream. In March 2018, Cubbie passed on another 3GL it was entitled to take. [7] During his term as Minister for the Environment, Malcolm Turnbull did not rule out its possible acquisition by the Australian government.[8][9] Corporate historyOn 29 October 2009, Cubbie Group Limited, the former owner of Cubbie Station, announced it would voluntarily enter administration on the following day. The company had incurred debts of over A$300 million, as a result of poor rainfall in the region in the preceding five years. Corporate recovery specialists, McGrathNicol, were appointed as Administrators of the Cubbie Group on 30 October 2009.[10] Purchase of Cubbie StationOn 31 August 2012 the Australian Government, on advice from the Foreign Investment Review Board, approved the sale of Cubbie Group, to a consortium comprising Shandong RuYi Scientific & Technological Group Co Ltd, a clothing and textile company owned by Chinese and Japanese investors, and Lempriere Group, an Australian family-owned company involved in wool trading and agricultural property management.[11] The approval provided RuYi with an 80% initial ownership interest on condition that this interest be reduced to 51% within three years. The interest is to be sold to an independent third party.[12] The consortium are bound by existing water licence conditions[12] and the property is operated and managed by the Australian company using the existing workforce.[13] The purchase of Cubbie Station by foreign interests had the support of the major opposition party in the Australian Parliament, the Liberal Party. However, there was dissension amongst some members of the Nationals, who had concerns with foreign-ownership of agricultural land and water rights, claiming that the sale is not in Australia's national interest.[12][13][14] The purchase of Cubbie Group by the joint venture CS Agriculture was completed on 25 January 2013, for an estimated purchase price of A$240 million.[15] See also{{Portal|Queensland}}
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/nature/DarlingRiverinePlains.pdf |format=PDF |title=The Darling Riverine Plains Bioregion |work=The Bioregions of New South Wales – their biodiversity, conservation and history |publisher=NSW Office of the Environment |year= |pages=65–72 |accessdate=27 January 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418041551/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/nature/darlingRiverinePlains.pdf |archivedate=18 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cubbie.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=36 |title=History |work=Cubbie Station |publisher=Cubbie Station Pty Ltd (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) |date=2005 |accessdate=27 January 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409005314/http://cubbie.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=36 |archivedate=9 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }} 3. ^1 2 {{Cite news |author=Lockyer, Paul |authorlink=Paul Lockyer |url=http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2004/s1052459.htm |title=Bitter water feud grows in Qld, NSW |accessdate=17 October 2006 |date=24 February 2004 |format=transcript |work=7.30 Report |publisher=ABC News |location=Australia |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317172842/http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2004/s1052459.htm |archivedate=17 March 2007 |df=dmy-all }} 4. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.melaleucamedia.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=35 |title=The rise and rise of Cubbie Station |date=September 2000 |author1=Dickie, Phil |author2=Brown, Susan |publisher=Melaleuca Media |accessdate=27 January 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420175803/http://melaleucamedia.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=35 |archivedate=20 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-10-17/cubbie-station-down-to-1pc-water-capacity/1288540 |title=Cubbie Station down to 1pc water capacity |date=17 October 2006 |accessdate=27 January 2013 |work=ABC News |location=Australia |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050644/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-10-17/cubbie-station-down-to-1pc-water-capacity/1288540 |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }} 6. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/once-mighty-darling-drying-up/story-fna7dq6e-1111117147701 |title=Once-mighty Darling drying up |accessdate=8 October 2008 |first1=John |last1=Stapleton |first2=Asa |last2=Wahlquist |date=9 August 2008 |work=The Australian}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/5876920/is-cotton-to-blame-for-the-darling-river-crisis/ |title=Is cotton to blame for the Darling River crisis? |accessdate=17 March 2019 |location=Australia |work=Sunraysiadaily |date=30 January 2019 |first1=Christopher |last1=Testa |}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/turnbull-eyes-asian-food-boom/2007/02/07/1170524164099.html/?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 |title=Turnbull eyes Asian Food Boom |accessdate=8 February 2007 |location=Australia |work=The Age |date=8 February 2007 |first1=Michael |last1=Gordon |first2=Michelle |last2=Grattan |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107041658/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/turnbull-eyes-asian-food-boom/2007/02/07/1170524164099.html/?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 |archivedate=7 January 2017 |df=dmy-all }} 9. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23996542-5013404,00.html |title=Farmers fume over Cubbie station 'gift' |accessdate=8 October 2008 |work=The Australian |first=Greg |last=Roberts |date=10 July 2008 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011123007/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23996542-5013404,00.html |archivedate=11 October 2008 |df=dmy-all }} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mcgrathnicol.com/administrations/cubbie/Pages/default.aspx |title=Cubbie Group of Companies |year=2009 |accessdate=27 January 2013 |publisher=McGrathNicol |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604191944/http://www.mcgrathnicol.com/administrations/cubbie/Pages/default.aspx |archivedate=4 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }} 11. ^{{cite press release |url=http://ministers.treasury.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=pressreleases/2012/079.htm&pageID=003&min=wms&Year=&DocType=0 |title=Foreign Investment Decision |work=Press office: Media releases: 2012: No.079 |author=Swan, Wayne |authorlink=Wayne Swan |publisher=Government of Australia |date=31 August 2012 |accessdate=27 January 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203200224/http://ministers.treasury.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=pressreleases%2F2012%2F079.htm&pageID=003&min=wms&Year=&DocType=0 |archivedate=3 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }} 12. ^1 2 {{cite news |author=Coorey, Phillip |url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/opposition-divided-over-station-sale-20120903-25amj.html |title=Opposition divided over station sale |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 September 2012 |accessdate=27 January 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108085346/http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/opposition-divided-over-station-sale-20120903-25amj.html |archivedate=8 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }} 13. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://afr.com/p/opinion/swan_is_right_on_cubbie_station_RFZBh903kgEsiH6mkuHfjO |title=Swan is right on Cubbie Station sale |work=The Australian Financial Review |date=4 September 2012 |accessdate=27 January 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204020629/http://www.afr.com/p/opinion/swan_is_right_on_cubbie_station_RFZBh903kgEsiH6mkuHfjO |archivedate=4 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }} 14. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-05/cubby-station/4244396 |author=Cullen, Simon |title=Abbott moves to end internal rift over Cubbie sell-off |date=5 September 2012 |work=ABC News |location=Australia |accessdate=27 January 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211113658/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-05/cubby-station/4244396 |archivedate=11 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }} 15. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/cubbie-goes-to-china-for-a-steal/story-e6frg8zx-1226562159297 |title=Cubbie station goes to China for 'a steal' |author=Walker, Jamie |work=The Australian |date=26 January 2013 |accessdate=27 January 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127002853/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/cubbie-goes-to-china-for-a-steal/story-e6frg8zx-1226562159297 |archivedate=27 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }} External links
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