Grazing cattle need pampering and lush pastures to produce their best. People, too, respond well to such surroundings, all the more so, in today’s tough times. Fine farm properties in the sub-tropical hill country of southeastern Queensland’s Scenic Rim produce premium-grade beef and dairy produce, whilst two host sublime grazing for Homo sapiens as well.

In the rugged, lushly fertile region where the Great Dividing Range meets the Darling Downs in southeastern Queensland, Spicers Hidden Vale and Spicers Peak are two associated - but quite different - boutique resorts, each based on a working farm property. Gourmet cuisine is a feature of each.

The history of Old Hidden Vale Station extends back to the mid 19th century, and the property continues to produce high-grade Wagyu beef for the Japanese market. Reached by a steep, winding road, Spicers Peak is a private mountaintop lodge, surrounded on all sides by forested slopes and cloud-brushed peaks.

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