Kalli Station (pastoral lease)
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Kalli Station is a pastoral lease
in of Western Australia
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The property covers an area of 85322 hectares (210,835 acre) and has traditionally farmed sheep for the production of wool
. The station is located in the Shire of Murchison
in the Mid West region of Western Australia
and the nearest town is Cue
. The soil has a low level of erosion
with 91% of the land being described as nil or minor. The perenniel vegetation condition is poor with 47% of vegetation cover being described as poor or very poor.
In 1989, an inspector from the Department of Agriculture stumbled across a large cannabis
crop at Kalli Station. Following a police investigation, Operation Cerberus, another crop was found at Gingin
and another was planned to be planted at Mount Elvire
by the L'Onorata Syndicate. As a result, ten men were arrested including Rocco Versace and Sebastino Pizzata, who were the ringleaders. The head of the operation Bruno "The Fox" Romeo was arrested years later.
The CSIRO regional land classification system
uses the name taken from the station to describe plains of red sand over laterite
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Pastoral lease
A pastoral lease is Crown land that government allows to be leased, generally for the purposes of farming.-Australia:Pastoral leases exist in both Australian commonwealth law and state jurisdictions....
in of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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The property covers an area of 85322 hectares (210,835 acre) and has traditionally farmed sheep for the production of wool
Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....
. The station is located in the Shire of Murchison
Shire of Murchison
The Shire of Murchison is a large agricultural region in the central part of Western Australia, and is the only shire in Australia without a town. At the 2006 Census, it was also the least populous Local Government Area in Western Australia.-Description:...
in the Mid West region of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
and the nearest town is Cue
Cue, Western Australia
- Further reading:* 'Along the Cue railway. Inspection of line with suggested improvements, visit to Georgina Siding'. West Australian, 11 June 1898, p. 5-External links:* *...
. The soil has a low level of erosion
Erosion
Erosion is when materials are removed from the surface and changed into something else. It only works by hydraulic actions and transport of solids in the natural environment, and leads to the deposition of these materials elsewhere...
with 91% of the land being described as nil or minor. The perenniel vegetation condition is poor with 47% of vegetation cover being described as poor or very poor.
In 1989, an inspector from the Department of Agriculture stumbled across a large cannabis
Cannabis
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. These three taxa are indigenous to Central Asia, and South Asia. Cannabis has long been used for fibre , for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a...
crop at Kalli Station. Following a police investigation, Operation Cerberus, another crop was found at Gingin
Gingin, Western Australia
Gingin is an agricultural town in Western Australia. The town is located north of Perth along the Brand Highway.The town is well suited for agriculture with a mild climate and available water sources...
and another was planned to be planted at Mount Elvire
Mount Elvire Station
Mount Elvire Station was a pastoral lease and sheep Station located approximately south west of Leonora in the Goldfields of Western Australia,...
by the L'Onorata Syndicate. As a result, ten men were arrested including Rocco Versace and Sebastino Pizzata, who were the ringleaders. The head of the operation Bruno "The Fox" Romeo was arrested years later.
The CSIRO regional land classification system
Land systems of Western Australia
Land systems of Western Australia are descriptions of the Western Australian landscape which takes into account the landform, the soils, the vegetation, and site types The Lands systems can be seen as sub-components of the IBRA system....
uses the name taken from the station to describe plains of red sand over laterite
Laterite
Laterites are soil types rich in iron and aluminium, formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are rusty-red because of iron oxides. They develop by intensive and long-lasting weathering of the underlying parent rock...
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