Land that's cheaper than chips.. For $1 you can buy a slice of Queensland

FOR $1, you can buy a slice of sunburnt country in outback Queensland. Richmond, population 827, in the state's northwest, has put up four 800sq m town blocks in a "buck for a block" ballot. 

 

Richmond, population 827, in the state's northwest, has put up four 800sq m town blocks in a "buck for a block" ballot.



Each $1 site offers uncluttered views of a sun-drenched landscape stretching to the horizon.

"These blocks are, literally, cheaper than a packet of chips," local grazier and Mayor John Wharton said. "It would be like winning the Gold Lotto."

The land ballot is part of a ploy to buck the trend of country towns in decline.

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