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.
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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