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Australia: A remote village offering free land

The authorities of the village Kuilpi in Australia They hoped that offering free land to anyone who wanted to build a new home in a remote area would attract five new families. On the contrary, however, they came as a surprise with more than 250 applications from all over the country, but also internationally!

The Quilpi Council in an effort to strengthen the population of 800 inhabitants decided to give the opportunity to build houses to those interested to fill the gaps that exist in agricultural and livestock units, but also in other sectors in the west side of the state Queensland. Lately, nurses, teachers, engineers, butchers and catering staff have been needed, including as the place develops.

The suggestion, then, was that anyone who wanted to build and live there for six months would receive a $ 9,400 grant. The Quilpi Council for the same amount sells plots of land up to a thousand square meters in the area. The measure was considered by the Executive Director of the Council, John Hancock, a 30-year-old who, when he went to the village, spent six months in an old house because there were no new ones. “If we could attract five new families it would be a huge success. “The interest, however, exceeds all our hopes,” he said Hancock.

New home prices have skyrocketed throughout Australia due to low interest rates. Strict lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic in large cities such as Sydney and the Melbourne. Some residents are now looking for larger homes in smaller cities. Many of the applicants mention this. “People want big spaces and we have plenty,” he added Hancock. The village covers an area of ​​68,000 square kilometers. The Kuilpi is proud to be covid-free. The greatest interest came from its inhabitants Brisbane, which is located 1,000 kilometers east, but also from abroad and more specifically from Great Britain, the Hong Kong and India although only those who are Australian citizens or permanent residents Australia are eligible to receive the grant.

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