A small town in Queensland, Australia, in a disguised form of "free land delivery" to promote infrastructure to attract Hong Kong people's enquiries

There is a shortage of houses in the inland town of Queensland, Australia, and the local council has therefore launched a plan to subsidize people to buy land, hoping to attract more people to build houses.

Australian media reported on October 24 that the parliament received more than 250 inquiries about this plan. In addition to Australian residents, there were also more than 200 inquiries from Hong Kong, India, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.

The response was overwhelming. Hong Kong people are all interested

Quilpie's plan provides people with up to 12,500 Australian dollars (about 73,000 Hong Kong dollars) in subsidies, which is equivalent to the price of a local 1,000 square meter piece of land.

Only Australian citizens or permanent residents who have bought land in Quilpie and plan to build a house can apply for this subsidy.

The Special Broadcasting Service of Australia (SBS) said on October 24 that Quilpie Sheriff Stuart McKenzie said that it was originally envisaged that if 3 to 4 new houses could be built as a result, it would be a great success if 5 houses were built in the next two years. As a result, The response was very enthusiastic.

In the first 10 days after the official announcement of the plan, the authorities received more than 215 enquiries.

At first, the authorities did not dare to expect too much. It should be because the place was too deserted. I really can't imagine how many people will be attracted and come from building and living.

Australia: The picture shows on October 2nd, the inland town of Quilpie in Queensland, Australia, taking photos of the newlyweds standing on their land.

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Officials have almost become "shellless snails"

When the 30-year-old county chief arrived here, he was also troubled by his housing. He eventually settled in a retirement village.

Another person facing similar problems is Justin Hancock, general manager of Quilpie Local Government (Council).

He came here to take office in January 2021.

The aging local population and his personal experience inspired him to devise a plan to help the people buy land and build houses.

When he first came to report, there was only one unit available to live in, and it was located in the retirement village.

He lived here for the first 6 months after taking office.

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"Popularity" urgently needs to be improved with only 595 residents

Quilpie is located in an inland area about 1,000 kilometers west of Brisbane.

SBS said on the 24th that according to the 2016 census, the local population was 595.

This small town has a school, a post office, a free public swimming pool, a 24-hour fitness center, a golf course, a lawn bowls club, and a bar.

In addition to the lack of housing, Quilpie also has many job vacancies to be filled.

The local area needs to bring in more talents, including nurses, teachers, butchers, apprentices and bartenders.