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I come from one of these areas in NW VIC - Charlton - Near Wycheproof - which has done the $1 Farmhouse thing (a few of the farms up there have been in nearly 15 years of drought and as such the people have had to almost walk off them - leaving some high occupancy rates).
As a result a few of the mostly rural based towns are dying .. having said that they're great places to live and for people with the right attitude - work to be had (you can't really be fussy or prissy about what you do - but on the flip side - it doesn't cost that much to live when a 3 br house can be had for less than 100k at times).
The skies are manificent (read 15 years of drought translates to lots of clear skies) and I miss them constantly as well as the peace and quiet.
I regularly travel up there (3-4 times a year) and often think about buying a farm house etc as they're just too cheap sometimes.. for what they are...
Things to look out for are poor medical facilities (getting to a GP can somtimes involve a 120km drive to a major centre and the local hospitals are pretty basic), public transport is non existant, as are a lot of services we take for granted in the city....
Jamie
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