Quilpie's land offer goes global with hugely successful auction
“Council-owned land in Quilpie exceeds reserve by almost $60,000 after news of 'free' land goes global”
“Blocks of land for sale in outback Queensland, that attracted hundreds of inquiries from across the globe, have sold for up to six times their reserve price.
The council-owned land in Quilpie, 900 kilometres west of Brisbane, was marketed as "essentially free" on the condition that buyers built a new house and live there for at least six months.
The reserve price was $12,500 — the same amount as a new homeowner grant the council is offering.
Six blocks in Curlew Estate — each about 1,000 square metres — sold at an online auction today for between $45,000 and $70,000 each…”