The hamlet
of Trundle, 215 miles northwest of Sydney, has a population of 380. Like
neighboring communities, it has struggled with years of drought and is hoping
that the cheap rent - the equivalent of 95 US cents a week - will bring in new
life and help fill up schoolrooms.
"The numbers at school have been
declining as is the number of people in town," Dannielle Ward, Trundle
Hotel publican, told Reuters, noting that things were tough for places like
Trundle after a decade of drought. "Hopefully this might turn (things)
around," she said.
The offer is extended to anyone looking for a
"tree change and an adventure," using a local expression that means
moving to the sort of rural, relatively undeveloped country area known in
Australia as "the bush."
