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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Stuti Mishra

A whole Australian town is up for sale for £5m – but residents fear auction could spell its end

An entire Australian town has been put up for sale for about £5m, raising fears for the future of one of the country’s smallest and most unusual communities.

Licola, a remote settlement in the Victorian High Country about 250km east of Melbourne, is home to just five people. The town includes a general store, petrol station, caravan park, and several weatherboard buildings spread across about 42 acres.

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