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HEAD TO COUNTRY WEEK FOR YOUR CHANCE TO BE MORTGAGE FREE - $1 LAND GRAB. Richmond is a town in North West Queensland half way between Townsville and Mount Isa offering residential blocks for just $1.00. More....

Quilpie is a winner at Country Week
Quilpie has taken out the Exhibitor Award at the annual Country Week Expo for the best exhibit with a population under 3,000 people. More....

Tell Your Friends and Family!!
“ Tell your Brisbane friends and family.” That’s the message being made loud and clear by Country Week CEO Peter Bailey in the run up to this year’s Country Week. More....

Country Week expo to highlight one thousand jobs on offer
More than a thousand jobs needing to be filled now in country and regional Queensland will feature on a Jobs Board display at the Country Week Sea and Tree Change Expo this weekend. More....

Country Queensland on the web
A new website giving people all the information they need on moving to a country or regional centre in Queensland has been launched at the Country Week Sea and Tree change Expo. More....

Take the People to the Water
Take the people to the water….not the water to the people. That’s the call from many regional and country Local Government areas following the release of a water supply survey by Country Week. More....

Affordable Housing in Country Areas!
While metropolitan residents reel under high mortgage payments and increasing rents, a major Queensland wide real estate survey has revealed a much more affordable housing picture in country and regional areas. More....

Brisbaneites ready to move.
The second annual Queensland Country Week concluded yesterday (Sunday) with high visitor levels and great interest shown in moving to country or regional areas in Queensland. More....

BUSH INVADES …AGAIN!
Communities from country areas all over Queensland will converge on Brisbane later this month to demonstrate to people and industries there’s a better lifestyle available in country and regional areas. More....

Julia Creek a winner at Country Week
Julia Creek has taken out the award at the annual Country Week Expo for the most creative exhibit. More....

Northern NSW Councils infiltrate Country Week Queensland.
Two local Government areas from northern NSW exhibited at Country Week Queensland this weekend in a move that surprised some of the locals. More....

North Queensland big winners at Country Week
North Queensland has taken out the award at the annual Country Week
Expo for the best exhibit with a population of over 30,000. More....

North Burnett wins at Country Week
North Burnett Regional Council has taken out the Exhibitor Award at the annual Country Week Expo for the best exhibit with a population between 3,000 and 29,999. More....

Guess who’s coming to Brisbane?
Communities representing almost one million Queenslanders will converge on Brisbane next week for the annual Country Week Tree and Sea change Expo. Country Week is all about demonstrating to people living in Brisbane and the South East Corner that there is a whole lot more to Queensland. More....

Affordable Housing in Country Areas!
While metropolitan residents reel under high mortgage payments and increasing rents, a major Queensland wide real estate survey has revealed a much more affordable housing picture in country and regional areas. More....

BETTER LIFESTYLE ON TAP AT COUNTRY WEEK
Country and regional communities from all over Queensland will again converge on Brisbane later this year to show people and industries there is a better lifestyle available in regional areas. More....

TIME TO ACT
With home owners hit by another interest rate rise today, Country Week CEO, Peter Bailey says its high time city dwellers started to seriously consider their future outside of a capital city. More....

Message from Hon. Warren Pitt M.P., Minister for Local Government
I extend a warm welcome to visitors to Queensland’s second Country Week Expo. As you will see, country living in Queensland has a great deal to offer. More....

Message from The Hon. Gary Gray AO MP Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Northern Australia
FOREWORD: FROM COUNTRY WEEK MAGAZINE
My Department is a major sponsor for Country Week Expo 2008 and I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to this flagship magazine. More....

MAKE THE MOVE.
A message from The CEO of Country Week, Peter Bailey.
With overflowing city railway platforms and queues for busses stretching longer and longer, there has never been a better time to sample the joys of living in a country or regional centre. More....

Lifestyle – So Near and yet so Close!
The Darling Downs area around Toowoomba is set to boom in the next two decades. Major industry and infrastructure developments have the potential to create 16,000 jobs in the next twenty years. Assets such as coal, coal seam gas, coal seam gas water, ethanol and power station development have the potential to more than triple the gross regional product. More....

Everyone’s a winner.
There are some wonderful outcomes that result from a visit to Country Week. How about this one? More....

Investment Opportunities.
Investment opportunities abound in country and regional Queensland. Just ask property developer, David Thompson. More....

MOVING CHECKLIST
If you are thinking of moving to a country or regional area, it’s important that you sit down and make a few basic decisions. More....

The right place for the right man.
How long will you be in the traffic getting from home to work tomorrow?
Half an hour? An hour? Maybe 90 minutes?
How does walking 400 meters from home to work sound? More....

Queensland’s primary industries is calling
Urban dwellers seeking a lifestyle change will have an opportunity to see the diverse primary industries and career opportunities available during Country Week Queensland. More....

Welcome to North Queensland
North Queensland has one of the fastest growing economies in Queensland and its capital, Townsville, has one of the highest population growth rates in Australia. Encompassing the Townsville, Charters Towers, Burdekin and Hinchinbrook regions, North Queensland combines a relaxed tropical lifestyle with solid economic growth and comprehensive health, education and recreational facilities for your family. More....