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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 min. 53 sec.) ; 186658812 bytes |
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Just over a year ago the people of Cumnock (pop. 300), a tiny town four hours drive west of Sydney, were presented with a radical idea. Cumnock resident Christine Weston suggested that they offer their empty farmhouses to people from the city. The families would pay only a dollar a week but they would have to do some basic repairs on their houses. The town has embraced this 'real-life' experiment that could resonate across Australia. The scheme was launched to save the local primary school, but many families have come to escape the 'rat-race' and find out if life is indeed 'happier' in the country. How will this experiment play out? Goodwill abounds on both sides but can it last? Eighteen families, mostly from the city, have moved into empty farmhouses ('renovators' delights') for a peppercorn rent. Differing values and moral codes are on the line. What role do traditional institutions like the church and local council play? By following families and key players, including the local Anglican priest, Compass examines Cumnock's unfolding story |
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Broadcast 2009-11-01 at 21:40:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Community development.
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Families -- Social life and customs.
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Farmhouses -- Conservation and restoration.
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Primary school teachers -- Attitudes.
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Salvation.
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New South Wales -- Sydney.
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Streaming video
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Doogue, Geraldine, host
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Evenden, Rev Ted, contributor
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Fleming, Greame, contributor
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Kenny, Rachel, contributor
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Mercer, Nicole, contributor
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Saul, Callie, contributor
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Slee, Stephen, contributor
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Sparkes, Marge, contributor
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Weston, Christine, contributor
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Whalley, Helen, contributor
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