Acre Articles
Movies
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
(2002) 8.30pm, Nine
God's Little Acre
(1958) ABC1, 1.10am
The Go-Between
(1970) ABC1, 11.20pm
Stranger Than Paradise
(1984) 11.35pm, SBS
Revival
A little four-stroke lawn mower is just the thing for a suburban quarter-acre block. But for thigh-high grass on a weedy, rocky, semi-rural two acres, a little four-stroke lawn mower suddenly seems like a toy. Luckily, I got mine out on a day my kindly neighbour Barry happened to be..read more
My Suburb: Mt Pleasant
Located at the base of Mt Keira, Mt Pleasant is a small suburb set in bushland.
Its development began during a boom period in the late 1880s when half-acre blocks were offered for sale for #30 (around $60).
My Suburb: Oak Flats
The original 1200-acre (485ha) grant was made to John Horsley in 1821 with the land then known as the Oak Flats run.
From An Ache To An Acre
City buyers are helping to turn the tide in regional markets, writes Mary Costello.