Making the most of a rural lifestyle in an urban centre

By Siobhan Calafiore
Updated February 20 2018 - 6:55pm, first published 6:00pm
COUNTRY LIVING: Monica Dickson first arrived in Ballarat from Queensland in October 1989 but only intended to stay for a short time. Then she fell in love, with the lifestyle and her husband. Picture: Lachlan Bence
COUNTRY LIVING: Monica Dickson first arrived in Ballarat from Queensland in October 1989 but only intended to stay for a short time. Then she fell in love, with the lifestyle and her husband. Picture: Lachlan Bence

When Queenslander Monica Dickson first arrived in Ballarat as a fresh graduate working in a veterinary practice, the plan was always to return north and be close to family.

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