Rufus2 I certainly am not ashamed of living in Australia. In my opinion it's the best country in the world. I too am in Melbourne in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges.
A Queenslander is a style of house seen in Queensland. It is a single detached house made of timber with a corrugated iron roof located on a separate block of land. They are all high-set, single-storey dwellings with a characteristic veranda that extends around the house to varying extents but never entirely surrounds it. Being built so there is space underneath helps with the cooling of the houses as it allows air flow. The wide verandah sheltered the house from torrential downpours which were frequent and allowed for indoor/outdoor living.
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