Hi Johnny,

The area of Greater Springfield has been commented on quite a bit (see Property Investor mags and May issue of Money mag). Basically, this area is kind of in the middle of the major three areas of the greater Brisbane area, that being, Gold Coast, Ipswich and Brisbane. There is significant development going on there, with upgrading to multi-lane highways to support larger traffic flows, the building of the Orion Shopping centre (biggest shop in the southern hemisphere; Phase 1 already completed) and a passenger railway linking Brisbane to Springfield and onto Western suburbs. Also, they are planning on turning Amberley RAAF base, which is close by, into a 'superbase' which has not only RAAF personnel, but also ARMY, as I believe Ennoggera Army base personnel in Brisbane are being relocated out to Amberley as more inner city residential space is needed to support SE QLD's strong growth. There are uni's (USQ and TAFE) out there, in addition to a number of schools; Basically, there is major development in all aspects.. We recently bought a 4;2;2 house for under $300k in Springfield Lakes. Good luck with the searching.