Hi guys just read this article about the massive mining investment from the Indian company in galilee basin. Is this the mega mine happening in alpha?

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/from-pit-to-port-indias-10bn-coal-export-plan/story-fn59niix-1226118491805

hey guys, what are your thoughts on this:

http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2011/03/11/expansion-plan-opens-more-land-for-housing-mackay/

its about the Issac Shire council giving green light the for Dysart to expand with 50-60hectares of residential lots. how many houses can you put on that amount? and what do you think is the impact to the…[Read more]

thanks josh for the info.

according to realestate.com.au there are currently about 300 houses for sale in Emerald, and the 2006 census states there are 4500 private dwellings. we have to wait for the 2011 census, but with those figures 6% seems a bit high of available houses for sale, considering the sqm data as well. I’m no expert, if someone can clarify this info, i…[Read more]

http://sqmresearch.com.au/search.php?postcode=4720

according to SQMresearch, there are 122 properties that have been on the market for sale for more than 2months in Emerald. there are some that have been on since 31st of March 2009!!! what is going on?

KeyStrategies wrote:

shoooshoo wrote:
I'm a babe investor with my previous investments, i have not done much research, this time i committed to do a good amount of research. thanks for your comments.

Hi again Shoooshoo – good to see you are doing your research upfront that is a wise decision – you said in another post you wanted to find…[Read more]

thanks hbbehrendorff for the info

ydr wrote:
Hi There,
I’m a new investor and was looking at Blackwater & Emerald as the rental returns are very good. It worries me that these towns very much depend on the mining industry and I’m scared that if something goes wrong, they will end up being ghost towns. however I’ve noticed that Blackwater has a Woolworths which is a positive sign…[Read more]

Thanks Daedalus,

I’m a babe investor with my previous investments, i have not done much research, this time i committed to do a good amount of research. thanks for your comments.

yeah but that is still concerning:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/gas-plans-could-lift-meat-costs/story-fn6ck45n-1226096935838

KeyStrategies wrote:
Hi ShooooShoooI can only think of one thing to say at this time and that is you can find a million reasons not to invest in an area or you can look for the one reason to invest in an area – Its really up to youcheers

far enough!

it should be noted that the documentary is under scrutiny, some say its true , some say not.

Hi guys,

I just saw this trailer for this documentary called “gasland” you can see a trailer of it on youtube:

It looks at the harmful effects of gas drilling through the process called “fracturing” a hydraulic drilling process also called fracking. In the Documentary it uncovers that what comes o…[Read more]

Nice one Jack!

Hey guys,

have you considered Blackwater? i’m trying to search for the next Moronbah/Dysart, do you think this could be it?

Having a look at REIQ.com.au suburb/town profile, Emerald's property prices have been flat since 2007, after great gains between 04-07.  The flat period concerns me abit. 

i'm also looking at mining towns, and i asked my broker and he said it doesnt matter where it is, as my lender , BankWest, is not postcode specific…beauty!

Key Strategies…are you referring to the proposed expansion of the Cameby Downs mine:

http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/environmental_management/impact_assessment/eis-processes/cameby_downs_expansion_project.html

also…

http://www.deedi.qld.gov.au/cg/resources/major-projects/presentations/mpc-09-erik-schafer-darian-hielscher.pdf

according to the…[Read more]

Yeah that is my question as well Josh, which mines ae these nar chinchilla?