Go to the Council website and download their city plan (Should also be available in hard copy at their offices). This will list the councils minimum lot sizes, and maimum unit density for your area along with other restrictions (Height, parking requirements etc). If this is a bit confusing you can always try calling the council Town Planning d…[Read more]

Rather than mining towns have you considered investing in the regional centres that serve these towns. With competition for staff in the mining industry getting harder a lot of mines are offering roster work on a commute basis (Either fly in, drive in or bus in from a major center). I'm thinking of places in Queensland like Townsville, Cairns, M…[Read more]

Buying a PPOR as a first homebuyer in Queensland. Does anyone know if it is possible to delay stamp duty until after the 1st of september when the stamp duty exemption for first home buyers will be raised from $320K to $500K? My settlement date is the 27th June (ie Would be trying to extend  it a little over 2 months).Does anyone know if the 3 mon…[Read more]