Rail link

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bluecat
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February 5, 2004 - 1:24 am
Hi all,
Just wondering what people think of the new rail link and this will have an effect on industry and imports into Darwin and thus prices in Darwin and NT
cheers,
bluecat
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brent2
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February 5, 2004 - 2:45 am
Hi there,
have said it before and I’ll say it again,
I like this town, the weather is awesome, nice beaches, great fishing, good camping.
However,
People are leaving in droves, the average median price has not doubled in 16 years, the real estate agents are trying to talk it all up, and they could very well be right in the end, high rise apartment blocks are going up everywhere, starting at high 200’s up to 600-700k.
Buyer beware? and you will need some luck too .
This could be the next big boom area, but gee I dunno.
My humble opinion,
Brent2
Shushar
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February 5, 2004 - 4:24 am
I’ll admit to knowing very little about the place – except nobody born there is called Tracy…
IMHO, the Ghan will only increase rail tourism but will have little impact on the number of permanent residents. My guess it may give backpackers more employment opportunities.
Shushar
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bluecat
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February 5, 2004 - 4:58 am
thanks for your comments
somehting to think about
cheers,
bluecat
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elves
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February 5, 2004 - 6:28 am
This is not to insult the people of Darwin, but my family lived there, I liked it to visit.But only so much you can do.
Did my tandem jump onto the beach near the casino two years ago.
Problem with Darwin is the nature of the beast. Full of service personel. Essentially this is the kind of place it is, if it wasnt for them, Darwin would be almost lost.
Army contingent and RAAF I know is considerable, I know my sister married an army guy, I dated an officer (and gentlemen) from there.
The issues are the distance, very little in terms of facilities, think you do better on the base, they have a good canteen, loads of guys (YUM) and pool, and gym….ahhhh
Ok fun aside, pretty boring, think the casino keeps most happy…and poor. Though the service men/women that go overseas do get paid handsomely- tax free, mind you their partners, have a tendancy to spend it.
Darwin is too far away, service transfers out are common, a bit of a transient population, next boom town? dont think so (things are costly too)
MonkeyMagic
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February 5, 2004 - 8:46 am
Chris Corrigan of Patrick Corp thinks that the rail link was a waste of money as far as business is concerned and I think he would probably be in a good position to tell.
JOsh