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Academic. I've been called worse even though my education ended with year 10 metal fab. I'm talking about the population increase when a contract or exploration kicks in. Not the entire population. It's the increased population that causes the prices to rise due to infrastructure needed and...

Mining towns and even towns with mining and 'other' industries will continue to be boom and bust. If a town gains an additional mining contract regardless if the town has other industry. A large influx of population takes place to establish the infrastructure needed to support the exploration...

The point is it is the infrastructure required in any town undergoing a high growth period causes the growth. This has slowed and will continue to slow in gladstone which is why prices and rent are dropping. 20-30 years is far too long to hold property for as the infrastructure will be done and...

Here is an article I wrote for API magazine recently titled 'Mining towns boom or doom' http://www.apimagazine.com.au/api-online/newsletter/13/may-newsletter-1/mining-towns-boom-or-doom This should give people an understanding of the long term outcome for mining towns. ' And this one 'sell...