http://www.hotspotting.com.au/ Hotspotting: Finding Tomorrow's HOT Property Locations Today en-us http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=177 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=177 QLD: 200km south of Townsville Bowen is poised to grow strongly, with an expansion of the port under way and further major expansions in planning. An emerging new resources province 500km away in the Galilee Basin is set to impact on Bowen, with major miners planning rail links to Abbot Point.  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:10:27 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=176 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=176 NSW: 400km north-west of Sydney. Dubbo is an established regional centre servicing the Orana region of central NSW.  The region is home to a world-famous zoo, sprawling agricultural land and wine country - and now new mining projects. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:10:27 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=175 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=175 NSW: 1,160km west of Sydney Diversification has been the catchword for community leaders in the remote regional centre of Broken Hill. Traditionally a place reliant on mining and agriculture for economic activity and employment, Broken Hill is increasingly developing new strands to its local economy, including tourism and the arts. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:10:27 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=174 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=174 VIC: 110km north-west of Melbourne While mining has been supplanted by other economic drivers, Ballarat has attracted interest from gold miners keen to utilise new technology to revisit the old diggings. The city is also at the epicente of multiple new wind farm proposals which could see as many as 800 wind turbines constructed in the region. & Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:10:27 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=173 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=173 WA, 20km south-west of the Perth CBD Fremantle is an historic port city with heritage and convict-era buildings, many of them restored and kept in good condition. It may well be in for a new wave of urban renewal with plans mooted to refurbish and redevelop at least three historic buildings and a move to relax controls over building heights. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:10:27 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=172 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=172 Central Queensland One of Queensland's strongest regional centres is poised for a market comeback. Mackay, which experienced many years of strong growth during the pre-GFC resources boom, is starting to feel the impacts of the new growth in the mining sector. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:10:27 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=171 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=171 Yorke Peninsula, South Australia Ardrossan is a small town likely to become considerably larger. Two billion-dollar projects, one a major mine and the other a wind farm, have been proposed for the region just outside Ardrossan. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:10:27 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=170 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=170 VIC: North-western suburbs of Melbourne. The Melton precinct offers affordability, good train and road link to the Melbourne CBD, high population growth, a proactive Council working to lift the area’s economy and liveability, and prospects for a strong future through the Toolern development. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:10:27 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=169 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=169 When people ask me for tips about the next hotspots in the Australian property market, my answers often prompt a question like: “Where’s that?” or “Why would anyone want to buy there?”Some of the most compelling out-performers of the future are places many Australians haven’t heard of or know little Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:10:27 +1000