Nby, yes I was serious. My mom's working up there atm and heaps of others I know do as well.

You may not realize it but Alberta/Western Australia/Queensland have HEAPS in common thanks to the mining boom. The question is( and it's one that Rio/FMG/BHP/Woodside probably aren't thinking about whilst they pillage our resources) what happens when the boom's over?

If you're bored, here's a link to just some of the good info from AHURI http://www.ahuri.edu.au/publications/projects/p80370

It's just starting to go crazy again here.

Sorry about the drift.