what is townsville like
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what is townsville like
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My partner and I are currently looking at making the move to austrilia, I work as a paediatric nurse and my partner is a joiner. We have two children ages 10 and 8. We were initally looking at townsville as the area we wanted to relocate and we are currently wanting to know what people think of the area. We have been told that it is small and that there isnt much to do, by friends that have visited the area. We currently live in a small village in the UK and we have to drive to go anywhere so we are use to not having things to do on ur door step. We have also heard that the hoptimal service isn't the best and I wonder if there were any other nurses that have experience of nursing on townsville. We are also considering the gold coast n brisbane as well. Any information regarding these areas would be brilliant. Thanks in advance
My partner and I are currently looking at making the move to austrilia, I work as a paediatric nurse and my partner is a joiner. We have two children ages 10 and 8. We were initally looking at townsville as the area we wanted to relocate and we are currently wanting to know what people think of the area. We have been told that it is small and that there isnt much to do, by friends that have visited the area. We currently live in a small village in the UK and we have to drive to go anywhere so we are use to not having things to do on ur door step. We have also heard that the hoptimal service isn't the best and I wonder if there were any other nurses that have experience of nursing on townsville. We are also considering the gold coast n brisbane as well. Any information regarding these areas would be brilliant. Thanks in advance
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Re: what is townsville like
Hello
My partner and I are currently looking at making the move to austrilia, I work as a paediatric nurse and my partner is a joiner. We have two children ages 10 and 8. We were initally looking at townsville as the area we wanted to relocate and we are currently wanting to know what people think of the area. We have been told that it is small and that there isnt much to do, by friends that have visited the area. We currently live in a small village in the UK and we have to drive to go anywhere so we are use to not having things to do on ur door step. We have also heard that the hoptimal service isn't the best and I wonder if there were any other nurses that have experience of nursing on townsville. We are also considering the gold coast n brisbane as well. Any information regarding these areas would be brilliant. Thanks in advance
My partner and I are currently looking at making the move to austrilia, I work as a paediatric nurse and my partner is a joiner. We have two children ages 10 and 8. We were initally looking at townsville as the area we wanted to relocate and we are currently wanting to know what people think of the area. We have been told that it is small and that there isnt much to do, by friends that have visited the area. We currently live in a small village in the UK and we have to drive to go anywhere so we are use to not having things to do on ur door step. We have also heard that the hoptimal service isn't the best and I wonder if there were any other nurses that have experience of nursing on townsville. We are also considering the gold coast n brisbane as well. Any information regarding these areas would be brilliant. Thanks in advance
Where you live will depend on where you can find work so see about that first
Before anything else, though, make sure you can get a visa....are you degree qualified as a nurse?
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Re: what is townsville like
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Yeh I have a degree in paeds nursing and currently have an interview this week for a job in townsville. We have done some research into areas to live and have heard good reviews regarding annandale area. Do the children from the military base have their own school or do the children attend state schools in townsville?
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Yeh I have a degree in paeds nursing and currently have an interview this week for a job in townsville. We have done some research into areas to live and have heard good reviews regarding annandale area. Do the children from the military base have their own school or do the children attend state schools in townsville?
Thanks
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Re: what is townsville like
[QUOTE=dpbend;12152999]Hello
Yeh I have a degree in paeds nursing and currently have an interview this week for a job in townsville. We have done some research into areas to live and have heard good reviews regarding annandale area. Do the children from the military base have their own school or do the children attend state schools in townsville?
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How hot are u looking for?
Even southern qld is low/ mid 30s riht now. Mid 20 lows overnight . Plus 80 % plus humidity. This will be jan feb march in the south. Worse up there. Hot most of year. Australian summers are brutal ony real break is june july up there.
Yeh I have a degree in paeds nursing and currently have an interview this week for a job in townsville. We have done some research into areas to live and have heard good reviews regarding annandale area. Do the children from the military base have their own school or do the children attend state schools in townsville?
Thanks[/QUOT
How hot are u looking for?
Even southern qld is low/ mid 30s riht now. Mid 20 lows overnight . Plus 80 % plus humidity. This will be jan feb march in the south. Worse up there. Hot most of year. Australian summers are brutal ony real break is june july up there.
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Re: what is townsville like
Check out post #11 in this thread: http://britishexpats.com/forum/austr...re-why-887555/
But of course at the end of the day it all depends on finding an open position and getting a visa.
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Re: what is townsville like
It has a great rugby league team, one hill, the KKK and a lovely new bypass.
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Re: what is townsville like
Townsville . . . look up the term "going troppo." Townsville is also in crocodile/stinger country. A population of 180,000, by Australian standards, is large but Far North Queensland is isolated.
If there is an opportunity for you in the Gold Coast, that might be something to seriously consider. Especially with kids.
If there is an opportunity for you in the Gold Coast, that might be something to seriously consider. Especially with kids.