helen29

Hi Everyone,

I will be moving to Cairns in a couple of months and am looking to meet up with any expats!
My husband is already over there working fly in fly out to PNG from Cairns...I'm a primary school teacher and hoping to find some sort of job working with children as soon as I get there (I've heard down the grapevine that the quota of teaching jobs is well and truly full!)

If anyone knows of any expat meets or has any advice I'd love to hear about it!

Many thanks!!!

Sally Simpson

Hi Helen!
Just to say good luck with your move. Whereabouts in Cairns will you be?

helen29

Hi Sally,

Thanks for the reply. We're hoping to get an apartment in Clifton Beach if everything goes well!

Sally Simpson

Very nice. There were some really good deals on apartments there, pretty sure some still available.
Where's your OH staying on his FIFO from PNG?

helen29

At the moment he's staying at a motel in Trinity paid for by the company, he's going to set up some apartment viewings with some agencies for when I arrive.
We're looking at the big complexes with pool, gym etc, so hopefully we'll get a good deal somewhere!

R00ksie

Hi there. I was in Cairns for 4 years. Not a sniff of a teaching job. Contract work is rare as hens teeth. Good luck!!

Sally Simpson

A work colleague lives in one of those places. I'll try & find out more. It may take a week or two as we are both part-time but I will get back to you.

helen29

Thanks Sally, that would be really helpful!

Sally Simpson

No worries. I will try & find out what I can about teaching too but I have heard that it is hard to get work, so be prepared.

helen29

I've also heard the same about the teaching...have had messages from a couple of teachers in Cairns who are being very helpful so fingers crossed!

Sally Simpson

Oh well that's good.(That you have help not the job situation!) I'll focus on the units then.

helen29

Many thanks Sally

Sally Simpson

Finally worked with the girl that lives at Clifton. She has an apartment at Clifton Waters. She says that she would not particularly recommend it. She says it is not as well run as it was originally, & they have issues with noisy neighbours & noise within the complex generally. She is planning to move when their lease is up.

helen29

Thank you for finding that out Sally, very interesting information! I did wonder whether these complexe would be quite noisy and almost hotel like. I will keep this in mind for sure.

Thanks again

Helen

Sally Simpson

One of the issues there may be that they are on at a very good rent, fully furnished so are probably attracting a lot of very young people. Not that there is anything wrong with that of course but there is a greater tendency to parties & less regard for others imo. There are some places that look good in smaller complexes too, you shouldn't have any trouble finding something you like