daddyofthree

Ok Grayling perhaps we could swop pads for a year or two. Walking, fishing, camping, bird watching, gardening etc are excellent here in the North East of England.
Role on 2010 when hopefully we will be in Aus!

Grayling

At least you have the weather to be able to enjoy them.

Don't underestimate the effect that heat (and even worse humidity) can have on you.

Interestingly even most Australians avoid the outdoors on many summer days......the shopping malls are crowded though.

G

asher

perhaps you should think of moving to a state with less heat, humidity and mosquitos?

Here in Sydney we see few mosquitos and it's not so hot or humid that you can't go out most of the time. you do get a few really hot humid days but usually it's not so bad

Melbourne is also cooler as is Tassie

Grayling

Moving states would make it pointless being in Australia as we moved for family reasons.

I would rather move back to the UK than move states.

G

mindblower

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Came here at 45, wish I had the opportunity 12 years earlier ,like the mrs , who is 32 !

boo hoo

ausi dream

If you have a well paid job then i would think carefully, as my husband is on skilled demand list and two attempts of going back and forth we still cant find that well paid job.

sportsendurance

Just wondering how the oldies are getting on, especially those who have moved over to Aus during the past 12 months or so and whether your dreams have been fulfilled

carolinephillips

Been here 9and a half months, just moved into our first house, mostly loving it, but it can't half rain here!

mand8002

Us oldies are getting on great, moved here 4 1/2 years ago and definitely class ourselves as Australian. Love it here, best move we ever made.

sandiep

We moved to Melbourne on hubbie's temporary visa just before he was 44 and i am a year younger. We had a 6 week old, a 2 1/2 year old and a 9 year old. All have settled well, though we did have a panic when we realised hubbie's work may not have sponsored his permanent visa till he had worked there for 2 years and if they had then decided it was not in their interests to do this, he would be over 45 cut off for independent permanent visa.

We worked hard at getting PR after one year. It is not a particulalry easy move to leave all that you know to come to all that you dont, but we hve no intentions of going back. Hubbie's job is doing his head in, but our money has gone further here and we are mortgage free and just moved into our lovely new build, girls have a horse and oldest at really good private school, so all more affordable than UK. Plus winter here but generally you can get away with tshirts for at least some of the day. Weather is a great plus. Beaches are lovely, all the ones we have been to and you can go more often due to the weather.

Sometimes stuff drives you crazy and we get a bit homesick or stressed but we are glad we have done it. Good luck to you and your family.

chrisall

Hi, I will be 40 in a few months and the mrs 42. We are currently going through the ACS RPL process as I am in IT but have no qualifications as such. Finding it really heavy-going and sometimes have negative thoughts, but we have 2 kids; aged 1 and 2, so just look at is as doing all this hard work so they can have a better future.

Cheers,
Chris.

Lenmil

Almost 2 years in Tassie. Weather way better than Newcastle. It can get hot and the cold is not as bad as Newcastle not to mention the rain. Not been to the mainland yet but many people i have met here in Tassie love it here due to the seasons and the laid back life style. Plenty camping, fishing, hiking and 4x4ing to be had. Many tracks to drive through forests etc. I do more of this here than i ever did in the UK. And i was 47 when we applied for our sponsored visa. Did'nt think we would get it to be honest. But i have heard of others over 50 getting them but they were certain trades. So far we all love it here in Tassie and at times things have been tough, but you only live once.

Howard Jenings

We came out on 457 in Jan, I was 42 and my wife is 37 we have 3 kids aged 8, 2 and 10 months - it is best move we have evr made. We both quit full-time jobs in the UK and were both on very good salaries of 45k each, we now live off one wage - mine - and my wife stays at home and does some relief teaching.

sportsendurance

I very nearly wrote about a mate of mine (43 YO) who was over in Brisbane from October to March 2008/09 and hated every minute of it (we skyped). I felt awful at one point because I was interrogating him about Aus at the same time he and his wife were very much depressed (poor empathy!!) and couldn't wait to return to the UK.
Yesterday I bumped in to him and bloody hell I couldn't believe it when he told me that he was returning to Brisbane
He didn't enjoy Aus because of a working problem but now that's resolved he can't wait to get back.