Anyone going to Perth!!!
 

Hi everybody,
Just found the forum looks good!
Hubby, son and I are hoping move to Perth, he's a furniture maker so we're MODL. applied in May, got the acknowledgement, so the wait is on.
I'm irish, he's welsh, we're living in Lucan in Dublin at the moment.
I'd love to hear from any other emigrants, especially mums...
I'm really very stressed about selecting good area to live and schools... We were going to do a rekkie, but to be honest once we priced it I think we'll have to just go for it..

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Welcome

We're heading Perth way, well we will be if the bloody Solicitors etc get their fingers out of their bums, but we're going 'cold turkey' as we've never been before.
Enjoy the reckie,
PM me if you want a list of areas that are not too bad in Perth

Sam

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Hi there,
not a mum and I'm still in the UK but have lived near perth and were off out there in 2 yrs. You will love it although to be honest perth isn't that amazing, but all around it is pretty cool. there are loads of people on this forum who live in perth and they will give you loads more advice than i can but just wanted to say good luck and well done!!!

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SORRY my mixtake, we're not doing rekkie cost was a bit high.
We;re thinking of some where on the northern beachs of perth as a place to go. Hubs has an old mate who runs a Kitchen fitting company in jondalop (I think). Basically he's got work as soon as we arrive.
Our son is 8 and wired to the mains ( not really, he just has a normal state that would convince you he's drinking 2 gallons of red bull per hour), so beachs /sports/anything that wears him out is the aim.
Ho do kids adopt to school / friends / etc??

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Got family in Cottesloe, Swanbourne and sorrento, they love it, also have family in Fremantle bicton and the hills and they love that too so good luck.

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hi there,
we are 2 suburbs north of Joondalup, in Kinross.
Joondalup is a bit like a satelite city. Lots going on, pubs, clubs, shops, sporting complexes.
Kids adapt pretty well to the change of schools and enviroment, usually better than the adults!!!
Feel free to ask any questions on the northern suburbs.
All the best

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We're in Tapping which is by Joondalup.

There are some lovely areas up in the northern suburbs, there are also a few to stay away from. P.M me if you want my opinion on those!

Your son will have no problems settling in I wouldn't have thought. Kids do tend to get the easy ride when they're so little.

We've been here two years now and our kids were almost 3 & 5 when we landed. They are Aussies through and through now. They have a great life, so much more outdoors time than in the UK. WE live in a quiet cul-de-sac and there are loads of kids who just play outside all day on their bikes and scooters. They occasionally wander in when they're hungry, raid the fridge, then it's back out to play again! :D

There are plenty of sports clubs for the kids to get involved in if they want. Then in the summer months there's the beach and the hundreds of parks to play in.

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Hi,
We are moving out 19 Nov with our 20mth old daughter. Have house near river in Bassendean and also going to build north of Perth - Yanchep.
Cant wait to get there now...
good luck

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Hi we are of to Perth in November. We are both Irish (Dublin) although hubbie came to Manchester when he was 3 so sounds like a mad Manc! We are hoping to settle around Carramar or Tapping which are beside Joondalup. We have a daughter and when we went over on a reccie last year she loved it so I have no worries about her settling. She even managed to get herself invited to some Aussie kids birthday party! There are some good schools around this area with good reputations. A group of the girls of here meet up every Thursday morning at Hilary's harbour as a sort of hello to new arrivals so thats a good chance to meet other mums.
How soon after getting your visa's do you intend on going over.
Tracie

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hi were off to perth,we think ellenbrooke.we as you are going to jump in at the deep end.


we know that no one is going to give us something for nothing,we know we are going to work hard,we know its no utopia but most of all we know we will make it work.after all we are from birmingham how could it not work.

if the people in perth are as friendly as the people on this forum ,it will be a fantastic place to live.

marcus,trish,sophie and louis.

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"we're living in Lucan in Dublin"


Hi were looking at Perth, we're living in Celbridge, Kildare!!

Lots of stuff to look into, we have Visa and due to commitments wont be going to July 2007

Stormy

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Hi

We're in Aberdeen, Scotland at the moment but hoping to move to Perth early/mid next year. We were over in January this year and stayed with hubby's rellys in Swan View. Visited more rellys in Joondalup, which was lovely. Bit worried about house prices in Perth being so high but it won't stop us going.

15 year old son and 20 year old daughter coming too. (If she can get a visa)

Jan and Rob :)

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We're going as soon as we get visa. Hubs has been promised work with his old mate, which should keep things floating... long term may be different. not sure where to move to, we've been looking at Hillarys and Kallaroo, but prices seem to be exploding.

Expecting to be travelling around christmas...

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Anyone emigrating with kids aged 6-9?

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Off to Perth beg. of Oct. Kids aged 6,8 and 13. Settling Northern burbs :D

(Husband is from Wexford;) )

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sophies 8 coming on 18

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Hillary's is lovely but expensive. It reminds me a bit of Howth harbour only with sun :D
Tracie

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Thanks Breeze, well appreciated.
I've had a look at the domain.com.au website and It is a bit costly.
when are you going ?

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Hi,

We're heading for Perth sometime in February with 2 boys aged 5 and 11. Stayed with relations in Kinross in December for 3 weeks and loved it. Just at medicals stage. Still deciding what schools to send kids to but might wait until we arrive and have a look at a few.

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Hopefully Carramar or Tapping all going well.
Tracie

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Hi All,
I have been here in Perth now for 7 months. We live in Tapping and really love it. We are both from Dublin and have three children 18,11,5. Your children will fit in well and so will you,if you forget about trying to make it the same as home. This is a different country and very few things are the same.
We do meet down in Hillarys at the Dome Cafe every Thurs at 12. So for anybody out there who wants to come along,just do so.


Pertahoy,I will send you a PM later.
Welcome to the site.



Breezeboylan,I will be in contact soon,my e-mail was down for a while.

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Sorry I was dosconnected for a few days. Eircom!

Are there any rekkie reports on this forum? I've just seen a thing that Perth is now the second most costly house prices in Aussie after Sydney.. sounds like it's booming :)

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The schools in Kinross, have a bloody good reputation!!!

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There are lots of Rekkie reports on here just do a search. there was a very detailed on on Perth a while ago you should be able to find. Yea house prices are going through the roof, it's cause we're going over. Thats typical of my luck :rolleyes:
Tracie

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Perth is not just booming. Front page news of The West Australian newspaper today was 'WA booming at faster rate than China'. The WA economy grew 14% last year. China had 11%. WA in fact, has the highest rate of growth not only in Australia, but the whole world. Incredible.

I have said this before but I will say it again. During the last great mining boom in the 60s, Perth house prices were 50% above Melbourne's. We are only 10% above them at the moment.

Perth is experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime Golden Era. When this boom ends (and some economic forecasters are talking 2030 here) Perth property will be the most expensive in the country.

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Hi, we too are heading for the northern suburbs of Perth. We went on our recce 2 yrs ago and really liked woodvale, however it now seems to be out of our price range. There are still affordable housing if you look through the property websites, but it will probably mean getting in the car to go to the beach!! :rolleyes: We sent our visa application in June and have sold the house. We were hoping to be out there for christmas but think thats probably a bit optomistic, so hoping (please DIMA) to go in January. We have 3 children, 9, 5 and 2 (boy, girl, boy) Can't wait to be stuck on the aeroplane with the little angels :rolleyes: :scared:
Nicky x

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I'm from Perth, I'm from Perth :)

Flying back there on Nov 20th!!!! Joondalup to be exact

*does a crazy dance*

Handed my notice in today and it was fantastic......

:beer:

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wow. time to get in there fast!

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so drinks on you this weekend.. 10 weeks to go, just like us.. have you packed?
I'm doing car boot sale in Wimbledon tomorrow all by myself, 6 hours there whilst OH stays home with bub.

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Have I packed?????? no, only found out the visa was approved on wed! We I handed my notice in yesterday and finish on Oct 28th which then gives me 3 weeks to get everything sorted. I am only shipping some boxes of Personal effects, so most of the furniture will be sold or given away.

gotta do a big 'to do' list this weekend!

You've panicked me now.... are you packed then????? :scared:

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wish you all the luck in the world,hope to be not to far behind you..

marcus and family :beer:

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We are in the process of house sale going (fingers crossed no probs this time) and we are heading off to Mandurah area, Halls Head initally for our short term let then have a good scout about for the best area that suites...who knows may stay there! good luck

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Hi we are off to perth next july /august I'm also welsh and the missus is english we are taking our 2 girls aged 9 and 6 and another one (not sure if it is a girl or boy as it isnt due until feb)

we are looking at rockingham and surrounding areas at the moment but we have never been to aus before

cheers
Sion

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We hope to be in the Perth area by next summer (UK). Me Welsh, she English ( who said mixed relationships don't work ?? ) and daughter, 7.

We really liked Quinns Rocks, a Northern suburb, where we stayed on our recce this year. However, we are going to rent and have a bloody good look around; from Yanchep down to Mandurah. That should take about 10 years !

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Hi Sion, I have lived in Rockingham for 13 years, so if you need any information just ask. We have short term fully furnished homes here as well, have a look on our web page at www.cedarcottagewa.com Good luck, Suzette and Will.

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Hi we are hoping(subject to completion of house on 28th September )to arrive in Perth mid October once i have worked my notice!!
We have never been to Perth before and until we complete on the the house cant book flights ,accomadation,give notice at work ,book quarantine for the dog Etc Etc -ahhhhhh :scared: So its going to be a mad rush!!And to top it all i have to start my new job by the end of October .
All help and advice gratefully recieved .We have an 8 year old boy and i think he is the only one not stressed out about it all! :cool:

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We complete on the 29/09/06, fly to Ireland 30/09 - 05/10, fly to Perth 6/7 Oct -:D :scared:

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Yippeee!
We just got a request for medicals and police clearance.

Hubs is worried about a little D & D charge from about 7 years ago :scared:
Shouldn't be an issue really.. I hope..

I didn't realise the med process included so much..

Any one any idea how long it'll take from here?

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We got our Med request mid May, sent the meds back at the end of May and had the grant letter by mid June. So you could be ready to go within 4-6 weeks. Good Luck

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Just booked one way tickets with singapore air - we fly 8/10/06 12pm from Heathrow:D