melaniee

Is there anyone in Rockingham / Mandurah area of Perth, WA that fancies meeting sometime? We have no children but would love to meet more people down this way, with or without children!

caroledouglas

Hi there,
We live 10mins from Rockingham.. we have been here just over the 3 months now. There is a day out planned for this sunday up in Kings park if you fancy it. If notim sure something could be arranged. Where do you live?
Carole

melaniee

About 10 minutes outside of R'ham also.

Not sure if we can come on Sunday but will try.

M.

Bella Donna

And so are we! Are we all in the same *10 mins out of Rockingham*?

We're in Port Kennedy...

melaniee

We're in Waikiki....

kevinl

We are going to be in Warnbro in January, can anyone recommend schools ?

Is the feeling that it's better to dive in and buy before prices rise more or rent for the 6 months and see how things go?

Kevin

melaniee

Can't help that much on schools 'cos we don't need them but have heard Charterhouse Primary is very good (Safety Bay) and Tranby (Settlers Hills).
House prices are going crazy down here, esp with the train line going in. I would be tempted to buy straight away-you won't lose out.

Jacqui

In Warnbro there is Warnbro High School, I think their Headmaster won an award last year, best Head in WA or something like that. From this area you also have access to all the good private schools in Mandurah because the school buses run this way.

I would suggest buying straightaway as the above poster said, the way things are going with the railway completion due within the year and the freeway extension due a couple of years later, the house prices are going mad. Look at properties at suburbs inland rather than along the coast ie look at suburbs that are going to be nearer the railway stations and freeway entry/exit ramps. There is much talk of the new "tree change" lifestyle. There are many city folks who would love to live in rural properties but they are always too far to commute from. This is set to change with the railway line operational next year. For a good return on your money, look at Baldivis (in the Rockingham area), Lakelands (a new community north of Mandurah), or 5-acre properties in Mandurah in the suburbs of Stake Hill and Parklands, these are selling like hotcakes at the moment, with the council suggesting that sub-division will be possible soon.

Bella Donna

In that case, my *ten* minutes must be a *woman's* ten minutes - or I drive too fast!

Sue

Bella Donna

I would say that depends on how convinced you are that this is where you want to be or your reasons for being in this area. If there is absolutely no chance that you might prefer to be in another area/state, then I'd say buying is probably a good idea, but we are still happy with our choice to rent for a year to make sure.

Good luck.

Sue

melaniee

You mad woman!!!! Are you going on Sunday?

Bella Donna

No, unfortunately can't make it on Sunday this time around. We've only been in our rental four weeks and we're still totally disorganised. Trying to catch up for Christmas - or at least, that's the plan. It's been a string of things going wrong lately....

If you're going, have a good day out. Hope to make it next time.

Sue