True Bix, only been here in oz 96-98 on a 457, back in 2001, Adelaide in 02/03, Sydney for the rest, flown around NSW, NT , WA and FNQ by light aircraft, seen plenty of remote OZ , good and bad, NT Outback a disgrace, rocks in head needed if you want to live there, Adelaide has serious water, employment and sustainabilty problems, I wish it were otherwise so we could get rid of the 4 bed villa we subsidise, but our 3 kids come first and Adelaide does not suit at this stage.

very surprised that "teachers" who are in demand would choose that.

I love the perception of the Beach as it is displayed on UK TV (which I watch quite a bit) caveat emptor!!

can someone tell me what time and channel its on please

I watched the Whelan family (I think that was their name) last night with the guy who was the butcher.

They asked for the 'city' lifestyle in which we were shown shots of Mount Lawley/Highgate etc. So where do they put them to stay? Up in bloody Quinns Rocks which is probably about as far North from Mount Lawley that you can get!

I'm glad that he is happy working at Mondo's (somewhere we will definitely be checking out when we get over there). He's obviously a bloody hard worker and should do well I'm imagining.

40 odd km from Quinns Rocks to Mount Lawley.

Close , eh

I loved that episode, my fav so far , what lovely family and an awesome bossyou could see they had a rapport straight away.

Hi asher its on bbc 1 at 9.15am you can also catch it on demand.

I would like to say I thought this couple were great, totally inspired me (the most for a long time) they got there... and loved it and said so... and for the first time they showed how easy it is to stay in contact with family back home.. get on the computer MSN, Web cams, Im in Uk now and speak to my friend in OZ everday on line.. wouldnt do that in UK.. so its easy to stay in touch.. They were totally positive and the first one to really say " Yep im not missing nothing about the UK" isnt that the reason why were all trying to get out there... Fair play I say...

p.s as for his new job.... weve all go to start somewhere... forget more tranining.. on hand experience and learn by your mistakes... (im sure the company wont let him make too many)

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I do not think that there is an obsession with the fact they have not got children. Why wouldn't she work fulltime if they have a problem with money in the short term.? Her job in the prisons was stressful, yes I have no doubt that it was.

Stressful is when a couple emigrates with children , have to find jobs, schools, maybe have a strong reginal accent of some kind and worst of all the teenager wants to go home, gets bullied. Some of these women are also holding down stressful jobs ie nurses. To me this is stress.

It is true that much was edited out by the bbc , but for me ,no matter where you move to it takes time for things to fall into place. The right place to live, the job. I do not understand the I want it now which is how it came across to me.

I wish the pair of them the best and anyone making the move, but sometimes we just have to take things in stages.

At least they are not doing a turn in the old Fairy Meadow hostel. Now that is what I would have called stress.

Im sorry but the teenage girl on WDU show which is on now, is going to decide the whole families future.

I bet they choose the UK.

I think you hit the nail on the head there , the dad suprised me as he said he struggled to find work in the winter months but yet he could get work all year round there due to the building boom, and they pay £800 a month on rent in bournmouth, dont understand some people obviously has done is sums wrong.
i would rather struggle there than in uk if i had a choice.

I cant my head around the pressure some of these families put on their kids, I think if I were in that situation I dont doubt the kids would have a huge deciding factor on what we do, but I wouldnt let them know that, its alot of stress for a child. They are just chidren and as adults we should/do know whats best for them, shoulnt we? I dont know maybe im naive.

Just swapping one beach for another?

Have to agree with you Pro Princess. "Lucy" needs a good kick up the arse if you ask me. I can't imagine a man of his age with a family who has to live in a rented house at £800 a month He could pay alot less in Australia and at least he would own it. The wife was going to work aswell, wasn't she?

It was the bloke who also chose not to go to Perth because the wages were no better I think.

The bloke this morning said the money was less, but did he not also say that in the UK he couldn't get much work in the winter, but in Oz in could.

If he works it out over the year i bet he would be on the same or perhaps more.