jonjon

Ok have only been around the site for a few weeks and have seen a lot of people saying how great it is out there. However I also seen quite a lot of negative stuff coming up, Heat, Flies, lack of jobs, skills not rated, etc.

I am always hearing it is a better way of life for the family and I should not hesitate in going or trying to get out there but to date I have not been able to quantify why.

Can anyone please give some real feedback why it is so beneficial covering such thing as

Work life balance
Jobs
Education
Pensions
Cost of living
House prices
Life for the kids
Future prospects
Crime Levels
Wheather
Etc Etc Etc and anything else you can think of.

flapsterhp

Not a lot of help but life treats people differently and what is good for one person aint necessarily good for somebody else. The only way to find out is to try it. Myself, we are taking a massive gamble, giving up an awful lot for a very unsure future but for me it is worth the risk. Andy

bigjugs

If you are thinking so deep then maybe its not for you
Sounds corny but listen to your heart what does it think? and of course the family!!!!

We have times when we have doubts,you'd not be human if you didn't,but deep down we know we have to give it a go.(lifes too short for regrets)

Go for it

suzimc

You'll always regret the things you don't do more than the things you do, so if you've got that wanderlust i reckon you just have to satisfy it. We haven't got there yet, but brother in law moved out there 2 1/2 years ago, and by all accounts it's the best move they've ever made. They have 3 kids aged 8, 11 and 16. The 16 year old found it a bit harder to settle initially, but all 3 of them seem to love it now. They have a house three times the size of what they had in the UK, a big garden with a pool, and some amazing wildlife. The work home balance seems to be great too.

The weather will differ dependant on where you settle, it is so different in every city.

In terms of future prospects, they have to be better, if you have an entrepreneurial streak, or even if you don't in fact, I think there will be more opportunities for the taking than there are here.

So many of the questions you are asking will be dependat on the area you choose in Oz, but a lot of it will also be depeadant on what you are looking for in life as well. For me, I figure I am lucky to have this opportunity so I am going to go for it - just keep enough cash asude for the flight home if it came down to it

flapsterhp

[QUOTE=bigjugs]If you are thinking so deep then maybe its not for you
Sounds corny but listen to your heart what does it think? and of course the family!!!!

We have times when we have doubts,you'd not be human if you didn't,but deep down we know we have to give it a go.(lifes too short for regrets)

who me or the original poster Me I can't wait to go, been there twice, got family there and love it, still a gamble though Andy

Grayling

Why

G

bigjugs

[QUOTE=flapsterhp] No the original poster!!!!!
We have been once down the east coast, Next time for keeps
Hoping somewhere on the sunshine coast
You!!!

suzimc

Not a quote set in stone, but from people who have already made the move, and people who have come back here I have heard that time and again. By the fact that there are so many skills shortages I would have said that this is the case....

Grayling

Do you not read the reports about people finding it difficult to find work despite the supposed 'Skill shortage'?

Or how difficult it is to actually get the required certificates to actually do your job once you get there?

G

suzimc

Yes, but I also speak to all the people I know who have moved to Oz and found work without many problems...

Grayling

Well

I can't argue with an expert.

G

suzimc

Hardly an expert...or claiming to be, even. Just making the best judgement I can from the information available to me.

tracey.d

Are you already in Australia Grayling or heading out?

Grayling

I'm Heading out when I'm ready. Already have a visa but am in no rush to go.

I think it a bit unwise for people to give definitive advice to others when they have not yet lived there.

I am retired so don't really have to bother.

G

tracey.d

I thought you must have already been there and ready to come back. You often seem very negative about the place. Maybe its just the jobs market.