Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne?????
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Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne?????
Hi everyone as you can tell we are looking to move to australia in the next few years and are now wanting to research the best places for our family to move to. We are a young family with 2 babies who will both be 4 and 2 when it comes to the move, obviously the children are our world and it is of the upmost importance that they settle in the area so good schools are a must.
We currently live in the uk about 40 miles outside of london and would love to find somewhere in the suburbs as city living is not for us.
We know of all the big cities in oz and are really hoping with your help to find that beautiful australian dream
Thanks for taking the time to help
Fitzpatrick family
We currently live in the uk about 40 miles outside of london and would love to find somewhere in the suburbs as city living is not for us.
We know of all the big cities in oz and are really hoping with your help to find that beautiful australian dream
Thanks for taking the time to help
Fitzpatrick family
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Re: Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne?????
Hi everyone as you can tell we are looking to move to australia in the next few years and are now wanting to research the best places for our family to move to. We are a young family with 2 babies who will both be 4 and 2 when it comes to the move, obviously the children are our world and it is of the upmost importance that they settle in the area so good schools are a must.
We currently live in the uk about 40 miles outside of london and would love to find somewhere in the suburbs as city living is not for us.
We know of all the big cities in oz and are really hoping with your help to find that beautiful australian dream
Thanks for taking the time to help
Fitzpatrick family
We currently live in the uk about 40 miles outside of london and would love to find somewhere in the suburbs as city living is not for us.
We know of all the big cities in oz and are really hoping with your help to find that beautiful australian dream
Thanks for taking the time to help
Fitzpatrick family
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Re: Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne?????
It really depends what kind of lifestyle you're after? I'm from Adelaide and I love it there, after a year overseas I really miss the lifestyle, the food, the coffee and especially the beach! I also love Melbourne and go on holiday there a lot. I think that you really need to go over there and check out some places first. When we are in Adelaide we live in Brighton, near the beach. If you are after a really nice beach side lifestyle I would suggest checking out Brighton, Glenelg, Somerton Park, Seacliff, Henley Beach. The good thing about Adelaide is that the beach is only about 20 minutes drive from the city and public transport is fantastic.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
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Re: Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne?????
..and can you deal with your living room being 10C during the hottest part of the winters day? 'cos our houses DONT hold heat... so winter will see you sat inside huddling under a blanket wishing you were back in a cosy UK house with functioning central heating!
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Re: Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne?????
IF you don't have alot of money to buy a house Adelaides probably the best as it has the cheapest real estate, if l had a million dollars plus to buy a home l would choose Melbourne
Why have you ruled out Canberra, Perth , Hobart and Sydney? Also theres plenty of nice country areas an hour or two outside the cities on the coast,
but l guess theres less educational and employment opportunites.
Why have you ruled out Canberra, Perth , Hobart and Sydney? Also theres plenty of nice country areas an hour or two outside the cities on the coast,
but l guess theres less educational and employment opportunites.
Last edited by mohogony; Dec 31st 2009 at 11:33 pm.
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Re: Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne?????
I would not have expected it to feel that cold in winter. Hmm. I guess we will have to lump it for the year that we're renting, then after we buy look into things like insulation and reverse cycle air conditioning. And flyscreens. Why do so few houses in Brisbane seem to have those?
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But you can step outside into the beautiful winter sunshine (average 20c+) You lot bought up on central heating are so soft
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Re: Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne?????
I would not have expected it to feel that cold in winter. Hmm. I guess we will have to lump it for the year that we're renting, then after we buy look into things like insulation and reverse cycle air conditioning. And flyscreens. Why do so few houses in Brisbane seem to have those?
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I would not have expected it to feel that cold in winter. Hmm. I guess we will have to lump it for the year that we're renting, then after we buy look into things like insulation and reverse cycle air conditioning. And flyscreens. Why do so few houses in Brisbane seem to have those?
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Re: Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne?????
Hi everyone as you can tell we are looking to move to australia in the next few years and are now wanting to research the best places for our family to move to. We are a young family with 2 babies who will both be 4 and 2 when it comes to the move, obviously the children are our world and it is of the upmost importance that they settle in the area so good schools are a must.
We currently live in the uk about 40 miles outside of london and would love to find somewhere in the suburbs as city living is not for us.
We know of all the big cities in oz and are really hoping with your help to find that beautiful australian dream
Thanks for taking the time to help
Fitzpatrick family
We currently live in the uk about 40 miles outside of london and would love to find somewhere in the suburbs as city living is not for us.
We know of all the big cities in oz and are really hoping with your help to find that beautiful australian dream
Thanks for taking the time to help
Fitzpatrick family
Thats not a 100 pct rule... but far more so than the UK.
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Re: Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne?????
That sounds like the answer then. Hammocks in the back yard with a stack of books.