Originally Posted by Sye

Hiya

Were in Adelaide.. or as its sometimes called....Sadelaide

It seems to be really good place for young families, lots of freebie days out so that can be a bonus.. but for teenagers its a bit limited, as most get up & leave for the bigger cities when they reach that age.

Its a nice place, but there is no WOW factor of the other cities. The beaches are nice.. but again, nothing on par of elsewhere. I find employment very restricting, and its very much who you know, not WHAT. It is not a city, but a large town, so that can be a good thing for some.. but to us this is too quiet.

If you like the walkiing, cycling n stuff like that, you'll be fine.. lots of nature walks n stuff... but theres not a lot actually "happening". The stuff to see you can do in a week, so once youve done it yourself, then the visiting rellies... theres nothing left to do. They call it the fesitival city hhmmm, they throw a sausage sizzle at the opening of a shoe shop .

Make the decision very carefully, as i know too many people who have came here & moved on in the first year.. at a costly expense ( we may be moving soon too) It would be interesting to find out the percentage of people moing onto other states, as i know there are LOTS.

Good luck with your decision,

Originally Posted by mr mover

After 25 yrs moving people into and out of sth Australia, i would say its starting to break even, we seem to be moving as many in as out, and once the 3Rd battalion RAR moves out of Sydney [2000 families] to Adelaide , the Ship building contract, commences, and the Roxby Downs expansion kicks in, i think the Balance will tip the other way ........................ mm