Dear all,

Please advise best bank in darwin for service.

Iam looking for good public school for my daughters,please suggest?

many Thanks in advance,


Gerald

All the banks are equally poor here. Some credit unions are OK, Australian Central would be my choice.

Can't really help with Schools, my 5 year old daughter goes to Driver Primary (in Palmerston) and it's very good.

We've been with ANZ for nearly 4 years and never had an issue. When we were in Darwin, we got decent service from them when required.

Dear all,

Can i have some feedback about whether in darwin throughout the year as iam planning to move to darwin.

any suggestion appreciated.


regards


Gerald

May - September - warm and dry
October - November - humidity cranks up high, temperature rises
December - April - hot and humid, rain and storms most afternoons.

Yahoo! weather for Darwin - looks pretty typical for this time of year!

Also this link may help:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/c...ml?tt=TT002980

We are coming to Darwin for no more than a little sun on a validation trip in June....can anyone help with any highlights we should look out for or things to do?

Thanks Matt

V8 Supercars 19-21st June. We went in '07 and it was an awesome weekend.

Crocodile cruise at Adelaide River, about an hour's drive from Darwin, pretty good. $25 each
Territory Wildlife Park - Berry Springs - 40 Mins from Darwin. Very nice day out. $25 each
Mindil Beach Markets - in Darwin (near Sky City Casino) - follow the crowds on a Thursday or Sunday Night. Free, but busy and a great sunset.

Great stuff thanks for the tips and all keanly noted!

No offence wmoore but when you mentioned the cars you did us a favour and we will avoid those dates....We were in Surfers Paradise Oct 2007 and the indy V8 business was a nightmare...Lots of people on the lash or should i say lots of drunk punchy blokes on the lash :curse:

The V8's at Surfer's are nothing like the V8's anywhere else, trust me. The Hidden Valley event is just all about the racing really

Thanks WMOORE.....im glad to hear it and will now look into the dates again, we were a little green in choosing surfers but didnt expect it to be as bad as it was.....Im no prude or saint dont get me wrong but this was a bit like England fans rampaging through belgium at the euros lol

Will research further...... any tips for budget hotels or BnB's anyone

I reckon you will need to book up NOW to get into Darwin for June. There are not that many options there in the first place and it does get busy in June. Depending on how 'budget' you want to be. There are hotels / Holiday Inn type accom that will be fairly pricy, a couple of backpackers - probably better quality than most backpackers - on Mitchell and Cavenagh streets or you could go for a cabin on a camp site.

When we moved up there, we stayed in a cabin at Shady Glen tourist park until we could get into our rental. The place is pretty pleasant, the cabins are decent and there is a good size pool. Peggy - the owner - looked after us too and is very friendly. It's on the Stuart Hwy about 10km out of town but buses run by regularly.