Well we have been in Perth now for 6 weeks and we have rented a house in Ocean Reef(what a place)still cant beleive we are here,every day i wake up and it is breath taking at what you see here, we live 5 min walk from the indian ocean,and it is the best sea you would ever see.
My daughter who is 10 has setteled very well and the school she attends IS excellent compared to what she had back in the UK. My son who has just turned 17 has been offered an apprentiship in plastering. They have done more here in 6 weeks than what they would have ever done in the UK.
My husband was working within 5 days of being here (he is a bricklayer)Although he found it tottaly diferent to building in the UK ,he has setteled in to work great.
I am a lady of leasure at the moment although there is more than enough work for myself to do.
We have all found Perth to be more than we were ever expecting ,and it is really worth going through all the hastle of agents and CO to get here.

I would just like to say stick at it ,it really is worth it .
PLEASE DONT EVER THINK OF GIVING UP GOODLUCK TO YOU ALL


Terri and Steve

Glad you arrived safely and that you are loving it.

Welcome to Perth.......and glad you like it. Where abouts do you intend settling? We are up at Kinross, 3 suburbs north of you.

Nice post - congratulations

Hello Terri & Steve, Know what you mean about Ocean Reef, We stayed there with Johns parents for 4 weeks we are now renting in Butler, daughter has started school here and is loving it. Hubby has just started work for a building company doing wall and floor tiling, he has plenty of work with loads more on the way. We hope to get a mortgage sorted soon and get back in the housing market again. We love everything about the place the weather isn't too bad for winter is it? so nice to get down to the beach and not get hypothermia. Love having sundowners in the Mullaloo Tavern beautiful sunsets.
Good Luck to you all

Nicky & John

Your post brought a little tear to my eyes - just sooo want to be where you are now!!

It is nice to see someone land and get all positive about the whole thing!

Hoping to settle around Perth ourselves if we ever get out of limbo land!

Hope everything continues to go really well for you all.

Paula

Thanks for the update, so good to see youre all enjoying it....Ocean Reef, what a lovely place.

Hi Steve & terry

Good to hear all is going well for you, all the best in your new life.
We are arriving in Perth on the 27th June from Dublin, countdown has really begun now and we cant wait. Whats the weather there like at the mo?

Rob & tara

A post like this has the same effect on my worries and stress that a blowtorch has on an icecube.

Thanks for the positive post. It's made me all excited again....Can you post something similar in about 24 hours?

And every 24 hours after that for the next month

Your thread was great. Reassuring for us lot waiting here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sounds fab where you are. All being well if we get the visa we hope to move next June. (son will have finished his GCSE S)
OH is also a bricklayer so good to hear there are jobs there.
All the best with your new life and keep the positive threads coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
J and J

Great to hear it's everything you thought it was keep us posted with your settling process.

Great news! Congratulations!

Hiya Steve & Terri

Its good to hear that you have settled in already. Sounds like you are having a great time.
My OH is a bricklayer also. We are heading to Brisbane and we know the heat will be a bit of a struggle but what other differences have you found from working on site in the UK to Oz. Did you need to obtain a license to start work?

Any insight you could give us would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Jo

My tum just did a somersault thing when I read your post, I have been really shaky since we booked our flights, all this planning and waiting, the dream becomes a bit of a nightmare when it comes to thinking about leaving family behind, then your post- just puts everything in perspective. good luck can't wait to join you soon! and thanks