Im an Aussie, is it ok to join in this site??
Apr 8th 2007, 12:42 am
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Im an Aussie, is it ok to join in this site??
My husband and I are born and bred Aussies. We have lived all our life in Tasmania, until 5 months ago that is.
My husband wanted a career change and we wanted better weather and more opportunities for our 2 youngest aged 11 and 13. So we moved to Sydney where Hubby was told he would have no problems getting into the security/Investigators industry. He is an ex copper of 10 years.
5 months on and we feel like Sydney has sucked us dry and spat us out. I was lucky and found work almost immediately in Reception/Admin, but the amount of red tape hubby had to go through to get a licence here in NSW was just pathetic. And finding work after?... a total joke..unless we part with even more cash. The NSW Govt. are hell bent on sucking every cent they can from people in this state, and they have just voted the same party back in again!!!........
And dont even get me started on the tolls....we live North West of Sydney......so tolls are a way of life if you dont want to get stuck in the worst traffic jams I have ever seen!! But I am not here to bag out Sydney, its just not the place for us. Sydney is a very pretty city with some wonderful parklands and walkways but you need deep pockets to live here we found, but that is just us.
My husband has not worked full time since we got here so we are now moving on!.....we arrive on the Gold Coast May 3.
Hubby has been offered a job in Recruitment, something he really wanted to get into, so we are off! I will look for Temp work in my field until I can find a permanent position. For us, this is a new beginning. Onward and upward from here!! lol
So when I found this website, even though we are not British expats (although my best friend who I have left back in Tassie is English, does that count for anything? LOL)I found people in similar situations as in, making a new start in an unfamiliar place. Of course, for us it is much much simpler as we dont have immigration issues and a big move but with regard settling into a new place you have only ever visited once before, we are the same pretty much. So the thread where people post about their experiences down the track is just so interesting to us as well.
We have no idea where to settle on the Gold Coast, but have been looking at Robina, Varsity Lakes, Benowa...Varsity Lakes has a top College where you child begins school and stays until Year 12......but that is about all we know of the area.
Hubby will be working on the southside of Brisbane but he will commute the hour or so it will take each day as the beach lifestlye is what we are after. Good quality public schooling is the most important thing for us too.
So if its ok to be here, I am more than happy to offer advice and help on anything Australian. And if we can get an idea of nice areas on the Gold Coast and good schools, then that helps us as well.
Cheers and hope to post more soon.
My husband wanted a career change and we wanted better weather and more opportunities for our 2 youngest aged 11 and 13. So we moved to Sydney where Hubby was told he would have no problems getting into the security/Investigators industry. He is an ex copper of 10 years.
5 months on and we feel like Sydney has sucked us dry and spat us out. I was lucky and found work almost immediately in Reception/Admin, but the amount of red tape hubby had to go through to get a licence here in NSW was just pathetic. And finding work after?... a total joke..unless we part with even more cash. The NSW Govt. are hell bent on sucking every cent they can from people in this state, and they have just voted the same party back in again!!!........
And dont even get me started on the tolls....we live North West of Sydney......so tolls are a way of life if you dont want to get stuck in the worst traffic jams I have ever seen!! But I am not here to bag out Sydney, its just not the place for us. Sydney is a very pretty city with some wonderful parklands and walkways but you need deep pockets to live here we found, but that is just us.My husband has not worked full time since we got here so we are now moving on!.....we arrive on the Gold Coast May 3.
Hubby has been offered a job in Recruitment, something he really wanted to get into, so we are off! I will look for Temp work in my field until I can find a permanent position. For us, this is a new beginning. Onward and upward from here!! lol
So when I found this website, even though we are not British expats (although my best friend who I have left back in Tassie is English, does that count for anything? LOL)I found people in similar situations as in, making a new start in an unfamiliar place. Of course, for us it is much much simpler as we dont have immigration issues and a big move but with regard settling into a new place you have only ever visited once before, we are the same pretty much. So the thread where people post about their experiences down the track is just so interesting to us as well.
We have no idea where to settle on the Gold Coast, but have been looking at Robina, Varsity Lakes, Benowa...Varsity Lakes has a top College where you child begins school and stays until Year 12......but that is about all we know of the area.
Hubby will be working on the southside of Brisbane but he will commute the hour or so it will take each day as the beach lifestlye is what we are after. Good quality public schooling is the most important thing for us too.
So if its ok to be here, I am more than happy to offer advice and help on anything Australian. And if we can get an idea of nice areas on the Gold Coast and good schools, then that helps us as well.
Cheers and hope to post more soon.
Apr 8th 2007, 12:51 am
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Re: Im an Aussie, is it ok to join in this site??
Welcome to the site, of course you are welcome.
There are a few other Australians already on the site.
There are a few other Australians already on the site.
Apr 8th 2007, 12:52 am
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Re: Im an Aussie, is it ok to join in this site??
My husband and I are born and bred Aussies. We have lived all our life in Tasmania, until 5 months ago that is.
My husband wanted a career change and we wanted better weather and more opportunities for our 2 youngest aged 11 and 13. So we moved to Sydney where Hubby was told he would have no problems getting into the security/Investigators industry. He is an ex copper of 10 years.
5 months on and we feel like Sydney has sucked us dry and spat us out. I was lucky and found work almost immediately in Reception/Admin, but the amount of red tape hubby had to go through to get a licence here in NSW was just pathetic. And finding work after?... a total joke..unless we part with even more cash. The NSW Govt. are hell bent on sucking every cent they can from people in this state, and they have just voted the same party back in again!!!........ And dont even get me started on the tolls....we live North West of Sydney......so tolls are a way of life if you dont want to get stuck in the worst traffic jams I have ever seen!! But I am not here to bag out Sydney, its just not the place for us. Sydney is a very pretty city with some wonderful parklands and walkways but you need deep pockets to live here we found, but that is just us.
My husband has not worked full time since we got here so we are now moving on!.....we arrive on the Gold Coast May 3.
Hubby has been offered a job in Recruitment, something he really wanted to get into, so we are off! I will look for Temp work in my field until I can find a permanent position. For us, this is a new beginning. Onward and upward from here!! lol
So when I found this website, even though we are not British expats (although my best friend who I have left back in Tassie is English, does that count for anything? LOL)I found people in similar situations as in, making a new start in an unfamiliar place. Of course, for us it is much much simpler as we dont have immigration issues and a big move but with regard settling into a new place you have only ever visited once before, we are the same pretty much. So the thread where people post about their experiences down the track is just so interesting to us as well.
We have no idea where to settle on the Gold Coast, but have been looking at Robina, Varsity Lakes, Benowa...Varsity Lakes has a top College where you child begins school and stays until Year 12......but that is about all we know of the area.
Hubby will be working on the southside of Brisbane but he will commute the hour or so it will take each day as the beach lifestlye is what we are after. Good quality public schooling is the most important thing for us too.
So if its ok to be here, I am more than happy to offer advice and help on anything Australian. And if we can get an idea of nice areas on the Gold Coast and good schools, then that helps us as well.
Cheers and hope to post more soon.
My husband wanted a career change and we wanted better weather and more opportunities for our 2 youngest aged 11 and 13. So we moved to Sydney where Hubby was told he would have no problems getting into the security/Investigators industry. He is an ex copper of 10 years.
5 months on and we feel like Sydney has sucked us dry and spat us out. I was lucky and found work almost immediately in Reception/Admin, but the amount of red tape hubby had to go through to get a licence here in NSW was just pathetic. And finding work after?... a total joke..unless we part with even more cash. The NSW Govt. are hell bent on sucking every cent they can from people in this state, and they have just voted the same party back in again!!!........
And dont even get me started on the tolls....we live North West of Sydney......so tolls are a way of life if you dont want to get stuck in the worst traffic jams I have ever seen!! But I am not here to bag out Sydney, its just not the place for us. Sydney is a very pretty city with some wonderful parklands and walkways but you need deep pockets to live here we found, but that is just us.My husband has not worked full time since we got here so we are now moving on!.....we arrive on the Gold Coast May 3.
Hubby has been offered a job in Recruitment, something he really wanted to get into, so we are off! I will look for Temp work in my field until I can find a permanent position. For us, this is a new beginning. Onward and upward from here!! lol
So when I found this website, even though we are not British expats (although my best friend who I have left back in Tassie is English, does that count for anything? LOL)I found people in similar situations as in, making a new start in an unfamiliar place. Of course, for us it is much much simpler as we dont have immigration issues and a big move but with regard settling into a new place you have only ever visited once before, we are the same pretty much. So the thread where people post about their experiences down the track is just so interesting to us as well.
We have no idea where to settle on the Gold Coast, but have been looking at Robina, Varsity Lakes, Benowa...Varsity Lakes has a top College where you child begins school and stays until Year 12......but that is about all we know of the area.
Hubby will be working on the southside of Brisbane but he will commute the hour or so it will take each day as the beach lifestlye is what we are after. Good quality public schooling is the most important thing for us too.
So if its ok to be here, I am more than happy to offer advice and help on anything Australian. And if we can get an idea of nice areas on the Gold Coast and good schools, then that helps us as well.
Cheers and hope to post more soon.
Kim
Apr 8th 2007, 12:53 am
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Re: Im an Aussie, is it ok to join in this site??
Well thank you! I have already posted a few times but I never really asked the question so thought I should do so before I posted any more. 
Apr 8th 2007, 1:53 am
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Your story could have been written by me. Change Tasmania to Canada and Sydney to Adelaide and it's a very similar story. Only now I'm still in Adelaide getting ready to join my husband who has moved to Perth for a job.
Welcome to the site, though.
Welcome to the site, though.
Apr 8th 2007, 4:51 am
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Apr 8th 2007, 7:54 am
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My husband and I are born and bred Aussies. We have lived all our life in Tasmania, until 5 months ago that is.
My husband wanted a career change and we wanted better weather and more opportunities for our 2 youngest aged 11 and 13. So we moved to Sydney where Hubby was told he would have no problems getting into the security/Investigators industry. He is an ex copper of 10 years.
5 months on and we feel like Sydney has sucked us dry and spat us out. I was lucky and found work almost immediately in Reception/Admin, but the amount of red tape hubby had to go through to get a licence here in NSW was just pathetic. And finding work after?... a total joke..unless we part with even more cash. The NSW Govt. are hell bent on sucking every cent they can from people in this state, and they have just voted the same party back in again!!!........ And dont even get me started on the tolls....we live North West of Sydney......so tolls are a way of life if you dont want to get stuck in the worst traffic jams I have ever seen!! But I am not here to bag out Sydney, its just not the place for us. Sydney is a very pretty city with some wonderful parklands and walkways but you need deep pockets to live here we found, but that is just us.
My husband has not worked full time since we got here so we are now moving on!.....we arrive on the Gold Coast May 3.
Hubby has been offered a job in Recruitment, something he really wanted to get into, so we are off! I will look for Temp work in my field until I can find a permanent position. For us, this is a new beginning. Onward and upward from here!! lol
So when I found this website, even though we are not British expats (although my best friend who I have left back in Tassie is English, does that count for anything? LOL)I found people in similar situations as in, making a new start in an unfamiliar place. Of course, for us it is much much simpler as we dont have immigration issues and a big move but with regard settling into a new place you have only ever visited once before, we are the same pretty much. So the thread where people post about their experiences down the track is just so interesting to us as well.
We have no idea where to settle on the Gold Coast, but have been looking at Robina, Varsity Lakes, Benowa...Varsity Lakes has a top College where you child begins school and stays until Year 12......but that is about all we know of the area.
Hubby will be working on the southside of Brisbane but he will commute the hour or so it will take each day as the beach lifestlye is what we are after. Good quality public schooling is the most important thing for us too.
So if its ok to be here, I am more than happy to offer advice and help on anything Australian. And if we can get an idea of nice areas on the Gold Coast and good schools, then that helps us as well.
Cheers and hope to post more soon.
My husband wanted a career change and we wanted better weather and more opportunities for our 2 youngest aged 11 and 13. So we moved to Sydney where Hubby was told he would have no problems getting into the security/Investigators industry. He is an ex copper of 10 years.
5 months on and we feel like Sydney has sucked us dry and spat us out. I was lucky and found work almost immediately in Reception/Admin, but the amount of red tape hubby had to go through to get a licence here in NSW was just pathetic. And finding work after?... a total joke..unless we part with even more cash. The NSW Govt. are hell bent on sucking every cent they can from people in this state, and they have just voted the same party back in again!!!........
And dont even get me started on the tolls....we live North West of Sydney......so tolls are a way of life if you dont want to get stuck in the worst traffic jams I have ever seen!! But I am not here to bag out Sydney, its just not the place for us. Sydney is a very pretty city with some wonderful parklands and walkways but you need deep pockets to live here we found, but that is just us.My husband has not worked full time since we got here so we are now moving on!.....we arrive on the Gold Coast May 3.
Hubby has been offered a job in Recruitment, something he really wanted to get into, so we are off! I will look for Temp work in my field until I can find a permanent position. For us, this is a new beginning. Onward and upward from here!! lol
So when I found this website, even though we are not British expats (although my best friend who I have left back in Tassie is English, does that count for anything? LOL)I found people in similar situations as in, making a new start in an unfamiliar place. Of course, for us it is much much simpler as we dont have immigration issues and a big move but with regard settling into a new place you have only ever visited once before, we are the same pretty much. So the thread where people post about their experiences down the track is just so interesting to us as well.
We have no idea where to settle on the Gold Coast, but have been looking at Robina, Varsity Lakes, Benowa...Varsity Lakes has a top College where you child begins school and stays until Year 12......but that is about all we know of the area.
Hubby will be working on the southside of Brisbane but he will commute the hour or so it will take each day as the beach lifestlye is what we are after. Good quality public schooling is the most important thing for us too.
So if its ok to be here, I am more than happy to offer advice and help on anything Australian. And if we can get an idea of nice areas on the Gold Coast and good schools, then that helps us as well.
Cheers and hope to post more soon.
Apr 9th 2007, 1:01 am
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MrsD is very good at that. Everyone is panicking in the search for a foodstuff and she comes in with "Yes, you CAN get it". Renders everyone speechless.
Apr 9th 2007, 1:28 am
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Welcome!! I am an Aussie as well and I have found most people very welcoming here. I originally joined as we had planned to try living in the UK so wanted to pick people's brains about that, but got cold feet so we have bought a house in Hobart instead! Just waiting on finding a buyer for our home in Perth and then we will be able to go.
I like this forum so thought I would stick around even though I don't really fit the criteria anymore
I like this forum so thought I would stick around even though I don't really fit the criteria anymore
Apr 10th 2007, 8:23 am
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My husband and I are born and bred Aussies. We have lived all our life in Tasmania, until 5 months ago that is.
My husband wanted a career change and we wanted better weather and more opportunities for our 2 youngest aged 11 and 13. So we moved to Sydney where Hubby was told he would have no problems getting into the security/Investigators industry. He is an ex copper of 10 years.
5 months on and we feel like Sydney has sucked us dry and spat us out. I was lucky and found work almost immediately in Reception/Admin, but the amount of red tape hubby had to go through to get a licence here in NSW was just pathetic. And finding work after?... a total joke..unless we part with even more cash. The NSW Govt. are hell bent on sucking every cent they can from people in this state, and they have just voted the same party back in again!!!........ And dont even get me started on the tolls....we live North West of Sydney......so tolls are a way of life if you dont want to get stuck in the worst traffic jams I have ever seen!! But I am not here to bag out Sydney, its just not the place for us. Sydney is a very pretty city with some wonderful parklands and walkways but you need deep pockets to live here we found, but that is just us.
My husband has not worked full time since we got here so we are now moving on!.....we arrive on the Gold Coast May 3.
Hubby has been offered a job in Recruitment, something he really wanted to get into, so we are off! I will look for Temp work in my field until I can find a permanent position. For us, this is a new beginning. Onward and upward from here!! lol
So when I found this website, even though we are not British expats (although my best friend who I have left back in Tassie is English, does that count for anything? LOL)I found people in similar situations as in, making a new start in an unfamiliar place. Of course, for us it is much much simpler as we dont have immigration issues and a big move but with regard settling into a new place you have only ever visited once before, we are the same pretty much. So the thread where people post about their experiences down the track is just so interesting to us as well.
We have no idea where to settle on the Gold Coast, but have been looking at Robina, Varsity Lakes, Benowa...Varsity Lakes has a top College where you child begins school and stays until Year 12......but that is about all we know of the area.
Hubby will be working on the southside of Brisbane but he will commute the hour or so it will take each day as the beach lifestlye is what we are after. Good quality public schooling is the most important thing for us too.
So if its ok to be here, I am more than happy to offer advice and help on anything Australian. And if we can get an idea of nice areas on the Gold Coast and good schools, then that helps us as well.
Cheers and hope to post more soon.
My husband wanted a career change and we wanted better weather and more opportunities for our 2 youngest aged 11 and 13. So we moved to Sydney where Hubby was told he would have no problems getting into the security/Investigators industry. He is an ex copper of 10 years.
5 months on and we feel like Sydney has sucked us dry and spat us out. I was lucky and found work almost immediately in Reception/Admin, but the amount of red tape hubby had to go through to get a licence here in NSW was just pathetic. And finding work after?... a total joke..unless we part with even more cash. The NSW Govt. are hell bent on sucking every cent they can from people in this state, and they have just voted the same party back in again!!!........
And dont even get me started on the tolls....we live North West of Sydney......so tolls are a way of life if you dont want to get stuck in the worst traffic jams I have ever seen!! But I am not here to bag out Sydney, its just not the place for us. Sydney is a very pretty city with some wonderful parklands and walkways but you need deep pockets to live here we found, but that is just us.My husband has not worked full time since we got here so we are now moving on!.....we arrive on the Gold Coast May 3.
Hubby has been offered a job in Recruitment, something he really wanted to get into, so we are off! I will look for Temp work in my field until I can find a permanent position. For us, this is a new beginning. Onward and upward from here!! lol
So when I found this website, even though we are not British expats (although my best friend who I have left back in Tassie is English, does that count for anything? LOL)I found people in similar situations as in, making a new start in an unfamiliar place. Of course, for us it is much much simpler as we dont have immigration issues and a big move but with regard settling into a new place you have only ever visited once before, we are the same pretty much. So the thread where people post about their experiences down the track is just so interesting to us as well.
We have no idea where to settle on the Gold Coast, but have been looking at Robina, Varsity Lakes, Benowa...Varsity Lakes has a top College where you child begins school and stays until Year 12......but that is about all we know of the area.
Hubby will be working on the southside of Brisbane but he will commute the hour or so it will take each day as the beach lifestlye is what we are after. Good quality public schooling is the most important thing for us too.
So if its ok to be here, I am more than happy to offer advice and help on anything Australian. And if we can get an idea of nice areas on the Gold Coast and good schools, then that helps us as well.
Cheers and hope to post more soon.
You haven had much fun have you? I have only been on the GC 6months but i do live in Robina. I looked at Varsity Lakes college when I got here but you have to live in the right zone to go there so if you want to enrol there check the zoning first. My children 12 & 5 go to a state school called Merrimac which seems very good, I was recommended it by a few people inc a teacher so might be worth looking at that. Robina seems very family friendly 5 mins from the beach, good shopping centres and property prices not too bad either. if you need anymore info I will try to help. Best of luck jodi.
Apr 10th 2007, 8:41 am
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hi there guys
yes varsity lakes is a good school our daughter ( 14 ) goes there and we are really impressed to date, we also have friends who send their kids to the junior section and they are just as pleased.
just check with the school re the bounderies for the catchment area as they are pretty strict on that
http://varsitycollege.eq.edu.au/wcms...t_process.html
yes varsity lakes is a good school our daughter ( 14 ) goes there and we are really impressed to date, we also have friends who send their kids to the junior section and they are just as pleased.
just check with the school re the bounderies for the catchment area as they are pretty strict on that
http://varsitycollege.eq.edu.au/wcms...t_process.html
Apr 10th 2007, 8:54 am
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Hello and welcome
Good luck with the move to the Gold Coast.
Good luck with the move to the Gold Coast.
Apr 10th 2007, 10:34 am
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My husband and I are born and bred Aussies. We have lived all our life in Tasmania, until 5 months ago that is.
My husband wanted a career change and we wanted better weather and more opportunities for our 2 youngest aged 11 and 13. So we moved to Sydney where Hubby was told he would have no problems getting into the security/Investigators industry. He is an ex copper of 10 years.
5 months on and we feel like Sydney has sucked us dry and spat us out. I was lucky and found work almost immediately in Reception/Admin, but the amount of red tape hubby had to go through to get a licence here in NSW was just pathetic. And finding work after?... a total joke..unless we part with even more cash. The NSW Govt. are hell bent on sucking every cent they can from people in this state, and they have just voted the same party back in again!!!........ And dont even get me started on the tolls....we live North West of Sydney......so tolls are a way of life if you dont want to get stuck in the worst traffic jams I have ever seen!! But I am not here to bag out Sydney, its just not the place for us. Sydney is a very pretty city with some wonderful parklands and walkways but you need deep pockets to live here we found, but that is just us.
My husband has not worked full time since we got here so we are now moving on!.....we arrive on the Gold Coast May 3.
Hubby has been offered a job in Recruitment, something he really wanted to get into, so we are off! I will look for Temp work in my field until I can find a permanent position. For us, this is a new beginning. Onward and upward from here!! lol
So when I found this website, even though we are not British expats (although my best friend who I have left back in Tassie is English, does that count for anything? LOL)I found people in similar situations as in, making a new start in an unfamiliar place. Of course, for us it is much much simpler as we dont have immigration issues and a big move but with regard settling into a new place you have only ever visited once before, we are the same pretty much. So the thread where people post about their experiences down the track is just so interesting to us as well.
We have no idea where to settle on the Gold Coast, but have been looking at Robina, Varsity Lakes, Benowa...Varsity Lakes has a top College where you child begins school and stays until Year 12......but that is about all we know of the area.
Hubby will be working on the southside of Brisbane but he will commute the hour or so it will take each day as the beach lifestlye is what we are after. Good quality public schooling is the most important thing for us too.
So if its ok to be here, I am more than happy to offer advice and help on anything Australian. And if we can get an idea of nice areas on the Gold Coast and good schools, then that helps us as well.
Cheers and hope to post more soon.
My husband wanted a career change and we wanted better weather and more opportunities for our 2 youngest aged 11 and 13. So we moved to Sydney where Hubby was told he would have no problems getting into the security/Investigators industry. He is an ex copper of 10 years.
5 months on and we feel like Sydney has sucked us dry and spat us out. I was lucky and found work almost immediately in Reception/Admin, but the amount of red tape hubby had to go through to get a licence here in NSW was just pathetic. And finding work after?... a total joke..unless we part with even more cash. The NSW Govt. are hell bent on sucking every cent they can from people in this state, and they have just voted the same party back in again!!!........
And dont even get me started on the tolls....we live North West of Sydney......so tolls are a way of life if you dont want to get stuck in the worst traffic jams I have ever seen!! But I am not here to bag out Sydney, its just not the place for us. Sydney is a very pretty city with some wonderful parklands and walkways but you need deep pockets to live here we found, but that is just us.My husband has not worked full time since we got here so we are now moving on!.....we arrive on the Gold Coast May 3.
Hubby has been offered a job in Recruitment, something he really wanted to get into, so we are off! I will look for Temp work in my field until I can find a permanent position. For us, this is a new beginning. Onward and upward from here!! lol
So when I found this website, even though we are not British expats (although my best friend who I have left back in Tassie is English, does that count for anything? LOL)I found people in similar situations as in, making a new start in an unfamiliar place. Of course, for us it is much much simpler as we dont have immigration issues and a big move but with regard settling into a new place you have only ever visited once before, we are the same pretty much. So the thread where people post about their experiences down the track is just so interesting to us as well.
We have no idea where to settle on the Gold Coast, but have been looking at Robina, Varsity Lakes, Benowa...Varsity Lakes has a top College where you child begins school and stays until Year 12......but that is about all we know of the area.
Hubby will be working on the southside of Brisbane but he will commute the hour or so it will take each day as the beach lifestlye is what we are after. Good quality public schooling is the most important thing for us too.
So if its ok to be here, I am more than happy to offer advice and help on anything Australian. And if we can get an idea of nice areas on the Gold Coast and good schools, then that helps us as well.
Cheers and hope to post more soon.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218938
But your most welcome but there are some idiots who dont speak for all of us.
Apr 10th 2007, 10:53 am
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I hope Harryh doesn't find this post
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218938
But your most welcome but there are some idiots who dont speak for all of us.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218938
But your most welcome but there are some idiots who dont speak for all of us.