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We have had our minds set that we are heading to Perth (first it was Melbourne) but my OH likes the sound of Perth (climate!!).
I have been looking at the job situation there (OH is Bricklayer, I will have Degree in Youth & Commuity Work). There doesnt seem to be that many Bricklayer jobs around Perth (am i looking in the wrong place? seek.com??):confused:
I would happliy go anywhere where the work is, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney???
Advice welcome :unsure:

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Not sure on Perth but there are lots of brickie jobs in Melbourne:thumbsup:

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Melbourne is my first choice, Perth is OH first choice!!!! I think i have some persuading to do!:D
Its good to hear there are lots of brickie jobs in Melbourne :thumbsup:

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If your only reason for choosing Perth over Melbourne is climate, I confidently expect to see you posting in a couple of years something about having tried Perth and now wanting to relocate to Melbourne.

Buzzy

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Hmmm...Thats what im thinking too! I think i will definatley get my OH on here to look at the replies.Maybe i will be able to change his mind! ;)

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Hi
My husband a bricklayer too, and were heading for brisbane/gold coast area as that were seems to be alot of building work at the mo.

Anyone any comments on this please reply. All suggestions welcome.

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Yes there is plenty of work for brickies in Perth. The whole place is expanding very rapidly North, South and East, maybe not as fast as a few years ago.
Don't know anything about Melbourne as have never been there and wouldn't feel right making comments on somewhere i have no experience of.
But you can guarantee you there will be plenty of others on this forum about to slag me off for mentioning Perth and actually love living here. :)
The climate is great but not to everyones liking. House's are quite pricey but depends on your budget (cheap for some expensive for others ).
I work in the construction industry and have trouble finding days to take any time off.
Don't dismiss Perth because a few posters have said don't go there.
Check out both places if you can and make your own mind up.
Contary to what is said on here, there are thousands of people who actually like living in Perth and surrounding areas ;)

John

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Melbourne:thumbsup:

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As you have young kids I would say Perth.
No kids Melbourne.

Me? No kids and WA! Go figure!

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Perth is an amazing city and is the gateway to quite possibly the most awesome place i have ever been to , 'Coral Bay'.

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Melbourne is cold

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And thus speaks someone else who has never lived in Melbourne.

Buzzy

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Perth was 3 degrees this morning at 7 am. Perth gets cold, too.

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I have been all round OZ and stayed some time in each one of it's City's. Melbourne reminds me too much of London. Perth has always been my first choice to live. Great for familes with it's lay back feel, parks, cycle paths etc etc. and imagine, watching the sunset over the Indian Ocean. But I love all about OZ and it's people. So where ever you go, you will enjoy it.

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Yes. Melbourne was a chilly 11 degrees on this midwinter morning at the same time.

Buzzy

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My bloody dog ate a giant hole in my new cable knit sweater, too. I nearly froze to death taking him for a walk at 6 am.

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Dorothy, Oz, is your dog called Toto ?

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Don't be silly. Why would anyone name their dog after a 1980s progressive rock band?

:rofl:

Buzzy

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His name is Moose in honour of our Canadian heritage.
I didn't call our dog toto, but I do have a pair of sparkly red CFM shoes.

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Hi,

I've been in the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney and I vote for the Gold Coast. Melbourne's weather is far too unstable. Compared with London weather london feels beautifully stable. Melbourne can be 40 degrees (and I'm not exagerating) and in 30 minutes can be 18 C . You can be in the beach and be suddenly faced with sand blast (which 2 local teenager girls were very wary of and adviced us against it). I went there in January and It felt very cold in the morning so we couldn't use the swimming pool in the early morning (which I very much like doing). Oh! and the flyes... they are so aggresive.... You really need to carry around: shorts, long trousers, jumper and a jacket in case the weather changes for no reason. I heard Perth can be pretty hot and dry so it depends what you really like. The Gold Coast is beautiful it is hot but you have the breeze from the sea and is not too expensive to live near the beach (like in Sydney where I'll be moving) I really don't understand how some people can be so biased towards Melbourne. Good luck with your decision

Fnord's Wife.

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Don't forget Perth has been renowned to have the most sunshine out of all them. Perth get's flies too thou.

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Didn't you know you're not allowed to say that Melbourne gets cold, it offends some people!

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And thus someone who has been there enough times to know that its cold in my opinion.

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:lol: How long did you LIVE in Melbourne for? Summers generally range from 28oC-42oC - which is pretty cold for sure :confused:

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It doesn't offend - it's just stupid. It's mid-winter and 15oC - yes, that's cold up to some parts of Australia - but hardly freezing. The bonus of having a 'winter' is having skiing (though it hasn't even been cold enough in the alpine regions to produce any snow yet).

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15 degrees in the middle of winter is exceptionally warm in comparison to the UK. Hell, it's barely warmer than that today and we're now officially in summer! Mid winter we often get days where is doesn't get above 0.

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well if i had your choice i would go to melbourne ( fantastic city ) having been to all the cities and stayed them for at least a month, my choice would be

1st melbourne ( very european and great social life )
2nd sydney ( love to visit but still fantastic)
3rd adalaide ( could live there but cold in winter, so is melbourne)
4th brissy ( never thought of living there but still good)
5hth darwin ( just australian, live life to the full but no jobs for me )
6th perth ( MMMMm )

and its not the gateway to coral bay( to expensive and a tourist trap ) which is a 3 day drive , if you go a little further north you will find
exmouth and the cape range national park ( which is paradise )

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Yes but don't forget once you have acclimatised yourself to the heat, the winter months do feel cold.

On my return to the UK I didn't feel the cold for a couple of years but now my body has adjusted to the temperatures over here, I now feel cold when everybody else feels freezing.

Thus when living in mid NSW, on my visits to Melbourne the temperature was a lot colder than that I was used to, hence to me I felt freezing cold in Melbourne during mid winter!

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It was our reason for picking Perth and have no regrets at all;) To us the climate was vital in our choice of country/state.
Tracie