Living in Cowes
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Living in Cowes
We are about to submit my husbands TRA (2nd May 2006)and are looking into living in Cowes, does anyone have any good or bad points about living here. A friend of my husbands is going on a reccie on the 30th April and if he settles there he wants my hubby to start up a business with him. Hubby and friend are both electricians so i guess i need to know if there is a need for electricians in Cowes. Also we will be taking three children with us they will hopefully be 12, 14 and 17 yrs old, what's life like for them.Any thoughts will be appriciated.
Thanks Jackie
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Re: Living in Cowes
Originally Posted by jwood
We are about to submit my husbands TRA (2nd May 2006)and are looking into living in Cowes, does anyone have any good or bad points about living here. A friend of my husbands is going on a reccie on the 30th April and if he settles there he wants my hubby to start up a business with him. Hubby and friend are both electricians so i guess i need to know if there is a need for electricians in Cowes. Also we will be taking three children with us they will hopefully be 12, 14 and 17 yrs old, what's life like for them.Any thoughts will be appriciated.
Thanks Jackie
Thanks Jackie
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Re: Living in Cowes
Originally Posted by kiwichild
Where is Cowes?
Sorry, Cowes is in Phillip Island near Melbourne
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Re: Living in Cowes
Cowes is a small tourist town on Phillip Island. It heaves with young people out for a good time in the summer and also through the Bike weekends etc. Other than that it is generally pretty sleepy and quite a way away from Melbourne or any other substantial sized towns.
It is a beautiful spot with a nice small community. But its not a place I would live. Gorgeous for a visit, but too small and isolated for me.
It is a beautiful spot with a nice small community. But its not a place I would live. Gorgeous for a visit, but too small and isolated for me.
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Re: Living in Cowes
Originally Posted by Hels
Cowes is a small tourist town on Phillip Island. It heaves with young people out for a good time in the summer and also through the Bike weekends etc. Other than that it is generally pretty sleepy and quite a way away from Melbourne or any other substantial sized towns.
It is a beautiful spot with a nice small community. But its not a place I would live. Gorgeous for a visit, but too small and isolated for me.
It is a beautiful spot with a nice small community. But its not a place I would live. Gorgeous for a visit, but too small and isolated for me.
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Re: Living in Cowes
Originally Posted by OzTennis
Well summed up. You can also look at the penguins parade up the beach, see the seals then watch the penguins and seals again etc. Seriously, it's also close to Gippsland and Wilson's Prom so much scenic beauty nearby but as you say a fair hike into civilisation. A bit like it's namesake on the Isle of Wight perhaps?
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Re: Living in Cowes
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Except that you don't get penguins on the IOW! You've converted me though, I'm moving there, I just wanna watch the penguins
You do get penguins on IOW - one was stolen from the Zoo!!
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Re: Living in Cowes
Originally Posted by pioneer
You do get penguins on IOW - one was stolen from the Zoo!!
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