Mackay, Queensland
 

Has anyone every been to Mackay - that's where we are hoping to emigrate to - sister lives there! :)

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

I havent been but hubby was there woth his work a couple months back......we live at Yeppoon which is south of Mackay...just follow the coast down on yer map......was 41 degrees here yesterday and only went down to 29 last night....just a tad sticky

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

Thanks - just can't wait it's a dream hopfefully going to come true!! Immigration have taken money from cc (Dec 22nd) so just waiting for the next stage of being told to get medicals and police checks done!!! :)

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

I've been - flew in and out of there when I went to The Whitsundays a year ago. Depends what you like to how much at home you'd be there I think.

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

I have lived in Mackay on 2 separate occasions, the frist in 1988-90 and the second in 2001-02.

Nice provincial "city" about 70 or 80,000 people. tropical climate - very humid in summer and generally considerably hotter than the state weather forecasts would have you believe ! typically 29-32 in summer my ar*e. The problem is the weather station is atop My Basset on the beach...a lovely breezy spot....drive down Nebo Road (Bruce Highway) and glower at the huge digital thermometer at the Motel as it hits 40C !!

Nevertheless...winters are superb, the people are really friendly. There are none of the endless suburbs which plague much of coastal Queensland. Its only an hour to the Whitsundays, or to mountainous Eungella National Park.

The beaches are nice, but you'll already be aware of the box jelly problems, compounded since the apparently increasing incidence of Irikandji rendered enclosures useless.

Work may be limited, depending on what you do, but rents and house prices are cheaper than down south. And you can collect coconuts from your own garden...a nice novelty.

Any questions...just ask.

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

not quite as much of a hole as rockhampton is.....

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

sorry. it's not all bad. it is fairly close to eungella national park

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

Hi Mick Here :)

I returned to the UK from Mackay kicking and screaming ;) in Sept 04 after having a year in Mackay. Cheryl got homesick (I loved it!!) so we came back
:( . If you have any questions please feel free to PM me and I will do my best to advise!!. Where are you from??

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

yeah me, i' moving out to Mackay on the 21st March
my sister also lives there

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

We had one night there. I don't remember anything about it other than the motel was average and I had the worst Chinese meal of my life there.

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

We live in Solihull, West Mids - we are just waiting - had money taken from credit card mid Dec 2004. Hope we'll hear soon so we can go and have our meds and police checks done!! :o

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

Let me know how it works out and what it's like!!

Re: Mackay, Queensland
 

It was probably dog meat they fed you in your meal. :scared:
The dog was probably road kill they picked off the street. :scared: