Mandurah
 

Hi,

We have applied for 475 Visa, through internet searching the place we are heading is Mandurah.Any inputs how is the place?

Sure I have searched for school.. have son (11) and daughter (15)

Tc

Re: Mandurah
 

I personally don't think much of the place but many on here like it. It has everything you need for normal living and an excellent train link to Perth.

There are worse places to live that's for sure

Re: Mandurah
 

Thank you Amazulu for your inputs.

SO where do you think should we head... keeping in mind to follow visa restriction for 475 Visa.

Getting job is what is on my mind for areas I am searching.. it may not be the belong to my profession in the starting.. but decent job that can take care of rent and living.

Any suggestion where to head for?

Regards

Re: Mandurah
 

You may like Mandurah - you really need to check it out for yourself. It all depends on your budget. Parts of the western suburbs are very nice but can be very expensive. I live in the hills to the east and love it there, but you may not

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Western suburbs or hills to the east , my focus is more on jobs.
I am really checking out internet and other information on place where I can get job and pull out expense for rent and living.

So how far is this place from perth where you live and any comments on type of jobs?

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My drive is 30mins to where I work in the city and I work in engineering in the mining industry.

I don't know what you do for a living.

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Been in Mandurah 4 years and love it. It allows me to have a nice house in a very good suburb for what I would get a one bedroom apartment for in Perth. Added bonus is I am only meters from the beach which is important for us.

Perth is an easy 50 min train ride that costs a few dollars and the city has everything I need.

For jobs, it depends on what you do.

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Thank you verystormy & Amazulu.

By profession I am Training Manager (IT, BPO, KPO etc kind of training department handling)

So really cannot figure out if I get same profession job in Mandurah. If not then I have to search standby jobs till i get one.

Till I do not get my own profession job, I have to work on standby jobs.. do not know even if they are available in Mandurah... :)

Re: Mandurah
 

Don't know much about your industry, though there are several IT and other training organizations in the area.

Are you allowed to work in Perth?

Mandurah is very much a water place with lots of people owning boats or spending time fishing, surfing, crabbing and things. Stunning foreshore and marina areas.

Re: Mandurah
 

No verystormy according to my 475 visa i cannot work in Perth CBD Area.
Can only work in regional areas around perth.

This is why I selected Mandurah.. else Bunburry.

May be I can get work on boat or something...:)

Re: Mandurah
 

Look on seek.com.

Mandurah is quite notorious for unemployment

Re: Mandurah
 

Thank you EvannTel,

I did check seek.com and other website... you are very true.

My main home work in around cities where I can get a job that can even pay small in return.

I was also checking for Albany.

Re: Mandurah
 

hi, we are also looking at locating to mandurah as homes seem to be a lot cheaper there and having visited it a year ago we liked what we saw (foreshore area), what are the best suburbs for schooling etc
cheers

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Thanx Richie,

SO you work in Mandurah..?

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no, we have a 176 ss visa and are moving to w.a in august, we liked mandurah when we visited it last year and wondered if anyone had advice on surburbs

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We live a 20-minute drive from Mandurah and think it is a wonderful place. Over the summer we have been going there every other week. Even went there for the New Year's Eve celebrations which included a firework display,musical entertainment and food stalls. Brilliant atmosphere. The place was packed.

The foreshore is fantastic - plenty of places to eat/drink with water views and great for a leisurely stroll. Could quite happily live in one of the beautiful apartments in the Venetian canal-style area.

Considered buying a block of land in nearby Seascapes estate in Halls Head close to the ocean but decided too far to commute to Perth. Hubby works in Osborne Park and I started a job in the CBD last week and commute by train from Warnbro - next stop from Mandurah.

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Most of Mandurah suburbs are fine. Halls Head is very popular, Sea Scapes is a new suburb and has some nice pre built houses that are very good and not bad priced. Also a lot of blocks of land. Port Bouvard / Wannanup is good. We are in Southport which is great though not as child friendly as furthest from schools and things but very peaceful.

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Not sure if this is any help, how about working at Peel (Mandurah) Challenger Institute of Technology as a lecturer: http://www.challenger.wa.edu.au/Work...eelRegion.aspx

or at this training venue in Mandurah: http://www.e2c.net.au/

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I stayed in Mandurah for work a few weeks back. I live in Sydney so I was quite interested to see what the west was all about. One night I found a local pub that had local musicians playing all night. I thought that was pretty cool and not something I expected to see outside of the big smoke - and I wouldn't call Perth the big smoke. It's a bit artificial in terms of the housing and architecture but seemed a pleasant place. Kind of settle down with the wife, kids and dog, don't do too much except enjoy the outdoors type place.

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You only found the one? :) Either you were at the "Ravo" (Ravenswood Hotel) on the Murray River - very popular with locals, especially in the summer, great having a pub lunch outside, boats moored up along the bank, families enjoying the live music. They have some good well-known acts on in the evenings too, you have to get in quick before they sell out. Or you were at Murphy's Irish Pub in the centre of Mandurah, overlooking the foreshore and estuary, great pub, lovely owners, great food and something happening every night, whether live bands or quiz nights, we go there a lot (and we're not really pub people). And there are other places too, just can't think of them right now.

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I didn't go too far ... took the first one I came across which was the Brighton Hotel. Back in Mandurah for a few days this week. Perhaps I'll explore a little more.