Moving to Melbourne from UK in 3 months, Have 2 babies keen to meet other mums
 

Hi
I am new to this, please be patient!
I am moving to Melbourne in approx 3 months with my husband who will be working there, near Mount Waverley.Currently we live in Newcastle Upon Tyne. I have 2 children, both boys, 2.5 yrs and 1yr old. We need to find a property to rent and activities to do throughout the days. Can anyone recommend family friendly areas to live where there will be a good ex pat network?
I work here in the UK as an Occupational Therapist, but will not be working yet in Melbourne as will just be focusing on getting the boys settled in.

I look forward to hearing from you Thanks
Mary

Re: Moving to Melbourne from UK in 3 months, Have 2 babies keen to meet other mums
 

Hi Mary, you may wish to post in the general Australia section as you might get more responses. There's loads of great places to live within easy distance of Mt Waverley, you could choose some of the Dandenong hills suburbs or some of the beach suburbs, a lot of expats live in both, if expats is who you wish to be living with! It's a great age to move kids - we moved our twin girls at age 2, I wouldn't be so keen on it now they are almost 7.

I recommend you look at www.realestate.com.au for renting in suburbs such as Ferntree Gully, Glen Waverley, Vermont, Blackburn and Wantirna, and if you want beach living the easiest commute to Mt Waverley would be from our area, which is Mordialloc / Parkdale / Aspendale.

HTH

BB

Re: Moving to Melbourne from UK in 3 months, Have 2 babies keen to meet other mums
 

Thanks BB

That is really helpful, I will re post in the general Australia section as well

Thanks again

Mary

Re: Moving to Melbourne from UK in 3 months, Have 2 babies keen to meet other mums
 

Berwick is also an area you might want to consider.

Re: Moving to Melbourne from UK in 3 months, Have 2 babies keen to meet other mums
 

Hi Mary,
We moved from the UK to Blackburn/Box Hill area and were very happy for the 7 years we lived there. Our son was 7 months old at the time we moved and our daughter was born a year or so later at Monash Medical Centre! I met lots of friendly mums through the maternal and child health nurse - similar to a UK health visitor - and also through preschool programmes. I stayed home for a few years but then worked very part time as a bank nurse in paediatrics at Box Hill hospital and loved it. Generally there seem to be lots of ex-pats in the Eastern suburbs.
Kathy