Dorothy

The backups on the Mitchell start well before 7. I take the train that leaves Clarkson at 6:10 and the freeway is already backed up at Ocean Reef when I get to Edgewater at 6:15.

If getting the train from Joondalup in the morning I would suggest getting one of the early ones. The one getting to Joondalup at 6:26 is a 6 car and you can still get a seat. Any of the 3 car trains or any later than about 6:30 and you're pretty well packed in like sardines. Same with coming home. Anything leaving Perth after the 4:24 and it's all 3 car trains jam packed.

Commuting in the Perth suburbs sucks!

daunted

Welcome to the WAPOL family! I really wouldnt bother with driving during peak hour...its nuts! Short term accomodation is crazily expensive up that neck of the woods. i know realestate.com used to have adverts for house shares if u prepared to do that whilst training?

Sylvia18

Thanks so much everyone some more good info and links. I am wry excited about the move but I am a real forward planner and this accommodation business has really being playing on my mind. I appreciate all the help. I just hope in a years time I can help someone else in the same boat! Fingers crossed!! ;-)
(Fathead I will pm you)

La Vida loca

Commute by car.
Choose another suburb, Go East.... some nice spots there.

If you dont need a house, lots of apartments to choose from, subiaco, west perth, leederville, some reasonable rents.
I wouldnt bother with a car to commute, waste of your time and money, buses and trains do the trick.

When dealing with real estate, understand if the agent is experienced, there are so many without experience and no clue, if you identify this you maybe able to work them to your advantage, dont assume they will work exclusively for you.

joondalup is fine, but not for me, I stay away from it all, you can see for yourself and make your mind up, each to their own.

Denny88

Hello. I have been reading through your thread and starting to panic myself. I'm am joing wapol in October and wondering where to start in looking for accom. If you have recieved any further info in PMs would mind forwarding it on to me? Hope all is goin well for you.

Fathead

Denny88 pm me and ill help where can

Jon

Denny88

I've just tried but won't let me as its restricted due to me not posting? I've only joined today.

Dorothy

Why wouldn't you post this in the forum so it helps others? (leaving out personal details, of course)

Sylvia18

Denny hello there! I am starting in October as well. Following some on the advice on here it looks like I've found a house share for a few months. That will give me time to find the areas I want to live and hopefully we may know our districts by then.
I have only just messaged Jon so don't have any Info at the mo. feel free to pm me when you can. I'm sure we can exchange questions! ;-)

Fathead

I would clearly like to help anyone I can that is why I post on here. There are some things I'd like to discuss outside the forum though.

Denny88

Will try again to pm, hopefully will let me soon. Grateful for any help I can get.
That's good news, also seems like you got it sorted quite quickly which is even better.

Siren & Brian

If your going to Joondalup in the morning then pretty much anything south of it and you will be driving Against peak hour traffic and get there quickly and the same on the way home.

Maybe somewhere like Joondanna. Or house in Duncraig, Greenwood, Hamersley

old.sparkles

The discussion is related to places to live in Perth, and it should not be necessary to share this information by pm. If there are other things to discuss, by all means share by pm if it is personal, but information regarding housing and such is better shared in the open, so the next person down the path has answers as well without hoping a secret squirrel will pop up with a pm

Kelli28

Prolly best to just send a pm without advertising the fact on here, even though it's allowed!