Perth help
 

Hi

We are looking for some advice :confused:

We are planning to move to Australia early in the new year but have not fully decided where (only us - no family or friends in Australia ). My wife really likes Perth but we have never been but my uncle reckons there are LOADS of flies and because of them it is unbearable in the summer.

Small point i know but we love the outdoors and spent a while in Spain but were infested with them which partly ruined our time there, so just like to get thoughts of people who live there and if he has his facts right.

Cheers for help

Andy

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We don't astually live there (yet) but went to Oz for December a couple of years ago. We travelled down the coast from Perth but were mainly based in Bunbury. It was a heatwave at the time and we didn't find any problems with flies.

Debs

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I have an idea. Before you make such a big move why don't you go and see the place for yourself ?

Moving there on a whim is receipt for disaster.

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Plan too but just wanted to get some info before hand, a holiday sometimes doesn't give the right answers......

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We were in Perth for three weeks in January last year. There were days that the temperature hit the 40's and there was no problem at all with flies.
Tracie

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Thanks Tracie, it's good to know and looks like my uncles information is unfounded :)



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Hi Andy
We are only a little older and have son 9 but have not been Australia but after reading and looking thought about south east cost but have set are sites on perth and surrounding area rockingham / Fremantle hope to be there by December 6moth

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Had not looked at Rockingham but like the look of Fremantle, property looks to be more expensive there but you get more for your money i think.

Maybe see you there :beer:

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there are some flies in Perth in summer, but in my view nothing to worry about. Keep the flyscreens closed and you are safe inside or use some of the sprays. Outside in your garden it depends what sort of plants you have. Most people I reckon have very very few flies. 25 years ago when I was in Perth, when the outskirts where at Lynwood, Parkwood (SOR), flies were a huge problem and they were big.

Sometimes we have mossies but this is our fault when we don't keep our water pumps running enough in the ponds.

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Don't worry about the flies maybe you get 2 weeks of them but you live with it.
As for not visiting first plenty of us didn't and we were fine.Nothing is the same anyway if you visit on holiday.

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Hi, been twice now over the last couple of years and the flies are not too bad in summer. In all fairness you get used to them. The locals call it the 'Perth wave'!!! They are a pain, but it's not really any worse then most places.

You must go and see it for yourself before you move there - after we had been there once we were hooked!

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Flies are only a problem between November & early January & then they are no longer around. Even then I found it was not that bad & last summer was apparently worse than normal for flies.

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I heard that the local government funds the cultivation of dung beetles that eat flies, or their eggs, or something like that. They said funding was cut last year, hence more flies. They can be worse in new areas it seems, where it can feel like you're surrounded by desert.

My wife was really worried about mosquitoes, but they certainly don't seem to be a problem in the northern coastal suburbs. Ross River Virus is a bit of an issue in the Mandurah area, and that was the main reason we didn't move there (but we visit in winter and it's very nice).

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Good advice, but the poster didn't say he wasn't going to see, and didn't give any indication he was going on a whim.

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It was better than I expected, but still worse than I would have liked. And if yours disappeared by January, you were very lucky. Ours were still alive and flourishing in April and May!! Not full scale, but enough to be annoying.

I haven't had a big problem with flies in the house though - which is what really matters to me. They've got a right to be outside, but the house is a no-go area and I'm a very dab hand with a fly swatter. Tbh, I had more flies inside when we lived in rural Somerset.

And I would far rather cope with the flies than the mozzies!! Got bitten a couple of weeks ago and it *still* itches! :(

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Flies can be a pain in the summer, I have to be honest, but some places are considerably worse than others, you will simply have to find the places with the least flies. Dont let it stop you moving though, there is a lot more to Perth than flies. Added to that because its so warm in the winter, you will find the autumn and winter are a great time for a picnic, as the risk of sunburn is much lower, and the climate is very similar to a warm summers day in the UK.

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I Live in Perth and only arrived this Jan. Yes you do get flies but you can live with them. I hate them and they don't bother me. This is Australia, you can buy almost everything in the shops to combat everything that you can think of. There is a spray that you put on,this will keep the flies at bay or for mozzies buy a sun lotion with repellent already in it. They are only here for a short while and mostly more inland. Don't let something as small as this stop you from coming here. It is a beautiful place.

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The flies arrived in force in November time as I recall. They were really bad for a month or so (made eating outside pretty gross sometimes) but once the dung beetles kicked in they were better. I found them pretty unbearable for that period, but once they had settled down it was just the normal number of australian flies.

Walking the pram without a sun shade was hideous for my daughter as I seemed to just scoop them up!!! And picking up dog poop was vile. Saying that, the memory has faded, and I'm sure although I'll be cursing them again this spring, at least this time I'll know its only a temporary situation.

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Hi there,

Your uncle is probably not wrong if he visited 15,20 years ago. Before Dung Beetles were introduced, Perth was notorious for flies all summer long and they could be really dreadful at times. In the last 10 years the problem is pretty non-existant compared to what it used to be like. For the bit that remain, early summer is a bit worse and Coastal areas have less flies (sea breeze blows them away) than the Eastern/Hills areas, also rural and semi rural areas where there are cows/horses/sheep (and their poo!) are a bit worse but general everyday living is fine! I wouldn't recommend leaving fly screens open but pretty mcuh every house has fly screens on the doors and windows so you get the air but no flies.

Michelle

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hello chef69
i got to here your name in other forum rooms i found you
well as my name says im allso a chef. just got a couple of questions for you .if you dont mind
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thank you my list would go on and on but not enought space
hope all is good . im just awaiting for my med so hopfully be there next year
thanks
david

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I was there on holiday last november , and the flies were an absolute nightmare , they were in your face and eyes and just generally doing my head in . But apparantly they subside after a while , but by that time it was time for us to come home so dont know if it was particularly bad , normal or whatever !