CadburysFingers

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.

Chef69

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.

webgum

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.

michellemac

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

mad.chef

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
1 is there lots of good chef jobs in perth
2 many head chef jobs? this is what i do in uk
3 what kind of money are we geting paid?
4 what is a good place/papper to look at for jobs ?
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

ali n ali

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 !