bluejohn

Tonights Richard and Judy had a segment about emigrating. They had a couple on there moving to Adelaide this June, an agent and the editor of the sun online (Australian). They gave the figure of approximately 700 a week leaving, and it is now at the stage of the 1950's. They showed some film clips from the 50's of British migrants leaving Waterloo.

The couple wanted to start a family and felt that Australia offered a better life for their future children. The sun online editor was working in the UK for better opportunities for himself but intends to go back and bring up a family in Australia.

I came to Australia in 1970, had 4 children and I really think that Australia is a great place to bring up a family.

I am in the UK and have been for a few months and will be going back soon. I still think after being here that Australia is a better place for kids.

What does everyone else think?

LauraandDes

I came out here mainly for the kids and the weather!!!

My eldest is 5 and has been going to the 'little nippers' on a saturday since November and he loves it. As well as going to swimming lessons, tennis, karate. Both my kids have settled down well and love it out here. It is a tad more laid back and I believe moving out here was the best thing for them. Education standards is supposed to be better, but I guess time and my childrens abilities will tell.

As regards to whether it's the right thing to do - there is no right or wrong, just doing what you believe is best at the time.

For those that are not aware of the 'Little Nippers', it is a course at the local life saving club where they teach beach safety, play games in the sand and sea and tire the kids out for an hour.

BTW, my son starts school today (sob). I couldn't be more proud.

Racht70

Wow 700 a week thats a lot of poeple...better get badgering my fella to go or by the time he decides the gate will be shut!!!

crocodileseamus

Hope your son has a great first day. I'm almost 40 and I can still remember mine!!!!!! (it must be the brain training on kids ds)

I'm sure the morning will drag for you, but not for him. Take plenty of photos.

Lynne

mad city fan

please correct me if im wrong but I watched the Richard and Judy programe and it was 700 A DAY

Millie11

Hi, Hope your son had a great first day Regarding little Nippers - at what age can they start? I'll be arriving with a 3 and 5 year old and one of the first things we need to sort out is swimming lessons and maybe little Nippers.

LauraandDes

Little Nippers is from the age of 5, do a google search on it. They dont enter competitions until (I think) the age of 7, but they do learn and have fun at the beach from 5. The cost is cheap too. It costs $75 for the year for one, or you pay a family membership of $150 for the year. They also have social events too like sausage sizzle, carnivals, etc.

Swimming, they really start to learn at 4 but they have classes for any age now. My daughter is 2 now and wants to go swimming so I will be enrolling her (hopefully) tonight.

tiredwithtwins

i watched bits of it too ... thought they were giving the usual 'its just like neighbours' view - BUT! thankfully, they pointed out that the migration process itself is a long, drawnout and stressful process ... they got something right there then!!

DrWho

Indeed, but only half of them are British Citizens... and don't forget the people coming in to the country, a large number of whom are British Citizens as well... The actual nett emigration of British Citizens is around 126,000 per annum at the moment... Not quite the sinking ship some would have you believe...!

bcworld

Quite true.....the tabloid press (particulary Daily Hate Mail & Express) is only to happy to point out the numbers leaving. They generally forget to mention the even larger numbers arriving in the UK. Except when it suits them to have you believe that 99.99% of those people are swan eating, benefit claiming, TB infected, gay Albanians. Sad, really it is.....especially the fact that a large section of the population seems content to swallow it all up.

Amazulu

How many go back though? Judging by this website, quite a few.

yanH

I think a very small percentage of those that come to Oz go back to the UK. In the time that we have been in Australia I have not known a single family return to the UK. In terms of this site I think that those who want to go back to the UK are a small number of people who make a large number of posts. If you check out the MBTTUK forum the same user names crop up again and again. I think that the official statistics from the Australian Government also back this up.

moonstaruk

700 a day? are you sure? I'd have thought a week would have prob been right?

if its a day/ then 250,000 people go in a year?

Bernieboy

That was just Man city fans

Amazulu

I reckon it's 20-30% - not just from Australia though. The figure of 700/day was for people leaving the UK and not just coming to Australia.