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Old Aug 15th 2011, 5:17 pm
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Default Re: Somewhere with a village-like 'feel' in Australia?

Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
The Adelaide hills have a nice selection of villages with a good sense of community. Bridgewater, Stirling, Aldgate, Hahndorf, Verdun, Balhannah, Littlehampton, Lobethal and Nairne all spring to mind.
All the ones we're looking at
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Default Re: Somewhere with a village-like 'feel' in Australia?

Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
What happened in Kyneton, ?
Not sure what you mean?
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Old Aug 15th 2011, 10:37 pm
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Default Re: Somewhere with a village-like 'feel' in Australia?

Originally Posted by bcworld
Not sure what you mean?
I thought I saw you comment on something re racist in relation to Kyenton ?.... may have only pertained to this board though wasn't a close look

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Default Re: Somewhere with a village-like 'feel' in Australia?

Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
I thought I saw you comment on something re racist in relation to Kyenton ?.... may have only pertained to this board though wasn't a close look
No, it was more to do with the streets being lined with dog's eggs.

The same can be said for Chapel St sometimes though.
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Old Aug 16th 2011, 12:15 am
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Tamborine Mountain, Gold Coast Hinterland
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Old Aug 16th 2011, 12:18 am
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Default Re: Somewhere with a village-like 'feel' in Australia?

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Tamborine Mountain, Gold Coast Hinterland
Ghastly place.
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Old Aug 16th 2011, 3:20 am
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Default Re: Somewhere with a village-like 'feel' in Australia?

Originally Posted by sarisburysleuth
My wife and I are seriously considering moving to Australia. We have always been drawn to villages in the UK to get away from the highly built up areas around the major towns and cities. Where could we find something similar in Australia? It would also be a bonus if these areas weren't far away from town/cities where engineering and nursing jobs are available. Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

Have a look at the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. The villages that run up the highway between Lapstone and Mount Victoria are very quaint, and have a very definite villagey feel to them.

Personally I think that the upper mountains are nice, places like Wentworth Falls, Leura, Katoomba, Medlow Bath, Blackheath and Mount Victoria are nicer than the lower mountains.

Plus, they all lie on the rail line which runs to Sydney, so you are still only a couple of hours away from the big city if you need it.


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Old Aug 16th 2011, 4:23 am
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Default Re: Somewhere with a village-like 'feel' in Australia?

Originally Posted by Swerv-o
Have a look at the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. The villages that run up the highway between Lapstone and Mount Victoria are very quaint, and have a very definite villagey feel to them.

Personally I think that the upper mountains are nice, places like Wentworth Falls, Leura, Katoomba, Medlow Bath, Blackheath and Mount Victoria are nicer than the lower mountains.

Plus, they all lie on the rail line which runs to Sydney, so you are still only a couple of hours away from the big city if you need it.


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There are some well weird people up there though.
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There are some well weird people up there though.

Shhh...

Don't tell TiddlyPom...


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Old Aug 16th 2011, 5:23 am
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[QUOTE=Schools will be important to us too as our daughter is 8 and our son is 3. We are sure there will be further compromises as a result of this.
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Yes this does change things. Small towns are likely to be some distance away from schools (apart from the local primary). By the time your children are high school age, they may have to sit on a bus for an hour each way every day, just to reach the nearest high school. This will also make it difficult, if not impossible, to join in some of the after-school activities. Or you will have to drive to school to pick them up and take them. It's difficult teaching kids to be independant when you have to taxi them around everywhere. You will be cursing when they ask if they can go round a friends after school or at the weekend, if you have to make a round trip of an hour each way, not to mention the cost of fuel.

Waroona and Harvey are lovely community-minded small towns near Mandurah, WA, but I wouldn't want to live there just because of all the driving around. Sure, there are local shops and other amenities and the friendly local pub. But the children are bussed into Mandurah for high school and must feel like they spend half their lives sitting on the bus or sitting in mum's car going anywhere. As a city Mandurah has a small-town community feel about it still, but with a population now of around 60,000 not what you'd compare to a village. In between Mandurah and Waroona is a small town called Pinjarra, which might be more what you're after. Plenty of engineering jobs here with a new industrial estate just added, a hospital there and in Mandurah, just half an hour away. A new shopping centre and recreation centre just built, but still retains the small town feel. A mix of old houses and new estates. Rural but only half an hour from the beach.

If you're not actually bothered about the local pub or having a shop within walking distance, there are plenty of "localities", probably the nearest equivalent to a village, with a population in the 100's, often on the edge of a city. Small communities but no facilities, although only a short drive into the nearest town. Places like Parklands, Stake Hill, Barragup and Furnissdale spring to mind.
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Old Aug 16th 2011, 10:14 am
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Ghastly place.
And it's full.
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Old Aug 16th 2011, 3:06 pm
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Default Re: Somewhere with a village-like 'feel' in Australia?

Originally Posted by sarisburysleuth
My wife and I are seriously considering moving to Australia. We have always been drawn to villages in the UK to get away from the highly built up areas around the major towns and cities. Where could we find something similar in Australia? It would also be a bonus if these areas weren't far away from town/cities where engineering and nursing jobs are available. Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

do you have a preferred state?

otherwise your question is equivalent to "I'm think of moving to Europe - Does anyone know of a nice village?"

Australia is about 4000 kms by 3000 kms. That's a lot of area and a lot of "villages".

You need to help us narrow it down for you.
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We have been looking at NSW but property prices seem quite high.
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Old Aug 17th 2011, 4:06 pm
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Cleveland, Bayside, QLD............Definately a village feel.
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