lizzydripping

we're trying to find out as much as possible about settling in SA obviously attracted to the lower house prices and also like sound of the climate there. please let me have your opinions etc - hoping to get some response, other preferred option is NSW north shore [or more inland] but know its a lot more expensive [don't want another big mortgage] our visas are going through on my 'trade' -childcare co -ordinator, husband a plumber [re-trained so not enough work experience] two teenagers. thanks

Wendy

Hi,

Welcome to the forum. There's a thread on SA already up and running, come and say hello http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=438200

I'm going to buy a paper tomorrow to have a look at jobs, I'll let you know how many there are for your trades, give you some idea of whether the work is there or not.

Your OH will need to get a licence, but if he's not been able to get the TRA he may need to attend a course here. Here's the website for licencing so you can have a look and see what he needs to do to get the licence. Any questions ask away and I'll do my best to help.

http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au

lizzydripping

thanks for answering, thats kind of you to look in local papers. we think that husband will need to start as a year 3 [or 4] apprentice - so needs to get a company to take him on and also register on a plumbing course. he's been working for the NHS as a maintenance plumber for three years now [did a 3 year part-time course to qualify] but this is not up to standard for AUS. luckily I have had a positive skills assessment and am hoping to find work in the pre-school sector [rather than a day nursery] as thats what I manage now in UK, but will do whatever at first. If you have any info on suburbs/areas recommended to live etc that would be great - I did look on the SA thread but didn't see any useful info for us.thanks again.

Katsmajics other half !!!

i regularly check http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/ and http://www.adelaidebound.com/ thay are a wealth of information.

might just see you there we are hopefully going out in Septmeber

Wendy

There's lots of nice suburbs either side of the city, the main thing is where you get a job as there's no point living in the North if you work in the South or vice versa.

I've not looked at the paper yet, but will do in a little while

Gjn200

Depends on what you do of course.

Wendy

Definitely.

I think pre-school work and plumber would be either side though. So it's hard to narrow down in this case, more a case of where they get accepted for a position. I'd probably start by renting somewhere in the middle and go from there.

Dorothy

They can have my house. I'm only 7 km northeast of the city centre. Easy access to either north or south. Lots of buses on the O-Bahn for those who don't drive. I could go on, but I won't.

Gjn200

Believe it or not there are Child care centers in the the East and West and in the hills. Why is it always North/ South?

Wendy

North/South covers all of SA for me. When I look at the map, even if I'm going to the East or West, there's either North of the city or South of the city (I put an imaginary line across from the CBD). But then I've always been crap at all that direction stuff