Originally Posted by kezzabird (Post 5069395)

Brilliant I've been looking at places in Glenorchy, Moonah and New Town as they are fairly close to Derwent Park, reason being we think Duncan has a very good chance of getting work there. Not seen Austins Ferry yet will look that one up too. Thanks for that tea bag, its reasuring to know I'm looking in the right places. :thumbsup:

Whats the likelihood of getting somewhere that has broadband? And do you know of any decent ISP's to go with?

Originally Posted by Sammy T (Post 5068789)

Kerry

I bet you can't believe its really happening, very close now.
Have you booked flights yet? Where are going to head to, Hobart?
We are still waiting on OH's exam in Sept then (fingers crossed) we can apply for visa in October, bloody skills assessment!!
Good luck with all of your final packing and preparations, let us know how its all going.

Ozzie Nurse

Are you going straight to Tas now or still going via Perth (which I think I read somewhere or I might have got that completely wrong)
What area of nursing are you in? I am a midwife but have heard varying opinions on midwifery in Oz so will be looking for a low risk, small, midwife led unit, although I would prefer to only work part time it will depend on OH's job position as well.
Good luck, have a good flight over, not long now!!

Sammy

Originally Posted by OzzieNurse (Post 5071398)

We haven't got aclue where we are heading for in Tasmania as yet, we are hoping to do a reccie trip to see where.
Launceston is looking good at the moment to be honest.

Originally Posted by GaryVFR8 (Post 5071798)

Hi everyone,
Lots of seem to be heading to Tassie before Christmas, Why don't we try and sort out a Tassie meet then we can all meet up just before Crimbo!!!!
Me and Wifey will be living near Launceston. We arrive on 1st December.
Hope to hear from some of you soon!!!
Gary and Vikky

Originally Posted by Teabag (Post 4822508)

Hey all,

Well I arrived in beautiful Hobart last Thursday, a week already! I've met the lovely Mashy, having dinner with her family on Friday night :)

It is cold here, very nice though! Looking forward to the weekend to take the girls out exploring some of the countryside.

I love how everything is just 'down the road', big difference to the wide open spaces of Perth that is for sure.

Originally Posted by Teabag (Post 5069322)

Now that I am finally living here you are welcome to pick my brain on areas etc.

There is a cycle track that follows the old rail line that goes in from Claremont through Montrose, Glenorchy, and into the city, quite flat and easy cycling.

Steer clear of Bridgewater, GageBrook and Risdon Vale. Cheaper property in reasonable areas are Glenorchy, Moonah, Austins Ferry, New town

Other side of Hobart, Kingston and Blackman's Bay are near nice beaches, more quite areas but bit further out and higher property prices. But everything is pretty close in Hobart, it's very small :D

Originally Posted by shallwe shantwe (Post 5093794)

H tea bag...what do you think of New Norfolk or Sorel... some nice places for sale in those areas...

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 5097766)

Here's another link for you Tassie lovers - fairly new, but seems to be growing ..

www.tasmaniaforums.com :)

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 5097766)

Here's another link for you Tassie lovers - fairly new, but seems to be growing ..

www.tasmaniaforums.com :)

Originally Posted by natty (Post 4616466)

Hi there

Just wanted to add some info about Tas

my husband and I moved here two years ago next week from the UK.

Tassie is a great place to live and we came here as we thought it would be a great place to bring up kids ( i am now 16 weeks pregnant !!)

Like everywhere Tassie has its positives and negatives- here are my opinions based on living here two years !!

Pros

beautiful scenery- from my house I have a 180 degree view of the sea and the hills in the distance.

clean and safe- the air is pure and the crime rate is very very low

weather- today its 21 degrees and sunny and this is autumn- summer can be as high as 35 but generally mid 20's - winters are cold but the sun always shines- no grey rainy days here- pay no attention to people who tell you it rains all the time in Tassie- Hobart has the 2nd lowest rainfall of all the cities in Australia.

The people- very friendly

Cons

lots of bogans - you will know what they are soon enough

prices- everything is much more expensive than the mainland and rubbish quality- this relates to everything- food, clothes, furniture- i sooo miss shops in the UK !!

Isolation- OK its only an hour flight to Melbourne and 1.5 hours to Sydney but its expensive to go anywhere - we used to go on hols all the time in the UK but here even a trip to Melbourne for the weekend is expensive.

Winter- depsite the sun, winter is cold and the houses here don't have insulation, double glazing or central heating so you really feel the cold- bbbbrrrrrr !!!

OH and don't listen to those who say there are no jobs in Tassie- its a lie- if anything its the opposite- theres a skills shortage and i should know, my husband is a recruitment consultant !!. we came here without jobs and both had one within 4 weeks - i actually earn more here than in the UK- office work).

Best of luck

Nat

Originally Posted by shallwe shantwe (Post 5093679)

Hi Tea bag....Have been reading your forum...am glad you have done the move cos intrested to know how all goes....we are in Jersey Channel Isles at the moment have been here a few years ...family ...however we have a home in Denmark WA and are desperatly debating whether to return to to Denmark or move your way...I know what you mean about the big open spaces and the intresting things about Taz seem inviting ..so will keep studing up...

Originally Posted by busterboy (Post 5110963)

Interestingly my two favourite places in Australia so far are Denmark WA and Hobart, Tas.

I would find it difficult to choose.