Toowoomba
Sep 20th 2011, 11:45 am
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Toowoomba
Went for a visit today to see the remnants of the flower festival
It looks surprisingly civilised for a Queensland city...more so than Brisbane anyway
It looks surprisingly civilised for a Queensland city...more so than Brisbane anyway
Sep 20th 2011, 7:33 pm
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Sep 21st 2011, 12:42 am
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Re: Toowoomba
Our Humble abode is 21 kms west of Toowoomba, great living , plenty of expats here in the area, a vast choice of well paid agricultural or industrial jobs for the people that want to work, toowoomba is slowly bouncing back from the flood damage, but it will be a while before the range is repaired, but it is still only a 2hour drive from T/town to brisbane town centre, we moved back here from Bribie 2 years ago
no Alcohol or drugcrazed backpackers here , the living is so easy
no Alcohol or drugcrazed backpackers here , the living is so easy
Sep 21st 2011, 2:42 am
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Re: Toowoomba
Yes, I work there a lot. Its certainly one of the better country towns I stay in.
Sep 22nd 2011, 1:46 am
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Re: Toowoomba
This is soooo good to hear. We entered the country on Monday (currently staying with relatives in Campbelltown, Sydney) and will be heading up to live in Toowoomba (hopefully Withcott) in a couple of weeks. I will be working at UQ Gatton. Thanks Grayling.
Sep 22nd 2011, 8:24 am
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Re: Toowoomba
was in gatton a couple of hours ago, I hope you have properly researched the area ,you are hoping to move to, the whole gatton area is a flood plain, and as we saw and experienced in january, hundreds of homes were ruined and many lives lost, sadly we mortals have no control over the power of our queensland weather, but on the bright side, you will be slap bang in the middle of the largest and best fruit and vegie garden in the world,with the best butchers and piemakers thrown in,an hours drive to brisbane and the bay what more could one offer a future new australian resident
Sep 22nd 2011, 9:00 am
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Re: Toowoomba
It's not a bad wee spot, we've lived in Toowoomba for nearly 19 months now, in general the people are just lovely! It's just a shame there's no beach...
Sep 23rd 2011, 12:53 am
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Yeah, we are aware of the risks, have been planning this move ever since I got the job offer June 2010.......but we are not looking at living in Gatton (have heared that Gatton is a bit redneck!), just working at the UQ which never got bad flooding........Withcott is a different story.
Sep 23rd 2011, 7:43 am
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Re: Toowoomba
Having said that I never seen em with no socks on
Sep 23rd 2011, 8:32 am
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Re: Toowoomba
not rednecks please!! just plain old country peopleit is a bit of a culture shock at first, checked shirts, akubra hats , cowboy boots and beards and thats just the ladiesfavourite pastimes, Bull riding, Roo and pig shooting,city dwellers from the likes of brisbane or melbourne try to fit in with their new hats and squeaky clean 4x4,s which only go off road when they run out of tarmac drive on their urban properties!!Its a great place here, in our sleepy little town , we have singaporean,westafrican,south african,thai,and numorous european expats ,a real international community, no bias, not much crime, great caring neighbours,I,m a lancashire lad born and bred, but my akubra is worn every where , and my smart check shirts and moleskin strides and blundstone boots are standard winter dress, still have a whippet and my flatcaps and silk miners scarf only get brought out when the grandkids and their schoolfriends come for a weekend visit , because Poppy tells great stories of the old days and granma makes great treacle and cinder toffee 
So to any new expats we say welcome, there is always a tea or coffee on the go and the beer and local wines are great , so dont be shy drop in and say G,day
it is a bit of a culture shock at first, checked shirts, akubra hats , cowboy boots and beards and thats just the ladiesfavourite pastimes, Bull riding, Roo and pig shooting,city dwellers from the likes of brisbane or melbourne try to fit in with their new hats and squeaky clean 4x4,s which only go off road when they run out of tarmac drive on their urban properties!!Its a great place here, in our sleepy little town , we have singaporean,westafrican,south african,thai,and numorous european expats ,a real international community, no bias, not much crime, great caring neighbours,I,m a lancashire lad born and bred, but my akubra is worn every where , and my smart check shirts and moleskin strides and blundstone boots are standard winter dress, still have a whippet and my flatcaps and silk miners scarf only get brought out when the grandkids and their schoolfriends come for a weekend visit , because Poppy tells great stories of the old days and granma makes great treacle and cinder toffee So to any new expats we say welcome, there is always a tea or coffee on the go and the beer and local wines are great , so dont be shy drop in and say G,day
Sep 23rd 2011, 8:43 am
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Re: Toowoomba
Just wanted to say hi - I work across the road from the Uni at the DPI research station, so am at the uni every now and then (mostly to get a coffee!).
Sep 23rd 2011, 11:05 am
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Re: Toowoomba
Are you one of the many that live in Toowoomba and travel down?
Sep 23rd 2011, 11:25 am
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not rednecks please!! just plain old country peopleit is a bit of a culture shock at first, checked shirts, akubra hats , cowboy boots and beards and thats just the ladiesfavourite pastimes, Bull riding, Roo and pig shooting,city dwellers from the likes of brisbane or melbourne try to fit in with their new hats and squeaky clean 4x4,s which only go off road when they run out of tarmac drive on their urban properties!!Its a great place here, in our sleepy little town , we have singaporean,westafrican,south african,thai,and numorous european expats ,a real international community, no bias, not much crime, great caring neighbours,I,m a lancashire lad born and bred, but my akubra is worn every where , and my smart check shirts and moleskin strides and blundstone boots are standard winter dress, still have a whippet and my flatcaps and silk miners scarf only get brought out when the grandkids and their schoolfriends come for a weekend visit , because Poppy tells great stories of the old days and granma makes great treacle and cinder toffee So to any new expats we say welcome, there is always a tea or coffee on the go and the beer and local wines are great , so dont be shy drop in and say G,day
it is a bit of a culture shock at first, checked shirts, akubra hats , cowboy boots and beards and thats just the ladiesfavourite pastimes, Bull riding, Roo and pig shooting,city dwellers from the likes of brisbane or melbourne try to fit in with their new hats and squeaky clean 4x4,s which only go off road when they run out of tarmac drive on their urban properties!!Its a great place here, in our sleepy little town , we have singaporean,westafrican,south african,thai,and numorous european expats ,a real international community, no bias, not much crime, great caring neighbours,I,m a lancashire lad born and bred, but my akubra is worn every where , and my smart check shirts and moleskin strides and blundstone boots are standard winter dress, still have a whippet and my flatcaps and silk miners scarf only get brought out when the grandkids and their schoolfriends come for a weekend visit , because Poppy tells great stories of the old days and granma makes great treacle and cinder toffee So to any new expats we say welcome, there is always a tea or coffee on the go and the beer and local wines are great , so dont be shy drop in and say G,day
Sep 23rd 2011, 11:29 am
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Re: Toowoomba
I love the lovely parks, treed streets and character houses in Toowoomba. e.g.: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=toowoo...267.13,,0,-1.3
It's not called "the fridge on the hill" for nothing though...bring a jumper
It's not called "the fridge on the hill" for nothing though...bring a jumper
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Sep 23rd 2011, 11:36 am
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Re: Toowoomba
I love the lovely parks, treed streets and character houses in Toowoomba. e.g.: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=toowoo...267.13,,0,-1.3
It's not called "the fridge on the hill" for nothing though...bring a jumper
It's not called "the fridge on the hill" for nothing though...bring a jumper
and yes, it gets bl**dy freezing up here, we even had a frost this year lol
