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Got the phone call from our agent yesterday, visas granted. We are all buzzing and can't wait to get moved. Down to the serious stuff now- selling house and looking for new schools. Anybody know anything about Melton, Melbourne?
Any advice positive or negative is much appreciated.
But for now
Cheers :beer:
David and Lynsey

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Congratulations guys, best of luck with the new life

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Cheers biggy,
Hows does a fellow Scot find it in Oz?

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Its bloody fantastic it is......still hard work, stuff still needs doing, but the weekends make up for it all, u can plan stuff instead of waking up and sayin...quick it sunny lets drive for 1.5hrs to the beach only to find its pissin down by the time u get there lol or just chill out in the sun.
Where r u guys heading

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Sounds Great!
Heading to Melbourne, going to stay with Aunt in Rosebud for a couple of weeks to get some stuff sorted.
We've been looking at builders' websites and we noticed that house and land is cheaper in Melton- any advice on this area? or are you in another part of Oz?
D&L

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Melton isn't the nicest of areas and if you're going there from Rosebud, you're really going to notice it as it's stunning there.

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sorry cant help on the area Im in Central Queensland www.capricorncoast.com.au we got our own house built last year by Hotondo Homes who are Australia wide...heres a link to the ones in Melbourne. Where in Scotland r u?

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Thanks for replying,
Can you expand on what's not nice about Melton?
There's only so much you can find out over the net and any views are very welcome.
For info we are in late 20's/early 30's and have 3 children under 8

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We have looked at their website, how were they? We live in a new build at the moment and our builders have been a nightmare! From Glasgow originally now living in Northumberland - You?

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Sorry maybe not nice is the wrong way to put it, there isn't really anything wrong with it, the location isn't great and it's all a bit industrial over that way and there are better areas.

But you're right you can only gain others opinions on here so you'll have to see places for yourslves.

BTW I forgot to say congratulations :beer:

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We found our Hotondo builder was excellent, we hit a couple of snags but thery were out with his control, the suppliers up here really dont give a toss. Hotondo have some lovely house plans that are very liveable...we love our house, what made me laugh was the skirting boards and cornice in the wardrobes and garage,,,,still cracks me up, the plasterer took hours to try and put cornice up in this tiny corner cupboard. I thought what a tit just leave it ...this is our house plan

oh and I used to come from Coalburn, South Lanarkshire

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has ur mud bath dried up yet mate ?

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Cheers, appreciate your advice-where are you based?

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It had done, but the thing is leaking again and it's pishing down for the last two days.

We really need to sort it out, the guy across the road has a bobcat and says that he'll do it for us, but won't say when.

He keeps saying that he'll do it in the evenings, I keep saying to him that I'll pay him like a regular customer and he should book me in, not getting anywhere.

He's a 65 year old paddy a nice bloke, but my garden isn't getting done.

We still have no fence either.

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House plans look great, we are looking at the same sort of thing but we are looking at expanding the family once in Oz, so looking for study(bed5) plus rumpus- sick of tripping over kids toys where we are now!! Thanks for your help

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were the builder puttin up the fence...............eeeekkk no fence with the kiddies must be a nightmare

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We're in Point Cook, which is all new builds and handy for the city, the beach isn't far either.

But we're not loving it here, we'd rather be on the other side around Frankston as it's worn in and it's just too new here for me,everyone else hee seems to love it though so again just personel preference.

Which is why getting others opinions isn't really worth a lot.

We did it before we came and most of the areas that we liked when we arrived we warned of about.

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We have to put it up, we're supposed to share the cost with the neighbour but a property investment company owns next door and they're in Sydney and they're not answering any correspondence so we're going to do half and whoever bus the block can finish it two sides are done.

We can't do it yet as we need to get it done first so we have access.

The kids can't play out there unless one of us is with them.

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no worries from what I can remember the Bentleigh and the Mudgee designs both have 5 bedrooms...I can find out more for you if u like

Heather

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Must have missed this one last night :confused: but CONGRATULATIONS.................................. :beer: :beer:

Loz x

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Congratulations guys !!!!!!

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Congratulations.

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congratulations on the visa thats great news
A
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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

Lou
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Congratulations from another fellow Scot:)

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have u served them with a notice to fence? they r breakin the law if they do not agree to pay halves......if its a building co and they are registered with master builders. then go thro them to try n get a result

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Congratulations :)

Julie. x