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What do you love about living in Australia?

Old Jun 22nd 2010, 1:42 pm
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Hello

We're planning on moving out to Melbourne after xmas this year, but starting to get the collywobbles a bit!

Need to keep my momentum and enthusiasm for making the big move going, so come on everybody, what do you LOVE about living in Australia?
AND:
Do your kids have a better quality of life out there?

Only positive replies wanted please!

Many thanks
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Old Jun 22nd 2010, 1:50 pm
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Why do you only want positive replies?
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Old Jun 22nd 2010, 2:11 pm
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Why do you only want positive replies?
Is,nt that obvious , "shropshire slasher lad" ...none of your vitriol.......mm
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Default Re: What do you love about living in Australia?

Originally Posted by roobush
Hello

We're planning on moving out to Melbourne after xmas this year, but starting to get the collywobbles a bit!

Need to keep my momentum and enthusiasm for making the big move going, so come on everybody, what do you LOVE about living in Australia?
AND:
Do your kids have a better quality of life out there?

Only positive replies wanted please!

Many thanks
roobush
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Old Jun 22nd 2010, 3:16 pm
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Having recently written a pros and cons list:
living 200m from the beach.

being able to see a GP at 10pm at night, as part of the 'normal' service!

Ermmmm.... OK, I confess, that's all I've got up to now!
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Wow, wasn't expecting such a hostile reaction, I only wanted to find out what people love about living in Australia as I'm feeling a bit collywobbliysh at the moment and trying to reassure myself that we are doing the right thing!

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Default Re: What do you love about living in Australia?

Originally Posted by salopian
Why do you only want positive replies?


Why can't the OP request only positive replies to THEIR (his or hers) thread? I'm sure the OP can and has read differing opinions about Oz on the rest of the forum.

Originally Posted by roobush
Wow, wasn't expecting such a hostile reaction, I only wanted to find out what people love about living in Australia as I'm feeling a bit collywobbliysh at the moment and trying to reassure myself that we are doing the right thing!

Good luck Roobush!

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Wow, wasn't expecting such a hostile reaction, I only wanted to find out what people love about living in Australia as I'm feeling a bit collywobbliysh at the moment and trying to reassure myself that we are doing the right thing!

I know exactly how you feel roobush. Sometimes I wake up and wonder what the hell I'm thinking of planning to leave my family, friends, good job etc to move to the other side of the world. Having read lots of posts on here I think this rollercoaster of emotions is normal (I hope!) However I found the recent thread 'photos of life in Au' very uplifting and it made me look forward once again to getting out there.
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Hi Roobush

We live in Melbourne, we chose Melbourne because it had good job prospects plus we can afford to live within walking distance of the beach and commuting distance of the city which we could not in Sydney for instance.

We love Melbourne, it is a beautiful city with a very European feel, it has great beaches, fantastic surrounding countryside. The weather here is great, except for the very hottest part of summer when you are forced indoors during the day, but this is only a few days.

We can do so many more things here than we did in England. We go camping, boating, swimming, boogie boarding and skiing all close to home. We take the kids for great cycle rides through the park near our house and see all kinds of wild birds there. In our garden we get Cockatoos, galahs, possums, rainbow lorikeets.

Life's good. I enjoyed my life in the UK too, however here is the right place for us now.

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Default Re: What do you love about living in Australia?

Originally Posted by roobush
Hello

We're planning on moving out to Melbourne after xmas this year, but starting to get the collywobbles a bit!

Need to keep my momentum and enthusiasm for making the big move going, so come on everybody, what do you LOVE about living in Australia?
AND:
Do your kids have a better quality of life out there?

Only positive replies wanted please!

Many thanks
roobush
Our life since we can here has been all positives.....never had a doubt that we did the right thing......we have been here now since Nov 2005.

Even now after 5 yrs simple things still make me smile, like on Sunday we went for a stroll through one of the many parks near home, families everywhere using the free BBQs, kids playing in the sunshine, surrounded by beautiful gardens / foliage.

Waking up to sunshine nearly everyday has a very stimulating effect on you, one of my biggest pleasures is sitting out on the patio with my morning coffee, before the day begins, simple thing that i don't ever think i'll take for granted.

Our 9 yr old has thrived since we arrived, he leads a full, active and sometimes hectic life but we would'nt have it any other way, if he's not swimming or at cricket practice... he's outdoors in the garden.
His school is fantastic, and we have nothing but good things say about his education, some may disagree but i am speaking personally.

Our social life is busy as well.....most weekends we are either at home with friends or out at friends....BBq's in the park, down at the beach, in the city we could be anywhere........

Not that its all perfect, but nowhere is perfect, you have to take the good with the bad, but the good far out weighs the bad for us....

From our experience Australia suits us perfectly, it may not suit you, but you'll never know if you don't give it a shot......do you want to say in a few years "Oh i wish we had....."
Its a massive life changing experience, and we are better people for that experience.....we can't imagine our lives anywhere but here..

Good luck on whatever you decide...
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Originally Posted by roobush
Wow, wasn't expecting such a hostile reaction, I only wanted to find out what people love about living in Australia as I'm feeling a bit collywobbliysh at the moment and trying to reassure myself that we are doing the right thing!

Love the space you get for yer money (here anyway), we are on acreage and I can't think of a better place to bring up kids.

That's it matey, dream away and come with the right attitude and you are sorted

Good Luck
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Originally Posted by roobush
Hello

We're planning on moving out to Melbourne after xmas this year, but starting to get the collywobbles a bit!

Need to keep my momentum and enthusiasm for making the big move going, so come on everybody, what do you LOVE about living in Australia?
AND:
Do your kids have a better quality of life out there?

Only positive replies wanted please!

Many thanks
roobush
Your house, if you can afford one, will be bigger than the UK.
The weather will be better than the UK, unless you move to Melbo.... Oh.
Your kids will have a different life... better quality is very subjective and you will hear diametrically opposed views as to if it's 'better' or not.

What do I love here?... dunno really, nothing much, but it's still a pretty good place to live for the most part.

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I know exactly how you feel roobush. Sometimes I wake up and wonder what the hell I'm thinking of planning to leave my family, friends, good job etc to move to the other side of the world. Having read lots of posts on here I think this rollercoaster of emotions is normal (I hope!) However I found the recent thread 'photos of life in Au' very uplifting and it made me look forward once again to getting out there.
Couldnt agree more. Don`t think I have ever been so stressed out and anxious about anything! OH is preggers and in QLD and I am in the sunny Midlands, which to be fair has been quite sunny of late....

It is a rollercoaster and a half, but I know i will be rewarded for all my hard work, blood, sweat, and yes tears too. Saying goodbye to my Mrs for 3 months, watching her walk behind the opaque screen of departures at Heathrow was heartbreaking. But it had to be done.

I just hope it is all worth it, I know its a fantastic place but its not for everybody. I am very lucky in the sense that I am on a spouse route in, I really feel for others on a much more complex and difficult visa ( I am no expert)

Sometimes I just want it over, regardless of the decision !

But what a sense of acheivement when it is finally over...
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