Visited W.A a few weeks ago and must admit we stayed to the north of the city, but have really taken a liking to Mandurah. We are looking for advice on work prospects for a carpenter/builder and hairdresser, we are looking to move by about April next year or if something interesting comes up it could be sooner, all help appreciated Also what are the good areas, we will be looking to rent for a while until we find the place where we want to build.

Hi and welcome.

We live in Mandurah and have for the last 2 years and love the place. I cant say a lot about work there as i fly out to work, but chatting to some builders at a new big housing development called Frasers Landing they were saying they couldnt find enough staff. There are no shortages of hairdressing salon in the area so i dont think you would struggle.

There are lots of places that i would recomend you have a look at to live - Frasers being one of them. New houses and very good value for what you get.

We are in Dawesville and love it - very peacefull, though in the beach side, known as Southport it is pretty expensive. Port Bouvard is nice and there are some bargains to be had.

Thanks for the reply,
Any advice on areas to live would be good and also areas to avoid. As I saw from or visit there is a huge amount of building work going on and I am confident that I will pick up some quickly, but its just nice to hear others say its still busy.

Most areas of Mandurah are nice, i prefer south of the town.