Bishop3912

Mashy: wicked post. Glad to hear that you are enjoying it. Makes me feel a whole lot better about a positive post as we are hoping to come to Tas Sept/Oct time (just trying to sell house here) (although never been to Tas) but to us seems best place for the kids with the air etc.

Travelbug: What a small world! We are from Romford, Essex too, having 3 kids (girl 5, boy 4, boy 1) and OH!! Tas is top of our list at mo too. Have you got your visas, we got ours last July and OH would have been off straight away, just me being the cautious one!!! Anyway have decided to take the plunge and go for it as know I will regret it if we dont. Where abouts in Romford are you and when are you looking to go to Tas?

Davla

Hi Sharon

Great thread, So glad you have settled out there and it's soo nice to hear from someone who's settled in Tas, most threads are about mainland Oz. We have fallen in love with Tassie too, without even visiting and like yourselves seem to be drawn to Hobart. We had our medicals last week so fingers crossed we pass them & sell then our house & then sort everything out etc...... We hope to be out in Sept/Oct fingers crossed! The sooner the better!
My OH is a brickie is there much work out there for him? Where's the best area in Tas to settle? Sorry for all the questions.

Thanks
Law

ex Tassiemum

Tassie is truly a very beautiful island state. I lived there all my life until recently.

Hobart is the pick of areas as far as having more at your finger tips like shopping, events, choice of schools, etc..its just so darn cold in Winter and when Mt. Wellington is covered in a snow blanket those winds turn really chilly!...but its just the most beautiful sight...snow on the mountain as a backdrop to Hobart.

Its very laid back that is true. You dont have to deal with traffic, not on a huge scale anyway. The beaches are free and easily accessible.

Up North around Launceston and further to the North West (where I spent the majority of my time in Tassie)is very very green. Its all farming community all the way along the North West coast right to Circular Head.

I lived in Devonport where the Spirit of Tasmania comes in. Fantastic place. Central to everywhere. 1hr from Cradle Mountain, 3 hrs drive to Hobart, 1hr drive to Launceston, (or Lonny as the locals refer to it), and a major airport where Virginblue and Jetstar fly out of. Devonport has an airport as well but not a jetport. And beaches at your door step. Shearwater, Port Sorell and Hawley are beachside suburbs to die for and only 20 mins drive from Devonport. Only wish you had more months of the year when you can enjoy swimming in them!....

Housing prices in Tassie are very very affordable and you can get some great houses anywhere in Tasmania at wonderful prices when compared to the mainland.

If you love fishing,4 wheel driving,diving, mountain climbing, then Tassie is your paradise.

If you love that country feel and love small towns, Tassie is your place.

There is plenty for kids to do as littlies. Concerns start to surface when they get towards the end of the Education years. There are not a lot of work opportunities and very limited options as to what type of work one can do in Tassie. Many leave for mainland Aust. at this time. This was also one factor that helped us decide to leave Tassie as well.

But it is the most beautiful scenic state you will ever likely see. The Lakes areas are just awesome. The East Coast of Tassie is a fantastic holiday spot with the best beaches you will see anywhere....think Wineglass Bay! Not many work opportunites in that area though.

The air and water are very pure.

We loved our state and still do. All our family are there. But as I mentioned earlier, we just got tired of the darn cold weather and worried about the opportunities for our kids once they reached the age where they needed to find work.

Tassie does take a bagging from its mainland neighbours but they are all just jealous I reckon!! lol

Pollyana

Tassie is certainly a much lovelier place than the "north island"

OzzieNurse

I cant wait to get to Tassie now., just have to decide where will be the best for us...Reccie trip me thinks

tani

Hi there

So good to hear youre loving living in Tassie.
I'm up near Byron Bay and although I love the warmth here, I spent some months in Tassie and loved it - best part of Oz I've seen I reckon....so beautiful isnt it........I'm contemplating moving down......just tossing the idea around at the moment so thanks for your posting.
Tani

mashy

Hi,

It truly is a beautiful place. The longer we are here, the more we love it

Never been to anywhere else apart from Melbourne but I just know that we chose the right state for us

Sharon

CasG

Speak to you tomorrow mate

kezzabird

I've just found this thread. What a great comfort to know that you've settled in Mashy We visited last year and fell in love with the place. We also was drawn to the Hobart area.

We are waiting for our visa's to come through had meds on 20th March, reading your post has put the spring back into my step. All the waiting and stuff kinda makes you doubt your decision, then wonder if its the right decision. After this post I feel it definately is the right decision!

carina

Hi Mashy

Great to read that you are loving it in Tas, we are headed there too, and reading positive posts like yours makes all this messing about seem worth it !
We are still waiting for acknowledgements - so its nail biting time for us !

Hope to be there by this time next year with any luck.

Bye for now

Carina

mashy

Speak to you tomorrow

mashy

Hi,

We had never visited before, but we came we saw and we conquered
(so to speak).

We love the laid back lifestyle and our two girls of 8 and 10 have settled in brilliantly

mashy

Hi Carine,

Don`t bite those nails too short there`s still more biting to be done after the acknowledgements

Here`s to next year

OzzieNurse

just brought these up for info for Lenmil

Lenmil

Thanks very much.