Chelle66

Thanks for that. Will look into it. We are hoping to buy a house in Lakelands. Looks really nice there.

Cumbria-Mandurah

Yeh, there,s some real bargains going at the moment, prices have dropped so much lately. It,ll be great when the train stop finally gets sorted, and the shops are here! My daughter and son-in-law and 2 year old grandaughter also live here. Are you working yet?

Chelle66

No not yet. Hubby is. He's working in Henderson. We have also been told that the train station might not happen in Lakelands now.

Cumbria-Mandurah

God i hope it does, thats one of the reasons we bought here! All the real estate company,s have been selling houses here with that as one of the biggest selling points!

Chelle66

We were told by the guy at the land sales office near the show homes that it may not happen due to the government not wanting to finance the extra train carriages. It probably will happen, just not for a long while yet.

Cumbria-Mandurah

There was a sewing machinist job advertised in Spotlight on Gordon Road, they make curtains ect. There was also one in the forum at the little sewing place near the under cover parking area.
Which part of England did you come from?

Chelle66

Sorry about the late response. Mate called from England and that was that. On the phone over an hour. Anyway, thanks for that about the jobs. We moved over here from Accrington in Lancashire. Used to live close to Accrington Stanley FC, but I was born in Yorkshire and hubby an Essex boy. We moved to Lancashire from Margate in Kent, so we've moved about a bit.

mdsl

Hi I am new to the forum and have lived in Mandurah for years. I guess I just wanted to say hello and that I hope the furniture get sorted out and your son finds some friends and settles soon.

we are excited to be actually leaving to live in Spain but Mandurah is a very beautiful place

Chelle66

Hi and thanks. I hope furniture gets sorted soon, too. Fed up with living out of a suitcase now and having a cardboard box and garden chairs for living room furniture. Good luck with Spain.

Chelle66

Finy, at last! Our gear being delivered on Tuesday and better still, no fumigation, so no extra charges Was so expecting to have to hand over loads of yellow backs
Happy days are here again.........!!!!

Chelle66

That should read 'finally', not finy. And I checked it before I posted it. Der! I think the excitement has gone to me 'ead.

lynnmarsh52

Hi Chelle66!

We will be moving to Mandurah once we have our house sorted out here in the UK, so hopefully can stay in touch and meet up with you and all the others that you are going to end up making friends with!

I'm glad lot's of you are saying how nice Mandurah is - we have researched quite a few different areas and we always keep deciding on Mandurah.

Glad all your bits and bobs are arriving on Tuesday, you can finally get back to some sort of normality!

Take care - Lynn (38), Marsh (34) and Tate (9) xxx

twinsmom65

Great news on your furniture finally arriving.

We too are looking to move to Mandurah (looking at Halls Head, Dawesville or Meadow Springs). We just sent off our 176 visa and have had our meds and police checks done. We were originally looking at Perth, but missed out on 5 points for the 175 visa (OH turned 40 one month before I got around to applying online). So I turned to the WA State Sponsorship and we got approved for their skilled sponsored visa (PR), however, they picked three areas for us one of them being Peel Region. Of course I had not researched this area as we had been intent on going to Perth.

After looking on REIWA and checking out the different websites on Peel, I think it is a blessing in disguise. It looks absolutley lovely. Can't wait to move.

We are going to be moving with our twin daughters who are 14, they are a little apprehensive about the move, but I told them that they would had to make new friends this September as they are about to go into High School anyways.

We don't have to worry about any containers, as we are just taking suitecases with us. It was going to cost over $10,000.00 to ship our furniture and we can't take any electronics with us from Canada. So I figured it would be cheaper to buy new (I like to shop anyways). The only things I am shipping over are personal effects (pictures etc) and I don't really care if they don't come for a few months.

I will have a job waiting for me once I get there, so working full time should keep me busy. OH should hopefully find employment once we get down to Mandurah.

Well I am glad that things are going well. It is a big adjustment for sure. We have no family or friends in Australia and have not even been there for a vist. So it will be a real eyeopening experience for us.

Take care

Karen

Chelle66

Hi Lynn, We were originally going to go to Bunbury, but ended up in Mandurah. We do love it here. We live on an estate called Meadow Springs and are hoping to buy a house on the Lakelands estate, just up the road. We are about 10 mins from the beach and at night, when it's quiet, we can hear the crashing of the waves. The weather isn't too bad at the moment, although we have been getting a lot of much needed rain lately, but the day temps are still quite warm. Nothing like an English Autumn/Winter. We have made a few ex pat friends in the Safety Bay/ Port Kennedy areas and we get together most weekends. There are regular ex pat meets around here, so you shouldn't have any trouble finding new friends. Give us a shout when you arrive and we'll get together for a coffee or something. Hope all goes well for you with your move.

Michelle

Paula in Perth

Hi Chelle
Moved to Perth 6 months ago, been in Mandurah (Halls Head) since March. I'm married with a 10 year old boy. Like you I'm finding it hard to make new friends. Husband working, son at school all day and despite trying to make new friends with mum's at school etc not making much progress!!!! I'm used to having a large group of friends in UK and was always out and about. I think cos I'm not working that's making things more difficult too. Despite, this I am enjoying our new live, especially Mandurah, but like most people I do find it hard missing family and friends in UK. Luckily my son has settled in really well at his new school and has made lots of friends - pity the same thing can't be said about his mum :-)
Anyway, if you feel like meeting up, having a coffee I'd be more than happy to. Its pointless us both being lonely eh??
Paula