living in toowoomba
 

hi everyone just joined this site and thought id let you know how we are getting on in oz,. we ( husband and son, 2 grown up sons still in leeds) arrived at brisbane airport in august 2007 to live in toowoomba which is 2 hours away from brissy, ( husbands sister sponsored us and lives there) well 3 years in and we would gladly like to move to the sunshine coast in a new york min! the people of woomba are -ok im going to tell the truth because im from leeds, awful awful and god awful, not friendly at all ,. ive actually met folk from leeds and surrounding areas that say exactly the same! if you are stuck up , rich , clickey , homo phobic, rascist, small minded , then this is the place for you , the gov have a deal with the press there to make sure that nothing is reported on crime , drug issues ect.. so their reputation of being a pretty garden city isnt ruined! ozz is a fab place but do your research on towns and citys of your choice .

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hiya i know exactly what you mean. we have been living in australia for nearly 6 yrs now and we also started out in toowoomba. we lived there for about 9 months. 9 lllllooooonnnnnnnnnnngggggggg months i might add. we live on the coast now, mountain creek, so as i say i know exactly what you are going through.
julie

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i think jen1977ni lives there too?

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I worked there and must admit not the best place on earth, all i remember was driving around and smelling cow poo due to the vast amount of cattle that is transported through the area.

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thanks for that support julie i thought i was going mad or had a chip on my shoulder ha ha ! anyhoo we are desperatley looking for gas fitting jobs for the hubby and retail and dressmaking jobs for me at the coast or nearby ( even though i was busy up to xmas making formal frocks ( proms) for the spoilt rich girls in woomba, and i must say being a mixed race 47 year old i didnt think i would get any customers but once they hear my mel b accent they realise im not aboriginal after all, isnt that awful , they treat them like dirt here .. only in toowoomba though,.

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I wouldn't be so sure of that last statement. Their treatment, and people's attitudes to them are pretty terrible in many other parts of Aus too. including Brisbane.

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dont worry you are not going mad. not much work on the coast at the moment sorry but if there is anything i can do to help just ask
kind regards
julie

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She does, I believe she looks like this (now). :ohmy: and is a fully fledged bogan. Just saying like.

http://resources3.news.com.au/images...4811-bogan.jpg












































<<<<<legs it>>>>>

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HAHA I've just seen this thread, SC YOU'RE FOR IT! Yes they are quite large up here, but I've been going to the gym at least three times a week since July and am pretty toned etc now, so NER!!! LOL

Anyhoo back to it, my OH and I have lived in The Big TW nearly a year now, and though it wasn't our choice to live here (OH transferred from the British into the Aussie Army and this is our first posting) I have experienced NONE of what the above posters have. :confused: Toowoomba has it's problems, like everywhere else, and yes it's VERYYYYY BOGAN but the people, generally have been absolutely lovely! I'm a teacher and have worked in some FANTASTIC schools, the kids have been fab, the staff fab and generally I have been blown away by how welcoming people have been! Yes there are things I'd change about TW, I'd move it to the coast for a start and I'd put a bit more water in its rivers so that we could fish more often, but hey ho, apart from that, it's been spot on. The way we look at it, we could've ended up in Darwin for our first posting, and climate wise, and other things, that would've been hell!!!

Anyhoo, rant over, I'd be interested to know where the above posters have lived in TW, as it has some relatively dodgy spots! Luckily, being Defence we ended up in a great area with lovely neighbours, but if you chose the wrong place in this city, it'd be HELL!!! :ohmy:


(SC - go check the tyres on your car, that hiss might be a snake, but on the other hand...:p)

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:rofl::p


:wub:

p.s -seen your new pics on fb and you look fab sweetie xxx

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HAHA no I don't, I'm still a minger and need about 5kg off, but hey ho, I'm doing summit about it, been going to the gym five days a week since finishing school and it feels gooooood lol (Weirdly - must be a quarter/mid-life crisis lol :lol:)

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I honestly can't believe you actually wrote that on the 9th. :eek: Can I take it that the following days are down to you and you alone???????????;)

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OOPS! :wub:

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Silence from the OP?

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:unsure: hope all is ok x