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Mel n Matt · 23-04-2007, 04:20 PM

Hiya

We came back from Australia yesterday and stayed on the Gold Coast. We looked at the Pacific Pines area and whilst it is really nice it is basically just a massive sprawling housing estate. It has been established for about 10 years and the houses towards the back of the development are going for about £250k or less for a 4 bedroom detached in a very modern style. Land is going really quickly but they are releasing more plots in the next year. The schools look good, all new but it was half term when we visited and we couldnt get a decent look.

We also looked at Coomera which is a new town beign developed north of Pacific Pines. I would really recommend that you take a look here. There are a number of developers and this area is getting some serious investment with new town centers and railway stations etc. It is also nearer to the coast.

Your best bet is to be prepared to drive round and come off the M1 motorway junctions as there is nearly a building site and land for sale at every one!

My husband is also a joiner and we were buying the Gold Coast papers. One day alone there were 21 adverts for Joiners and we stopped at some sites and it appears that they are paying anything between $30-40 per hour.

We didnt want to come home. Skills assessment is going in next week and its all systems go!:

23-04-2007, 04:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mel n Matt Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Wales Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gold Coast & Pacific Pines Hiya We came back from Australia yesterday and stayed on the Gold Coast. We looked at the Pacific Pines area and whilst it is really nice it is basically just a massive sprawling housing estate. It has been established for about 10 years and the houses towards the back of the development are going for about £250k or less for a 4 bedroom detached in a very modern style. Land is going really quickly but they are releasing more plots in the next year. The schools look good, all new but it was half term when we visited and we couldnt get a decent look. We also looked at Coomera which is a new town beign developed north of Pacific Pines. I would really recommend that you take a look here. There are a number of developers and this area is getting some serious investment with new town centers and railway stations etc. It is also nearer to the coast. Your best bet is to be prepared to drive round and come off the M1 motorway junctions as there is nearly a building site and land for sale at every one! My husband is also a joiner and we were buying the Gold Coast papers. One day alone there were 21 adverts for Joiners and we stopped at some sites and it appears that they are paying anything between $30-40 per hour. We didnt want to come home. Skills assessment is going in next week and its all systems go!: