[The Cutches]

Originally Posted by Colin R

Hi again
I will sort out the phone numbers when I get to work for Builders etc and send it tonight. Anthony McHugh at the Department of Economic Development his office gives out all the information regarding settlement. You can get his details from the Tasmania State gov site.
The Huon (Huonville ,Cradoc, Cygnet,) is a fruit growing area apples cherries there is also soft fruit. This area is about 30-50 kms away from Hobart . The roads are not busy a 20 car queue over here is a major traffic jam! The Huon is a beautiful fertile part of Tassie the Huon river runs through it dosent suffer too much in the Summer with water shortages. There are plenty of places to have homes with land and some great rides to take horses without going onto roads. I think the it has it all it is not too far out of Hobart but far enough so you can have a rural lifestyle at not a great cost. Driving through Kingborough, Huon you would think that you were in the Lake District with Mountains, hills and valley mind you it dosent rain as much!!
Kingston has everything that you need. We are not too far from anything , beach, sports centre, shops ( and there is more of those being built) House prices are reasonable in fact I think that they are the cheapest in Australia. But they are going up we have noticed a difference since we have been out here.
We do have seasons as I said which is good we dont get boiled alive in the Summer and we certainly dont get frozen in the winter. We do get snow on the Mountain and a couple of light frosts during the Winter. All in all it is a great place to live
Sally
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Hi Sally, please forgive my rubbish geography, but is Sandy Bay in the Kingston area? When we explored around that area, we thought that once we had got through the shops on the high street then it seemed to get a bit too quiet for us. We have chosen Howrah/Tranmere because we like the modern housing and the 2 shopping centres and a good choice of schools. Do you think that Kingstons facilities (I really mean shops) are on a par?
Cheers CC x