Hi Tess,
i dont have relatives anywhere in oz, i had never been to perth before but had travelled the east coast for a couple of months 4 yrs back (when i was single and pregnant! but with my best friend)
Its basically as you say-the same daily things but i get to do more stuff with my daughter as there is more things to do, its usually cheaper or free (unlike uk) and weather allows you to get out more.
Its quite hard at the moment trying to meet people, and if i do get invited out i cant afford babysitter very often and theres only so many times you can decline before not getting invited again! Its also a case of where to meet people as either working or at home in the evenings as little one is in bed. All work collegues are 50+, so has been hard.Havent met any other single mums yet-but that would be good.
The first month was the worst-so stressful, but i knew it was bound to be hard. All calmed down now and settling well...just a little lonely at times but its only been 3 months and im sure i will gradually meet more people. Its a shame your heading to perth!!
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Originally Posted by tess1
Thank you to you all - very welcoming to the site - 
For those of you that are there - I have hundreds of questions, schools - do you pay for children to attend? Can you get assistance as parents do here as in Child benefit etc? Have you actually been to OZ before making the move? Anyone else work for the dhcs in child care?
The flight.......... the bit Im dreading if I ever get there...  direct or stop offs? If I had my way Id do it over weeks - hate the thought of being sat on a plane for hours...with 4 kids 
Will let you know how the interview goes -
Suzy you make it sound easier than I thought - have you relatives anywhere near you? |