Yet another newbie....
I was and (and actually still currently) a member of the Poms in Perth forum, but as circumstances have now changed, I thought i'd join the Poms in Oz as well.
I suppose to introduce myself, here's a brief version of my story so far....
I'm married with two young daughters (2 & 3) and have been very interested in finding a better life for my us since the eldest arrived. My wife has family in Perth so decided to sort out a Rekkie there in Feb/Mar 2007, we had a lovely month in Perth, but unfortunately didn't find the family as accomodating as Perth. It put the missus off completely and it looked like that was it. I still fancied giving it a go though and it caused numerous debates (barnies). Since then 2 of our old neighbours have emigrated and other people we know have also taken the plunge of leaving blighty and I always suspected the OH might have a fancy for it. Anyway we are now back in the planning stage, but looking at somewhere other than Perth.
I absolutely loved Perth, but while the family problems were the main reason behind our initial decision, my wife also had other reservations. Whilst we were there the temperature was 42 degrees and she found this too much to cope with and would prefer somewhere more temperate, we also found our housing budget wouldn't go as far as we would have hoped. We've now started looking elsewhere, with Adelaide topping the list at the minute.
Sorry for going on, but I thought i'd introduce myself fully.
I will no doubt be asking many questions in the coming weeks as we try to draw up, some kind of idea of what new life we'll be aiming for.
Sorry for the waffling
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Busby
