Hi Earlswood
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I may think differently if I had a family.
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I think you have hit the nail squarely on the head as far as Perth is concerned. I think it is one of the best places there is for families with young children. Like you, I have no children and frankly I find Perth pretty stultifying for the sorts of things that interest me. I would never bother to go there at all were it not for my sister and now my mother as well.
Sydney on the other hand is absolutely nothing like Perth. I think it is a miles better option for a singleton in a whole host of ways.
I would suggest that you give Sydney a chance before you make a decision about Australia for you. At the end of the day, Sydney might not tick enough of your own boxes but I am sure it would tick many more of them than Perth does. And if Sydney does not tick enough boxes, you wouldn't lose anything long-term by giving the place a go for a year, I suggest.
A couple of years ago there was an interesting article in a Britih newspaper about a British builder. Apparently he had
PR in Oz but actually only spends 6 months of the year there. He has development projects happening in both countries and seems to shuttle between the two regularly. With the slowdown in the UK, he's got a valuable second string to his bow in the shape of his Australian interests, I would think.
For you in the next 4 years in the UK, there must be money to be made on building the Olympic Village ready for 2012? I went past the site on a train 6 months ago - at the minute all that is happening is clearing the ground, but I would guess that they will begin building within 12-18 months. They won't be ready for the electrical fixes for another 30-36 months or so, I reckon, because there were no construction matierials on site as yet.
But when it comes to crunch point with the construction schedule running late, electricians, plumbers etc are going to be naming their own prices for getting the project finished with a week to spare before the visitors start to arrive, I strongly suspect.
If I'm roughly right about the time scale, you've got time to have a look at Sydney on your way home, I reckon!
Cheers
Gill