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Originally Posted by ohippychick
I live in Mandurah and it's exactly as you describe. Most weeks I go down to the foreshore and sit and have a coffee and watch the dolphins who generally show up. There are quite a lot of horsey, semi rural areas around here - Pinjarra, Lake Clifton, Herron, Stakehill, Baldivis for example, all within an easy drive to the beach where people swim, body board and surf all year round. There are some areas with rips you need to be careful of but here in Halls head we have a lagoon which is safe for young children swimming as is Falcon too.
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Thanks for the reply,
Was acutally looking at Halls Head, as it really appeals to me. When I go onto REIWA, I always type in Halls Head, as well as Meadow Springs, Dawesville, Dudley Park.
I have done some research into Halls Head and it looks like there is a high school there, am I correct??? . My twins are just graduating grade 8 this year in Canada, and will be starting high school in September (hopefully for only a few months), so schools are important to us.
The more I look at the Mandurah area, the more in love I am with it. It really appeals to us. I did not want to move to a large city (would hate to move to Toronto here), so a smaller city appeals to us.
Looking at house prices, they are not too bad (I guess living in Canada, I kinda know what large bungelows go for around here), plus when we do decide to buy a house, it hopefully will be our last move (famous last words... our current house was supposed to be our last move).
Do you know the name of the Golf Course in Halls Head, my OH is a golf nut and unfortunately living in Canada, he can only play about 5 months of the year. So the idea that he can play year round, is a bonus.
I think we will look for a house near the beach (okay within walking distance... I can walk a km or two), both my girls are summer girls and excellent swimmers (they did competetive synchronized swimming in Canada), so I think that being near a beach will be good for them).
Sorry if I am asking too many questions, it is just nice to hear about an area from someone who lives there. You can google all you want, but it is much better to hear first hand.
Our visa process is going along, had our meds and police checks done, now just the waiting game. It would be so nice if we could be down there before Christmas. Although I must admit it will seem different without any snow (it's the only time of year that I love the snow, it can go after Christmas Day), you'd figure that after 27 years of living in Canada I would be used to the winters (never did.. came from good old England where we were used to Green Christmas's).
Any help on Halls Head would be appreciated.
Thanks
Karen