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Hi Buzz,
There are some really beautiful places in Victoria, away from Melbourne. I always used to look at these places when we were in the uk, and never wanted to live so close to it, but unfortunately it was the work which brought us so close to Melbourne. I say unfortunatley, but don't mean it is a bad place that we are as it isn't, it is 100 times better than where we were in England, it just wasn't quite what I wanted. We have recently visited Bendigo which we thought was a lovely place. It had a lot of old beautiful buildings and had a lot going on, without being too busy. There were some lovely surrounding areas too. Bendigo seems to have a lot going for it as I'm sure a lot of other places do too. I didn't check up on hospitals, but I did look at work and there seems to be a fair bit going on there. There are a lot of employment websites which could give you an insight into what jobs there are in other areas. I think the best way to look is to do a google search for employment and the particular area you are interested in. I hope this helps!