Hi me and my wife are seriously considering the big move to OZ but are just worried if its the right thing to do.We went on holiday for a month at christmas and fell in love with the place everone was just so friendly and the beachs are paradise.We can't help thinking we would be crazy not to go BUT the worry is that was a holiday what would it be like to be there full time with out loved ones etc. Is it really worth all the hard work and worry to get there. 2 couples who are our friends have already applied and are worried we could regret not going as well then can't get in if we changed our minds later on.
We would like to live in sunshine coast area I am 32 and am a qualified painter and decorator and my wife is 30 and a hairdresser with no children. Does any one live in this area ?
Any advice would be great thanks
Dan
Go for it! We go in October to Perth and we have 2 kids. I was worried about taking my son out of school as he has loads of friends and really didn't want to go. He know has got used to the idea and is looking forward to it. Way I look at it is you can always come back and what an adventure.
Now that we are going, loads of people we know want to do the same. It's amazing how many people want to do it. You are lucky if you have an in demand job that will get you there.
We have loads of family here that will miss us and don't want us to go but they say it's your life and you have got to do what you have got to do.
My moms and dad are already looking at booking their flights and we haven't even booked ours yet!!
All the best
Sarah.
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Hi Sarah
Ya must admit I do keep swaying more towards going we should make the most of the oppertunity as alot of other people don't have a choice cause they can't get in. And after getting snow again today can't help thinking we could wake up to lovely sunshine every day and build are dream home with no mortage is a big plus. If we did'nt go i think i would always be thinking what if !
Location: From Bury,Manchester To Jimboomba, Brisbane
Posts: 6,312
Hiya with your and wifes skills you shouldnt have any problem gaining a visa ,we moved in November last year and yes the paperwork is a mental and emotinol nightmare and the waiting is borderline on suicidal but you know what ,,id do it all again if i had to ,we love brisbane as you say everyone is so friendly ,we are completely amazed how many people genuinelly want to help you ,,and much better for raising kids ,,you go for it if you dont settle you can always go home but at least you did it and tried
good luck
Cal x
I would say go for it too...whats to lose really...I wish we had done it sooner...
I have concerns but mainly because i am leaving my family here,
Paperwork is frustrating at times and both me and Paul have cried with the stress of it all, but i wouldnt change a thing, we only got one life..
Hi Cal
How are you finding it in brisbane ? are there any certain areas you would recomend and is there alot of building sites going on around there (for work)
Does it live up to your expectations so far then, thats one of our big things for making the move is i think it is a much better place to have children (later) with all the stabbings in the uk these days is a real worry if you had children.
hi jo n paul thanks for the advice I think its just easy to stay than go thats why alot of people don't do it but like you say you only have one life there is no practice run so I think I would rather go for it than don't and regret it later on. bought a web cam the other day to get used to using it for the move it will be better to see people as well as talk to them back home i think.
You r very lucky that your trades (well hairdressing) is one the demand list but remember this demand does change so it could come off the list in the future. Myself and hubby are desperate to get in but as we are not on any demand lists and we both have worked our way up to our jobs when we cant get in. We are determined not to give up and to explore ever possible avenue to get a better life for our girls.
Our families are upset we want to leave, but as u just mentioned its frightening to think about bringing up our children in this country with its esculating gangland culture.
Good Luck with your decision, we had a chance to go years ago before we married and have the girls and we regret not going, the only reason we didnt was that I felt that I could not leave my mam behind. I was thinking about her and not about us.
Location: From Bury,Manchester To Jimboomba, Brisbane
Posts: 6,312
hiya its miles better over here and although some crime nothing compared to uk ,we love brissy well we are outer brisbane south east ,a bit more room to move (&play) out here and still not too far from anything we need.The people take you by surprise at first as everyone is so friendly and wants to help ,there arent really many areas i'd say avoid ,other than maybe ,,Kingston,Logan (but not logan village), marsden, goodna, woodridge,sunnybank areas such as Archefield and slacks creek are abit industrial and although not to bad of an area not the best for family living.Choosing an area is so hard ,,we found it best to draw up a shortlist of things we want ,i.e ,,near beach,,room to move,,family area,,,etc etc it can help narrow down areas ,,we feel we have a happy medium here ,lots of kids for ours to play with,acerage giving room to move ,low crime rate,35 min to beach and schools on the estate,,good luck with your search
Cal x
Hi Em
I think you are right we should go for it while we have the chance to get in i think they change the list in july. why can you not get in are you short on points we were 5 short but said we could make the extra 5 up buy paying 40k to the ozzie gov for a year but we would rent for a year first so that would'nt be so bad
Do we stay or do we go...
