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Just had a squiz at T’ville used cars and there are quite a few on the Ingham Road, maybe Wheelz and Wheelz would be ok, seeing they have a 5 star rating. Cheers, Bobj.

I don’t know of any car dealers in T’ville or Charters, but the distance between the two is a 1.5 hour trip. The road is generally good to excellent with a few downhill curves…And a great number of ’lead feet’ drivers! In my day, several years ago, CH used to be called “The World” by the locals and it had the first stock exchange in Australia. cheers, Bobj.

So are mango leaves and custard apple leaves.and coconut fronds, those big things you have to chop into three pieces to remove them. But warmer. Cheers, Bobj.

It was a tad quiet when I w ent there. In fact, it was just a number of fields with a a few cattle.. Cheers, Bobj.

G’day mate, having never been to Tassie, I cannot comment on the pros and cons of of the state and it was well. over 50 years ago when I lived there in the SW. My concern would be you and your good lady having a good circle of friends and activities..Hope, your retirement will be long and happy. Cheers, Bobj.

In other words, a rat race.as most big cities are. Cheers, Bobj.

I just show them my white hair. Cheers, Bobj.

Mackay hospital is having a $200m upgrade as the city is constantly growing. Around 10 years ago it had a $600 m upgrade. the house prices seem very low compared to bigger cities. Where I live is about 50 km NW and it is only a 35-40 minute commute. Look up Mackay realty. Cheers, Bobj.

Hospitality industry? Look at the fabulous Whitsunday/Mackay region. with beaches galore It is a sugar cane, banana and mango growing area and very little else. The city of Mackay is about 150,000 population and is the port for the sugar and the centre for the coal mines in the hinterland. Cheers, Bobj.

In October, I will have been in Australia for 60 years. In that time I have only spent 2 years in cities and have had a fabulous life living in 'rural' towns, from The Kimberlies to more, err, 'civilised' towns in the New England Ranges to the Whitsundays when I retired 25 years ago. In deed, I live in a community that has no shop and is a 45 minute drive to Mackay for groceries and, unfortunately, a hospital. As far as I am concerned, the trick is to find a place where you have most of your pastimes, Never regretted the choices Mum and I made and I dare say we had a better life than a great deal of city people who are caught up in a rat race. It might not fit every one's life style, but it can be rewarding. Up town and down town Bay Cheers, Bobj.

Barramundi fishing all year round. A 2 minutes walk to 2 pristine beaches and a view of the Fabulous Whitsundays. Living in a National Park, Wallabies, bandicoots, whistle and burdekin ducks on most lawns, mango, frangipani and poinciana trees in most gardens. Cheers, Bobj.

Apologies to the scribe that started this thread, but one has to put petulant puppies in their. Place. Cheers, Bobj.

@Blue Flu You seem to have a habit of taking any thread and going off track to suit your own agenda. If you want to start your own thread, that is fine, but just comply with the scribe’s thread, there’s a good chap. On reflection, you must have been really upset to find your retort to me being erased and having to repeat your minor tirade. Cheers, Bobj.

The day you were born, I was preparing to emigrate to Australia. I went from Bradford to London to Australia House to query why they had given my mate his sailing orders, but not mine as we applied the same day. Upshot was we left England in September that year. And I am still loving life in this wonderful country. Cheers, Bobj.

55 minutes commute. Cheers, Bobj.