Husband and I and kids are currently in Oz to activate our visa. I was certain that somewhere in SE QLD would appeal to us to settle on as our destination but nowhere has. I feel like nowhere has any soul or substance.
We have checked out Sunshine Coast extensively and spent 3 days at south of gold coast. GC was a definite no and Sunshine Coast just seems to lack any soul.
We only have a few days left and I'm desperate to find somewhere before we leave for UK otherwise I fear my dream may be over.
So question is is there anywhere in NSW that will have a strong community feel close(ish) to the beach? Luckily don't have to worry about work as husband is self employed and can work from anywhere. We would like somewhere that won't cost any more than 550k for a 4 bed. We come from a little village in UK where we can walk to coffee shops, local supermarket, doctors, butchers etc. I'm not sure if this can be replicated in Oz on our budget.
oh and should say I don't want to be any more than 2.5 hours from Sydney
thank you