derham Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thought it would be good idea for PIO members help prospective migrants pick what city to move too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AKA63029 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hi Derham. I voted for two, and I realise it is a very difficult poll to be fair, but if Exmouth (Fishing) had been in there I would have voted for it. Good idea for a thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Taste is subjective though. What suits one person won't suit another. I like the idea of a poll but can't really see how it could help people decide where might be good to live. There are so many things to factor in and each city is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToowoombaBlue Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 My experience of Australia is limited to TV, Internet, Australia & New Zealand magazine and friends who live there; weighing it all up, it has to be Perth for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Just thought it might help if migrants pass on where they have relocated too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 you missed quite a few out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracoldwell Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Love this thread. I LOVE Darwin i think it has such a nice feeling about it. I love the beach markets there and LOVE Kakadu xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Just thought it might help if migrants pass on where they have relocated too. Good idea. Perhaps change the name of the poll to use that? Just a suggestion if that was the intent of the poll, not which is the best city as that's a bit misleading. 'Which city did you settle in?' works well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozziepom Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 you missed quite a few out:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population Yeah, Gold Coast is #6, ahead of newcastle and cantberra and would get my vote - its a love it or hate it place though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpodom Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Yeah, Gold Coast is #6, ahead of newcastle and cantberra and would get my vote - its a love it or hate it place though! I think Geelong deserves a mention at #12. Coastal city, near the Great Ocean rd, near Melbourne, big enough yet small enough IYKWIM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AKA63029 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Perths only winning because it's a shorter flight.:laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpot Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'm not sure you'll get much info worth having, without trying to be a cock about it For starters it's obviously subjective depending on what people like. For seconds you'll probably not find a single person who has lived in all of them and can really comment from a position of experience. You'll find few enough who have even visited them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nikkidel Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I loved Brisbane when I lived there, and I loved Cairns when I visited it (just loved the feel of the place)...and I hated Sydney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GoldCoastMag Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Yeah, Gold Coast is #6, ahead of newcastle and canberra and would get my vote - its a love it or hate it place though! Plus 1 and even the Gold Coast has varied areas with beach suburbs, in the mountains, inland, the hinterland, suburbs with large houses and blocks, small towns, high density living, new estates, gated complexes. In other words what works for me, may drive you mad, but move a few kilometres and you may find living there suits you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Come on you Smellburnians where is your vote. Lived in Melbourne and Cairns, they are like chalk and cheese but Cairns gets my vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfromdublin Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 OK, I 'fess up. I voted for Melbourne! I live in Brisbane though. I prefer Sydney for visiting but I could definitely see myself living in Melbourne. One of those multi-million beachside houses in St Kilda or Brighton would do nicely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 . Having just had a burst of humid-type weather here in Melbourne, I always like the fact that we get the cooler weather (yes it is cranky and cold sometimes....) but I do like to rug up in the winter, walk through the autumn leaves at this time of year, and then see the new leaves of spring grow. I love to visit Sydney, but wouldn't live there. Adelaide I like for all kinds of reasons, a small but pretty and family kind of place. I even like Canberra, except for all the politicians, lol, and even though it is man made etc......my friends who live there love it and don't want anyone to discover it..........Melbourne is an acquired taste for some, but if you know it intimately as I do, you could well find yourself really liking it - there is something for everyone. In fact I have lived here all my life and am still discovering things around the city I haven't been to, especially some of the fantastic bike tracks and parks and gardens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishgirl1 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I live in Perth but I would put it 2nd, I have to put Melbourne 1st for me I just love the place it just has a great vibe and feel about it that I just can't explain, there are so many places I could tell you that I love but I would go on and on. Perth is alot quieter and has a better climate and at times I have a love/hate relationship with those things. I have to say I have'nt seen all of the Cities. Adelaide is lovely and Sydney is a beautiful City but very very busy. Will get to Darwin,Cairns,Brisbane and the Gold Coast one day. I am really looking forward to going to Tasmania though been told it is just gorgeous by alot of people, sorry no interest in Canberra............. Laney x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 you missed quite a few out:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population Only allowed 10 in the pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Good idea. Perhaps change the name of the poll to use that? Just a suggestion if that was the intent of the poll, not which is the best city as that's a bit misleading. 'Which city did you settle in?' works well Good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Love this thread. I LOVE Darwin i think it has such a nice feeling about it. I love the beach markets there and LOVE Kakadu xx Hi, Used Ian Harrop as well they where great and Jenny was very helpfull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracoldwell Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Hi, Used Ian Harrop as well they where great and Jenny was very helpfull. Hey Derham, she's great isn't she, it's early days and with the amount of paper work so far, I already think it's money well spent.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Wonder how many folk have been to enough cities to be able to vote objectively? For me it would be equally Darwin and Melbourne, but for rather different reasons,probably followed by Sydney. Do not know Brisbane or Hobart though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hey Derham, she's great isn't she, it's early days and with the amount of paper work so far, I already think it's money well spent.xx It's a lot to pay out but def worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 It's head to head between Perth and Melbourne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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