Hi
Just wondered if anyone could help.
Can anyone recommend any areas in or around the Gold Coast that have beaches that are good for families and children, when researching Perth someone recommended Rockingham because it had some beaches with shallow and calm waters, but now have been looking into QLD and just wanted a little help to narrow down an area( work permitting).
Location: From Bury,Manchester To Jimboomba, Brisbane
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the best beach ive found for kids is the lagoon at labrador,the water is very calm and dosnt go deep radically.not sure id want to live right there thou,i would maybe choose Runaway Bay.Hope this helps a bit.also remember the big surf beaches such as coollangatta ,main beach etc all have surf patrol on duty.
Cal x
Location: Gold Coast from Milton Keynes; and Hemel b4 that
Posts: 6
I agree with Cal. The lagoon at Labrador is a great spot with parks, a decent chip shop and an ice-cream parlour just up the road. Not my cup of tea as a place to live either. If the sea on your doorstep isn't essential there are some nice areas 20 mins or so inland. I'm just the other side of the motorway and find it the perfect location for access to the beach, Surfers and M'way to Brisbane. (I love that commute!!)
the best beach ive found for kids is the lagoon at labrador,the water is very calm and dosnt go deep radically.not sure id want to live right there thou,i would maybe choose Runaway Bay.Hope this helps a bit.also remember the big surf beaches such as coollangatta ,main beach etc all have surf patrol on duty.
Cal x
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Originally Posted by Flowerpot
I agree with Cal. The lagoon at Labrador is a great spot with parks, a decent chip shop and an ice-cream parlour just up the road. Not my cup of tea as a place to live either. If the sea on your doorstep isn't essential there are some nice areas 20 mins or so inland. I'm just the other side of the motorway and find it the perfect location for access to the beach, Surfers and M'way to Brisbane. (I love that commute!!)
Si
Hi Cal thanks for info what about schools round this area i have 4 kids if we arrive around march 09 (house sale and visa permiting) they will be 13,12,10 and 9 so need good primary and secondry school.
How long have you lived in oz for? hows life there treating you so far?
Thanks again Lou.
Hi Si
Thanks for info i think once we find somewhere we like we will use it as a base if and when we get there then go from there just wanted a heads up on some areas.
how long have you been in oz?
thanks again Lou.
Location: Gold Coast from Milton Keynes; and Hemel b4 that
Posts: 6
Hi Lou
We've ( wife and two boys, 6 and 4) been here just a tad over 3 years and came straight to the Gold Coast. We have found it a great place to live as most of it is so new and it's still growing. We're about 20 mins or so from the coast surrounded by mountains, which is a view you can never tire of when coming home.
Has a date been set for the move?
Si
Location: From Bury,Manchester To Jimboomba, Brisbane
Posts: 6,184
heh no probs ,we are here to help,lol we will have been here 2 years in November and can then get citizenship,subject to passing the test of course ,i cant wait !!! we hit the ground running ,rented a property for 6 mth ,bought a dump and renovated that so we havnt slowed much really,but its fantastic out here ,brill for the kids mine are 4 and 9 now and have settled into life so well,schools here seem a bit more fun than when i was at school thats for sure!!
We both worked when we originally moved but i decided to do the stay at home mum thing ,got a bit bored and set up jimboomba relocations,we realised when we came the short term accomodation and just the knowing where to go and what to do especially with kids was a bit harder than anticipated to say the least!lol,,
We settled about 40mins inland from the gold coast and 40mins south of Bris city as property is still reasonable and its handy for everything without being in a built up town,we wanted a bit of room to move.Have you read the where2live guides and visited the our brisbane website ,you can get loads of info on there and it covers a lot of the different suburbs.drop me a pm if you need info or help with anything ,
Cal x
We've ( wife and two boys, 6 and 4) been here just a tad over 3 years and came straight to the Gold Coast. We have found it a great place to live as most of it is so new and it's still growing. We're about 20 mins or so from the coast surrounded by mountains, which is a view you can never tire of when coming home.
Has a date been set for the move?
Si
Hi thanks for reply i did reply earlier but my post seems to have disapeared.
We haven't set date yet only in early stages so far clint got to go and do a carpentry practical test in july...got a feeling we will get our visa before we sell the BLOODY house....
heh no probs ,we are here to help,lol we will have been here 2 years in November and can then get citizenship,subject to passing the test of course ,i cant wait !!! we hit the ground running ,rented a property for 6 mth ,bought a dump and renovated that so we havnt slowed much really,but its fantastic out here ,brill for the kids mine are 4 and 9 now and have settled into life so well,schools here seem a bit more fun than when i was at school thats for sure!!
We both worked when we originally moved but i decided to do the stay at home mum thing ,got a bit bored and set up jimboomba relocations,we realised when we came the short term accomodation and just the knowing where to go and what to do especially with kids was a bit harder than anticipated to say the least!lol,,
We settled about 40mins inland from the gold coast and 40mins south of Bris city as property is still reasonable and its handy for everything without being in a built up town,we wanted a bit of room to move.Have you read the where2live guides and visited the our brisbane website ,you can get loads of info on there and it covers a lot of the different suburbs.drop me a pm if you need info or help with anything ,
Cal x
Thanks Cal did reply earlier but my post disappeared....you seemed to have settled in so well i hope it's the same for us..... my main concerns is Clint finding work and the kids settling in school.
thanks for the offer of the pm's and when we get closer to coming i may call on you cheers.....oh i have just marked the webite on my favourites thanks Lou.
Location: From Bury,Manchester To Jimboomba, Brisbane
Posts: 6,184
If Clint (thats my brothers name too,lol)is a carpenter there are stacks of jobs out here ,he wont struggle finding work,but will struggle to slowing down to the aussie pace ,most men do when they go to work at first ,they are still in the pommy ,work,work,work mode not the aussie ,itll be rite lets have smoko,mode,lol
Cal x
We've ( wife and two boys, 6 and 4) been here just a tad over 3 years and came straight to the Gold Coast. We have found it a great place to live as most of it is so new and it's still growing. We're about 20 mins or so from the coast surrounded by mountains, which is a view you can never tire of when coming home.
Has a date been set for the move?
Si
sorry to jump the thread
flowerpot where in Hemel did you live? we used to live in Slippers Hill, near the old town, then we lived with my oh parents down Bedmond Road, Pimlico right next to the swan pub. I wonder I if we know you
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, thanks in advance, Lou.
....you seemed to have settled in so well i hope it's the same for us..... my main concerns is Clint finding work and the kids settling in school.
