Anyone Living in Gold Coast / Coomera?

**Scuba Dan** · 28-05-2012, 03:35 PM

Hi All,

My lovely wife and I (29 & 30) will be moving to Coomera in the Gold Coast at the beginning of July this year. Does anybody already live there who can let us know what the area is like? Decent walks, pubs etc? Would be great to get to know about the area and maybe meet up for a drink with some fellow Brits?

**THEGOLDMANS** · 29-05-2012, 09:59 AM

Hi, my husband and I ( 28 & 31) have just moved to Ormeau on the Gold Coast ( 2 weeks on Thursday). Not too sure about Coomera, but really close to Ormeau. They have taverns instead of pubs. There are cycle tracks & walks everywhere.... Would like to meet up with some fellow Brits....:-)

**steveNem** · 30-05-2012, 07:31 PM

Hi we are moving to upper Coomera mid July. Staying with family to start off with till we find our own place. Would love to meet up and explore with people although we have a young one to think of.

**Scuba Dan** · 31-05-2012, 09:09 PM

Wow! It's great to see some people in a similar situation to ourselves fresh from Blighty living in the GC area. It would definitely be great to all meet up! We arrive in the first week of July so don't know the local area at all yet but open to suggestions :-)

**The Walkers** · 07-06-2012, 10:38 AM

Hey guys,

My wife and I (33 And 30) are more than up for welcome drinks. If at all home sick ;-) there is a great English themed pub just 20 mins from coomera called the fox and hounds, which serves great beer and great food and is celebrating "Xmas in July" every wkend through July. If up for it, We could book something for late July (say 28th or 29th) so would be suitable for Stevenem also? If settled and fancy catching up before end of July let us know. Coomera is a good base, plenty of ex-pats around to help u with local knowledge.

**Scuba Dan** · 07-06-2012, 11:26 AM

Hi Guys,

The Fox and Hounds Xmas in July sounds brilliant! We arrive on the 5th July but I don't know what shifts I'll be working in my new job yet until I start on the 10th but will confirm when I know. We are definitely up for meeting! How long have you guys lived in the GC? Everyone seems really friendly and sociable on here :-)

Dan & Ali

**The Walkers** · 07-06-2012, 11:49 AM

Lived and work on the gc for just over three years now, well technically we now live just south in NSW (not as far as it sounds ;) ), I was originally from Yorkshire and my wife from Scotland... So a good change ;) you must be hyped been so close in the lead up to the move! Have you been to oz or the gc before? What do you do for a living? Is this a permanent move for you both.

**Scuba Dan** · 07-06-2012, 12:07 PM

I'm originally from Manchester and Ali is from Barrow-In-Furness but we both currently live in Banbury. Ali is a secondary school teacher and I work in television post production. What do you guys do for a living? We will be emigrating out on our permanent resident visa's so hoping to call the Gold Coast home :-) We actually met in Australia so we have both previously been to the Gold Coast as dreaded backpackers lol! We are getting really excited now with it being so close but as you can imagine there is so much still to sort out! I'm sure that all the stress will be worth it when we are burning our feet on Aussie sands :-)