need some help and advise

huwsan · 23-01-2008, 12:08 AM

Hi Everyone
New to this site but have been viewing whilst going through the visa process.
Have now been granted visa's for myself [45yr old female,45 yr old male -plasterer general builder,and son 18 yr old unemployed.Welsh born and bred and struggling with recent conversation with a lady of same age stating pert h is boring'
The destination we were highlighted for work for oh was Ballajura.
Can someone please help as to whether Melbourne would be more advisable.
Our Lifestyle is simple and we are nota family of frequent pub attenders. Son wants an apprenticeship or apply for the fire service and also wants a life.OH enjoys trials bikes. Myself have an employment history in education .
Need to travel to Oz before July to initiate our visa's

Please adviise needed.

ali · 23-01-2008, 01:49 AM

Hi

I'm 44 (just lol), hubby is currently (he says) my toy boy at 43 (but that's only for another 16 weeks!). We have 2 children aged 12 and 8. We're not pub goers either and to be honest as we never had anyone to babysit and in a similar position here.

I haven't found Perth boring at all - it may be quieter than some of the other states, but to be honest that's what we wanted and we've found it. Having 2 younger children we find that alot of stuff we do revolves around family, we've been out socialising more in this last 12 months than we ever did in the UK. Personally, I feel that there's lots to do here, if you're into sport then you've got soccer, rugby, afl, cricket to watch, there's the burswood dome which has international acts on etc.,(but thank god they didn't book the spice girls). Rent has just recently been on at the theatre, there's tons of restraunts in the city, hilarys etc., and Freo is a great night out for couples as well as families. Mr. & Mrs. Braveheart have a 17 year old son, who they won't mind me saying wasn't keen on coming - they hardly see him 'cos he's out all the time.

WA has a population of about 2,050,884 with about 1,507,900 in perth and it has a wonderful climate.

Personally, I'd say come and see if Perth is what your after for yourself, it isn't for everyone and some people do say it's "a lovely place but boring or quiet" ... but that doesn't mean it there's nothing going on. We laugh now, because initially my daughter didn't want to come to Perth - she'd heard it was isolated and the lonliest capital in the world - she thought she'd hardly see anyone and that there wouldn't be any people here.

I can only speak for myself and my family and say that we've found it to be very relaxed here and are very content.

Ali

Bobcat · 23-01-2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by huwsan

Hi Everyone
New to this site but have been viewing whilst going through the visa process.
Have now been granted visa's for myself [45yr old female,45 yr old male -plasterer general builder,and son 18 yr old unemployed.Welsh born and bred and struggling with recent conversation with a lady of same age stating pert h is boring'
The destination we were highlighted for work for oh was Ballajura.
Can someone please help as to whether Melbourne would be more advisable.
Our Lifestyle is simple and we are nota family of frequent pub attenders. Son wants an apprenticeship or apply for the fire service and also wants a life.OH enjoys trials bikes. Myself have an employment history in education .
Need to travel to Oz before July to initiate our visa's

Please adviise needed.

As with everywhere else..................Perth is what you make it. I have lived here continuously since 1990................ I first arrived in Perth in 1976............... and I have never found it boring.

Re Ballajura................... it's close to the industrial estate at Malaga so it is handy for work.................. but I don't know as a place to live? there's Ballajura and Ballajura......... you have the double storey million dollar mansions bordering on the lake........... then you have the basic low covenant housing types close to the HT lines which dangle precariously.

As a spread your hubby would be on the move I would say going from job to job plastering new houses and buildings................. so he wouldn't be permanently in one spot. Building trades ares till in big demand so i would think plastering jobs are easy to come by.

Good luck on your trek down-under............... I'm sure it will all be worthwhile and you won't find it boring at all.

ali · 23-01-2008, 02:57 AM

My hubby's office base is Malaga - we live in Leeming sor

Ali

huwsan · 26-01-2008, 09:14 AM

Thanks for advise much appreciated.
If you have any advsie about the Melbourne area could you return this e mail. It is such a big move we want to get it right first time.
Thanks

26-01-2008, 03:19 PM

Hi ..i'm with Ali and Bobcat on this..it is personal choice, but i think Perth has a really good feel about it..it is quiet & calm, which i like, but there is lots to do if you want to find it..so don't outrule it, because it really is a lovely city!..
Pingpongor Tess